State-by-state look at where Pro Football Hall of Fame members went to high school

By Zack Poff Aug 4, 2023, 10:00am

Four states have produced nearly 40 percent of those enshrined in Canton.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023 enshrinement is set for Aug. 5 as Ronde Barber, Don Coryell, Chuck Howley, Joe Klecko, Darrelle Revis, Ken Riley, Joe Thomas, Zach Thomas and DeMarcus Ware will bring the total to 371 members honored in Canton.

Ahead of the ceremonies Saturday in Ohio, we are highlighting the high schools of every player and coach in the Hall of Fame. California with 37, Pennsylvania (33), Texas (32) and Ohio (27) have produced nearly 40 percent of the members.

In total, 38 states along with the District of Columbia have at least one player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

With Revis being enshrined Saturday he will become the third player from Aliquippa (Pa.) in the Pro Football Hall of Fame joining Mike Ditka and Ty Law. They are the only school that has more than two players in the Hall.



Armstrong (Washington, D.C.), Crane Medical (Chicago), Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn), Farmington (W.Va.), George Washington Prep (Los Angeles), Hampton (Va.), Highland Park (Dallas), Jefferson (Portland, Ore.), Lincoln (San Diego), Pine Bluff (Ark.), Raines (Jacksonville, Fla.), South River (N.J.), Superior Central (Superior, Wisc.), Wausau East (Wausau, Wis.) and Worthing (Houston) are the only other schools with multiple Hall of Famers.
Alabama — 9
Robert Brazile, Vigor (Prichard)
Junious Buchanan, Parker (Birmingham)
Walter Jones, Aliceville
Ken Stabler, Foley
John Stallworth, Tuscaloosa
DeMarcus Ware, Auburn

Arizona — 2
Curley Culp, Yuma
Randall McDaniel, Agua Fria (Avondale)

Arkansas — 7
Willie Davis, Booker T. Washington (Texarkana)
Dan Hampton, Jacksonville
Cliff Harris, Des Arc
Don Hutson, Pine Bluff
Cortez Kennedy, Rivercrest (Wilson)
Bobby Mitchell, Langston (Hot Springs)
Willie Roaf, Pine Bluff

California — 37
Larry Allen, Vintage (Napa)
Marcus Allen, Lincoln (San Diego)
Terrell Davis, Lincoln (San Diego)
Tom Flores, Sanger
Frank Gifford, Bakersfield
Tony Gonzalez, Huntington Beach
John Henry, Pittsburg
Jimmy Johnson, Kingsburg
Ronnie Lott, Eisenhower (Rialto)
Gino Marchetti, Antioch
Bruce Matthews, Arcadia
Hugh McElhenny, George Washington Prep (Los Angeles)
Ron Mix, Hawthorne
Anthony Munoz, Chaffey (Ontario)
Les Richter, Fresno
Junior Seau, Oceanside
Dick Stanfel, Commerce (San Francisco)
Bob St. Clair, San Francisco Polytechnic (San Francisco)
Lynn Swann, Serra (San Mateo)
Norm Van Brocklin, Acalanes (Lafayette)
Dick Vermeil, Calistoga
Bill Walsh, Hayward
Bob Waterfield, Van Nuys
Ron Yary, Bellflower
Gary Zimmerman, Walnut

Colorado — 3
Tony Boselli, Fairview (Boulder)
Jack Christiansen, Odd Fellows Orphanage (Canon City)

Connecticut — 4
Floyd Little, Hillhouse (New Haven)
Andy Robustelli, Stamford
Ken Strong, West Haven
Steve Young, Greenwich



Delaware — 1
Randy White, McKean (Wilmington)

District of Columbia — 3
Len Ford, Armstrong
Jonathan Ogden, St. Albans
Willie Wood, Armstrong

Florida — 20
Harold Carmichael, Raines (Jacksonville)
Brian Dawkins, Raines (Jacksonville)
Bob Hayes, Matthew Gilbert (Jacksonville)
Ted Hendricks, Hialeah
Steve Hutchinson, Coral Springs
Rickey Jackson, Pahokee
Edgerrin James, Immokalee
Deacon Jones, Hungerford (Eatonville)
Ken Riley, Union Academy (Bartow)
Deion Sanders, North Fort Myers
Warren Sapp, Apopka
Emmitt Smith, Escambia (Pensacola)
Derrick Thomas, South Miami (Miami)

