The New York Giants will not have a coach, contributor or senior finalist for this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025.
Former head coaches Tom Coughlin, Dan Reeves and Bill Arnsparger were all left off the coaching category, while former players linebacker Carl Banks, running back Ottis Anderson and quarterback Charlie Conerly were left off the senior list.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists for 2025:
Coach Mike Holmgren
Seniors:
Sterling Sharpe
Maxie Baughan
Jim TyrerContributor:
NFL co-founder Ralph Hay (as I previously reported, Robert Kraft was snubbed)3 out of 5 who receive 80 percent or more votes are accepted
– Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr)
The Giants still have one player in the modern category, quarterback Eli Manning, who reached the semifinals two weeks ago.
There is a lot of debate today regarding the selection of Mike Holmgren over Tom Coughlin and Mike Shanahan in the coaching category.
It was close. Coughlin and Shanahan both won the two Super Bowls they played in during their careers. Holmgren won one of the three races he took his teams to.
Holmgren has a better win-loss record in the regular season (161-111, .592). Shanahan had a record of 170-138 (.552) and Coughlin managed 170-150 (.531).
Coughlin was the best in the postseason at 12-7 (.632), while Shanahan was 8-6 (.571) and Holmgren was 13-11 (.542).
Holmgren led the Green Bay Packers to two Super Bowls, winning one. He later led the Seattle Seahawks to the big game and lost.
It's a nice award, but he's not the only one to have achieved this feat. Dick Vermeil, Dan Reeves, Don Shula, Andy Reid and Bill Parcells have done it too, but no coach has ever won the big game with two different teams.