US EditionBill Belichick and Robert Kraft selected as finalists for 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class
Belichick is a first-year finalist in the Coach category and Kraft a Contributor finalist after leading the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles, with 50 voters deciding in January.
- Dec 3, 2025: New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick, former coach, advanced as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
- Two nine-member committees—coaches and contributors—selected Kraft and Belichick for Hall consideration; Belichick's résumé includes six Super Bowl crowns with New England, two with the New York Giants, and a 333-178 coaching record.
- Kraft, who bought the Patriots in 1994, has guided a franchise winning six Super Bowls and playing in four other title games; the Hall said, "Every home game has been sold out since, and the franchise has been valued at $7 billion."
- The 50-member selection committee will vote Jan. 13, with candidates needing 80% approval, and if both Kraft and Belichick win, they will be inducted side-by-side in Canton next summer.
- Last year, their public split intensified as Kraft faced a long campaign by supporters and Belichick became a bitter antagonist after leaving New England.
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By Josh Dubow - Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft, two of the key pillars of the New England Patriots dynasty, were selected as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Belichick was chosen as a coaching candidate and Kraft as a contributing candidate in the results announced Wednesday. Three senior candidates also made the final stage: Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, and L.C. Greenwood. Members of the 50-person selection committee ca…
East Bay Times
Former 49ers star Roger Craig, Patriots pillars Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft selected as finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame
Roger Craig, a key part of the 49ers’ dynasty in the 1980s, and two of the pillars in the New England Patriots’ dynasty — Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft — are among the finalists for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Craig, former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson and former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman L.C. Greenwood were the three seniors candidates advancing to the final stage in results announced Wednesday. Belich…
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Clayton NewsRobert Kraft, Bill Belichick among 5 Hall of Fame finalists
Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft were reunited, sort of, on Wednesday, when the co-architects of the New England Patriots' dynasty were both named finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026.
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