Tag: Bob Kuechenberg

Mark Clayton, 3 other ex-Dolphins take step closer to Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is whittling down its list of Senior nominees and four ex-Dolphins remain.

Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Mark Clayton advanced to become one of 60 Senior nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.

Three other former Dolphins players — offensive lineman Bob Kuechenberg, defensive end Bill Stanfill, and safety Dick Anderson — are also among the 60 candidates.

Senior nominees must be at least 25 years removed from their playing careers, meaning any player who participated in the 2000 season or later isn’t eligible yet.

Clayton, 63, was a five-time Pro Bowler and twice led the NFL in touchdown receptions during his time with the Dolphins. After finishing his career with one season as a member of the Green Bay Packers, Clayton retired with 8,974 receiving yards and 84 touchdown receptions.

Kuechenberg, Stanfill, and Anderson each played their entire NFL careers in Miami and collectively earned 14 Pro Bowl nods.

The list of 60 Senior nominees will continue to be whittled down until just three names remain. That trio will be presented to the Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee prior to Super Bowl LIX where each must receive a minimum 80 percent vote for induction.

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ChatGPT ranks top 10 offensive linemen in Notre Dame history

How many of these players do you remember?

Talk to any back who’s had a great football game, and they almost always will give credit to their offensive linemen. Those are the guys who make every explosive offensive play possible. They will do whatever it takes to hold off the attacking defense. They seldom get any glory compared to those backs and receivers, but no offense can function without them.

While every college football blocker is good, some are just so much better than others. So in light of that, we’ve asked AI writing tool ChatGPT to list what it believes are the 10 best to ever block for Notre Dame offenses. It doesn’t matter which position they played. They just have to have excelled at whatever it was.

This concludes us putting ChatGPT to work ranking Notre Dame players by offensive position. We’ve already ranked ChatGPT’s 10 best quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends. Now, we look at the offense’s unsung heroes. Here they are with the entries edited for accuracy:

Former Dolphin Bob Kuechenberg not advancing to final Hall of Fame vote

Another Dolphins legend is being kept out of Canton.

Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Seniors Committee met on Tuesday to finalize a group of three Seniors that would be considered for the 2023 Hall of Fame class.

Of the 12 former players considered, the Hall of Fame announced that only Chuck Howley, Joe Klecko and Ken Riley advanced to the final stage of the process, meaning former Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Bob Kuechenberg was left out again.

Kuechenberg played with the Dolphins from 1970-83, and during his time wearing the aqua and orange, he made six Pro Bowls, three All-Pro teams and won two Super Bowls.

According to the release from the Hall of Fame, Kuechenberg, along with Randy Gradishar and Sterling Sharpe, made it to the final six players before the vote down to three.

For now, Kuechenberg’s highest football honor is being inducted into the Dolphins’ Honor Roll.

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2 former Dolphins named semifinalists for Hall of Fame senior vote

Miami had no contributor or coaches make the semifinalist list.

While the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 is set to be enshrined in less than a month, the Hall of Fame’s senior committee has started to pare down the list of senior nominees for the Class of 2023.

On Thursday, the 25 semifinalists for the senior vote were announced along with 29 coaches/contributors. The Miami Dolphins didn’t have any coaches or contributors nominated, but they did have two semifinalists for the senior vote in wide receiver Mark Clayton and offensive lineman Bob Kuechenberg.

Clayton spent 10 seasons with the Dolphins, making the Pro Bowl five times in his career. He finished his tenure in Miami with 550 receptions (first) in Dolphins’ history) for 8,643 yards (second) and 81 touchdowns (third) before finishing off his career in Green Bay. He was inducted into the Dolphins’ Honor Roll in 2003.

Keuchenberg spent 14 years as a Dolphin from 1970-83, making six Pro Bowls during that span. He was part of the Super Bowl VII and VIII teams and was inducted into the Honor Roll in 1995.

From here, the selection committee will select 12 finalists, and those names will be announced on July 27. Then, they will meet on August 16 to pick up to three Seniors.

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