Lions All-Pro Guard Dick Stanfel elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitlions.com/news/oh...-of-Fame/6b0cef92-5d9b-4b29-8df1-5a421a273005
Dick Stanfel elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The third time proved to be the charm for the late Dick Stanfel, an All-Pro guard on the Detroit Lions’ championship teams of the 1950s, to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Lions.com

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/02/06/tony-dungy-hall-of-fame/79948686/
Tony Dungy, Lions' Stanfel elected to Hall of Fame.
Freep

Former Detroit Lions guard Dick Stanfel, who won two championships with the team in 1952-53, also was elected as a senior committee nominee.

Quarterback Brett Favre, receiver Marvin Harrison, linebacker Kevin Greene and offensive tackle Orlando Pace, senior committee nominee Ken Stabler and contributor Eddie DeBartolo Jr. round out this year’s class.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...t-favre-highlights-hall-of-fame-class-of-2016
Hall of Fame Class of 2016.
NFL.com

http://www.profootballhof.com/pro-football-hall-of-fames-class-of-2016-announced/
PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME'S CLASS OF 2016 ANNOUNCED.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14728326/pro-football-hall-fame-class-2016-announced
Brett Favre, Ken Stabler, Marvin Harrison, Dick Stanfel, Kevin Greene, Orlando Pace, Tony Dungy, Edward DeBartolo Jr. among Hall's 2016 class.
espn

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2016/02/brett_favre_headlines_hall_of.html#incart_river_index
Brett Favre headlines Hall of Fame class that includes Tony Dungy, Dick Stanfel.
Mlive

 

[Mitchrapp]

Nice to have another Detroit Lions player in the HALL.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lio...for-dick-stanfel-at-pro-football-hall-of-fame
Marv Levy to give induction speech for Dick Stanfel at Pro Football Hall of Fame.
espn

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitlions.com/news/oh...o-Canton/3228295f-6a98-47af-93a9-c1f58edd0899
O'HARA: Dick Stanfel's path to Canton.
Lions.com

 

[kalinecountry]

http://nflspinzone.com/2016/08/06/pro-football-hall-of-fame-2016-guard-dick-stanfel/
Pro Football Hall of Fame 2016: Guard Dick Stanfel.
NFLSpinZone

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.espn.com/blog/detroit-li...of-member-dick-stanfel-was-special-as-a-coach
Mike Ditka: New HOF member Dick Stanfel was 'special' as a coach.
espn

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ers-dick-stanfel-as-the-guard-of-the-century/
Levy remembers Dick Stanfel as “the guard of the century”.
PFT

 

[tomdalton22]

6'3" 236 lb OG? That's the size of a big safety or LB today.

 

[kalinecountry]

Everyone is bigger and faster now.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarcGi00.htm
Gino Marchetti Position: DE-T-DT 6-4, 244lb.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KarrAl00.htm
Alex Karras Position: DT 6-2, 248lb.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DonoAr00.htm
Art Donovan Position: DT-T 6-2, 263lb.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NaguBr00.htm
Bronco Nagurski Position: FB-LB-T 6-2, 226lb.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SchmJo00.htm
Joe Schmidt Position: LB 6-1, 220lb.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LaryYa00.htm
Yale Lary Position: Safety 5-11, 185lb.

 

[tonyballs]

6'3" 236 lb OG? That's the size of a big safety or LB today.

For sure!!! That's why I laugh when you hear some of these old timers say they could keep up with the current NFL players if they played in that era lol. Even players from the 90's were significantly smaller at some positions. Players are freaks now....

 

[tonyballs]

Everyone is bigger and faster now.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarcGi00.htm
Gino Marchetti Position: DE-T-DT 6-4, 244lb.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KarrAl00.htm
Alex Karras Position: DT 6-2, 248lb.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DonoAr00.htm
Art Donovan Position: DT-T 6-2, 263lb.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NaguBr00.htm
Bronco Nagurski Position: FB-LB-T 6-2, 226lb.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SchmJo00.htm
Joe Schmidt Position: LB 6-1, 220lb.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LaryYa00.htm
Yale Lary Position: Safety 5-11, 185lb.

And Karras was a beast lol