Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame

Junior Seau honored at the Chargers Ring of Honor in San Diego

The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL) based in the Los Angeles Area. The club began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL), and spent its first season in Los Angeles before moving to San Diego in 1961.[1] They returned to Los Angeles in 2017. The Chargers created their Hall of Fame in 1976.[2] Eligible candidates for the Hall of Fame must have been retired for at least four seasons.[3] Selections are made by a five-member committee chaired by Dean Spanos, Chargers vice-chairman. As of 1992, other committee members included Bob Breitbard, founder of the San Diego Hall of Champions; Ron Fowler, president of the Greater San Diego Sports Association; Jane Rappoport, president of the Charger Backers; and Bill Johnston, the team's director of public relations.[4]

The initial four members—former players Emil Karas, Frank Buncom, Bob Laraba, and Jacque MacKinnon—were inducted posthumously in 1976.[5] From 1986 through 1992, there were no new inductions.[6] The Los Angeles Times wrote in 1992, "The Chargers have not done a good job in recent years of recognizing their former players."[7] Dan Fouts and Charlie Joiner were inducted in 1993. "It embarrasses me to go into the Hall of Fame before Don Coryell, because if it wasn't for Don Coryell, I wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame for the Chargers," said Fouts of his former head coach.[8][9] Coryell was inducted the following year.[10] The Chargers allowed the 2012 inductee to be determined by fans, who selected punter Darren Bennett.[4][11]

The members of the Hall of Fame are honored at the Chargers Walk of Fame at the entrance to their practice facility in El Segundo, California.[12][13] They were previously recognized in San Diego at the Chargers Ring of Honor, viewable above the visiting team's sideline of Qualcomm Stadium on the press level.[14][15] It was founded in 2000 as part of the team's season-long celebration of its 40th anniversary.[14] Before its introduction that season, the Chargers and the Oakland Raiders were the only NFL teams without a Ring of Honor.[16] In 2013, the Chargers also inducted their 1963 AFL Championship team into their Ring of Honor; 15 members of that team were already in the team's Hall of Fame.[17]

Key

Inducted Year officially inducted
Name Name of inductee
Position Player position or other role of inductee
Years Years with the Chargers
No. Jersey number with Chargers (players only)
*
 Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
^
 Number retired by the Chargers

