Former Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown is amoungst the 15 modern-era finalists for this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame.

   The Hall of Fame selection comittee will select the four to seven enshrinees when they meet and vote on February 4th.  The selected will be named on Sunday, February 5 at 5:30 ET before Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapois.

 

Wide receiver Tim Brown was born and raised in Dallas, Texas where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School.  He then attend Norte Dame from 1984-1987.  The Los Angeles Raiders selected him with the 6th pick in the 1st round of the 1988 NFL Draft.  He played 16 years with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders.  On December 9, 2001 he returned a punt for 88 yards resulting in a touch down in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs making him the oldest player in the history of the NFL to score a touch down on a punt return.  Although he has made 6 playoff appearances with the Raiders; he has only one Super Bowl appearance which the Raiders lost to their former head coach Jon Gruden. In 2004 he was released by the Raiders and picked up by the team he played his only Super Bowl against, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  He was reunited with former head coach Jon Gruden.  On Monday, September 27, 2004 competed against his former team the Oakland Raiders and reached his 100th career receiving touch down (tying him with Steve Largent), as Raider fans gave him a standing ovation.  In 2005, he signed a one day contract with the Oakland Raiders so that he could retire a Raider.  Along with the press, only two Raiders officials and one active Raiders player, wide receiver Jerry Porter, were present on July 18 as Tim Brown held a press conference announcing his retirement.   He wore #81 throughout his entire NFL career and he was the last remaining Los Angeles Raider to play in Oakland.  Although Brown became eligible for enshrinement in 2010, this will be his third time on the ballot. 

Other modern-era finalists include; Jerome Bettis- RB (1993-1995 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1996-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers), Cris Carter- WR (1987-1989 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins), Dermontti Dawson- C (1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers), Edward DeBartolo, Jr.- Owner (1977-2000 San Francisco 49ers), Chris Doleman- DE/LB (1985-1993 Minnesota Vikings, 1994-1995 Atlanta Falcons, 1996-1998 San Francisco 49ers, 1999 Minnesota Vikings), Kevin Greene- LB/DE (1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-1995 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers, 1998-1999 Carolina Panthers), Charles Haley- DE/LB (1986-1991 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-1996 Dallas Cowboys, 1999 San Francisco 49ers), Cortez Kennedy- DT (1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks), Curtis Martin- RB (1995-1997 New England Patriots, 1998-2005 New York Jets), Bill Parcells- Coach (1983-1990 New York Giants, 1993-1996 New England Patriots, 1997-1999 New York Jets, 2003-2006 Dallas Cowboys), Andre Reed- WR (1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins), Willie Roaf- T (1993-2001 New Orleans Saints, 2002-2005 Kansas City Chiefs), Will Shields- G (1993-2006 Kansas City Chiefs), and Aeneas Williams CB/S (1991-2000 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, 2001-2004 St. Louis Rams).

Senior candidates selected by the Hall of Fames senior comittee are Jack Butler- CB (1951-1959 Pittsburgh Steelers) and Dick Stanfel- G (1952-1955 Detroit Lions, 1956-1958 Washington Redskins).