nfl least seasons played by hall of fame players, career started after 1968

Since 1969, 5 players are tied for playing the fewest seasons by a Hall of Famer, with 1 season. The first three are Doug Atkins, Willie Davis and Sam Huff.

NAME SEAS HOF GP YDS YDS/G TD RUSH YDS RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD KR YDS KR YDS/G KR TD PR YDS PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Doug Atkins
D. Atkins
1
1982
14
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2 Willie Davis
W. Davis
1
1981
14
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3 Sam Huff
S. Huff
1
1982
14
65
4.6
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4 Henry Jordan
H. Jordan
1
1995
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5 Billy Shaw
B. Shaw
1
1999
13
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6 Alex Karras
A. Karras
2
2020
27
22
0.8
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7 Ron Mix
R. Mix
2
1979
20
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8 Forrest Gregg
F. Gregg
3
1977
34
21
0.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21
0.6
0
0
0.0
0
9 Johnny Robinson
J. Robinson
3
2019
42
412
9.8
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
3
1977
18
1,571
87.3
8
1,122
62.3
8
110
6.1
0
339
18.8
0
0
0.0
0
11 Bart Starr
B. Starr
3
1977
30
133
4.4
2
133
4.4
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Willie Wood
W. Wood
3
1989
42
278
6.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
117
2.8
0
13 Herb Adderley
H. Adderley
4
1980
53
425
8.0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14 Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
4
1978
54
2,310
42.8
12
17
0.3
0
2,293
42.5
12
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15 Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
4
1988
54
956
17.7
5
2
0.0
0
924
17.1
5
30
0.6
0
0
0.0
0
16 Dick LeBeau
D. LeBeau
4
2010
55
187
3.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17 John Mackey
J. Mackey
4
1992
55
1,157
21.0
5
21
0.4
0
1,131
20.6
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Ray Nitschke
R. Nitschke
4
1978
48
66
1.4
0
0
0.0
0
34
0.7
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Larry Wilson
L. Wilson
4
1978
53
256
4.8
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20 Bob Brown
B. Brown
5
2004
62
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Dick Butkus
D. Butkus
5
1979
64
138
2.2
1
28
0.4
0
0
0.0
0
58
0.9
0
0
0.0
0
22 Gene Hickerson
G. Hickerson
5
2007
70
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Chuck Howley
C. Howley
5
2023
56
220
3.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
5
1994
67
5,171
77.2
38
3,538
52.8
32
1,214
18.1
6
37
0.6
0
382
5.7
0
25 Don Maynard
D. Maynard
5
1987
51
2,395
47.0
10
-4
-0.1
0
2,399
47.0
10
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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