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FAMILY OF HONORED AS PART OF HOMETOWN HALL OF FAMER™ PROGRAM PRESENTED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIFE OF LEGENDARY CELEBRATED AT HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER IN FOLEY, ALA.

FOLEY, ALA. - The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Ford Motor Company paid tribute to Ken Stabler at his high school alma mater on Friday evening as part of the Hometown Hall of Famer™ program. A crowd of more than 3,000 witnessed the ceremony that took place at halftime of the Foley (Ala.) High School varsity football game. Several of Stabler’s family members were in attendance for the ceremony.

Hometown Hall of Famer™ is a national program that honors the hometown roots of the greatest heroes of the game with special ceremonies and plaque dedication events in local communities.

“I’ve never played a down of football in my life, but I do know how special this place was to our Dad,” said Alexa Stabler Adams, daughter of Ken Stabler. “Foley was home. Foley gave my Dad the skills to perform at the highest level. It gave Dad the relationships that carried him to Tuscaloosa, to Oakland, to , to and ultimately, back here.”

“Ford Motor Company is proud to join with his family and friends in recognizing the late Ken Stabler in his hometown of Foley. Both Ford and the Pro Football Hall of Fame are committed to excellence and have a deep appreciation for legacies,” said Richard Moyer, President of Moyer Ford.

Stabler was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 1968 AFL-NFL Draft out of the . “Snake” was a 15-year NFL veteran with the Raiders, Houston Oilers and . In 1974, he was named the NFL’s

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Most Valuable Player and NFL Offensive Player of the Year and two seasons later led the Raiders to victory in XI. The four-time selection led the Raiders to six AFC championship games and was named to the prestigious NFL 1970’s All-Decade Team. Stabler was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame earlier this month.

Friday’s event was the 105th Hometown Hall of Famer™ ceremony. Other Hometown Hall of Famer™ events included: (Hancock HS in Kiln, Miss.); (William Campbell HS in Naruna, Va.); (Royalton HS in Little Falls, Minn.); (Booker T. Washington HS in Miami, Fla.); (Eisenhower HS in Rialto, Calif.); (White Plains HS in White Plains, N.Y.); (Clarke Central HS in Athens, Ga.); (King City HS in King City, Mo.).

“The Pro Football Hall of Fame deeply appreciates the Ford Motor Company for making the Hometown Hall of Famer™ program possible. Tributes like Friday’s celebration of Ken Stabler allows us to fulfill our mission to Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE,” stated George Veras, the Hall’s Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer & Executive Producer.

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About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Michigan, manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 195,000 employees and 66 plants worldwide, the company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.

ABOUT THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Located in Canton, Ohio, the birthplace of the , the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institution with a Mission to Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values, & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE.

Hundreds of thousands of fans from across the globe travel to Canton annually to experience the exciting museum that chronicles America’s most popular sport. Millions more are reached through the Hall of Fame’s 100-plus special events held annually outside Canton and through the multiple nationally broadcast programs focused on the selection of the newest Class of Enshrinees. Now in its fourth year of traveling, Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a large-scale traveling exhibition that presents a panoramic view of pro football’s story and includes hundreds of artifacts from the Hall’s expansive collection. Gridiron Glory will be showcased at Virginia Historical Society from May 28-Sept. 4, 2016. From there it will travel to the Minnesota History Center Museum in Minneapolis/St. Paul and for three-month stays at various museums and cultural institutions through 2019. Enshrinees from the Class of 2016 along with numerous other Hall of Fame members will receive the spectacular Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence by Kay® Jewelers during ceremonies held in NFL stadiums during the 2016 NFL regular season. The Hometown Hall of Famer™ program presented by Ford honors Hall of Fame heroes with a program and permanent plaque to honor the Hall of Famer’s hometown support. Now in its 4th year, the US Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence honors 20 high school students nationally for excellence in community service, academics and athletics. Construction on

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HOF Village, a $500 million development project, is under way in Canton to transform the Hall of Fame’s campus.

For more information about the Pro Football Hall of Fame, please visit ProFootballHOF.com; @ProFootballHOF on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

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