KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee announced on Saturday that former Chiefs T Willie Roaf will be enshrined as part of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012. The 2012 Hall of Fame Class will be enshrined in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, Aug. 4.

“On behalf of my family and the entire Chiefs organization, we are thrilled to congratulate Willie Roaf on his well-deserved selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2012,” Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said. “Willie is one of the finest offensive lineman to suit up in a Chiefs uniform and is worthy of this extremely prestigious honor.”

Roaf was elected to 11 Pro Bowls during his illustrious 13-year NFL career, tying Cincinnati T Anthony Munoz (Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of ’98) and Baltimore T Jonathan Ogden for the most Pro Bowl berths ever by an offensive tackle. He spent four seasons with Kansas City (2002-05), earning Pro Bowl invitations following each of those four campaigns, the highest total by any offensive tackle in Chiefs history. Roaf received first-team AP All-Pro honors four times during his career, including the 2003-04 campaigns with the Chiefs. One of the most dominant players at his position during his era, Roaf was named to the All-Decade Team of the ’90s and the 2000s by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

“In his four seasons with the Chiefs, Willie anchored one of the best offensive lines in the National Football League,” Hunt said. “Today's announcement solidifies his place as one of the greatest offensive lineman in the history of pro football.”

Roaf blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher during three of his four seasons with the Chiefs. RB Larry Johnson compiled 1,750 rushing yards in 2005, the second-highest single-season total in team history. RB Priest Holmes, the franchise’s all-time leading rusher, produced 1,615 rushing yards in 2002, the third-best seasonal mark in club annals. QB Trent Green did not miss a single start with Roaf protecting his blind side, as Green earned Pro Bowl honors in both 2003 and 2005.

The Pine Bluff, Ark., native started 58 regular season contests and one playoff game for Kansas City after being acquired in a trade with New Orleans in 2002. He earned seven Pro Bowl berths with the Saints following the ’94-00 seasons and was a first-team AP All-Pro selection for New Orleans from ’94-95. He started 131 regular season games and two playoff contests with New Orleans (’93-01) after entering the NFL as a first-round draft pick (eighth overall) in ’93 out of Louisiana Tech. In total, he started 189 regular season games and three postseason games during his NFL career.

Roaf helped anchor an offensive line that served as the foundation for one of the most potent offensive stretches in Chiefs history. In 2004, the Chiefs set an NFL single-season record with 398 first downs and led the league in total offense for the first time in franchise history, averaging a club-record 418.4 yards per game. Kansas City also set a single-season team record with 4,406 passing yards in 2004. In 2003, he was a member of a Chiefs squad that claimed the AFC West title with a 13-3 record after posting a team-record nine consecutive wins to begin the season. Kansas City led the league with a club-record 484 points. In 2002, the Chiefs led the NFL with 467 points and set a franchise mark with 6,000 yards of total offense with them in the trenches.