Plenty to Sweat
HALL OF FAME PROFILES
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As a rookie, Emmitt Smith told his teammate he was going to become the NFL's all-time leading rusher.
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What happens when the best player is also the hardest-working receiver in football? Jerry Rice.
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It takes a special player to go undrafted and find his way to the Hall of Fame.
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Rickey Jackson's fearsome pass rush rarely came from the blind
side.
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The guys wearing dresses and pig snouts can rejoice. There's going to be a Hog in the Hall.
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For nearly three decades, the pats on the back were more like
punches to the gut.
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Despite the wait, LeBeau finally reaches Canton as one of the best defensive players of his era.
THE VIEW FROM CANTON
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Jerry Rice's legendary career fittingly ends with a place in the
Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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No running back has rushed for more yards or scored more touchdowns.
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Redefined the WR position and took it to heights never seen before or since.
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It may go down as the best Hall of Fame induction class in pro football history.
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John Randle is known more from Vikings days, but his brief stint in
Seattle made an impact.
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Pro football has helped put the city of Canton, Ohio on the map and
the locals love it.
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The stars will be out in Canton on Sunday night, too, during a
juicy preseason opener.
SCHEDULE
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Friday, August 65:15 p.m. EST:
HOF enshrinement dinner -
Saturday, August 77:00 p.m. EST:
Class of 2010 induction ceremony -
Sunday, August 87:00 p.m., EST:
Hall of Fame game, Cowboys vs. Bengals
HEARD FROM THE HALL
I had the dreams of doing what you're doing, but my mother got sick and I never did go to college. You are living my dream.
