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[email protected]; 330-588-3622 ORLANDO PACE & OTHER RAMS HALL OF FAMERS TO RECEIVE RING OF EXCELLENCE IN LA SUNDAY ADDITIONAL HALL OF FAME TRIBUTES TAKING PLACE AROUND THE NFL DURING WEEK 2 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 2016 enshrinee ORLANDO PACE and other Hall of Famers from the Rams, during a special halftime presentation at the team’s regular season opener against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon. The game marks the return of the Rams to Los Angeles, the city where the team called home from 1946 to 1994. Pace will be the first member of the Class of 2016 to receive his Ring of Excellence this season when the Hall’s President David Baker presents it on Sunday. 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. Pace 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. Pace will wear his Hall of Fame Gold Jacket and his Bronzed Bust will be temporarily removed from the Hall of Fame and shipped to the LA Memorial Coliseum for the Ring of Excellence ceremony.