The Pro Football Hall of Fame won't induct their 2027 class until next summer, but right now, they're announcing players, coaches and contributors who are advancing in the election proccess.
On Thursday, the Hall of Fame annonuced that five coaches are nominees, including two former San Francisco 49erscoaches: Mike Holmgren and Mike Shanahan.
Holmgren, 78, started his coaching career at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco and jumped to the college game at San Francisco State in 1981. It only made sense that his first NFL job came with the 49ers as quarterbacks coach. He took over as offensive coordinator in 1989 before leaving to become the head coach of the Green Bay Packers. He won two Super Bowls with San Francisco and another in Green Bay.
Shanahan, 74, began coaching in the NFL in 1984 with the Denver Broncos. He joined the 49ers as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 1992. He won a Super Bowl in San Francisco before leaving to become head coach of the Denver Broncos, where he won two more Super Bowls. After 14 years in Denver, he ended his career with four years as Washington's head coach.
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