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| Name | School | Position | Years | Inducted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Baston | Minnesota | End | 1914-1916 | 1954 |
| Bobby Bell | Minnesota | Tackle | 1960-1962 | 1991 |
| Bernie “The Silver Fox of the Northland” Bierman | Minnesota | Coach | 1919-1950 | 1955 |
| Tom “Rock of Gibralter” Brown | Minnesota | Guard | 1958-1960 | 2003 |
| Jim Christopherson* | Concordia (MN) Moorhead | Coach | 1969-2000 | 2007 |
| Fritz Crisler | Minnesota | Coach | 1930-1947 | 1954 |
| Carl “Moose” Eller | Minnesota | Tackle | 1961-1963 | 2006 |
| Mike“Spank" Favor* | North Dakota St | Center | 1985-1988 | 2011 |
| George “Sonny” Franck | Minnesota | Halfback | 1938-1940 | 2002 |
| John Gagliardi | St. John's (MN) | Coach | 1949-2006 | 2006 |
| Paul Giel | Minnesota | Halfback | 1951-1953 | 1975 |
| Herb “Owatonna Thunderbolt" Joesting | Minnesota | Fullback | 1925-1927 | 1954 |
| Leo "Minnesota Express" Lewis* | Lincoln University(Missouri) | Halfback | 1951-1954 | 2005 |
| Pug Lund | Minnesota | Halfback | 1932-1934 | 1958 |
| Bobby “Rube” Marshall | Minnesota | End | 1904-1906 | 1971 |
| Randall McDaniel* | Arizona State | Guard | 1984-1986, 19987 | 2008 |
| John McGovern | Minnesota | Quarterback | 1908-1910 | 1966 |
| Bronko Nagurski | Minnesota | Tackle / Fullback | 1927-1929 | 1951 |
| Leo “The Lion” Nomellini | Minnesota | Tackle / Guard | 1946-1949 | 1977 |
| John Randle* | Texas A&I Kingsville | Def End | 1988-89 | 2008 |
| Calvin Roberts | Gustavus Adolphus | Tackle | 1949-1952 | 2003 |
| Eddie Rogers | Minnesota | End | 1896-98, 1900-03 | 1968 |
| Jeff Siemon* | Stanford | Linebacker | 1969-1971 | 2006 |
| Bruce “Boo” Smith | Minnesota | Halfback | 1939-1941 | 1972 |
| Sandy Stephens | Minnesota | Quarterback | 1959-1961 | 2011 |
| Clayton “Clayt” Tonnemaker | Minnesota | Center | 1946-1949 | 1980 |
| Gene Washington* | Michigan St | Wide Receiver | 1964-1966 | 2011 |
| Ed “Big Ed” Widseth | Minnesota | Tackle | 1934-1936 | 1954 |
| Paul Wiggin* | Stanford | Tackle | 1954-1956 | 2005 |
| Dick Wildung | Minnesota | Tackle | 1940-1942 | 1957 |
| Henry Williams | Minnesota | Coach | 1891-1921 | 1951 |
As of 2007
*Played on a Minnesota Team and are currently members of the community. This could include High School or NFL.
The following institutions have had the greatest number of players inducted (includes inductees who will be enshrined as part of the 2007 class)
| Institution | # | Last Inductee |
|
Notre Dame |
47 |
2007 |
|
Michigan |
29 |
2007 |
|
Southern California |
28 |
2007 |
|
Yale |
24 |
1997 |
|
Oklahoma |
22 |
2007 |
|
Army |
23 |
2004 |
|
Princeton |
21 |
2002 |
|
Penn State |
21 |
2007 |
|
Ohio State |
21 |
2007 |
|
Tennessee |
20 |
2006 |
|
Navy |
19 |
2002 |
|
Pittsburgh |
18 |
2006 |
|
Pennsylvania |
18 |
2001 |
|
Harvard |
17 |
1993 |
|
Minnesota |
17 |
2006 |
|
Stanford |
16 |
2006 |
|
Alabama |
16 |
2006 |
|
California |
15 |
2004 |
|
Nebraska |
13 |
2006 |
* member of the Minnesota Chapter or Played for the Minnesota Vikings
**John Randle and Randall McDaniel are former Minnesota Vikings that have been recently inducted.
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Bronko Nagurski played at the University of Minnesota and was inducted into the College Hall of Fame in 1951
