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When you are a team steeped in history like the Pittsburgh Steelers, it can make seemingly easy decisions difficult. For instance, when the team announced they were starting a Hall of Honor, it immediately brought up discussion as to not just who would get in, but when would they get in.
That debate will continue for as long as the team inducts new members into the Hall of Honor, but the first class was a no-brainer on many levels.
The team just announced said first class, and they are as follows:
27 members in the first class, including 23 in Hall of Fame
— Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) August 29, 2017
Art Rooney, Dan Rooney & Chuck Noll headline list
— Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) August 29, 2017
Others in Steelers Hall of Honor: Chuck Noll, Walt Keisling, Johnny Blood, Bill Dudley
— Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) August 29, 2017
Others in Steelers Hall of Honor: Jack Butler, Bobby Layne, Ernie Stautner, John Henry Johnson, Bill Dudley, Dick Hoak
— Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) August 29, 2017
Others in Steelers Hall of Honor from '70s: Joe Greene, Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Mike Webster, Swann, Stallworth . . .
— Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) August 29, 2017
Others in Steelers Hall of Honor: L.C. Greenwood, Mel Blount, Donnie Shell, Jack Ham, Lambert and Andy Russell
— Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) August 29, 2017
Post-70s Steelers in Hall of Honor: Woodson, Dawson, Kevin Greene, Jerome Bettis
— Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) August 29, 2017
Many fans will debate who gets in and why, but the overall theme of the Steelers Hall of Honor should be to get players recognition who may be viewed as snubs from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Players like Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood and Alan Faneca who await their golden jacket, can use the Steelers Hall of Honor as a hopeful pedestal to getting them enshrined forever in Canton, OH.
The Steelers plan is to induct a new class every year before the regular season begins. Who do you think should be the next class to be inducted into the Hall of Honor? Let us know in the comment section below!