Warner, Pace shut out in Hall of Fame vote
By Jim Thomas
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PHOENIX • Quarterback Kurt Warner and left tackle Orlando Pace were shut out in Saturday’s Hall of Fame election. But the night wasn’t a total loss for the Rams. Running back Jerome Bettis, who spent the 1995 inaugural season for the Rams in St. Louis, was elected to the Hall.
And Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald was named the NFL’s defensive rookie of the year, as voted on by The Associated Press. He was named earlier this month as the Pro Football Writers Association as the NFL defensive player of the year. So the rookie from the University of Pittsburgh has won both major honors.
In the Hall of Fame voting, both Warner and Pace made the final 10 candidates, but did not survive the so-called last cut.
The five modern era Hall of Fame inductees were Bettis, wide receiver Tim Brown, defensive end/linebacker Charles Haley, late linebacker Junior Seau and offensive lineman Will Shields.
Center Mike Tinglehoff made it as a senior player, while former team executives Bill Polian and Ron Wolf made it as contributors.