Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor
The Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor is a display encircling the field of M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, honoring former players and personnel who have made outstanding contributions to the Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Colts football organizations.[1]
The Ring of Honor began in 2000, with the induction of Earnest Byner. In 2002, eight former Baltimore Colts players were added, followed by the induction of then-owner Art Modell a year later. Eight Ravens players have been inducted since, the most recent being Ed Reed in 2015.
Inductees
Key/Legend
| Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist [2] | |
| Inducted or Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame [3] | |
| Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor Members | |||||
| # | Inductee | Position(s) | Seasons in Baltimore | Date of Induction | Achievements in Baltimore |
| 21 | Earnest Byner | RB, coach | 1996–2003 (8) | November 26, 2000[4] | The "tie between two cities"[5] |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | 1956–1972 (17) | October 20, 2002[6] | 10 Pro Bowl selections, 7 All-Pro selections, 4× NFL MVP |
| 24 | Lenny Moore | HB | 1956–1967 (12) | 7 Pro Bowl selections, 7 All-Pro selections | |
| 70 | Art Donovan | DT | 1953–1961 (9) | 5 Pro Bowl selections, 4 All-Pro selections | |
| 77 | Jim Parker | OL | 1957–1967 (11) | 8 Pro Bowl selections, 10 All-Pro selections | |
| 82 | Raymond Berry | WR | 1955–1967 (13) | 6 Pro Bowl selections, 5 All-Pro selections | |
| 83 | Ted Hendricks | LB | 1969–1973 (5) | 3 Pro Bowl selections, 3 All-Pro selections | |
| 88 | John Mackey | TE | 1963–1971 (9) | 5 Pro Bowl selections, 3 All-Pro selections | |
| 89 | Gino Marchetti | DE | 1953–1966 (14) | 11 Pro Bowl selections, 10 All-Pro selections | |
| — | Art Modell | Majority owner | 1996–2003 (8) | January 3, 2004[7] | Returned the NFL to Baltimore |
| 99 | Michael McCrary | DE | 1997–2002 (6) | October 4, 2004[8] | 2 Pro Bowl selections, 1 All-Pro selection |
| 58 | Peter Boulware | LB | 1997–2005 (9) | November 5, 2006[9] | 4 Pro Bowl selections, 1 All-Pro selection, Defensive Rookie of the Year |
| 75 | Jonathan Ogden | OT | 1996–2007 (12) | October 26, 2008[10] | 11 Pro Bowl selections, 9 All-Pro selections |
| 3 | Matt Stover | PK | 1996–2008 (13) | November 20, 2011[11] | 1 Pro Bowl selection, 1 All-Pro selection |
| 31 | Jamal Lewis | RB | 2000–2006 (7) | September 27, 2012[12] | 1 Pro Bowl selection, 1 All-Pro selection, Offensive Player of the Year, 2,000-yard club |
| 52 | Ray Lewis | LB | 1996–2012 (17) | September 22, 2013[13] | 13 Pro Bowl selections, 10 All-Pro selections, 2× Defensive Player of Year, Super Bowl MVP |
| 86 | Todd Heap | TE | 2001–2010 (10) | September 28, 2014[14] | 2 Pro Bowl selections, 1 All-Pro selection |
| 20 | Ed Reed | FS | 2002–2012 (11) | November 22, 2015[15] | 9 Pro Bowl selections, 8 All-Pro selections, Defensive Player of Year |
References
- ↑ "Ravens Ring of Honor". Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ Pro Football Hall of Famers: Yearly Finalists
- ↑ Pro Football Hall of Famers by Year of Enshrinement
- ↑ Platania, Joe (June 2, 2011). "Team Usually Wins 'Ring Of Honor' Games". Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ Lombardi, Tony. "Earnest Byner Needs to Remove His own Placard off Baltimore ROH". Retrieved December 13, 2013.Thank you for your recent contributions to Wikipedia. While the Wikipedia community appreciates your efforts to increase the amount of information on the site, we cannot accept sources that appear to be the original work of the editor. If the material you added can be attributed to a reliable source, you may add it back if you cite it. This increases the reputation of Wikipedia as a whole and aids in the verifiability of the article.
- ↑ "Unitas inducted into Ravens' Ring of Honor". Baltimore, Maryland: Associated Press. October 20, 2002. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ Hensley, Jamison (January 6, 2004). "Modell: I'll never forget farewell — Outgoing Ravens owner 'overwhelmed' by ovation from crowd and players". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ Wilson, Aaron (October 5, 2004). "Raven's McCrary inducted into Ring of Honor". RavensInsider.com. MSN. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ Baltimore Ravens News - Key West Florida's My Home
- ↑ "Ring Of Honor: Jonathan Ogden". Baltimore Ravens. January 31, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Matt Stover Ring Of Honor Induction". Baltimore Ravens. November 20, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Jamal Lewis Ring Of Honor Induction". Baltimore Ravens. September 28, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ Schmuck, Peter (September 22, 2013). "Ex-Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis inducted into team's Ring of Honor: Team honors two-time Super Bowl champion at halftime of game vs. Texans". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ Downing, Garrett. "Todd Heap Going Into Ravens Ring of Honor". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Ed Reed gets emotional at Ravens' ring of honor induction". Fox Sports. Nov 22, 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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