Tony Gonzalez, Johnny Robinson enter Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio welcomed three former members of the Kansas City Chiefs in this year’s induction ceremonies.

Every induction ceremony for the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a special one for football fans. It’s a chance to see longtime favorites receive the honor due to them and their hard work over the course of their careers. It’s a time for inspiring speeches, hilarious stories, and reflection on some of the best to ever play the game.

This year is an extra special year for fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. Three former members of the team were enshrined on Saturday night, including two longtime legends of the team in safety Johnny Robinson and tight end Tony Gonzalez. Also on the docket was cornerback Ty Law who played for the Chiefs for two years.

Robinson was a seven-time Pro Bowl safety for the Chiefs after switching from running back during his first two years with the team. He led the league in interceptions twice with 10 and finished his career with a whopping 57 interceptions (second most in franchise history) in 10 seasons on defense in a time when players only played 14 games in a year.

Not only was Robinson the original ballhawk but he also helped the Chiefs to their lone Super Bowl victory in 1969. He’s a member of the AFL’s All-Time Team and has deserved enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for quite some time.

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Ty Law played for the Chiefs for two seasons in 2006-07 in a career that included time with the New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Denver Broncos. He started all 32 games in those two years in K.C. and finished with 6 interceptions in those years.

Law is being inducted for his consistent excellence in the secondary as he put up a career total of 53 interceptions along with another 6 takeaways in the postseason. He’s a five-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro who was among the best pass defenders of his generation.

As for Gonzalez, the last man to stand at the podium on Saturday, it was automatic that the best tight end to ever play the game would be a sure thing to enter the Hall. Gonzalez played 12 seasons for the Chiefs during some of the leanest years in a generation yet still put up eye-popping stats in an ironman’s career.

Gonzalez owns the Chiefs all-time receiving records for receptions (916), yards (10,940), and touchdowns (76). After five seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Gonzalez owned every record in the NFL for a tight end including receptions (1,325) and receiving yards (an incredible 15,127). Gonzalez made an incredible 14 trips to the Pro Bowl in his 17-year career