Jan. 19, 1965 - Sid Luckman (pictured in 1943), Otto Graham, and Bob Waterfield, three former NFL quarterbacks who led their teams to world championships, were among seven players named today to the pro football Hall of Fame.
Others selected were Guy Chamberlin, Paddy Driscoll, Dr. Daniel F. Fortmann, and Steve Van Buren.
Luckman, after graduating from Columbia College, won the quarterback spot on the Chicago Bears in 1939 and was all-league for the next seven years. He led the team to four championships (1940-41-43-46). He is now vice president of Cellu-Craft Products Corporation in Chicago and an advisory assistant to the Bears.
Graham led the Cleveland Browns to four consecutive All-American Conference titles (1946-47-48-49) and three NFL titles in the 1950s. Graham, who coaches the College All-Stars against the NFL champion each year, is head coach at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Waterfield is the only NFL player to be unanimously elected most valuable player (1945) and to be a league leader in passing, punting, and place-kicking. He led the Cleveland Rams to a title in 1945 as a rookie. He now owns a ranch near Van Nuys, Calif.
For the first time, players from the modern era of pro football were chosen. The committee previously limited its selections to the players of the early era so their feats would not be obscured by time. The new selections will join 24 old-timers already enshrined in the million-dollar building in Canton, Ohio.

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