Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame
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The initial four members—former players Emil Karas, Frank Buncom, Bob Laraba, and Jacque MacKinnon—were inducted posthumously in 1976.[5] From 1986 through 1992, there were no new inductions.[6] The Los Angeles Times wrote in 1992, "The Chargers have not done a good job in recent years of recognizing their former players."[7] Dan Fouts and Charlie Joiner were inducted in 1993. "It embarrasses me to go into the Hall of Fame before Don Coryell, because if it wasn't for Don Coryell, I wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame for the Chargers," said Fouts of his former head coach.[8][9] Coryell was inducted the following year.[10] The Chargers allowed the 2012 inductee to be determined by fans, who selected punter Darren Bennett.[4][11]
The members of the Hall of Fame were honored in San Diego at the Chargers Ring of Honor, viewable above the
Key
Inducted | Year officially inducted |
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Name | Name of inductee |
Position | Player position or other role of inductee |
Years | Years with the Chargers |
No. | Jersey number with Chargers (players only) |
*
|
Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame |
^
|
Number retired by the Chargers |
Hall of Fame inductees
Inducted | Name | Position | Years | No. | Ref |
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1976 | Emil Karas | LB | 1960–1966 | 56 | |
Frank Buncom | LB | 1962–1968 | 55 | ||
Bob Laraba | LB | 1960–1961 | 53 | ||
Jacque MacKinnon | TE | 1961–1969 | 38 | ||
1977 | Lance Alworth* | WR | 1962–1970 | 19^ | |
1978 | Ron Mix* | OT |
1960–1969 | 74 | |
1979 | Paul Lowe | RB | 1960–1968 | 23 | |
1980 | Barron Hilton | Majority owner | 1960–1966 | – | |
Keith Lincoln | RB | 1961–1968 | 22 | ||
1981 | Ernie Ladd | DT | 1961–1965 | 77 | |
Walt Sweeney | G |
1963–1973 | 78 | ||
1983 | John Hadl | QB | 1962–1972 | 21 | |
1984 | Chuck Allen | LB | 1961–1969 | 50 | |
1985 | Gary Garrison | WR | 1966–1976 | 27 | |
Sid Gillman* | Head coach | 1961–1969, 1971 | – | ||
1986 | Earl Faison | DE | 1961–1966 | 86 | |
1993 | Dan Fouts* | QB | 1973–1987 | 14^ | |
Charlie Joiner* | WR | 1976–1986 | 18^ | ||
1994 | Don Coryell* | Head coach | 1978–1986 | – | |
1995 | Speedy Duncan | CB | 1964–1970 | 45 | |
Russ Washington | OT | 1968–1982 | 70 | ||
Kellen Winslow* | TE | 1979–1987 | 80^ | ||
1996 | George Pernicano | Minority owner | 1961–present | – | |
1997 | Rolf Benirschke | K | 1978–1987 | 6 | |
1998 | Gill Byrd | CB | 1983–1992 | 22 | |
1999 | Gary "Big Hands" Johnson | DT | 1975–1984 | 79 | |
2000 | Doug Wilkerson | G | 1971–1984 | 63 | |
2001 | Wes Chandler | WR | 1981–1987 | 89 | |
2002 | Stan Humphries | QB | 1992–1997 | 12 | |
Bobby Ross | Head coach | 1992–1996 | – | ||
2003 | Louie Kelcher | DT | 1975–1983 | 74 | |
2004 | Don Macek | C |
1976–1989 | 62 | |
Ed White | G | 1978–1985 | 67 | ||
2008 | Fred Dean* | DE | 1975–1981 | 71 | |
2011 | Junior Seau* | LB | 1990–2002 | 55^ | |
2012 | Darren Bennett | P |
1995–2003 | 2 | |
2014 | Leslie O'Neal | DE | 1986–1995 | 91 | |
2015 | LaDainian Tomlinson* | RB | 2001–2009 | 21^ | |
2018 | Bobby Beathard* | General manager | 1990–2000 | – | |
2022 | Jamal Williams | NT |
1998–2009 | 76 | |
2023 | Antonio Gates | TE | 2003–2018 | 85 |
See also
References
- ^ "San Diego Chargers History". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012.
- ^ Hood, Lindsay (October 21, 2010). "Chargers Fun Fact: Team Hall of Fame". NBCSanDiego.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Transcripts from the Chargers Hall of Fame Press Conference". chargers.com (Press release). San Diego Chargers. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012.
- ^ a b Judge, Clark (November 29, 1992). "With week to go, Raiders blackout likely". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Sports section. Retrieved March 5, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ Archer, Todd (October 12, 2003). "What NFL Teams Do To Honor Their Past". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 5, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ Distel, Dave (September 4, 1992). "CHARGERS '92 : Why Wait to Do the Honors?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012.
- ^ Simers, T. J. (August 1, 1992). "If Phillips Is the Bait, Receiver May Be a Need". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.
- ^ McKibben, Dave (November 30, 1992). "Fouts, Joiner in Charger Hall of Fame : Honors". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015.
- ^ Judge, Clark (December 5, 1992). "Without Don Coryell, it's a Hall of Shame". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Sports section. Retrieved March 5, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ Judge, Clark (December 13, 1993). "Book him, Don-o". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Sports section. Retrieved March 5, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ Gehlken, Michael (July 16, 2012). "Fans to decide next Chargers Hall of Famer". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013.
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- ^ "San Diego Chargers A–Z Fan Guide" (PDF). San Diego Chargers. 2011. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013.
- ^ Trotter, Jim (February 3, 2000). "Chargers' future will honor players, uniforms of the past". The San Diego Union Tribune. Sports section. Retrieved March 5, 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ Gehlken, Michael (October 28, 2013). "Chargers to honor their title team". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae 2010 San Diego Chargers Media Guide (PDF). San Diego Chargers. 2010. p. 231. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2010.
- ^ McKibben, Dave (November 30, 1992). "Fouts, Joiner in Charger Hall of Fame". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015.
- ^ "Rams' coach's son stripped of playoff berth". USA Today. Associated Press. November 11, 2003. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Chargers: Gary 'Big Hands' Johnson dies at 57". SportingNews.com. August 5, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012.
- ^ Leonard, Tom (November 27, 2011). "Scene & Heard: Tebow Time's cheers, jeers". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Junior Seau's No. 55 officially retired by San Diego Chargers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015.
- ^ Gehlken, Michael (September 24, 2012). "Darren Bennett voted into Chargers Hall of Fame". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013.
- ^ Williams, Eric D. (September 2, 2014). "DE O'Neal headed to Chargers Hall of Fame". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014.
- ^ Gehlken, Michael (June 10, 2015). "Chargers to honor LaDainian Tomlinson". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015.
- ^ Miller, Jeff (September 7, 2018). "Joey Bosa to miss Chargers' opener with left foot injury". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Eric (September 28, 2022). "Jamal Williams Made Undeniable Impact on Path to Chargers Hall of Fame". Chargers.com. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Antonio Gates Named 2023 Chargers Hall of Fame Inductee". Chargers.com. August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.