SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (WOWT) – Nebraska great and former San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders and Minnesota Vikings running back Roger Craig has been selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 induction class.
The group was announced Thursday night during NFL Honors in San Francisco.
Craig becomes the sixth former Cornhusker to be enshrined in Canton and the first since offensive linemen Will Shields and Mick Tingelhoff were inducted together in 2015. He joins Guy Chamberlin, Roy “Link” Lyman and Bob Brown as Nebraska representatives in the Hall of Fame.
Selected by the 49ers in the second round of the 1983 NFL draft, Craig played under head coach Bill Walsh. A dual-threat back, Craig was equally dangerous as a runner and receiver.
In 1985 he became the first player in NFL history to record both 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Three years later he led the league with 2,036 yards from scrimmage in 1988 while helping the 49ers win the Super Bowl.
A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Craig won three Super Bowls with San Francisco (XIX, XXIII and XXIV).
In Super Bowl XIX, he scored three touchdowns against the Miami Dolphins. Across San Francisco’s Super Bowl victories, Craig totaled 410 yards from scrimmage — the third-most in Super Bowl history behind Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Franco Harris.
Over an 11-year NFL career from 1983 to 1993, Craig amassed more than 13,000 yards from scrimmage and 73 total touchdowns. He was later named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 1980s. He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
A native of Davenport, Iowa, Craig rushed for 2,446 yards and 26 touchdowns during his career with the Huskers from 1979-83.
Craig was the lone inductee selected from the senior finalist category this year. He is joined in the 2026 Hall of Fame class by Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly and Adam Vinatieri.
The official induction ceremony is scheduled for Aug. 8 in Canton, Ohio.
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