Which members of the Buffalo Bills are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
The Buffalo Bill don't have the longest list of Hall of Famers, but what they lack in length they make up in distinction. Names like Jim Kelly, Marv Levy, Bruce Smith, and Ralph Wilson Jr. tell the story of the Bills as well as anyone can, and a few other cameos on the list makes the Bills' Hall of Fame a fun group.
Here's the whole list.
Which members of the Bills are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
NAME | POSITION/TITLE | YEAR INDUCTED |
|---|---|---|
Joe DeLamielleure | OL/G | 2003 |
Jim Kelly | QB | 2002 |
Marv Levy | HC | 2001 |
James Lofton | WR | 2003 |
Terrell Owens | WR | 2018 |
Bill Polian | Contributor | 2015 |
Andre Reed | WR | 2014 |
Billy Shaw | OL/G | 1999 |
O.J. Simpson | RB | 1985 |
Bruce Smith | DL/DE | 2009 |
Thurman Thomas | HB/FB | 2007 |
Ralph Wilson Jr. | Contributor | 2009 |
As for current players that may have a chance at getting a gold jacket once their career's up, here are a few Bills names to keep an eye on.
Josh Allen
He's certainly building an interesting case through the first six years of his career. Over that stretch, Allen's won almost twice as many games as he's lost, thrown for over 22,000 yards, and finished in the Top 5 of MVP voting in three different seasons.
On top of that, he's already thrown 167 touchdown passes, played in 10 playoff games (5-5), and been to the Pro Bowl twice. The Bills are starting to feel like the team most negatively affected by having to play in the Pat Mahomes era, but there's no doubt that Allen is one of the best QBs of his time.
A Super Bowl ring certainly wouldn't hurt, but it's not like that's what got other Bills greats in (sorry, Buffalo).
Stefon Diggs
Going into his 10th season, Diggs is 5 receiving yards short of 10,000, has over 800 catches, and has scored 67 touchdowns. He led the NFL in both receptions (127) and receiving yards (1535) back in 2020, has made two All-Pro teams, six Pro Bowls, and has never played in less than 13 games.
He'll need to have a pretty prolific third act in Houston to make a truly convincing argument, but he's right there. It'll be interesting to see whether his "lack" of production (relatively speaking) in 2023 was just a Bills issue, or the first signs of a 30 year old receiver with 136 games under his belt finally slowing down some.
Von Miller
The Bills part of his career will probably be a distant afterthought, but Miller's entire career stacks up with the best edge rushers in NFL history. 123.5 career sacks, seven All-Pro nods, and a Super Bowl ring are the top-line accolades, and the list goes on.
He won Defensive Rookie of the Year back in 2011 and then followed that up by finishing second in Defensive Player of the Year voting in 2012. 0 sacks in 12 games with the Bills in 2023 is a tough look, but if a healthy Miller can finish his career with 2-3 strong seasons that look something like his years in Denver/LA, he'll get in within the first few ballots.
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