Jon Heath, Broncos WireWed, December 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM UTC·1 min readDenver Broncos greats Mike Shanahan and the late Dan Reeves will not reach the Pro Football Hall of Fame as members of the 2026 class.
The list of nine coach semifinalists for the 2026 class has been narrowed down to one finalist: Bill Belichick. Shanahan, Reeves, Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Marty Schottenheimer and George Seifert did not advance in the voting process, the Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLast year, Holmgren (who lost to Shanahan in Super Bowl XXXII) advanced in the coach category over Shanahan, but Holmgren did not receive enough votes to reach Canton as the coach finalist in the 2025 class.
Shanahan won three Super Bowls during his career, including two titles as head coach in Denver. Reeves reached nine Super Bowls as a coach and player during his impressive football career.
Voters also snubbed all seven of the Broncos' senior candidates and all 12 of the team's modern-era candidates. So Denver won't have any representatives in the 2026 class, which will be announced before the Super Bowl in February.
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