bideau
Offering friendly advice
bryanp56 on 02-07-2007 at 07:30 AM said:Mike Haynes is listed equally for both the Pats and Raiders, because his career was split up pretty much down the middle.
Players don`t have a choice as to what team they represent...all teams are listed. Go to the HOF website, and click on any player, and all their teams are listed equally.
YEs, I know. I posted the quote from the Hall of Fame web site explaining that. I understand that the player is not officially inducted as a member of a specific team. But the players are still associated with a team unofficially. Although both the Pats and Raiders make claim to Haynes, most think of Haynes as a Raider. Part of the voting process is for the "home" representative to make the case for the player. It was the Oakland writer who made the case for Haynes.
However, the plaques that are created show a large picture of the player in uniform. Haynes is shown as a Raider with a smaller pic of him as a Pat also on the plaque. The same is true for Nick Buoniconti. He's shown as a Dolphin with a smaller pic of him as a Patriot.