Editing Bronko Nagurski (section)

===Honors===
Nagurski was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] as a charter member on September 7, 1963. At the [[University of Minnesota]] house of his fraternity, [[Sigma Chi]], Nagurski's jersey and Significant Sig recognition certificate are on display. After his death, the town of International Falls honored him by opening the Bronko Nagurski Museum in Smokey Bear Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rainylake.org/thingstodo.html |title=Rainy Lake - International Falls, Minnesota - Home of Voyageurs National Park, Grand Mound History Center, Koochiching County Historical Museum, Bronko Nagurski Museum, Smokey Bear Park, International Bridge of Canada, Boise Cascade |access-date=January 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131090915/http://rainylake.org/thingstodo.html |archive-date=January 31, 2009}}</ref>

''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' named Nagurski one of the four greatest athletes in Minnesota state history; the other three were [[Dave Winfield]], [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]], and [[Joe Mauer]]. In 1993, the [[Football Writers Association of America]] created the [[Bronko Nagurski Trophy]], awarded annually to the best defensive player in college football. Notable winners include [[Warren Sapp]], [[Charles Woodson]], [[Terrell Suggs]], [[Champ Bailey]] and [[Derrick Johnson]]. In 1999 Nagurski was selected by ''Sports Illustrated'' as a starting defensive tackle for their "NCAA Football All-Century Team". The other starting defensive tackle on that list was [[Rich Glover]]. In 2007, Nagurski was ranked No. 17 on ESPN's Top 25 Players In College Football History list.

In 1999, he was ranked No. 35 on ''[[The Sporting News]]''' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the highest-ranking foreign-born player. In 2000, he was voted the second-greatest Minnesotan sportsman of the 20th century by the sportswriters of the ''[[Star Tribune]]'', coming in behind only [[Minnesota Twins]] [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Kirby Puckett]].

A fictionalized eyewitness account of Nagurski's 1943 comeback is the subject of a dramatic monologue in the 2001 film version of ''[[Hearts in Atlantis (film)|Hearts in Atlantis]].'' The film's screenwriter, [[William Goldman]], repeated much of this rendition from his earlier account of the same story in his novel ''[[Magic (novel)|Magic]].'' 

In 2002, he was ranked 90 out of 100 wrestlers for [[Dave Meltzer]]'s Top 100 Wrestlers of All Time.  

In 2009, Nagurski was an honorary team captain, represented by his son, [[Bronko Nagurski Jr.]], at the opening game of [[TCF Bank Stadium]]. His home town's International Falls high school is nicknamed the Broncos in his honor.

In September 2021, he was inducted into the National Polish-American Hall of Fame, housed in Troy, Michigan.