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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE @ProFootballHOF 10/28/15

Contact: Pete Fierle, Vice President of Communications & Special Assistant to the President [email protected]; 330-588-3622

ADMISSION DISCOUNT AND EXTENDED HOURS OFFERED TO CARDINALS FANS

CANTON, OHIO – The Pro Football Hall of Fame is inviting fans traveling to Northeast Ohio this weekend to stop by the world renowned sports museum. The Cardinals take on the Browns at First Energy Stadium on Sunday. The Hall of Fame is located just 50 minutes south of Cleveland.

Any Cardinals fan dressed in team gear who mentions the Cardinals discount to the Hall’s guest services staff will receive a $5 discount on regular museum adult, senior or child admission prices. The promotion runs from Friday, Oct. 30 through Monday, Nov. 2. The Hall of Fame is open from 9 am to 5 pm and will extend its hours to 8 pm for Cardinals fans on Saturday.

Cardinals in Canton

Fans can enjoy many artifacts related to the Cardinals, one of two original NFL franchises that still exist in the league today. The franchise began in , moved to St. Louis in 1960 before relocating to the Grand Canyon State in 1988.

The Hall of Fame Gallery is home to the Bronzed Busts. In all, there are 12 longtime members of the Cardinals franchise who have been enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Hall of Famer Years with Cardinals Year of Enshrinement 1933-1946 1967 1940-42, 1946-48 1964 1971-1983 1996 John “Paddy” Driscoll 1920-25 1965 Dick “Night Train” Lane 1954-59 1974 1952, 1954-58 1972 1929-1931 1963 1963-1977 1994 1947-1955 1968 1969-1982 2007

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Aeneas Williams 1991-2000 2014 Larry Wilson 1960-1972 1978

There are six other Hall of Famers who spent a brief portion of their careers with the team: (1927-28, Class of 1965); (1929-1933, Class of 1966); Earl “Curly” Lambeau (1950-51, Class of 1963); (1973, Class of 1987); (2003-04, Class of 2010); and (1928, Class of 1963).

Among other mementos on exhibit in the Hall include the Cardinals Bill of Sale in 1929; a 1959 telegram that reported the Cardinals trade of of Ollie Matson to the in exchange for nine players; the helmet worn by Dan Dierdorf; and gloves worn in 2013 by when he became the first since the AFL-NFL merger to have a pass completion and reception in the same game.

Two Cardinals milestones from this season were recently placed on display. They include the shirt from Jen Welter who became the first female coach in NFL history. In addition, the jersey and cleats from David Johnson are on exhibit in the “Pro Football Today’ Gallery. The mementoes are from the Cardinals game against the on Sept. 20 when the rookie became the first player ever to record a receiving, rushing, and kickoff return in his first two career games.

For more on planning a visit to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, please visit: ProFootballHOF.com/visit/

About the Pro Football Hall of Fame Located in Canton, Ohio, the birthplace of the , 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 . 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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