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  American Football League Hall of Fame
The "Pro Football Hall of Fame" in Canton, Ohio, supposedly represents all of professional football.
This, then, is a Hall of Fame devoted to the players of a league that had a profound impact on professional football; a sport that today reflects the AFL's influence in everything but name.
But unlike some halls of fame, this one is open every day of the year.
www.conigliofamily.com /AFLHallofFame.htm   (288 words)

  
 Pro Football Hall of Fame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is actually the National Football League's Hall of Fame.
The American Professional Football Association, which was later renamed to the National Football League, was founded in Canton.
The Canton Bulldogs was a successful NFL team during the first few years of the league.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_Hall_of_Fame   (324 words)

  
 College Football Hall of Fame
Although much of the credit for the first college football ratings system goes to University of Illinois professor Frank Dickinson for his mathematical formula created in 1926, a sportswriter by the name of Alan Gould released the first edition of what would soon become the foremost college football poll, the Associated Press poll, in 1936.
Football season is fast approaching, and four gridiron heroes from the past will be honored on new postage stamps to be issued in early August.
All four men are members of the College Hall of Fame, and Nevers, Grange and Nagurski are also enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
www.azfootballhoff.org /hawks.htm   (858 words)

  
 Texas High School Football Hall of Fame
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame on April 13, 2002 at the Induction Banquet at Ferrell Center on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Evans and Henderson persuaded the group to move the Hall of Fame to Waco to the Texas Sports Hall of Champions, which was founded and operated by Emadele and Charlie McCleary.
On February 18, 1983, the Hall of Fame banquet was held in Waco in conjunction with the Hall of Fame coaching clinic.
www.jacklummus.com /Files/Files_T/THSFHOF_ring.htm   (716 words)

  
 Pro Football Hall of Fame
At the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, it is a year-round job to choose each class's picks for enshrinement.
The 36-member Hall of Fame Board of Selectors, consisting of one media member from each of the NFL's 30 cities and six at-large delegates, receives the list of 14 modern-era players and one nomination from the Senior Committee.
In conjunction with the induction, a Hall of Fame Festival is held, with events ranging from a "food fest" to a balloon classic to a pageant for the crowning of a Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival Queen.
www.loc.gov /bicentennial/propage/OH/oh_s_voinovich1.html   (167 words)

  
 Division II Football Hall of Fame
The 28th annual Division II Football Championship Game will be played at Braly Stadium on December 9, 2000, and the Harlon Hill Trophy presentation to the Division II Player of the Year, and the Hall of Fame inductions are part of the Shoals area's championship week activities.
To be eligible for consideration for the Division II Football Hall of Fame, a player must have competed at least two years in Division II football since the division was created in 1973.
The initial ballot for the Division II Football Hall of Fame was comprised of players nominated for the Division II Team of the Quarter Century in 1997.
www.d2footballhalloffame.com /Latest_Releases/Press_Releases/2000_inductees_release_111699.htm   (1332 words)

  
 Rutgers Football National Hall of Fame Inductee - Paul Robeson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
For the electors to the College Football Hall of Fame, this is that time.
Robeson was the difference, shutting down their offense, catching a touchdown pass and unleashing the block that led to a second touchdown in the 14-0 victory.
It is time that the College Football Hall of Fame electors allow that door to swing wide open.
www.scarletknights.com /football/history/hof-robeson.htm   (1429 words)

  
 Hall of Fame :: Iowa Football Hall of Fame Inductees
Hall of Fame :: Iowa Football Hall of Fame Inductees
Former Iowa Coach Forest Evashevski was honored into the Hall of Fame in December of 2000 in New York City and Hayden Fry is the latest Iowa coach to be inducted.
Fry was inducted as a member of the 2003 Hall of Fame class at the 46th annual awards dinner on Dec. 9, 2003 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
hawkeyesports.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/stats/061504aaa.html   (369 words)

  
 Every Day's a Fall Saturday The College Football Hall of Fame uses interactive video and talking statues to recreate ...
Several years in the planning, the Hall of Fame is the result of the combined talents of numerous groups and people.
The centerpiece of the College Football Hall of Fame is the Stadium Theater.
A bold venture The Hall of Champions expresses a bold venture by the design teams to liven up what can usually be one of the most boring facets of any Hall of Fame.
svconline.com /mag/avinstall_every_days_fall/index.html   (2201 words)

  
 AFA Semi Pro Football Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The American Football Association announced today the names of those former semi-pro football players, coaches, executives and officials that will be honored with enshrinement into the national associations Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 4th in Chicago.
As part of the American Football Association’s “Silver Anniversary” celebration in Chicago the AFA will host a semi-pro football ‘Convention/Seminar/Trade Show’ on Saturday morning and afternoon June 4th prior to their 25th annual Hall of Fame Induction Dinner.
One of the reasons so many Mid-West regional footballers have been singled out by the AFA for HOF honors over the years is because in the past two and a half decades 4 Illinois teams have won American Football Association National Championships (1986-1992-1993-2001).
eteamz.active.com /minorleaguehalloffame/index.cfm   (1006 words)

