# Name teams with a lot Hall-of-Famers on them **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 20, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670 "2009-04-20T00:04:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670/21 "2009-04-20T18:00:22Z")
> [@Ataraxy](#): > > The Mariners of the late 90s had 3 sure HOFers, and a a possible 4th, even though they never really won anything. Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., and Randy Johnson are the locks and Edgar Martinez is the maybe. Pete Rose was a lock also. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670/22 "2009-04-20T19:19:41Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The Giants had a future Hall of Famer play on their team every year for 100 years in a row, from the founding of the franchise in 1883 all the way to 1982 (Joe Morgan.) And then for two more years they were managed by a Hall of Famer, Frank Robinson. [In 1964 and 1965, the Giants had six future Hall of Famers](http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/hof.shtml) (Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry, Orlando Cepeda, with Duke Snider in 1964 and Warren Spahn in 1965). In fact, from 1960 to 1972 they had at least four on their team. However, they only made the post-season twice: 1962 (lost World Series to the Yankess) and 1971 (won NL West but eliminated in the play-offs by the Pirates). ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670/23 "2009-04-20T21:54:08Z")
The mid-80s Edmonton Oilers had future hall of famers: Glenn Anderson Paul Coffey Grant Fuhr Wayne Gretzky Jari Kurri Mark Messier Pretty impressive for a small-market team. And man, were they fun to watch! ---
**Author:** ![tds1273](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@tds1273](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tds1273)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670/24 "2009-04-20T22:11:32Z")
> [@Ataraxy](#): > > The Mariners of the late 90s had 3 sure HOFers, and a a possible 4th, even though they never really won anything. Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., and Randy Johnson are the locks and Edgar Martinez is the maybe. Ironically, it wasn’t until after they lost all those guys(except for Edgar), that they went on to tie the MLB record for most wins in a regular season (116 in '01). ETA: They did add one player who I think will end up being a first ballot HOFer, Ichiro. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670/25 "2009-04-21T00:04:31Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The Giants had a future Hall of Famer play on their team every year for 100 years in a row, from the founding of the franchise in 1883 all the way to 1982 (Joe Morgan.) And then for two more years they were managed by a Hall of Famer, Frank Robinson. True enough. Frank didn’t make the HOF based on his managing though. 🙂 The great Montreal Canadiens in the 1970s had Ken Dryden, Larry Robinson, Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire, Serge Savard, Guy Lafleur, Bob Gainey, Guy Lapointe & Steve Shutt. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670/26 "2009-04-21T02:43:17Z")
1977 Stanley Cup Champs Montreal Canadiens featured the following Hall of Famers: Guy Lafleur Jacques Lemaire Steve Shutt Larry Robinson Yvan Cournoyer Guy Lapointe Serge Savard Bob Gainey Ken Dryden eta: This is what I get for not reading the whole thread before posting… ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670/27 "2009-04-21T03:24:30Z")
The 1972-1973 New York Knicks had six: Walt Frazier Dave DeBusschere Jerry Lucas Willis Reed Bill Bradley Earl Monroe Their coach, Red Holzman, is also in. Phil Jackson was a player on that team and he went into the hall in 2007 for his coaching. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670/28 "2009-04-22T18:09:56Z")
Interesting footnote to my previous post showing all the Hall of Famers on the Steelers of the Seventies… The Steelers drafted FOUR future Hall of Famers in 1974: Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Jack Lambert and Mike Webster. Has ANY team in ANY sport simultaneously brought in four rookies who were future Hall of Famers? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670/29 "2009-04-22T19:04:43Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Has ANY team in ANY sport simultaneously brought in four rookies who were future Hall of Famers? This hasn’t happened in the NFL draft era - this was a record. The Steelers drafted hall of famers in 1969, 1970 (two that year), 1971 and 1972 as well - it was an amazing string of drafts for them, and a testament to the abilities of Chuck Noll and the scouting organization he built. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670/30 "2009-05-05T15:07:56Z")
The NY Islanders Dynasty had the following from '84 through '86 (excluding LaFontaine, all were part of the 4 Cup winning streak from '80 to '84) Al Arbour - Coach Mike Bossy Clark Gillies Pat LaFontaine Denis Potvin Billy Smith Bill Torrey - GM Bryan Trottier John Tonelli is a potential future HOFer as well… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-teams-with-a-lot-hall-of-famers-on-them/493670.md?page=1)