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Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame

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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. They returned to Los Angeles in 2017. The Chargers created their Hall of Fame in 1976. Eligible candidates for the Hall of Fame must have been retired for at least four seasons. 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.

The initial four members—former players Emil Karas, Frank Buncom, Bob Laraba, and Jacque MacKinnon—were inducted posthumously in 1976. From 1986 through 1992, there were no new inductions. The Los Angeles Times wrote in 1992, "The Chargers have not done a good job in recent years of recognizing their former players." 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. Coryell was inducted the following year. The Chargers allowed the 2012 inductee to be determined by fans, who selected punter Darren Bennett.

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. 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. It was founded in 2000 as part of the team's season-long celebration of its 40th anniversary. Before its introduction that season, the Chargers and the Oakland Raiders were the only NFL teams without a Ring of Honor. 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.

Key

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

Hall of Fame inductees

Los Angeles Chargers	border=2}};"	Inducted	Los Angeles Chargers	border=2}};"	Name
1976	Emil Karas	LB	1960–1966	56
Frank Buncom	LB	1962–1968	55
Bob Laraba	LB	1960–1961	53
Jacque MacKinnon	TE	1961–1969	38
1977	Lance Alworth*	WR	1962–1970	19^
1978	Ron Mix*	OT	1960–1969	74
1979	Paul Lowe	RB	1960–1968	23
1980	Barron Hilton	Majority owner	1960–1966	–
Keith Lincoln	RB	1961–1968	22
1981	Ernie Ladd	DT	1961–1965	77
Walt Sweeney	G	1963–1973	78
1983	John Hadl	QB	1962–1972	21
1984	Chuck Allen	LB	1961–1969	50
1985	Gary Garrison	WR	1966–1976	27
Sid Gillman*	Head coach	1961–1969, 1971	–
1986	Earl Faison	DE	1961–1966	86
1993	Dan Fouts*	QB	1973–1987	14^
Charlie Joiner*	WR	1976–1986	18^
1994	Don Coryell*	Head coach	1978–1986	–
1995	Speedy Duncan	CB	1964–1970	45
Russ Washington	Offensive tackle	OT	1968–1982	70
Kellen Winslow*	TE	1979–1987	80^
1996	George Pernicano	Minority owner	1961–present	–
1997	Rolf Benirschke	K	1978–1987	6
1998	Gill Byrd	CB	1983–1992	22
1999	Gary "Big Hands" Johnson	DT	1975–1984	79	{{center
2000	Doug Wilkerson	G	1971–1984	63
2001	Wes Chandler	WR	1981–1987	89
2002	Stan Humphries	QB	1992–1997	12
Bobby Ross	Head coach	1992–1996	–
2003	Louie Kelcher	DT	1975–1983	74
2004	Don Macek	C	1976–1989	62
Ed White	G	1978–1985	67
2008	Fred Dean*	DE	1975–1981	71
2011	Junior Seau*	LB	1990–2002	55^
2012	Darren Bennett	P	1995–2003	2
2014	Leslie O'Neal	DE	1986–1995	91
2015	LaDainian Tomlinson*	RB	2001–2009	21^
2018	Bobby Beathard*	General manager	1990–2000	–
2022	Jamal Williams	NT	1998–2009	76
2023	Antonio Gates*	TE	2003–2018	85
2025	Rodney Harrison	S	1994–2002	37

References

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(July 16, 2012). "Transcripts from the Chargers Hall of Fame Press Conference". San Diego Chargers.
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Archer, Todd. (October 12, 2003). "What NFL Teams Do To Honor Their Past". The Dallas Morning News.
Distel, Dave. (September 4, 1992). "CHARGERS '92 : Why Wait to Do the Honors?". Los Angeles Times.
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Miller, Jeff. (July 11, 2024). "Inside the Chargers’ lavish new practice facility in El Segundo". Los Angeles Times.
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(2010). "2010 San Diego Chargers Media Guide". San Diego Chargers.
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(November 11, 2003). "Rams' coach's son stripped of playoff berth". USA Today.
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"Junior Seau's No. 55 officially retired by San Diego Chargers". NFL.com.
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Williams, Eric D.. (September 2, 2014). "DE O'Neal headed to Chargers Hall of Fame". ESPN.com.
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Miller, Jeff. (September 7, 2018). "Joey Bosa to miss Chargers' opener with left foot injury". Los Angeles Times.
Smith, Eric. (September 28, 2022). "Jamal Williams Made Undeniable Impact on Path to Chargers Hall of Fame". Chargers.com.
(August 16, 2023). "Antonio Gates Named 2023 Chargers Hall of Fame Inductee". Chargers.com.
"Toughness & Grit: How Rodney Harrison Made the Chargers Hall of Fame".

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