CANTON, Ohio – The Pro Football Hall of Fame is inviting Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs fans traveling through Ohio this weekend to experience “The Most Inspiring Place on Earth!”
The Chiefs take on the Steelers on Sunday Night Football at Heinz Field.
Any Steelers or Chiefs fan dressed in their team’s gear who mentions the promotion at the Hall’s box office will receive a $5 discount on regular adult, senior or child museum admission prices. The promotion runs from Friday, Sept. 30 through Monday, Oct. 3. The Hall of Fame is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. More information on planning a visit to the Hall of Fame can be found at ProFootballHOF.com/visit/.
STEELERS IN CANTON
The Steelers have 21 longtime members enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame – the third most by any current NFL franchise after the Chicago Bears (27) and the Green Bay Packers (24). Longtime Pittsburgh players include: JEROME BETTIS (Running Back, 1996-2005, Class of 2015), MEL BLOUNT (Cornerback, 1970-1983, Class of 1989), TERRY BRADSHAW (Quarterback, 1970-1983, Class of 1989), JACK BUTLER (Cornerback, 1951-59, Class of 2012), DERMONTTI DAWSON (Center, 1988-2000, Class of 2012), BILL DUDLEY (Halfback, 1942, 1945-46, Class of 1966), JOE GREENE (Defensive Tackle, 1969-1981, Class of 1987), JACK HAM (Linebacker, 1971-1982, Class of 1988), FRANCO HARRIS (Running Back, 1972-1983, Class of 1990), JOHN HENRY JOHNSON (Fullback, 1960-65, Class of 1987), WALT KIESLING (Coach, 1937-1944, 1954-56, Class of 1966), JACK LAMBERT (Linebacker, 1974-1984, Class of 1990), BOBBY LAYNE (Quarterback, 1958-1962, Class of 1967), CHUCK NOLL Coach, 1969-1991, Class of 1993), ART ROONEY (Founder-Owner, 1933-1988, Class of 1964), DAN ROONEY (Administrator-Owner, 1955-Present, Class of 2000), JOHN STALLWORTH (Wide Receiver, 1974-1987, Class of 2002), ERNIE STAUTNER (Defensive Tackle, 1950-1963, Class of 1969), LYNN SWANN (Wide Receiver, 1974-1982, Class of 2001), MIKE WEBSTER (Center, 1974-1988, Class of 1997), and ROD WOODSON (Cornerback-Safety, 1987-1996, Class of 2009).
Six other Hall of Famers spent a minor portion of their Hall of Fame careers with the Steelers, including: BERT BELL, LEN DAWSON, KEVIN GREENE, JOHN “BLOOD” McNALLY, MARION MOTLEY, and CAL HUBBARD.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum is home to countless artifacts from the Steelers franchise. They include: All-Madden Team jacket awarded to DAWSON in 1997; the gloves worn by GREENE when he sacked BRETT FAVRE on Dec. 24, 1995; and a helmet worn by LAMBERT circa 1983.
CHIEFS IN CANTON
Kansas City has 11 longtime members enshrined in the Hall of Fame, including: BOBBY BELL (Linebacker-Defensive End, 1963-1974, Class of 1983), BUCK BUCHANAN (Defensive Tackle, 1963-1975, Class of 1990), CURLEY CULP (Defensive Tackle, 1968-1974, Class of 2013), LEN DAWSON (Quarterback, 1962-1975, Class of 1987), LAMAR HUNT (League Founder-Owner, 1960-2006, Class of 1972), WILLIE LANIER (Linebacker, 1967-1977, Class of 1986), WILL SHIELDS (Guard, 1993-2006, Class of 2015), JAN STENERUD (Placekicker, 1967-1979, Class of 1991), HANK STRAM (Coach, 1960-1974, Class of 2003), DERRICK THOMAS (Linebacker, 1989-1999, Class of 2009), and EMMITT THOMAS (Cornerback, 1966-1978, Class of 2008).
The Chiefs were also home to seven Hall of Famers who spent a minor portion of their career in Kansas City. They include: MARCUS ALLEN, MARV LEVY, JOE MONTANA, WARREN MOON, BILL POLIAN, WILLIE ROAF, and MIKE WEBSTER.
Several artifacts of significance on display from Chiefs history include: the shoes and gloves worn by Jamaal Charles on Dec. 15, 2013 against the Oakland Raiders when he became the first player in NFL history to record four touchdown receptions and a touchdown run; the Associated Press Coach of the Year Trophy awarded to STRAM for his victory in Super Bowl IV; and the Super Bowl I game used football when the Chiefs took on the Packers.
NEW AT THE HALL
Hall of Fame Village, a $500 million development of the Pro Football Hall of Fame campus, began in September 2015 and includes significant enhancements to the museum that opened this past summer.
The Hall is now home to an extraordinary cutting-edge, multi-sensory immersive theater, “A Game for Life,” featuring holographic representations of Hall of Fame legends JOE NAMATH, GEORGE HALAS, and VINCE LOMBARDI. The experience provides great inspiration to fans by showing them how the game of football teaches lessons about life. The stories of numerous Hall of Famers, including JIM KELLY, STEVE LARGENT, ALAN PAGE, JIM BROWN, WARREN MOON and CURTIS MARTIN, are shared.
The Hunt/Casterline Pro Football Hall of Fame Card Collection exhibit recently opened at the Hall. The exhibit showcases the rarest, highest graded, and most valuable football card collection in the world featuring. The most-significant pieces of the 300,000-plus collection that dates back to 1888 are displayed. The collection’s creators are Dan Hunt, President of FC Dallas and son of LAMAR HUNT, the Hall of Fame founder of the American Football League and Kansas City Chiefs; and Robert Casterline from Casterline Goodman Gallery, Partner.
