ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- No position is more underrepresented in the Pro Football Hall of Fame than safety.
That is, in part, because the position is so difficult to quantify in terms of statistics. Interceptions are infrequent, and fail to measure the true impact of great safeties. There are no statistics for hits, let alone the kind that force opposing offenses to change their tactics.
As a result, there are only six pure safeties in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Five others earned induction based at least in part on their contributions at other positions, including Rod Woodson, Mel Renfro and Ronnie Lott (cornerbacks), Jack Christiansen (kick returns) and Yale Lary (punter).