PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME DEBUTS THE INSPIRATION PROJECT

CANTON, OHIO – Over the past five-plus decades, the greatest legends of the Game have delivered riveting speeches at the Enshrinement Ceremony in Canton each summer. Highlights of those speeches have now resulted in “The Inspiration Project” featuring a series of captivating short videos.

Hall of Fame Productions, utilizing exclusive content from the Hall’s archives, created “The Inspiration Project” as a way to inspire not only the next generation of football players but the next generation of people around the world. The first eight videos of the series debuted today and can be found online at www.ProFootballHOF.com/inspiration.

In addition, the pieces will be aired on NFL Network starting during the Network’s “Inside Training Camp.” Two videos debut today featuring the themes of “Heart not Haters” with messages from Brian Dawkins, Deion Sanders, Tim Brown, Floyd Little, and Emmitt Smith. Another video captures the essence of the speech delivered by Jerome Bettis with a focus on the four steps for achieving greatness. Other short videos will be aired tomorrow and Wednesday with an additional two videos broadcast on Aug. 2-3 during NFL Network’s coverage of the 2019 Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls in Canton.

“The Pro Football Hall of Fame uses the values and virtues that this great Game teaches to inspire people from all walks of life. The incredible stories of our Hall of Famers are filled with lessons learned from competing on the field on how they can serve as great inspiration for everyone to live a ‘Hall of Fame’ life of character,” Pro Football Hall of Fame President & CEO David Baker commented. “The Inspiration Project will deliver these messages in a dramatic format on a regular basis to hundreds of thousands across the country especially our young people.”

“The Inspiration Project” will also be distributed via email to nearly a quarter million high school and college athletic directors and coaches across the United States. The videos will serve as life lessons for millions of young student-athletes by sharing messages about commitment, love, perseverance, teamwork and trust.