CANTON, Ohio -- Two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback John Elway and 10-time Pro Bowl running back Barry Sanders were enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Sunday.

Defensive end Carl Eller of the Minnesota Vikings and offensive tackle Bob Brown also were inducted as part of the Hall's Class of 2004 in front of 51 returning members.

Elway and Sanders were obvious choices to enter Canton on their first attempt.

In 16 seasons, all with the Denver Broncos, Elway helped his team to five Super Bowls. He won his last two after the 1997 and '98 seasons, and was voted the game's MVP in Super Bowl XXXIII. A nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Elway also won the NFL's Most Valuable Player award in 1987.

The 44-year-old Stanford product was selected by the Baltimore Colts with the first overall pick of the 1983 draft, but said he would not sign with the team and his rights were dealt to Denver. He finished his career second all-time in passing yards (51,475), attempts (7,250) and completions (4,123).

Elway was known for his comeback ability and set an NFL record with 47 fourth- quarter game-winning or game-tying drives. His most memorable came in the 1986 AFC Championship Game, when he directed a 98-yard march to tie the Cleveland Browns and send the game into overtime. After what became known simply as "The Drive," the Broncos went on to win the contest 23-20.

Sanders played all 10 of his NFL seasons with the Detroit Lions and retired abruptly as the league's second all-time leading rusher. He was well within range of Walter Payton's mark when he called it quits and is now third on the list behind Emmitt Smith and Payton with 15,269 yards.

The 1988 Heisman Trophy winner from Oklahoma State was selected by the Lions with the third overall pick of the '89 draft. He became the first player to reach 1,000 rushing yards in each of his first 10 seasons and was a first- or second-team All Pro each year of his career.

Sanders became only the third player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season during the 1997 campaign and earned MVP honors that year. He led the league in rushing four times.

Eller was a standout with the Minnesota Vikings from 1964-78 and finished his career with Seattle in '79. He anchored a defensive line known as the "Purple People Eaters" and was a five-time All-Pro.

The Vikings won 10 division titles during Eller's tenure and captured the 1969 NFL championship, the last before the AFL-NFL merger. The club advanced to four Super Bowls, but lost them all.

Brown played 10 NFL seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and Oakland Raiders. He was All-NFL in seven of his 10 seasons and a second-team choice two other times.

The Eagles selected the Nebraska product with the second overall pick of the 1964 draft and he went on to play in six Pro Bowls -- three with Philadelphia, two with Los Angeles and one with Oakland.