Heffelfinger’s great nephew visits HOF

Ford Bell (left), the President of the American Alliance of Museums in Washington, D.C. toured the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Thursday afternoon. Bell, who was in Canton for a speaking engagement, was impressed with the major renovations and expansion taking place at the Hall of Fame, a member institution of AAM.

He also had personal interest in making his first visit to the Hall of Fame. He is the great nephew of pro football’s first paid player, William “Pudge” Heffelfinger.