About Jerome.

Should he? Yes. Will he? I dunno. That's a tough one. Here's a list of those on the short list:

[TABLE]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Curley Culp[/TD]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]1968-81[/TD]
[TD]Chiefs, Oilers, Lions[/TD]
[TD]34th (sr.)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Dave Robinson[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]1963-74[/TD]
[TD]Packers, Redskins[/TD]
[TD]27th (sr.)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]Kevin Greene[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]OLB/DE[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]1985-97[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]Rams, Steelers, Panthers, 49ers[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]9th[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]Charles Haley[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]OLB/DE[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]1986-96[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]49ers, Cowboys[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]9th[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Andre Reed[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]1985-00[/TD]
[TD]Bills, Redskins[/TD]
[TD]8th[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Cris Carter[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]1987-02[/TD]
[TD]Eagles, Vikings, Dolphins[/TD]
[TD]6th[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Tim Brown[/TD]
[TD]WR/RET[/TD]
[TD]1988-04[/TD]
[TD]Raiders, Buccaneers[/TD]
[TD]4th[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]Aeneas Williams[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]CB/S[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]1991-00[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]Cardinals, Rams[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]4th[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]Jerome Bettis[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]RB[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]1993-05[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]Rams, Steelers[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]3rd[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Bill Parcells[/TD]
[TD]Coach[/TD]
[TD]1983-06[/TD]
[TD]Giants, Patriots, Cowboys[/TD]
[TD]2nd[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Will Shields[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]1993-06[/TD]
[TD]Chiefs[/TD]
[TD]2nd[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Warren Sapp[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]1995-07[/TD]
[TD]Buccaneers, Raiders[/TD]
[TD]1st[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Jonathan Ogden[/TD]
[TD]T[/TD]
[TD]1996-07[/TD]
[TD]Ravens[/TD]
[TD]1st[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Michael Strahan[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]1993-07[/TD]
[TD]Giants[/TD]
[TD]1st[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Larry Allen[/TD]
[TD]G/T[/TD]
[TD]1994-07[/TD]
[TD]Cowboys, 49ers[/TD]
[TD]1st[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]Eddie DeBartolo Jr.[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]Owner[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]1977-00[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]49ers[/TD]
[TD="class: alt-bg"]--[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: last"]
[TD]Art Modell[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


That's a pretty talented group of people in that list. I know the selection committe generally will only pick one from a similar position to get into the hall, so even though all 3 wide recievers deserve to be in there, they won't all get there. But, because there's no running back, and Bettis's 6th all time on the career rushing stats, I think he might just make it in.

 

I too will be there if he makes it, he was one of
my all time favorite Steelers and I will make the short
trip to Canton to watch him get enshrined.