Dick Stanfel has been on the Hall of Fame ballot, one way or another, for 54 years. He’s been a candidate in the regular nomination process and a three-time finalist from the Senior Committee.
There won’t be a need for Year No. 55 -- Stanfel was elected to the Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Stanfel’s case has always been a difficult one to break down because most of the voters over the past decade did not see him play, and as a right guard, he played a position with few statistics on which to judge him.