Preparing for the 2009 Enshrinement Celebration
7/25/2009
Award Winners
Two prestigious awards -- the Pete Rozelle Radio-TV Award and the McCann Award were given on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Enshrinees Dinner in Canton. Posing with their presenters are Irv Cross and Peter King (center). At left is Steve Perry, Pro Football Hall of Fame President/Executive Director who presented Cross; and at right is Charean Williams, President of the Pro Football Writers Association to presented King.
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The banners represent the first visual evidence that the 2009 Enshrinement Festival is approaching.
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The banners featuring the Class of 2009 were hung from Fawcett Stadium on July 24, 2009.
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The Class of 2009 - Bob Hayes, Randall McDaniel, Bruce Smith, Derrick Thomas, Ralph Wilson, Jr., and Rod Woodson will be formally inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 8, 2009.
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A new banner was hung from the side of the Hall of Fame on Friday, July 31st.
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A protective floor was placed over FieldTurn Recreation Field in anticipation of the extension for the Hall's Plaza Tent.
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On thursday morning nearly 2,000 area youngsters formed a human chain 3-miles long to deliver an offical Wilson NFL football to the front steps of the Hall of Fame as part of First Play 2009.
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The chain began at the Frank T. Bowe building in Downtown Canton, the site where the NFL was founded on Sept. 17, 1920. Greeting the kids is Canton mayor William J. Healy III.
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Also walking the line were Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure with his wife and Army Sgt. Tommy Rieman.
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The ball concludes it's trek at the steps at the front steps of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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The ball makes it's waytowards the Hall of Fame.
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The place for the Class of 2009 busts has been reserved in the Hall of Fame Gallery.
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The staging for NFL Network's set in Fawcett Stadium is being prepared.
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The Hall of Fame grounds were alive with activy on Sunday morning as the 2-mile and 5-mile races concluded in front of the building.
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Runners of the 5-mile race head to the finish line.
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The retail tents are complete and awaiting merchandise.
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Bruce Smith visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Thursday and had a look at where his bust will be placed.
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The flooring for the enshrinement is placed on the FieldTurf in Fawcett Stadium on Wednesday.
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The production trucks arrived at Fawcett Stadium on Monday.
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The Enshrinement Stage is taking shape on Friday morning.
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On Thursday morning construction began on the Ensrhinement Stage on Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium.
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More than 80 pro football legends will be on this stage on Saturday to welcome the CLass of 2009.
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The framework for the tents begin to go up in the Hall's lower parking lot on Saturday, July 25.
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The tents will include Hall of Fame merchandise as well as the popular Hall of Fame Midway where vendo0rs showcase their gear.
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On Saturday the framework for the Plaza Tent extension started going up..
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Everything is coming together nicely.
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The final touches are being added to the tents.