The "Pancake Man" Orlando Pace selected for Pro Football Hall of Fame

San Francisco — Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre headlines the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016. The three-time league MVP was elected for enshrinement Saturday, in his first year of eligibility.Favre will be joined by wide receiver Marvin Harrison, linebacker Kevin Greene, tackle Orlando Pace and former Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy. Dick Stanfel and Ken Stabler, the two nominees from the seniors committee — for players whose careers ended more than 25 years ago — also will be enshrined in the class, as will former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr., who was nominated as a contributor. Pace, the great left tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the mid-1990s who went on to a storied, 13-year career in the National Football League, was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s eight-member Class of 2016 Saturday evening. The Hall of Fame announced its class during its “NFL Honors” event in San Francisco. Pace is the eighth former Ohio State player to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the 11th overall from Ohio State. He is proceeded in the Hall of Fame by former Buckeye players Cris Carter (class of 2013 enshrine), Dick LeBeau (2010), Paul Warfield (1993), Bill Willis (1977), Dante Lavelli (1975), Lou Groza (1974) and Jim Parker (1973). Ohio State coaches Sid Gillman (1983) and Paul Brown (1967), and 1930s-era swimmer Ed Sabol, enshrined in 2011 for his work with NFL Films, are also in the Hall of Fame. After being chosen as the first pick of the 1997 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams, Pace starred on the field as a left tackle, being named All-Pro five times while being voted into seven Pro Bowl games. He started 154 consecutive games in a career that included 12 years with St. Louis and one season with the Chicago Bears…

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