The New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame

January 6th, 2011  |  Published in Halls of Fame  |  3 Comments

Today I identified the members of the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame in the Vintage Football Card Gallery. Pictured here are cards of the first two members, Archie Manning and Dan Abramowicz, who both were inducted in 1988. Manning is on his 1972 Topps rookie card, and Abramowicz is on his 1969 Topps rookie card.
Archie Manning 1972 Topps rookie football cardDan Abramowicz 1969 Topps rookie football card
While researching Saints Hall of Fame players, I found something interesting: according to several web sites, including the Pro Football Hall of Fame site, the Saints have retired Jim Taylor’s number, 31. Taylor played only one season for the Saints, however, and he is not a member of their Hall of Fame. The team also retired Doug Atkins’s number, though Atkins was a Saint for only three seasons. It appears that someone in charge was in a hurry to retire numbers. (Taylor is shown here on a 1968 Topps card, though he retired before the 1968 season. Atkins is shown here on his 1969 Topps card.)
Jim Taylor 1968 Topps football cardDoug Atkins 1969 Topps football card
You can see the full list of Saints Hall of Famers on the team’s web site.

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  1. Steve Liskey says:

    January 6th, 2011 at 8:18 AM (#)

    Mike,

    I would be interested in knowing if there are any players that appear in more than one teams’ Honor club.

  2. John says:

    January 6th, 2011 at 8:29 AM (#)

    Archie Manning was my first favorite player. Some of my friends would say “mancrush” even.
    Great site and great question about players in multiple Honor Rings.

  3. nearmint says:

    January 6th, 2011 at 8:40 AM (#)

    There are at least a few, Steve: Ollie Matson, Sam Huff, Jim Ringo, and Sonny Jurgensen come to mind, and I’m sure there are more.