A Couple of Takes on Ron Wolf and His Chances of Getting into Canton

November 1, 2014   ·   Bob Fox   ·   Jump to comments

On October 22, it was announced that Ron Wolf and Bill Polian were selected as contributor finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015. This is an honor that Wolf richly deserves.
Wolf started out in the NFL under Al Davis of the Oakland Raiders at the age of 25 in 1963, first as a scout and then as a key member of the front office of the Raiders. Wolf helped select Oakland a number of very talented players in the draft, including Gene Upshaw, Art Shell, Ken Stabler and Jack Tatum. Each of those players had key roles for the Raiders as Oakland won Super Bowl XI in 1976.
Wolf left Oakland in 1975, moving across the country to Florida to head football operations of the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Wolf drafted players like Lee Roy Selmon, Doug Williams and Ricky Bell—three players who helped lead the Bucs to the NFC title game in 1979.
Wolf was not around to see all of that come to fruition, as he resigned from the Bucs in 1978 and returned to w...

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