The PittsburghPro Football Hall of Fame is a nonprofit organization established in 2010. The PPFHOF is dedicated to honoring the greatest players, coaches and staff members in Pittsburgh professional football history. It was founded in 2010 and inducted its first hall of fame class in 2011. The electorate is a broad cross section of former Pittsburgh Steelers and researchers specializing in Steelers history. The PPFHOF is the only hall of fame specifically dedicated to football in the city of Pittsburgh and inducts athletes, coaches, and administrators, based on football achievements, off-field citizenship and other intangibles that made him/her valuable to the organization and/or community. Nominees from Pittsburgh teams in other professional leagues, including the USFL, Arena League, or any defunct or future leagues are also considered. The PPFHOF Steering Committee is engaged in ongoing discussions regarding the possible inclusion of college players and players from organized amateur leagues and the feasibility of establishing a brick-and-mortar hall of fame in Pittsburgh.
Voting procedures
Each year, the PPFHOF board selects approximately twenty candidates to appear on the annual ballot. Electors will vote for a maximum of four players and a maximum of three coaches, scouts or staffers. There is no minimum number of votes a candidate must receive to remain on the ballot in subsequent years. Final results are announced each year in March.
Criteria
A player becomes eligible for consideration immediately following his retirement or departure from the Steelers with no mandatory waiting period. Coaches and staff members become eligible after retirement or after 15 years of cumulative service. Each nominee is graded on football achievements, off-field citizenship and other intangibles that made him/her valuable to the organization and/or community.
Inductees
There have been four induction classes since the hall's inception, beginning in 2011 and continuing through 2014. 2011 Inaugural Class: Players
Joe Greene*
Jack Lambert*
Mel Blount*
Franco Harris*
Rod Woodson*
Jack Ham*
Mike Webster*
Dermontti Dawson*
Terry Bradshaw*
Ernie Stautner*
Coaches
Chuck Noll*
Bill Cowher
Administrators
Art Rooney, Sr.*
Dan Rooney*
Scouts
Bill Nunn
Dick Haley
2012 Class: Players Hines Ward Jerome Bettis* Alan Faneca John Stallworth* Coach John Mitchell Administrator Joe Carr Scout Phil Kreidler 2013 Class: Players Andy Russell L. C. Greenwood Casey Hampton Donnie Shell Coach Dick LeBeau* Administrator James Boston Scout Bob Schmitz 2014 Class: Players Lynn Swann* Carnell Lake Greg Lloyd Jack Butler* Coach Dick Hoak Administrator Mary Regan Scout Tom Modrak 2015 Class: Players Rocky Bleier John Henry Johnson* Bobby Layne* Mike Wagner Pioneers John Brallier Pudge Heffelfinger Ray Kemp Contributor Myron Cope President's Award Henry Ford * = Also a member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
