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The Class of '99

Pro Football Hall of Fame inducts five new members

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Posted: Friday August 06, 1999 12:44 PM

The Pro Football Hall of Fame will induct five new members Saturday. Here's a brief look at the Class of '99:

Eric Dickerson still holds three NFL rookie records he set during his first season in 1983. Mike Powell/Allsport

Eric Dickerson

1983-1987 Los Angeles Rams, 1987-1991 Indianapolis Colts, 1992 Los Angeles Raiders, 1993 Atlanta Falcons

Born : September 2, 1960, Sealy, Texas

Height : 6-foot-3

Weight : 220 pounds

College : Southern Methodist

Career highlights : Holds single-season rushing record (2,105 yards in 1984) ... Ranks third in career rushing (13,259 yards) behind Walter Payton and Barry Sanders ... Set NFL record by running for 100 or more yards in 12 games in 1984 (since broken by Sanders, with 14 100-yard games, in 1997) ... Holds record for most rushing touchdowns (18), most yards in a season (1,808) and most runs (390) by a rookie, set in 1983 ... Rookie of the Year ... Ran for 248 yards rushing in 1985 playoff game, an NFL record ... Six-time Pro Bowler.

Sure thing: Over 13 seasons, Tom Mack played in 184 straight games. AP

Tom Mack

1966-1978 Los Angeles Rams

Born : November 1, 1943, Cleveland

Height : 6-foot-3

Weight : 250 pounds

College : Michigan

Career highlights : Never missed a game with the Rams, playing in 184 straight games over 13 seasons ... Starter at left guard for his final 12 years ... Selected to 11 Pro Bowls ... Team won 72 percent of its games during Mack's career ... Rams had winning record in 12 of his 13 seasons ... Rams' No. 1 draft pick in 1966 NFL Draft.

Good hands: Ozzie Newsome closed his career by catching or carrying the ball 557 straight times without a fumble. AP

Ozzie Newsome

1978-1990 Cleveland Browns

Born : March 16, 1956, in Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Height : 6-foot-2

Weight : 232

College : Alabama

Career highlights : NFL record holder in receptions for tight ends (662) ... Caught at least one pass in 150 straight games, second-longest streak in the NFL at the time. Stands now as the fourth-longest streak ... Played in 197 straight games ... Did not fumble the last 557 times he caught or carried the ball ... 47 career touchdown receptions ... Had career-high 89 catches in both 1983 and '84 ... Three-time Pro Bowl selection.

Famed Buffalo Bill Billy Shaw almost began his career as a Dallas Cowboy. AP

Billy Shaw

1961-1969 Buffalo Bills

Born : December 15, 1938, Natchez, Mississippi

Height : 6-foot-2

Weight : 258 pounds

College : Georgia Tech

Career highlights : Key member of Bills teams that won the AFL titles in 1964 and '65 ... Drafted by Dallas of the NFL, too, but signed with Buffalo when he heard Cowboys planned to use him as a linebacker ... Played both ways at Georgia Tech ... One of the most highly regarded guards of the '60s ... The '62, '63 and '64 Bills among the team's best in running the ball ... All-AFL 1962-66 ... Selected to play in eight AFL All-Star Games ... Bills captain for eight years.

The sack man: Lawrence Taylor registered 9.5 sacks as a rookie in 1981 and peaked with 20.5 in 1986. Ken Levine/Allsport

Lawrence Taylor

1981-1993 New York Giants

Born : February 4, 1959, Williamsburg, Virginia

Height : 6-foot-3

Weight : 237 pounds

College : North Carolina

Career highlights : Had 20.5 sacks in 1986 ... Named NFL's Most Valuable Player that season ... Selected to 10 consecutive Pro Bowls ... 132.5 career sacks does not include the 9.5 he had as a rookie in 1981, the season before sacks became an official statistic ... If those were counted, he'd ranks third on the all-time list, behind Reggie White and Bruce Smith ... Rookie of the Year in 1981 ... NFL defensive player of the year three times ... Member of NFL's 75th Anniversary Team.

 

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