Each spring a Hall of Fame committee consisting of mostly media, staff and Patriots alumni gather to nominate players to be the next Hall inductee. A candidate must be four years removed from his playing/coaching career to be eligible for induction. Committee members are permitted time to nominate a candidate of their choice and explain why that player should be considered. At the end of that process, each committee member votes for his/her top three choices with 5 points for the first choice, 3 for the second and 1 for the third. Those finishing in the top three in points are then placed on the final ballot, which is announced and then voted on by fans via www.patriots.com.
Periodically, a Senior Committee – made up of the 10 most senior members of the selection committee – gathers to consider any player that has been retired 25 or more years who also has been a previous finalist, but not been selected by the fan voting. Center Jon Morris was the first to be inducted after being selected by the Senior Committee in 2011.
The Hall of Fame Selection Committee
Updated each Induction year
Joe Amorosino:
WHDH Channel 7
Ernie Adams:
Retired from Patriots Football staff
Ron Borges:
Boston Herald & Boston Globe (formerly)
Bill Burt:
Lawrence Eagle Tribune
Steve Burton:
WBZ Channel 4
Marc Cappello:
98.5 The Sports Hub
Tom Curran:
NBC Sports Boston
Jim Donaldson:
Retired from the Providence Journal
Mark Farinella:
Retired from the Attleboro Sun Chronicle
Glen Farley:
Retired from the Brockton Enterprise
Karen Guregian:
Boston Herald
John Henry:
Patriots game day statistics
Ron Hobson:
Retired from the Quincy Patriot Ledger
Fred Kirsch:
V.P. of Content, New England Patriots
Mike Lynch:
WCVB Channel 5
Jim McBride:
Boston Globe
Bryan Morry:
Patriots Hall of Fame, former Exec. Director
Paul Perillo:
Patriots Football Network
Phil Perry:
NBCSports Boston
Chris Price:
Boston Globe
Mike Reiss:
ESPN
John Rooke:
PA Announcer
Dante Scarnecchia:
Retired Asst. Coach / Patriots Hall of Famer
Matt Smith:
Kraft Sports and Entertainment
Bob Socci:
Radio play-by-play
Butch Stearns:
WFXT
Andre Tippett:
Patriots & Pro Football Hall of Famer
Howard Ulman:
Retired from the Associated Press