The 14 High School Football Programs With The Most NFL Hall Of Fame Members

There are nearly 400 members of the NFL Hall of Fame. Those players, coaches, and officials hail from areas all across the United States.

Each of those contributors were stars at the professional level. Before becoming members of the NFL, though, they starred as amateurs. That includes both the college and high school levels.

Most casual fans note the college affiliations. The USC Trojans lead the way with 14 Pro Football Hall of Famers. Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, and Miami are close behind.

High school affiliations, however, are not as publicly known. With so many options in each city across every state in the nation, it’s often difficult to find programs with multiple Hall of Fame performers.

Luckily, the Pro Football Hall of Fame website allows us to sort members by this very description.

High Schools With Multiple NFL Hall Of Famers

There are at least 14 high school football programs with two or more Hall of Fame members. Those can be found in every corner of the country from East Coast to West.

Below, we’ll take a look at those programs and the players they produced. Our list goes in alphabetical order starting with Abraham Lincoln in San Diego.

Abraham Lincoln (CA)

Abraham Lincoln is a high school located in San Diego, California. It’s been home to a number of notable pro football players.

Only two of those players have landed Hall of Fame recognition. Both happened to play the same position.

Marcus Allen, a member of the 2003 class, rushed for over 12,000 yards across 16 pro seasons. Terrell Davis (Class of ’17) followed Allen, winning two Super Bowls with the Broncos.

Aliquippa (PA)

Aliquippa is a city in Western Pennsylvania. It’s located on the Ohio River about 20 miles outside of Pittsburgh. Aliquippa High is home to notable names that include MLB player Joe Beggs, NCAA basketball coach Press Maravich, and US Surgeon General Jesse Steinfeld.

It is also the only high school to boast three NFL Hall of Famers in Mike Ditka, Ty Law, and Darrelle Revis. Today, the program is considered a Top 75 team in the Keystone State.

Armstrong (DC)

Friendship Armstrong Academy is a public charter school in the nation’s capital that boasts two NFL Hall of Famers. Len
Ford was inducted in the Class of 1976 while Willie Wood followed in 1989.

The two defenders went to different parts of the country for college, with Ford heading to Michigan and Wood going to USC. They both, however, spent time with the Green Bay Packers as pros, though Ford spent the majority of his time with Cleveland.

East Tech (OH)

East Tech is not currently considered an Ohio high school football power. That has not stopped it from producing talent. The program, which ranks 680th in the state, is home to two NFL Hall of Famers.

Bob Brown, who played a decade with Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Oakland, was a talented offensive lineman inducted in 2004. The following year, Benny Friedman was inducted. The former Michigan quarterback played eight years of pro ball and also held down kicking duties.

Evan E. Worthing (TX)

Evan E. Worthing is based in Houston, Texas and home to two NFL Hall of Fame members. Mike Singletary and Cliff Branch headline a list of notable alum.

Singletary spent 12 years with the Chicago Bears where he won a Super Bowl and was a member of the vaunted 1985 defense. Branch was a four-time Pro Bowler with the Raiders that twice led the league in receiving touchdowns.

Farmington (WV)

Farmington boasts a pair of NFL Hall of Famers, both of which attended colleges in West Virginia. Sam Huff played middle linebacker for New York and Washington, racking up 30 career interceptions and an NFL Championship. That came after a star-studded career as a Mountaineer.

Frank Gatski, meanwhile, split time at Marshall and Auburn before playing 11 seasons in Cleveland. He wrapped up his NFL career in Detroit before being inducted into the Hall of Fame as a member of the 1985 class.

George Washington (CA)

George Washington in Los Angeles, California is home to two NFL Hall of Fame football players. Both would go onto dominate at schools on the Pacific Coast before moving onto professional ball.

James Lofton starred at Stanford before going onto a 16-year NFL career in which he racked up more than 14,000 receiving yards. Hugh McElhenny was a first-round pick out of Washington that blossomed into a playmaker with the 49ers as a running back.

