"Only three coaches in NFL history, Don Shula, Tom Landry, and Chuck Noll, have made the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot. Belichick has more Super Bowl wins than all of them. He is second behind only Shula on the all-time total wins list. He spent nearly five decades coaching in the NFL, with 24 seasons as head coach of the Patriots. He is a three-time Associated Press Coach of the Year award winner"
"So, that's enough said. Outside of that, when you come down to votes and popularity and all that, then welcome to the world of voting. You may as well go try out for the Oscars or whatever and get a big panel to tell you whether you're good or not."
The Pro Football Hall of Fame voting committee did not elect Bill Belichick during his first year of eligibility. Tom Brady expressed confusion and argued that if Belichick is not a first-ballot Hall of Famer then no coach should be. Rob Gronkowski called the omission asinine and highlighted Belichick's six Super Bowl victories. Only three coaches—Don Shula, Tom Landry, and Chuck Noll—have made the Hall on the first ballot. Belichick ranks second in all-time wins behind Shula, coached nearly five decades with 24 seasons leading the Patriots, and won three AP Coach of the Year awards.
Read at Boston.com
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