Hall Of Fame Class Of 2011

Deion Sanders, an ubertalented cornerback who played on five teams (Atlanta, San Francisco, Dallas, Washington, and Baltimore), who was selected Defensive Player of the Year in 1994 and who played on the most recent 49ers and Cowboys Super Bowl-winning teams; Marshall Faulk, a superb running back who starred at Indianapolis and St. Louis (helping lead the Rams to their 1999 Super Bowl championship season); Richard Dent, the talented Chicago Bears defensive end who was selected MVP of Super Bowl XX; Shannon Sharpe, an outstanding tight end who starred on three Super Bowl title teams (two at Denver and one at Baltimore); Chris Hanburger, a solid linebacker, a nine-time Pro-Bowler who played his entire fourteen-year NFL career with the Washington Redskins (1965-78); Les Richter, a linebacker, center, and placekicker who played nine seasons (1954-62) with the Los Angeles Rams; and Ed Sabol, the founding father of NFL Films, were elected Saturday to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.