Georgia — 8
Richard Dent, Murphy (Atlanta)
Ray Guy, Thomson
Calvin Johnson, Sandy Creek (Tyrone)
Shannon Sharpe, Glennville
Fran Tarkenton, Athens
Rayfield Wright, Griffin

Idaho — 2
Jerry Kramer, Sandpoint
Larry Wilson, Rigby

Illinois — 17
George Connor, De La Salle (Chicago)
John Driscoll, Evanston
Otto Graham, Waukegan
Kevin Greene, Granite City South (Granite City)
George Musso, Collinsville
Leo Nomellini, Crane Medical (Chicago)
Pete Pihos, Austin (Chicago)
Fritz Pollard, Lane Tech (Chicago)
Kellen Winslow, East St. Louis



Indiana — 6
Morten Anderson, Ben Davis (Indianapolis)
Weeb Ewbank, Richmond
Bob Griese, Rex Mundi (Evansville)
Alex Karras, Emerson (Gary)
Hank Stram, Lew Wallace (Gary)
Rod Woodson, R. Nelson Snider (Fort Wayne)

Iowa — 2
Duke Slater, Clinton
Kurt Warner, Regis (Cedar Rapids)

Kansas — 3
Link Lyman, McDonald
John Riggins, Centralia
Barry Sanders, North (Wichita)

Kentucky — 2
Demontti Dawson, Bryan Station (Lexington)
Paul Hornung, Flaget (Louisville)

Louisiana — 12
Terry Bradshaw, Woodlawn (Shreveport)
Fred Dean, Ruston
Charlie Joiner, W.O. Boston (Lake Charles)
Peyton Manning, Newman (New Orleans)
Kevin Mawae, Leesville
Ed Reed, Destrehan
Jackie Smith, Kentwood
Jim Taylor, Baton Rouge
Aeneas Williams, Alcee Fortier (New Orleans)

Massachusetts — 4
Nick Buoniconti, Cathedral (Springfield)
Ed Healey, Classical (Springfield)
Howie Long, Milford
Wayne Millner, Salem



Michigan — 6
Jerome Bettis, Mackenzie (Detroit)
Joe DeLamielleure, St. Clement (Center Line)
Tony Dungy, Parkside (Jackson)
Bill Hewitt, Central (Bay City)
Paul Krause, Bendle (Burton)

Minnesota — 4
Jim Langer, Royalton
Bronko Nagurski, Bemidji

Mississippi — 9
Lance Alworth, Brookhaven
Lem Barney, 33rd Avenue (Gulfport)
Willie Brown, Taylor (Yazoo City)
Brett Favre, Hancock North Central (Kiln)
Frank Kinard, Central (Jackson)
Walter Payton, Columbia
Jerry Rice, B.L. Moor (Starkville)
Billy Shaw, Carr Central (Vicksburg)
Jackie Slater, Wingfield (Jackson)

Missouri — 5
Jimmy Conzelman, McKinley (St. Louis)
Cal Hubbard, Keytesville
Mike McCormack, De La Salle (Kansas City)
Roger Wehrli, King City

Nebraska — 3
Guy Chamberlin, Blue Springs
Mick Tingelhoff, Lexington

New Jersey — 10
Lou Creekmur, Woodbridge
Sam Mills, Long Branch
Bill Parcells, River Dell (Oradell)
Drew Pearson, South River
Jim Ringo, Phillipsburg
Dave Robinson, Moorestown
Andre Tippett, Barringer (Newark)
Alex Wojciechowicz, South River



New Mexico — 2
Tommy McDonald, Highland (Albuquerque)
Brian Urlacher, Lovington

New York — 9
Jim Brown, Manhasset
Art Donovan, Mount Saint Michael Academy (The Bronx)
Dan Fortmann, Pearl River
Sid Luckman, Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn)
John Mackey, Hempstead
Art Monk, White Plains

North Carolina — 4
Bobby Bell, Cleveland (Shelby)
Sonny Jurgensen, New Hanover (Wilmington)
Charlie Sanders, Dudley (Greensboro)

Ohio — 27
Cliff Battles, Kenmore (Akron)
Cris Carter, Middletown
Len Dawson, Alliance
Dan Dierdorf, GlenOak (Canton)
Benny Friedman, Glenville (Cleveland)
Lou Groza, Martins Ferry
Clarke Hinkle, Toronto
Jack Lambert, Crestwood (Mantua)
Dante Lavelli, Hudson
Dick LeBeau, London
George McAfee, Ironton
Mike Michalske, Lincoln West (Cleveland)
Marion Motley, McKinley (Canton)
Orlando Pace, Sandusky
Jim Parker, Scott (Toledo)
Paul Warfield, Harding (Warren)
Bill Willis, East (Columbus)
Charles Woodson, Ross (Fremont)

