Finally!
After years of waiting, former Denver Broncos linebacker Randy Gradishar has finally been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the 2024 class.
Here’s a sampling of how fans and pundits reacted to the news on Twitter/X.
Randy Gradishar was the centerpiece of the @Broncos' famed Orange Crush Defense.
He's now Pro Football Hall of Famer No, 373! @visualedgeit | #PFHOF24 pic.twitter.com/gNJyyMosYX
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) February 9, 2024
“The best tackler I’ve ever seen.”
The heart & soul of the Orange Crush is Canton-bound! #PFHOF24 pic.twitter.com/1ZpilIC5R3
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) February 9, 2024
Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2024:
🏈Julius Peppers
🏈Devin Hester
🏈Dwight Freeney
🏈Andre Johnson
🏈Patrick Willis
🏈Steve McMichael
🏈Randy Gradishar— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 9, 2024
LONG OVERDUE
Randy Gradishar is a Hall of Famer pic.twitter.com/0Yu98pTcTr
— DNVR Broncos (@DNVR_Broncos) February 9, 2024
Randy Gradishar: Officially a Hall of Famer. https://t.co/wmSXMEMudH
— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) February 9, 2024
The Orange Crush will now be represented in the Pro Football Hall of Fame https://t.co/ZbmKtu8OXD
— Dave Althouse (@davealthouse) February 9, 2024
¡Felicidades a Randy Gradishar, miembro de la Clase 2024 del @ProFootballHoF! 👏#BroncosCountry pic.twitter.com/H67D8UqrOc
— Broncos En Español (@BroncosEspanol) February 9, 2024
Randy Gradishar is IN the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) February 9, 2024
Randy Gradishar‼️ YOU are a Hall of Famer‼️ 🙌 pic.twitter.com/BtMur0N2M7
— KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM (@KOAColorado) February 9, 2024
Randy Gradishar is officially a Pro Football Hall of Famer!
The Orange Crush defense has made it into Canton.
— Aric DiLalla (@AricDiLalla) February 9, 2024
OFFICIAL: RANDY GRADISHAR IS A PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER!!!!!
— Romi Bean (@Romi_Bean) February 9, 2024
Thank you, Chris – appreciate your exceptional coverage of football beyond just the current #NFL . Your @DenverGazette coverage of #PFHOF provided great insights – and was helpful in capturing the #RandyGradishar story.
We in #BroncosCountry appreciate you. https://t.co/Wnz9lLeaNC pic.twitter.com/c8uIKdWMsI
— Ron – #GradisharForPFHOF (@ronNcaphill) February 8, 2024
Congratulations to Buckeye great Randy Gradishar on being inducted into the Pro football hall of fame!! pic.twitter.com/9QqRu3312u
— 💯 Ja❌️es Steward💯 (@liftingstrong32) February 9, 2024
The wait is finally over as Randy Gradishar has been named to the NFL Hall of Fame class of 2024 as a senior committee member. Long overdue for him but it is finally over. Go Broncos 💙🧡🫡
— Michael Ronquillo (@Michael23426753) February 9, 2024
Randy Gradishar was elected to the Broncos Ring of Fame in 1989. This year, his name inside the stadium will get a not-so-small addition: pic.twitter.com/Weqt14wxqM
— Jess Place (@jezru) February 9, 2024
Tonight is definitely an instance where a good thing came to one who waited, and waited, and waited. Randy Gradishar was finally selected for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame! It is well-deserved and long overdue. Congratulations, Randy! https://t.co/PqntXWnq1J pic.twitter.com/0ZMq8dYYsw
— Mile High Moments (@MileHighMoments) February 9, 2024
Officially an @NFL legend! Hall of Famer Randy Gradishar!! #BroncosCountry pic.twitter.com/GduCsGSHZB
— DenverBroncos QBClub (@BroncosQBClub) February 9, 2024
Way way way overdue https://t.co/akcWtPGfh3
— Zach Segars (@Zach_Segars) February 9, 2024
Congratulations to @Broncos Linebacker Randy Gradishar for finally receiving his long awaited career validation @ProFootballHOF #BroncosCountry https://t.co/waSARKj9JM
— Nick Ferguson (@NickFerguson_25) February 9, 2024
Congrats to Randy Gradishar! A true legend. 🙏🏽
— Justin Simmons (@jsimms1119) February 9, 2024
Yessir Congrats Randy long time coming 🔥🔥 https://t.co/sIOeMEZ0h2
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) February 9, 2024
As a kid I played Pop Warner Football for the @Broncos. We loved calling our defense the “Orange Crush” just like the Denver Broncos. Even drank the soda pop. The centerpiece of that historic group is now in the @ProFootballHOF Congratulations Randy! #BroncosCountry pic.twitter.com/kkF2na1GXH
— Ed McCaffrey (@87ed) February 9, 2024
Legendary #Broncos defensive coordinator on Randy Gradishar elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame: “It’s fantastic. It’s been a long time coming. I know he’s looking forward to it.”
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) February 9, 2024
Gradishar becomes the 10th* former Broncos player to reach Canton, joining RB Floyd Little, QB John Elway, DB Steve Atwater, TE Shannon Sharpe, OL Gary Zimmerman, RB Terrell Davis, CB Champ Bailey, QB Peyton Manning and OLB DeMarcus Ware. Late team owner Pat Bowlen is also in the Hall of Fame, as are a few *other players who spent time in Denver.
