I’m still mystified that Hines Ward is not among the 15 finalists for the Pro Football of Fame. Same with James Harrison. In the latter’s case, there is no precedent for dominating over a relatively short period of time and eventually donning a gold jacket. Unless you count Terrell Davis or Kurt Warner…
But back to Ward, always a semi-finalist and never a finalist. And as our Alex Kozora recently wrote after Ward’s latest bid for football immortality fell short, his path to Canton looks increasingly daunting.
That is disappointing, to say the least, to the man who played a big role in bringing Ward to Pittsburgh.