  
 Sanders joins Pro Football Hall of Fame
If Sanders had one regret as he entered the Hall of Fame, it wasn't that he had retired early - at the age of 31, with the NFL rushing record within reach - but that he never got the ultimate prize, a Super Bowl ring.
Even in the Hall of Fame crowd dominated by Denver fans celebrating Elway as the first Bronco inductee, Sanders was a favorite.
He talked about his mother, Shirley, about playing football with his older brother Byron, and about his attraction to the game, even when his father thought he was too small to play with the older boys in the neighborhood.
www.freep.com /news/latestnews/pm21062_20040808.htm   (975 words)

  
 Road Trip :: Boilermakers to visit College Football Hall of Fame on Friday
The Hall of Fame is the perfect place for fans to get into the spirit of college football and experience all that the game has to offer.
The Hall of Fame will provide pictures for $5, or fans are permitted to bring their own camera and snap photos free of charge.
The Hall of Champions combines impressive multimedia capabilities with football memorabilia honoring the accomplishments of each inductee while chronicling special events in the history of the game.
purduesports.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092904aac.html   (650 words)

  
 College Football Hall of Fame
His legacy as one of the greats in college football history is evident in the Ray Guy Award, which is given annually to the top collegiate punter in the nation.
A member of the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame, Kapp had memorable runs of 92 yards in 1958 vs. Oregon and 80 yards in 1957 vs. Washington.
Following graduation in 1954, Lewis was drafted by the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League, but it was in the CFL that he made his greatest mark.
www.collegefootball.org /eventenshrenshrin.php   (3979 words)

  
 Denver Rocky Mountain News: PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME BY TEAM@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Hall of Famers listed under all clubs on which they made their primary contribution to professional football (major contributors).
Hall of Famers who spent only a minor portion of their career with any club are listed under that club (minor contributors).
The year in parentheses next to a player's name is the year during which he was inducted into the Hall of Fame; the years that follow are the years during which the player played for the team.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:71383005&refid=ip_almanac_hf   (182 words)

  
 WHBC - Professional Football Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton, Ohio, for three primary reasons; (1) the American Professional Football Association, the direct forerunner of the National Football League, was founded in Canton on September 17, 1920.
Of the most obvious nature, the Pro Football Hall of Fame serves as a hallowed honoring spot for the greats of the pro football world and two large galleries are devoted to the display of the niches of the enshrinees of the Hall.
The Hall's twin enshrinement galleries are located on the outer perimeters of the second and third buildings.
www.whbc.com /skin/business.php?sectionId=7&contentId=50247   (679 words)

  
 College Football Hall of Fame Inductees
Ed Weir was a two-time All-America tackle 1924-1925, a two-time Nebraska football captain 1924-1925, a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962, and to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965.
He was all-state in football and basketball, won the state discus throw in track, and was named the state's High School Athlete of the Year in 1955.
www.huskerj.com /cfb_hof.htm   (3621 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / College / Football / A Hall of Fame stance
Hall of Fame inductee Jimbo Covert insists athletes need to do more than excel on the field -- they need to be role models.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Hall of Fame inductee Jimbo Covert insists athletes need to do more than excel on the field -- they need to be role models.
The inductees will take part in a youth football clinic and a flag football game before attending the enshrinement dinner tonight.
www.boston.com /sports/colleges/football/articles/2004/08/14/a_hall_of_fame_stance   (433 words)

  
 College Football Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
Herschel Walker was inducted into the Hall of Fame in December, 1999.
He was a three-time consensus All-America, 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, and led Georgia to three SEC titles (1980-81-82) and the 1980 national championship.
georgiadogs.collegesports.com /football/history/honors/hall_fame.shtml   (524 words)

  
 100604c Mueller Incorporates GIS Into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Mueller is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Educational Advisory Council and last month was appointed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Educational Advisory Panel.
According to Mueller, the Football Hall of Fame’s geographical lesson plans were somewhat similar to the ones used by baseball and his lesson plan titled “Finding the Cradle of Hall of Famers” was added to the curriculum.
Regardless of whether it is through the football or baseball Hall of Fame or in his classroom or various conferences, Mueller’s commitment to his area of expertise is intense.
www.cup.edu /2004/october/100604c.html   (1229 words)

