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TABLE OF CONTENTS Pro Football Hall of Fame 2121 George Halas Drive NW, Canton, OH 44708 330-456-8207 | ProFootballHOF.com #PFHOF16 GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION Draft Information The Pro Football Hall of Fame Alphabetical...........................153 Mission Statement ........................2 Hall of Famers selected first overall........153 History..................................3 By round ..............................155 Inside the Hall............................4 Coaches &contributors drafted...........157 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement By year, 1936-1997 .....................160 Festival..................................5 Undrafted free agents...................166 Board of Trustees/Executive Staff..............6 Birthplaces by State ........................167 Award Winners: Most by state ..........................167 Pioneer Award...........................7 Most by city............................169 Pete Rozelle Radio-TVAward...............7 Foreign born...........................170 McCann Award...........................8 Dates of Birth, Birthplaces, Death Dates, Ages . 171 Ages of living Hall of Famers..............177 Enshrined posthumously.................180 CLASS OF 2016 Election by Year of Eligibility & Year as Finalist . 181 Class of 2016 capsule biographies .............10 Finalists Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. bio...................12 Alphabetical...........................184 Tony Dungy bio.............................15 Elected in first year of eligibility . .........186 Brett Favre bio..............................22 By year................................187 Kevin Greene bio............................43 Semifinalists Marvin Harrison bio.........................49 By year................................196 Orlando Pace bio............................64 Alphabetical...........................199 Ken Stabler bio.............................67 Modern-Era nominees, 2016 .............200 Dick Stanfel bio.............................77 Championship Teams.......................201 Most Super Bowls.......................206 SELECTION PROCESS Super Bowl MVPs.......................208 Pro Bowls.................................209 & HALL OF FAMER BIOS Player of the Game .....................212 Hall of Fame Selection Process................80 Most Pro Bowls.........................212 SelectionCommittee........................80 Uniform Numbers FAQ about selection process ..............81 By number.............................213 Player eligibility chart. ....................82 By Hall of Famer........................214 Senior nominees.........................83 Presenters................................218 Hall of Famer biographies....................84 Youngest & oldest at time of enshrinement. .224 Career summaries of the 303 members of the Hall of Fame HALL OF FAME GAME HALL OF FAMER INFORMATION History of NFL/Hall of Fame Game............226 Year of induction, 1963-2016 ................124 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium...........226 Alphabetical listing......................127 Series results..............................227 Team-by-team.............................129 Colts vs. Packers in 2016 ....................229 Chart:Hall of Famers by franchise.........136 All-time standings..........................230 Position...................................137 Game records.............................231 HOFers by category (Player, Coach, HOFers who’ve played in HOFGame..........234 Contributor)...........................140 Seasons and games played..................142 Pro Football HOF Vision.....................236 Most seasons/games played..............145 Fewest seasons/games played............145 Class of 2016 noted in red throughout the media guide. Colleges..................................146 Colleges with the most Hall ofFamers.....148 Heisman Trophy winners in Hall of Fame . .148 High Schools ..............................149 HOFers who attended same high school . .151 © 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame 2015 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME MEDIA GUIDE OUR MISSION • Honor the Heroes of the Game • Preserve its History THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME • Promote its Values • Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE - 2 - THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in football family - the National Football League, the Canton, Ohio. 32 NFL clubs, and other entities. The cooperative OUR MISSION: efforts of all of these organizations have contributed Honor the Heroes of the Game greatly to the overall success of the Pro Football Hall Preserve its History of Fame. In turn, the Hall strives to serve as the best Promote its Values possible historical showplace and repository for the Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE sport of pro football. The Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit OUR VALUES: educational institution that focuses on honoring Commitment the heroes of the game, preserving its history, THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Integrity promoting its values, and celebrating excellence Courage EVERYWHERE. Respect Excellence HISTORY OUR VISION: The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in It’s not just the past, it’s the future; Canton, Ohio, for three primary reasons; (1) It’s not just about Canton, it’s the world; the American Professional Football Association, And it’s not just a great museum for football, later renamed the National Football League, was it’s is a message of excellence EVERYWHERE. founded in Canton on Sept. 17, 1920. (2) the Canton The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened its doors Bulldogs were an early-day pro football power, even more than a half century ago. From its humble before the days of the NFL. They were also the first beginnings in 1963 to today, the Pro Football two-time champion of the NFL in 1922 and 1923. Hall of Fame has grown in both size and stature. The great Jim Thorpe, the first big-name athlete to Recognized worldwide as America’s premier sports play pro football, played his first pro football with Hall of Fame, it is doubtful that even the most the Bulldogs, starting in 1915. (3) Canton citizens optimistic of those who led the drive to bring the early in the 1960s launched a determined and well- Hall of Fame to Canton, Ohio could have envisioned organized campaign to earn the site designation the successes it would realize. for their city. A truly exhilarating museum and exhibition The National Football League awarded center, the Hall of Fame pays tribute to the talents the site for the Hall of Fame to Canton in 1961. and triumphs of pro football’s greatest stars. Groundbreaking for the original construction took Chronicled within the walls of the Hall of Fame are place on August 11, 1962 and the Hall opened its the stories and circumstances of play that bring to doors for the first time on September 7, 1963. Four life words such as courage, dedication, vision, fair expansions were completed over the years (1971, play, integrity, and excellence. 1978, 1995, and 2012-13) that have resulted in the The Pro Football Hall of Fame has welcomed museum growing from its original 19,000 square nearly 10 million fans. Each year, visitors travel from feet to today’s 118,000-square-foot football facility. every state in the United States and up to 60 to 70 David Baker was named President & Executive foreign countries to tour the Hall of Fame. Director on January 6, 2014. Baker served as the Today, the Hall of Fame reaches tens of millions Commissioner of the Arena Football League for of additional football fans each year through broad 12 years from 1996 to 2008. The 6’9” Baker was a outreach such as national televised events, an power forward and captain of the basketball team in-depth website, educational and youth programs, at the University of California at Irvine from 1971- social media, traveling exhibits, and special events 75. He also played two seasons of professional held around the country. basketball in Europe before returning to obtain a In its day-to-day operation, the Pro Football Hall Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University of Fame works very closely with all facets of the pro School of Law where he served as Editor-in-Chief of - 3 - 2016 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME MEDIA GUIDE the Law Review. As an attorney in California, Baker HOURS OF OPERATION specialized in corporate mergers, acquisitions and The Pro Football Hall of Fame is open every real estate law. From 1984-88 he served as a City day of the year except for Thanksgiving and Councilman and Mayor of Irvine, California. For Christmas. From Memorial Day through Labor four years before taking his position at the Hall of Day, it is open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Fame, he worked as a Partner in Union Village, LLC, hours for the remainder of the year are 9 a.m. the largest healthcare project in the United States to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $24.00 for adults, creating thousands of jobs in Henderson, Nevada $17.00 for children 12 and under. Senior citizens, as the first Integrated Health Village in the world. 62 and older, are admitted for $20.00. Information Previous directors of the Hall of Fame were: Dick on group rates and any other matters may be McCann (1962-67), Dick Gallagher (1968-1975), obtained by calling (330) 456-8207 or visiting Pete Elliott (1979-1996), John Bankert (1996-2005), ProFootballHOF.com/Visit. and Steve Perry (2006-2014). INSIDE THE HALL HALL OF FAME VILLAGE The Hall represents its sport in a great many Hall of Fame Village, a $500 million development colorful and entertaining ways. A spectacular new of the Pro Football Hall of Fame campus in Canton, look

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