This weekend, the next class of football legends will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The eight-person Class of 2015 includes Ron Wolf, Charles Haley, Mick Tingelhoff, Will Shields, Bill Polian, Tim Brown, the late Junior Seau and Jerome Bettis.
The enshrinement festivities began on Thursday, August 6, and will last all the way through Sunday, August 9, when the preseason schedule kicks off with the Pittsburgh Steelers facing the Minnesota Vikings in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.
After Thursday’s First Ball event catered towards nearly 2,000 children visiting buildings on the Hall of Fame Campus, Friday is a Gold Jacket Photo Op with over 100 Hall of Fame players on the front steps of the Hall of Fame. Later that same evening, a concert by Aerosmith will be performed at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, with tickets starting at $35 according to the event’s website.
Saturday, Panini is hosting autograph sessions for Hall of Fame players returning to Canton to celebrate the induction of the new class. Later on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. ET, the main event begins, as the Class of 2015 enshrinement takes place at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Football fans can see their favorite football players be part of football immortality by finding Cleveland flight deals through Hipmunk.com to watch the induction ceremony. Enjoy all the weekend’s festivities by using Hipmunk’s Cleveland hotel guide to help create the most memorable trip for the lowest prices.
One of the most excited things about watching the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is knowing that football is just around the corner. After all, Sunday night does commence the very first preseason action when the Steelers and Vikings tangle at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, which officially signifies that football is indeed back. According to the event’s website, tickets to the Hall of Fame Game start at $35 for the official kickoff to the newest pro football campaign.
The Hall of Fame has announced they’ve reversed their decision on not allowing Junior Seau’s daughter to speak during the legendary linebacker’s induction ceremony. After drawing a negative reaction when upholding their posthumous guidelines, the Hall of Fame committee seemed to have made the right decision, allowing Seau’s daughter to speak about her father’s storied football career.
After a tumultuous offseason for the NFL, which is still mired in the back-and-forth Deflategate controversy with the New England Patriots, it’ll be good for the league to step back and honor a few of the greats to have ever played the game in Canton.