Hall of Fame inductees

Inducted Name Position Years No. Ref
1976 Emil Karas LB 1960–1966 56
[18]
Frank Buncom LB 1962–1968 55
[18]
Bob Laraba LB 1960–1961 53
[18]
Jacque MacKinnon TE 1961–1969 38
[18]
1977 Lance Alworth* WR 1962–1970 19^
[18]
1978 Ron Mix* OT 1960–1969 74
[18]
1979 Paul Lowe RB 1960–1968 23
[18]
1980 Barron Hilton Majority owner 1960–1966  –
[18]
Keith Lincoln RB 1961–1968 22
[18]
1981 Ernie Ladd DT 1961–1965 77
[18]
Walt Sweeney G 1963–1973 78
[18]
1983 John Hadl QB 1962–1972 21
[18]
1984 Chuck Allen LB 1961–1969 50
[18]
1985 Gary Garrison WR 1966–1976 27
[18]
Sid Gillman* Head coach 1961–1969, 1971  –
[18]
1986 Earl Faison DE 1961–1966 86
[18]
1993 Dan Fouts* QB 1973–1987 14^
[19]
Charlie Joiner* WR 1976–1986 18^
[18]
1994 Don Coryell* Head coach 1978–1986  –
[18]
1995 Speedy Duncan CB 1964–1970 45
[18]
Russ Washington OT 1968–1982 70
[18]
Kellen Winslow* TE 1979–1987 80^
[18]
1996 George Pernicano Minority owner 1961–present  –
[18]
1997 Rolf Benirschke K 1978–1987 6
[18]
1998 Gill Byrd CB 1983–1992 22
[20]
1999 Gary "Big Hands" Johnson DT 1975–1984 79
[21]
2000 Doug Wilkerson G 1971–1984 63
[18]
2001 Wes Chandler WR 1981–1987 89
[18]
2002 Stan Humphries QB 1992–1997 12
[18]
Bobby Ross Head coach 1992–1996  –
[18]
2003 Louie Kelcher DT 1975–1983 74
[18]
2004 Don Macek C 1976–1989 62
[18]
Ed White G 1978–1985 67
[18]
2008 Fred Dean* DE 1975–1981 71
[18]
2011 Junior Seau* LB 1990–2002 55^
[22][23]
2012 Darren Bennett P 1995–2003 2
[24]
2014 Leslie O'Neal DE 1986–1995 91
[25]
2015 LaDainian Tomlinson* RB 2001–2009 21^
[26]
2018 Bobby Beathard* General manager 1990–2000 –
[27]
2022 Jamal Williams NT 1998–2009 76
[28]
2023 Antonio Gates* TE 2003–2018 85
[29]
2025 Rodney Harrison S 1994–2002 37
[30]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Hood, Lindsay (October 21, 2010). "Chargers Fun Fact: Team Hall of Fame". NBCSanDiego.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "Transcripts from the Chargers Hall of Fame Press Conference". chargers.com (Press release). San Diego Chargers. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Judge, Clark (November 29, 1992). "With week to go, Raiders blackout likely". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Sports section. Retrieved March 5, 2012.(subscription required)
  5. ^ Archer, Todd (October 12, 2003). "What NFL Teams Do To Honor Their Past". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 5, 2012.(subscription required)
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  7. ^ Simers, T. J. (August 1, 1992). "If Phillips Is the Bait, Receiver May Be a Need". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.
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  9. ^ Judge, Clark (December 5, 1992). "Without Don Coryell, it's a Hall of Shame". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Sports section. Retrieved March 5, 2012.(subscription required)
  10. ^ Judge, Clark (December 13, 1993). "Book him, Don-o". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Sports section. Retrieved March 5, 2012.(subscription required)
  11. ^ Gehlken, Michael (July 16, 2012). "Fans to decide next Chargers Hall of Famer". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013.
  12. ^ Miller, Jeff (July 11, 2024). "Inside the Chargers' lavish new practice facility in El Segundo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  13. ^ Horst, Carol (July 15, 2024). "NFL's Los Angeles Chargers Tap Hollywood Magic for New Facility With Walk of Fame, Wolfgang Puck Catering". Variety. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
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  17. ^ Gehlken, Michael (October 28, 2013). "Chargers to honor their title team". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016.
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  20. ^ "Rams' coach's son stripped of playoff berth". USA Today. Associated Press. November 11, 2003. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017.
  21. ^ "Chargers: Gary 'Big Hands' Johnson dies at 57". SportingNews.com. August 5, 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ^ Leonard, Tom (November 27, 2011). "Scene & Heard: Tebow Time's cheers, jeers". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015.
  23. ^ "Junior Seau's No. 55 officially retired by San Diego Chargers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015.
  24. ^ Gehlken, Michael (September 24, 2012). "Darren Bennett voted into Chargers Hall of Fame". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013.
  25. ^ Williams, Eric D. (September 2, 2014). "DE O'Neal headed to Chargers Hall of Fame". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014.
  26. ^ Gehlken, Michael (June 10, 2015). "Chargers to honor LaDainian Tomlinson". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015.
  27. ^ Miller, Jeff (September 7, 2018). "Joey Bosa to miss Chargers' opener with left foot injury". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  28. ^ Smith, Eric (September 28, 2022). "Jamal Williams Made Undeniable Impact on Path to Chargers Hall of Fame". Chargers.com. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  29. ^ "Antonio Gates Named 2023 Chargers Hall of Fame Inductee". Chargers.com. August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  30. ^ "Toughness & Grit: How Rodney Harrison Made the Chargers Hall of Fame". www.chargers.com.
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