Running back Roger Craig advanced through the second round of reductions among Seniors candidates for consideration into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Craig and quarterback Jim Plunkett are the only former 49ers players who were announced among the 31 Seniors who remain in the running for the Class of 2025. Plunkett is best known for winning two Super Bowls with the Raiders. He was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XV, when the Oakland Raiders beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Jan. 25, 1981. Craig, who played the first eight of his 11 NFL seasons with the 49ers, is the first player in league history to achieve 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season (1985). He was a three-time Super Bowl champion. Craig was also the first player to score three touchdowns in a Super Bowl, as the 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX. There were 182 Seniors candidates who were nominated and screened in the opening round of voting before this cut to 31 players. To be eligible in the Seniors category of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a player must not have appeared in an NFL game after the 1999 season. In the latest step of the process, each committee member voted for...
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