That list included some of the usual suspects — linebacker Dave Robinson (who has since gotten the call) and guard Jerry Kramer. It included some seemingly forgotten players that played on bad teams — safety Bobby Dillon (who’s still the Packers’ all-time interceptions leader) and receiver Billy Howton. It included Lavvie Dilweg, who dominated in the 1920s and ’30s and will probably never make it because that was so long ago.
It also included two guys who played fairly recently, receiver Sterling Sharpe and safety LeRoy Butler.
Butler has never gotten serious Hall of Fame consideration. Some say that’s because he played safety.