Official Profiles for the Centennial Class of 2020
The Pro Football Hall of Fame will roll out its official profiles for the Centennial Class of 2020 for the next 20 days starting Thursday, March 26. These profiles will include their written biographies, career highlights, championship games and a career capsule. Exclusive HOF Productions videos for each class member will accompany the website biographies each day on the Hall of Fame’s social media platforms (Facebook and Twitter).
The Class member biographies will be unveiled in the following order:
- BILL COWHER
- JIMMY JOHNSON
- TROY POLAMALU
- STEVE ATWATER
- ISAAC BRUCE
- HAROLD CARMICHAEL
- JIMBO COVERT
- BOBBY DILLON
- CLIFF HARRIS
- WINSTON HILL
- STEVE HUTCHINSON
- EDGERRIN JAMES
- ALEX KARRAS
- STEVE SABOL
- DONNIE SHELL
- DUKE SLATER
- MAC SPEEDIE
- ED SPRINKLE
- PAUL TAGLIABUE
- GEORGE YOUNG
The five Modern-Era Players – Atwater, Bruce, Hutchinson, James and Polamalu; two Coaches – Cowher and Johnson; and the three Contributors – Sabol, Tagliabue and Young – will be enshrined on Saturday, Aug. 8 during the Hall’s annual Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls.
The 10 Seniors – Carmichael, Covert, Dillon, Harris, Hill, Karras, Shell, Slater, Speedie and Sprinkle – will be enshrined on Friday, Sept. 18 as part of the once-in-a-lifetime Centennial Celebration.
These profiles will be updated this fall with their Enshrinement speeches.
Fans can check out the Hall’s social media channels - @ProFootballHOF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – where they can share their personal experiences and memories of the Centennial Class that the Hall will then post at www.profootballhof.com/FanClass2020Memories
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