It is my hope that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find a Pittsburgh Steelers fan who’s been around the block a time or two who does not fully recognize the fact that Bill Nunn should be member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the immense role that he played in populating the franchises rosters of the 1970s with premium talent that other teams had overlooked.
That this year’s Centennial class of the Hall of Fame, which included the enshrinement of 15 former players, coaches, and contributors, came and went without Nunn being awarded his overdue bust—already too late for him to see it himself, even too late for his son, the eponymously-named actor Bill Nunn, who starred in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing—is a damn shame, and probably the impetus behind Rick Gosselin’s latest piece for the Talk of Fame Network hosted by Sports Illustrated.