Glennville (GA)

Glennville is unique in the sense that it’s the only school on the list with a pair of Hall of Fame brothers. Sterling Sharpe played at South Carolina, where his jersey remains retired, before moving onto the Packers. His brother, Shannon, suited up for Savannah State before winning three Super Bowl with the Broncos and Ravens.

Despite being younger, Shannon was first inducted as a Hall of Fame member. Sterling, whose career was cut short by injury, was inducted more than a decade later in 2025.

Hampton (VA)

Hampton High in eastern Virginia was a high school football power in the 1980s, competing in eight state titles across a ten-year period. They won five of those championships, helping the Crabbers total 18 titles in program history.

Hampton last won a championship in 2005. They won back-to-back national high school titles in ’96 and ’97. It’s no surprise that they boast a pair of Hall of Fame talents in their rich history.

Dwight Stephenson, a center for the Miami Dolphins, was inducted in the 1998 Hall of Fame class. Linebacker Chris Hanburger preceded Stephenson at Hampton before spending 14 pro seasons in Washington.

Pine Bluff (AR)

Pine Bluff High in Arkansas has a pair of NFL Hall of Fame members, both of whom played on the offensive side of the football. Willie Roaf, an offensive lineman for the Saints and Chiefs, was inducted in 2012. Don Hutson, a receiver for the Packers, came many years before.

Hutson played from 1935 to 1945, leading the league in yards seven times. Roaf starred from 1993-2005.

Pine Bluff is one of the nation’s most successful programs, evidenced by the Hall of Fame representation. It’s won more than 700 games all-time and has over 20 state titles.

Roman Catholic (PA)

The second Pennsylvania based school on this list, Roman Catholic in Philadelphia boasts two NFL Hall of Fame members. Those include Marvin Harrison Sr. and Art McNally.

Harrison totaled over 14,500 yards as a receiver with the Indianapolis Colts while McNally was actually inducted as an official. Both made great impacts on the game, though in much different ways.

Roman Catholic remains one of the top schools in the state, ranking No. 1 overall in the current standings. Harrison and McNally are far from the only notable alum on the school’s list, which also includes Olympians, pro hoopers, and attorney generals.

South River (NJ)

South River in New Jersey is far from a national powerhouse in today’s high school football landscape, ranking 336th in the state standings. They do, however, boast star power from years’ past.

Two former players are NFL Hall of Fame members. The first to be inducted was Alex Wojciechowicz as a member of the 1968 class. The former Philadelphia and Detroit defender racked up 19 interceptions across a 13-year career.

He was followed by Drew Pearson of the Dallas Cowboys, who totaled nearly 8,000 yards as a receiver from 1973-1983.

Temple (TX)

Temple High School in Texas ranks just outside the Top 100 in the current state standings, but it was once a Lone Star power. The program boasts 10 state championship appearances and two titles, each of which came prior to the turn of the century. It also owns 753 total wins, a Top 5 mark in Texas high school football.

Sammy Baugh was the first Temple alum inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1963. He is one of the most influential players in league history. Baugh helped shaped an offensive revolution that featured the forward pass. He led the NFL in both passing and punting on multiple occasions.

Bobby Dillon played for the Packers in the 1950s. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020 after totaling 52 interceptions across eight seasons.

Wausau (WI)

Wausau (East) High School is home to two NFL Hall of Fame players in Jim Otto (class of 1980) and Elroy Hirsch (class of 1968). Both made notable contributions on the offensive side of the ball.

Otto was a star lineman for the Oakland Raiders from 1960 to 1974. He made over 200 consecutive starts and won one championship.

“Crazy Legs” Hirsch totaled 7,029 yards as a receiver for Los Angeles and Chicago in the 1940s and 50s. He led the NFL with 17 touchdown catches in 1951 to lead the Rams to a title and averaged more than 20 yards per reception in four separate seasons.