Charlie Batch brings students to HOF
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch started the 2007 NFL season by completing 4 of 6 passes for 51 yards in his team’s 20-7 win over the New Orleans Saints in the Hall of Fame Game last August.
Today, he returned to Canton but not with his teammates. Rather, Batch (front center in photo above) brought more than 100 students from Steel Valley School District in Munhall, PA on a field trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Batch is an alumnus of the school district located near Pittsburgh.
The Hall of Fame, Steelers and Batch’s Best of the Batch Foundation partnered to provide the field trip at no cost to the students and teachers. A large portion of the transportation was subsidized through the Hall’s John Madden Hall of Fame Education Foundation.
Related Links:
Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Educational Outreach Program John Madden Hall of Fame Education Foundation Steelers HistoryCharlie Batch on the NFL Internet Network:
NFL.com | Steelers.com
Photo (right): Batch posed with the bust of Steelers founder, the legendary Art Rooney.
The rookies are coming
Every NFL rookie will visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame in May and June as a part of a new orientation program.
Canton selected as site for world tournament in Summer '09
The International Federation of American Football (IFAF), USA Football, and the City of Canton recently announced from the Pro Football Hall of Fame that Canton will host the first IFAF Junior World Championship in Summer of 2009 a tournament consisting of the world's eight best high school-aged national teams. Pictured is USA Football Executive Director Scott Hallenbeck.