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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE @ProFootballHOF 11/16/2016

Contact: Pete Fierle, Chief of Staff & Vice President of Communications [email protected]; 330-588-3622

HALL OF FAME ADMISSION PROMOTION OFFERED TO BENGALS AND BILLS FANS FANS VISITING REGION FOR THE WEEK 11 MATCH-UP TO RECEIVE SPECIAL ADMISSION DISCOUNT FOR WEARING TEAM GEAR

CANTON, OHIO – The Pro Football Hall of Fame is inviting and fans traveling through Ohio this weekend to experience “The Most Inspiring Place on Earth!” The Bills take on the Bengals this Sunday (Nov. 20) at 1:00 p.m. at Stadium.

Any Bills or Bengals fan dressed in their team’s gear who mentions the promotion at the Hall’s box office will receive a $5 discount on any regular price museum admission. The promotion runs from Friday, Nov. 18 through Monday, Nov. 21. The Hall of Fame is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Information about planning a visit to the Hall of Fame can be found at: www.ProFootballHOF.com/visit/.

BILLS IN CANTON Buffalo has 10 longtime members enshrined in the Hall of Fame. They include: JOE DeLAMIELLEURE (Guard; 1973-79, 1985; Class of 2003), (; 1986-1996; Class of 2002), (Coach; 1986-1997; Class of 2001), (Contributor; 1984-1992; Class of 2015), (; 1985-1999; Class of 2014), (Guard; 1961-69; Class of 1999), O.J. SIMPSON (Running Back; 1969-1977; Class of 1985), (Defensive End; 1985-1999; Class of 2009), (Running Back; 1988-1999; Class of 2007), and , JR. (Founder-Owner; 1960-2014; Class of 2009). Additionally, spent a minor portion of his career with the Bills from 1989-1992.

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The Hall of Fame is home to numerous artifacts of historical significance from the Bills franchise. A few notable pieces from the collection include: a jersey worn by SMITH during from 1990; scouting sheets dating back to the mid-1980s by professional football scout John Westenhaver analyzing REED; and an autographed kicking shoe worn by former Bills player, .

BENGALS IN CANTON ANTHONY MUÑOZ, the great tackle for the Bengals, was enshrined in 1998 becoming the first longtime member of the Bengals franchise to join the Hall of Fame. , who spent a minor portion of his 18-year career with Cincinnati (1972-75), was enshrined in 1996.

An artifact of historical significance on exhibit from the Bengals franchise is the AFL official football used in the opening kickoff of Cincinnati’s inaugural regular season home game on Sept. 15, 1968.

NEW AT THE HALL Hall of Fame Village, a nearly $600 million development of the Pro Football Hall of Fame campus, began in September 2015 and includes significant enhancements to the museum that opened this past summer.

The Hall is now home to an extraordinary cutting-edge, multi-sensory immersive theater, “A Game for Life,” featuring holographic representations of Hall of Fame legends , , and . The experience provides great inspiration to fans by showing them how the game of football also teaches lessons about life. The stories of numerous Hall of Famers, including JIM KELLY, , , , and , are shared.

The Hunt/Casterline Pro Football Hall of Fame Card Collection exhibit recently opened at the Hall. The exhibit showcases the rarest, highest graded, and most valuable football card collection in the world featuring a rookie card for each Hall of Fame player to date. The most-significant pieces of the 300,000-plus collection that dates back to 1888 are displayed. The collection’s creators are Dan Hunt, President of FC Dallas and son of , the Hall of Fame founder of the League and ; and Robert Casterline from Casterline Goodman Gallery, Partner.

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ABOUT THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Located in Canton, Ohio, the birthplace of the , the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institution with the Mission 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 Most Inspiring Place on Earth!” that chronicles America’s most popular sport. Millions more are reached through the Hall of Fame’s hundreds of special events held annually outside Canton and through the multiple nationally broadcast programs focused on the selection of the newest Class of Enshrinees.

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Construction on Hall of Fame Village, a nearly $600 million development project that includes nine main components, 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.

COMMITMENT • INTEGRITY • COURAGE • RESPECT • EXCELLENCE