NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Coach Bill Parcells, Warren Sapp, CrisCarter, Jonathan Ogden and Larry
Allen were elected to the Pro FootballHall of Fame on Saturday.The class of 2013 also included a pairof
senior selections, Curley Culp and Dave Robinson. The announcementwas made in New Orleans, site of
Sunday’s Super Bowl.Five players failed to get in on the final vote: Jerome Bettis, Charles Haley, Andre
Reed, Michael Strahan and Aeneas Williams.EarlierSaturday, the selection committee eliminated Tim Brown,
Kevin Greene,Will Shields and former owners Edward DeBartolo Jr. and Art Modell.Parcellsreversed the
fortunes of four teams — New York Giants, New EnglandPatriots, New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys — during
19 years as a headcoach. He finished with a record of 172-130-1, leading the Giants to apair of Super
Bowl titles.Sapp got in on his first year ofeligibility after playing 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers andOakland Raiders. He amassed 96½ career sacks despite playing on theinterior of the
defensive line, including double-digit sack totals infour seasons. He was the 1999 NFL Defensive Player
of the Year afterhelping Tampa Bay claim its first division title in 18 years.Carterplayed 16 seasons,
becoming only the second player in NFL history toreach 1,000 receptions in a career. He caught at least
70 passes in 10seasons, and totaled 130 touchdown receptions from 13 passers.Allenplayed 203 games over
14 seasons, spending the bulk of his career withthe Cowboys. He played every position on the offensive
line exceptcenter and was a first-team All-Pro seven straight seasons.Ogdenspent a dozen seasons with
the Baltimore Ravens, a lineman who led theway for Jamal Lewis to become just the fifth running back in
NFL historyto rush for 2,000 yards in a season. Ogden was a six-time All-Pro andwas voted to 11 Pro
Bowls.Like Sapp, Allen and Ogden were first-year selections.Culpwas a defensive stalwart for the Kansas
City Chiefs in the 1960s and’70s, and also played for the Houston Oilers and Detroit Lions. Hestarted at
tackle in Kansas City’s Super Bowl win over Vikings in 1970and was selected to six Pro Bowls.Robinson
played on the greatGreen Bay Packers teams of the 1960s, starting at outside linebacker incoach Vince
Lombardi’s victories in the first two Super Bowls. He closedhis 12-year career with the Washington
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