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Spagnola: Jerry’s Hall-Worthy Contributions Molded Today’s NFL Landscape

FRISCO, Texas – Election Day 2017, Saturday, Houston, Texas.

This, though, is a little different than the democratic process we live in these days. Not everyone gets to vote. Just 48 are eligible, and a simple majority doesn’t rule. Either you get an 80-percent approval rating or you’re out.

Yes, entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame is mighty selective. Ask a couple of the 15 Dallas Cowboys members with a bust in Canton, Ohio. They were voted out before they were voted in. And, in fact, this even occurred for Bob Hayes and Rayfield Wright in Houston, prior to Super Bowl XXXVIII, Jan.