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CANTON, Ohio — Jerry Jones wasn't just proud of his gold jacket Saturday but also his new gold sneakers that arrived just in time for the Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Jones received a package from Nike co-founder Phil Knight on Thursday in the locker room at Tom Benson Stadium before the Cowboys played Arizona. Inside…
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CANTON, Ohio — An unlikely, unconventional, rebellious but swashbuckling journey that began in 1989 ended in the game's place of honor Saturday. Jerry Jones — who once tried to borrow money from the notorious Teamsters Union to buy the San Diego Chargers decades before buying the Cowboys — is an outsider no more. He became a…
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CANTON, Ohio -- On an unseasonably cool summer night in the birthplace of professional football, seven more immortals swelled the ranks of the Pro Football of Fame to 310. The group included an owner, a quarterback, two running backs, a pass rusher, a hard-hitting safety and a kicker. As the safety, Kenny Easley said, "To my…
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CANTON, Ohio -- There might be no better word than surreal to describe the astounding journey of Kurt Warner to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That journey culminates Saturday night when Warner's speech wraps up end this year's enshrinement ceremony and bring to 310 the number of players, coaches and contributors with busts in the…
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CANTON, OH -- A new era begins this year at the Pro Football Hall of Fame as the induction ceremony of the Class of 2017 will be the featured event in the unveiling of the $800 million Johnson Controls HOF Village. That includes the spectacular new Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium and a National Youth…
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As another class is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend in Canton, Ohio, an ongoing ritual is repeating itself, and we don't mean the guys getting the bronze busts. We mean the know-nothing critics who regularly wail about the men who do not get selected. The problem with those complaints is the…
