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The Pro Football Hall Of Fame
Published or Updated July 30, 2018
Location: United States
Sport: Football
Level: Professional
Sport: Football
Level: Professional
Event Type: Hall Of Fame
First Held: 1963
Next Up: 8/2/2018-8/5/2018
First Held: 1963
Next Up: 8/2/2018-8/5/2018
When and Where: year round in Canton, OH
Gridiron glory is made of grit and determination, and to make it the Pro Football Hall of Fame, you must pass through our country’s steel belt, built on the backs of the same substance that made our country and its football legends rise to greatness: toughness.
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The Hall of Fame opened on September 7, 1963 with 17 innaugural inductees.
Only one inductee ever (Buffalo Bills guard Billy Shaw) never played in the NFL: he spent his entire career in the AFL.
The Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, and Washington Redskins have the most appearances (5) in the annual Hall of Fame game.
The Washington Redskins, a perfect 5-0, have the most wins in the history of the Hall of Fame game.
Inductees do not enter the hall as members of an individual team.
Enshrinees are given a gold jacket, and their bronze busts go on permanent display in the Canton, OH Hall of Fame
The Board of Selectors is made up of forty-four (44) individuals.
The Chicago Bears have (26) more enshrinees than any other team in football history.
