03-19-2014, 12:40 PM
(03-19-2014, 11:48 AM)Spiny_Norman link Wrote:The following 23 players and coaches with Stanford affiliation have been enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame:
Frankie Albert
John Brodie
Chris Burford
Walter Camp
Bill Corbus
John Elway
Hugh Gallarneau
Bobby Grayson
Bob "Bones" Hamilton
Andy Kerr
Ken Margerum
Bill McColl
James "Monk" Moscrip
Ernie Nevers
Jim Plunkett
John Ralston
Bob "Horse" Reynolds
Clark Shaughnessy
Jeff Siemon
Chuck Taylor
Glenn "Pop" Warner
Paul Wiggin
Fielding "Hurry Up" Yost
The following basketball players/coaches with Stanford affiliation are in the Basketball Hall of Fame:
Hank Luisetti
Jim Pollard
George Yardley
Everett Dean
John Bunn
Tara VanDerveer
Advantage - Football
Well, sure, but how many more total players/coaches has Stanford had in each sport? A football team is like 10x as big, so it's not too surprising that there would be 10x as many elite players if the programs are about the same in "tradition".