Bengals Ring of Honor member Ken Anderson, the only eligible quarterback with four NFL passing titles not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is again one of the nine semifinalists in the senior category.
For the fourth straight year, Anderson reached the senior semis in a vote by the Seniors Blue-Ribbon Committee. Anderson's fellow Bengals Ring of Honor members, Isaac Curtis and Lemar Parrish, were in the final 34 but didn't reach the semis. They survived the cut from 182 senior nominees who haven't played in the last 25 years.
The committee meets Nov. 25 to select the three senior finalists who will join 15 Modern-Era players, as well as a coach, and contributor, on the final ballot of 20 names for the 2026 induction. That final vote, by the Hall's 50-member board of selectors, is in January and is announced at the NFL awards ceremony the night before the Super Bowl.
Anderson, 76, retired before the 1987 season as the NFL's all-time leader in completion percentage for a postseason career, a single season, and a game with at least 20 passing attempts. The 1975 NFL Man of the Year, Anderson played all 16 seasons with the Bengals and remains their all-time passing leader.
Bengals.com is a member of the Seniors Blue-Ribbon Committee, as well as the board of selectors.
A look at the nine senior semifinalists:
QB Ken Anderson, 1971-86
Four NFL passing titles, 1981 NFL MVP
RB Roger Craig 1983-93
First NFL player to have 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season. 13,100 career scrimmage yards
WR Henry Ellard 1983-98
Seven-time 1,000-yard receiver. 1,414 led NFL in 1988
DE L.C. Greenwood 1969-81
Two-time All-Pro. Six-time Pro Bowler.
OL Joe Jacoby 1981-93
Two-time All-Pro. Four-time Pro Bowler.
CB Eddie Meador (1959-70)
Two-time All-Pro. Six-time Pro Bowler. All-Decade Team of 1960s
WR Stanley Morgan (1977-90)
Four Pro Bowls. NFL-leading 19.2 yards per career catch, longest of anyone with at least 500 catches
WR Steve Tasker (1985-97)
Seven Pro Bowls as special teamer for four-time AFC champion Bills
WR Otis Taylor (1965-75)
Two-time All-Pro. Three-time Pro Bowler
A look at the Bengals legend Ken Anderson, Ring of Honor Nominee, through the years.