Oklahoma — 5
Troy Aikman, Henryetta
Steve Owen, Aline
Lee Roy Selmon, Eufaula
Will Shields, Lawton

Oregon — 5
Bob Lilly, Pendleton
Troy Polamalu, Douglas (Winston)
Arnie Weinmeister, Jefferson (Portland)
Dave Wilcox, Vale



Pennsylvania — 33
Chuck Bednarik, Liberty (Bethlehem)
Bert Bell, Haverford
Fred Biletnikoff, Central Tech (Erie)
George Blanda, Youngwood
Mike Ditka, Aliquippa
Chris Doleman, William Penn (York)
Tony Dorsett, Hopewell (Aliquippa)
Stan Jones, Lemoyne
Jim Kelly, East Brady
Joe Klecko, St. James (Chester)
Ty Law, Aliquippa
Lenny Moore, Reading
Mike Munchak, Scranton
Joe Namath, Beaver Falls
Darrelle Revis, Aliquippa
Jim Thorpe, Carlisle Indian Industrial School (Carlisle)
Charley Trippi, Pittston Area (Pittston)
Emlen Tunnell, Radnor
Johnny Unitas, St. Justin's (Pittsburgh)

South Carolina — 4
Harry Carson, McClenaghan (Florence)
Richard Seymour, Lower Richland (Hopkins)
Art Shell, Bonds-Wilson (North Charleston)
Donnie Shell, Whitmire

Tennessee — 5
Doug Atkins, Humboldt
Gene Hickerson, Trezevant (Memphis)
Claude Humphrey, Lester (Memphis)

Texas — 32
Sammy Baugh, Sweetwater
Raymond Berry, Paris
Cliff Branch, Worthing (Houston)
Earl Campbell, John Tyler (Tyler)
Eric Dickerson, Sealy
Bobby Dillon, Temple
Darrell Green, Jesse H. Jones (Houston)
Forrest Gregg, Sulphur Springs
Winston Hill, Weldon (Gladewater)
Ken Houston, Dunbar (Lufkin)
Joe Greene, Dunbar (Temple)
Jimmy Johnson, Thomas Jefferson (Port Arthur)
Tom Landry, Mission
John Randle, Hearne
Mike Singletary, Worthing (Houston)
Ed Sprinkle, Jim Ned (Tuscola)
Michael Strahan, Westbury (Houston)
Charley Taylor, Dalworth (Grand Prairie)
Emmitt Thomas, Marshall (Angleton)
Thurman Thomas, Willowridge (Houston)
Zach Thomas, Pampa
Y.A. Tittle, Marshall
LaDainian Tomlinson, University (Waco)
Clyde Turner, Newman (Sweetwater)
Gene Upshaw, Robstown
Doak Walker, Highland Park (Dallas)

Utah — 2
Merlin Olsen, Logan
Mac Speedie, South (Salt Lake City)

Virginia — 12
Ronde Barber, Cave Spring (Roanoke)
Rosey Brown, Jefferson (Charlottesville)
Bill Dudley, Graham (Bluefield)
Chris Hanburger, Hampton
Willie Lanier, Maggie L. Walker (Richmond)
Ace Parker, Woodrow Wilson (Portsmouth)
Dwight Stephenson, Hampton
Lawrence Taylor, Lafayette (Williamsburg)



Washington — 5
Don Coryell, Lincoln (Seattle)
Albert Glen, Clarkston

West Virginia — 6
Frank Gatski, Farmington
Chuck Howley, Warwood (Wheeling)
Sam Huff, Farmington
Randy Moss, DuPont (DuPont City)
Earle Neale, Parkersburg
Joe Stydahar, Lincoln (Shinnston)

Wisconsin — 12
Dave Casper, Chilton
Bud Grant, Superior Central (Superior)
Joe Guyon, Keewatin Academy (Prairie Du Chien)
Elroy Hirsch, Wausau East (Wausau)
Alphonse Leemans, East (Superior)
Johnny McNally, New Richmond
Ernie Nevers, Superior Central (Superior)
Jim Otto, Wausau East (Wausau)
Mike Webster, Rhinelander

Outside United States — 2
Jack Butler, Canada
Jan Stenerud, Norway

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