  
 Tubby Raymond named to College Football Hall of Fame
The National Football Foundation and the College Hall of Fame announced the selections during a press conference Thursday, April 24, in Morristown, N.J. Raymond, who was head coach of the Fightin’ Blue Hens for 36 seasons, will be inducted during a ceremony scheduled Aug. 8-9 in South Bend, Ind.
Raymond becomes the third straight UD football head coach to be named to the Hall of Fame, joining his direct predecessors Dave Nelson (1952-1965) and Bill Murray (1940-51).
In addition to his football duties at Delaware, Raymond is a past president of the American Football Coaches Association and is currently chairman of the AFCA Rules Committee.
www.udel.edu /PR/UDaily/2003/tubby042503.html   (850 words)

  
 Newell Rubbermaid Inc. :: Sharpie Celebrates Milestone at Pro Football Hall of Fame Approaching One Million Autographs, ...
Sharpie, who is now teaming up with football great Dan Dierdorf to kick off the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement weekend, is visiting communities across the country gathering one million autographs in exchange for a $1 million-dollar pledge in supplies and funds to schools nationwide throughout 2005.
Dierdorf, an Ohio native, is asking athletes, coaches, parents and Hall of Fame visitors in Canton for their autographs as he hosts the Sharpie Signature Moves Clinic today.
The first official autograph was given earlier this year by Howie Long, pro football Hall of Famer and Emmy award-winning broadcaster, at the program launch in Jacksonville, Fla., prior to football's most high-profile game in February.
sev.prnewswire.com /education/20050805/CGF00205082005-1.html   (808 words)

  
 Rutgers Announces Football Hall of Fame Inductees   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was appointed the head athletic trainer in 1965 and worked with the football program during the 1960’s and 1970’s, including the team’s undefeated seasons in 1961 and 1976.
As a student-athlete at Rutgers, Sivess earned 10 varsity letters (two in football and four each in basketball and baseball), helping the basketball team to a 13-7 mark in 1945-46 and the football team to a combined 12-4 mark in 1945-46.
With the induction of Williams and Sivess, the Hall of Fame now features 85 members since the first class was introduced in 1988.
www.scarletknights.com /football/news/gamepr.asp?prID=84   (405 words)

  
 Oakland Raiders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Raider Legends Bob Brown and Lester Hayes are among the 15 finalists who will be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when the Hall's Board of Selectors meet in Houston, Texas on Saturday, January 31.
The Hall of Fame's Seniors Committee at their August 2003 meeting selected Brown and Bob Hayes as senior candidates.
The remaining 11 modern-era finalists were determined by a vote of the Hall's 39-member Board of Selectors from a list of 67 preliminary nominees that earlier was reduced to a list of 25 semi-finalists.
www.raiders.com /newsroom/newsroomNewsDetail.jsp?id=10504   (902 words)

  
 College Football Hall of Fame
We invite you to become part of an organization that for the past 52 years has honored the great coaches and players in the history of the game and encouraged participants in youth leagues, high schools and colleges to strive for excellence on the athletic fields and in the classroom.
We promote scholarship and have honored 228 Scholar-Athletes(who are listed in the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend) from 81 high schools and six Arizona colleges and awarded $127,750 in scholarships.
Autographed copies of the 18"x30" full-color print by the three Hall of Famers and the artist are $100, while unsigned prints are $50.
www.azfootballhoff.org /membership.htm   (630 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Pro Football Hall of Fame opening doors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Yet the prospect of election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame made him sweat.
Brown, one of the first pro football players to use weight training, was a dominant offensive tackle for the Eagles, Rams and Raiders.
Eller and Alan Page, who made the Hall of Fame in 1988, were the main Purple People Eaters on Minnesota's powerful defensive line.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/2004-08-07-hall-preview_x.htm   (1086 words)

  
 High School Football Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Texas High School Football Hall of Fame was founded in 1968 in Breckenridge, Texas.
In 1983 the hall of fame moved to Waco and the collection was placed on exhibit.
In 1983 Wood was inducted into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
www.tshof.org /high_school_football.htm   (190 words)

  
 NFL.com: NFL - HOF: Lott sidebar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
CANTON, Ohio (July 29, 2000) — During his 14 bone-jarring NFL seasons as a steely-eyed defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders, and New York Jets, Ronnie Lott was the portrait of uncompromising tenacity.
But when Lott quietly strolled to the podium in Canton, Ohio, Saturday on the occasion of his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he stepped out of game-day character to pause for quiet reflection.
He immediately turned his attention to the 106 Hall of Fame members who were in attendance for the ceremony.
www.nfl.com /news/hof/lott.html   (536 words)

  
 Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Gale Sayers burst upon the pro football scene in 1965 with the kind of an impact that the sport had not felt in many years.
It is difficult to imagine a more dynamic debut than the one he enjoyed as a rookie.
Do not duplicate in any form without permission of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=188   (371 words)

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