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Will Shields to Receive Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence at Chiefs-Bills Game Legendary Guard to Be Honored at Arrowhead Stadium During Halftime on Sunday Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE @ProFootballHOF 11/27/15 #PFHOF15 Contact: Pete Fierle, Vice President of Communications & Special Assistant to the President [email protected]; 330-588-3622 WILL SHIELDS TO RECEIVE HALL OF FAME RING OF EXCELLENCE AT CHIEFS-BILLS GAME LEGENDARY GUARD TO BE HONORED AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM DURING HALFTIME ON SUNDAY CANTON, OHIO – The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Kay® Jewelers, the Official Jewelry Store of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, will honor Class of 2015 enshrinee WILL SHIELDS during a special ceremony on Sunday afternoon as he receives his Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence. A tribute to the Hall of Fame guard will take place at halftime of the Kansas City Chiefs home game against the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium. Shields is the sixth member of the Class of 2015 to receive his Ring of Excellence thus far this season. Charles Haley was honored during Kickoff Weekend in San Francisco and Week 8 in Dallas, Bill Polian received his Ring of Excellence in Buffalo during Week 2, Mick Tingelhoff was recognized a week later in Minnesota and Jerome Bettis was honored in Pittsburgh during Week 4. Hall of Fame general manager Ron Wolf was honored in Green Bay two weeks ago. The Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence is one of three iconic symbols that represent the elite status of being a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Shields received his Hall of Fame Gold Jacket on Thursday night of Enshrinement Week in Canton, and unveiled his Bronzed Bust during the Enshrinement Ceremony two days later. All three symbols will be displayed during the ring presentation on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. Shields will wear his Hall of Fame Gold Jacket and his Bronzed Bust will be temporarily removed from the Hall of Fame and shipped to Kansas City for the Ring of Excellence ceremony. § FACT SHEET: Pro Football Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence by Kay® Jewelers COMMITMENT • INTEGRITY • COURAGE • RESPECT • EXCELLENCE Shields is among 11 longtime members of the Chiefs franchise to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Four of the Chiefs Hall of Fame greats – Bobby Bell, Len Dawson, Willie Lanier and Jan Stenerud – will join Shields on the field for Sunday’s ceremony. Selected in the third round of the 1993 draft out of Nebraska, Shields developed quickly into one of the most talented and durable guards of his era. He never missed a game in his entire 14-season career with the Chiefs from 1993 to 2006. A member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s, Shields was named to 12 straight Pro Bowls “It's an honor being named into the Hall of Fame, to having those 10 letters added to your name,” Shields shared during his Enshrinement speech in Canton’s Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in August. “But it takes more than just yourself, it takes a village of people. And with me, it was truly a village, because no one gets to the top by themselves. Someone had to push, prod and pull me to the next level, help me walk through the tough steps and I’ll be forever grateful.” A full schedule of the 2015 Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence presentations can be found at ProFootballHOF.com/HOF-Ring. ABOUT THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Located in Canton, Ohio, the birthplace of the National Football League, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Mission is 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 and the Enshrinement Weekend. This year, the NFL’s Road to Super Bowl 50 began in Canton during the 2015 Enshrinement Weekend and will continue through the election of the Hall’s new class of enshrinees on the eve of the Super Bowl in San Francisco. Now in its third 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 at the Bullock Texas State History Museum from Sept. 26, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016 and is scheduled for three-month stays at various museums and cultural institutions through 2019. Enshrinees from the Class of 2015 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 13 of the 17 weeks of the 2015 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 HOF Village, a $476 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. ABOUT KAY® JEWELERS Kay® Jewelers, the number one jewelry store in America, is conveniently located in malls and off-mall shopping centers across the country. Kay® Jewelers is operated by Signet Jewelers Limited, the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry. Signet Jewelers operates Kay® Jewelers among its approximately 3,600 stores. For additional information on Kay® Jewelers visit www.Kay.com, follow us on Facebook® (www.facebook.com/KayJewelers), Twitter® (www.twitter.com/KayJewelers), YouTube (www.youtube.com/KayJewelers), Pinterest (www.pinterest.com/KayJewelers) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/KayJewelers) COMMITMENT • INTEGRITY • COURAGE • RESPECT • EXCELLENCE .
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