US EditionAdam Vinatieri elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- On Thursday, during the NFL Honors program in San Francisco, Adam Vinatieri was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026.
- The NFL's all-time scoring leader and record-holder for made field goals, Vinatieri built a 24-season career with four Super Bowl championships, three-time first-team All-Pro honors, and 83.8 percent field-goal accuracy.
- Memorable clutch kicks — including a 45-yard blizzard kick at Foxboro — and 29 game-winning kicks across his career highlight Vinatieri’s range, including a 48-yard Super Bowl XXXVI field goal .
- Becoming the third full-time kicker in the Hall underscores the rarity of his election, as Vinatieri joins Morten Andersen and Jan Stenerud after election in his second year of eligibility.
- The Class of 2026 pairs Vinatieri with Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, and Roger Craig, while Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft fell short of the 40-of-50 vote threshold and no coaches or contributors were elected this year.
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Former Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Adam Vinatieri is the measure to which all kickers aspire. The now Hall of Famer was a key part of three Patriots Super Bowl wins, and knows what its like to bring home the Lombardi. “Having a coach like Bill Belichick, and Brady, and Troy Brown, and Ty Law, and Willie McGinest, and Bruschi, so many great athletes that just made that team something special,” Vinatieri said. “I don’t know if every team has the same type of leadership that that te…
One-on-one with Adam Vinatieri after his election to Hall of Fame
One-on-one with Adam Vinatieri after he received Hall of Fame honor SAN FRANCISCO (WISH) — Colts legend and former kicker Adam Vinatieri will join the all-time greats in Canton. Vinatieri, the NFL’s all-time points leader, is headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. WISH-TV Sports Director Anthony Calhoun caught up with Vinatieri after the announcement. Watch their conversation in the video above.
South Dakota native, Adam Vinatieri inducted into NFL Hall of Fame
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- South Dakota native Adam Vinatieri has been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. The announcement was made at the NFL Honors on Thursday night. Vinatieri played his high school football in Rapid City. He was a college graduate of South Dakota State. He started his NFL career in 1996 [...]
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