Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE

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BILLY SHAW TO RECEIVE HALL OF FAME RING OF EXCELLENCE AT vs. GEORGIA GAME LEGENDARY GUARD TO BE HONORED DURING GAME FEATURING COLLEGE ALMA MATER

CANTON, OHIO – The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Kay® Jewelers, the Official Jewelry Store of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, will honor former Georgia Tech and Buffalo Bills great BILLY SHAW during a special ceremony at Saturday’s Georgia Tech vs. Georgia classic at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kay® Jewelers, the official Jewelry store of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, redesigned the Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence in 2013. As part of the partnership between the Hall of Fame and Kay® Jewelers, all living members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame will receive the new Ring of Excellence in special presentations over the next three seasons.

The former Georgia Tech star played both offense and defense in college and was drafted by the ’s and the Bills of the League in 1961. He opted for Buffalo where he became the anchor of an offensive line that led the Bills to back-to-back AFL championships in 1964 and 1965. He is the only player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame to spend his entire career (1961-69) in the AFL. The five-time All-AFL pick is one of 10 longtime member of the Bills franchise, and one of two Georgia Tech alum (along with ) to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Shaw acknowledged his alma mater during his 1999 Hall of Fame Enshrinement speech in Canton. “From Vicksburg, Mississippi to Georgia Tech. I’m going to be prejudice, the greatest university in the United States, Georgia Tech. They taught me values that I didn’t know existed.”

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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. Shaw will wear his Hall of Fame Gold Jacket on Saturday and his Bronzed Bust is on display at the Hall of Fame in Canton.

A fact sheet and full schedule of the 2015 Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence presentations can be found at http://www.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.

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