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Enshrinement Information

• Date: Saturday, August 7th and Sunday, August 8th, 2021
• Time: 8:00 PM ET (Both Days)
• Location: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton, OH)
• TV: NFL Network/ESPN (8:00 PM ET)
• Radio: NFL Game Pass, Westwood One, Sirius XM

The 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls kicks off the NFL’s 102nd season with the annual Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, Aug. 5. Other major events complementing the Class of 2021 Enshrinement and Hall of Fame Game are the nationally televised Enshrinees’ Gold Jacket Dinner (Friday, Aug. 6), the Enshrinement of the Centennial Class of 2020 (Saturday, Aug. 7) and the Enshrinees Roundtable (Sunday, Aug. 8). The festivities, comprising “the greatest gathering in football,” wrap up Monday night (Aug. 9) with the Concert for Legends.

The full 15-person Centennial Slate for the Class of 2020 consists of 10 Seniors (players who last played more than 25 years ago), three Contributors (an individual other than a player or coach) and two Coaches were elected by a special Blue-Ribbon Panel during a meeting at the Hall of Fame.

Coaches

• Bill Cowher – 1992-2006 Pittsburgh Steelers
• Jimmy Johnson – 1989-1993 Dallas Cowboys, 1996-99 Miami Dolphins

Contributors

• *Steve Sabol, Administrator/President – 1964-2012 NFL Films
• Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner – 1989-2006 National Football League
• *George Young, Contributor/General Manager – 1968-1974 Baltimore Colts, 1975-78 Miami Dolphins, 1979-1997 New York Giants, 1998-2001 National Football League

Seniors

• Harold Carmichael, WR – 1971-1983 Philadelphia Eagles, 1984 Dallas Cowboys
• Jim Covert, T – 1983-1990 Chicago Bears
• *Bobby Dillon, S – 1952-59 Green Bay Packers
• Cliff Harris, S – 1970-79 Dallas Cowboys
• *Winston Hill, T – 1963-1976 New York Jets, 1977 Los Angeles Rams
• *Alex Karras, DT – 1958-1962, 1964-1970 Detroit Lions
• Donnie Shell, S – 1974-1987 Pittsburgh Steelers
• *Duke Slater, T – 1922 Milwaukee Badgers, 1922-25 Rock Island Independents,1926-1931 Chicago Cardinals
• *Mac Speedie, E – 1946-1952 Cleveland Browns [AAFC/NFL]
• *Ed Sprinkle, DE/LB/E – 1944-1955 Chicago Bears

*deceased

 

The Centennial Slate of Enshrinees will be joined in the Class of 2020 by five Modern-Era Players.

The Modern-Era players for the Class of 2020 includes safety STEVE ATWATER, wide receiver ISAAC BRUCE, guard STEVE HUTCHINSON, running back EDGERRIN JAMES, and safety TROY POLAMALU.

Class of 2021 includes guard ALAN FANECA, coach TOM FLORES, wide receiver CALVIN JOHNSON, safety JOHN LYNCH, quarterback PEYTON MANNING, contributor BILL NUNN, wide receiver DREW PEARSON and cornerback/safety CHARLES WOODSON.

 

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