Overview
- The 12 advancing coaches are Bill Arnsparger, Bill Belichick, Tom Coughlin, Alex Gibbs, Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert, Mike Shanahan and Clark Shaughnessy.
- Committee members will cast additional ballots later in October to trim the list to nine semifinalists, with results expected in early November.
- A virtual meeting in mid-November will produce one coach finalist for the Class of 2026 through sequential reduction votes.
- Belichick advances in his first year of eligibility, carrying six Super Bowl titles and 333 career wins, second only to Don Shula’s 347.
- Ernst & Young is validating and tabulating ballots under Hall bylaws, and the class of four to eight inductees will be enshrined next August in Canton.