"Six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick and four other head coaches who won Super Bowls are among the nine semifinalists in the coach category for the 2026 class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Belichick is in his first year of eligibility after rule changes put in place last year requiring coaches only to be out of the NFL for one full season before being considered for the Hall. Belichick's tenure in New England ended following the 2023 season and he is now coaching in college at North Carolina."
"Two-time Super Bowl champion coaches Tom Coughlin, Mike Shanahan and George Seifert also advanced, along with another Super Bowl winner in Mike Holmgren. The other coaches in the running are Buddy Parker, who won two NFL titles with Detroit in the pre-Super Bowl era, Chuck Knox, Dan Reeves and Marty Schottenheimer. A blue-ribbon committee will cut the list down to one finalist. Holmgren earned that spot last year but fell short in the final vote."
Nine semifinalists are named in the coach category for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame, including Bill Belichick in his first year of eligibility after a new one-full-season waiting rule. Advancing coaches include Tom Coughlin, Mike Shanahan, George Seifert and Mike Holmgren, along with Buddy Parker, Chuck Knox, Dan Reeves and Marty Schottenheimer. A blue-ribbon committee will cut the list to one coach finalist, who will join one contributor and three seniors candidates on the ballot. Between one and three finalists will be elected by receiving at least 80% of votes. Belichick led New England to six Super Bowl titles and three other appearances, compiled 333 regular-season and playoff wins (second to Don Shula), won two additional Super Bowls as New York Giants defensive coordinator, and left New England after 2023 to coach at North Carolina.
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