Snoop Dogg sings for Deion Sanders and friends during a post-enshrinement party. (Chris Law/NFL)

CANTON, Ohio — After all the tributes and tears, it was Snoop Dogg who tied a bow on things (no disrespect to Deion Sanders tying his do-rag around his bronze bust).

Dressed in a gold blazer, Snoop paid tribute to Deion with over an hour of music, including a special duet with Deion himself.

St. Louis native Nelly kicked things off in front of a crowd that included Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Jerry Jones, Jim Kelly, Michael Irvin, Dan Marino, Bruce Smith, Eric Dickerson, John Randle, Sterling Sharpe, and Terrell Davis.

Marshall Faulk jumped on stage while Nelly paid tribute to his St. Louis roots and what Faulk meant to the city.

But it was the D.O. Double G who brought down the house, echoing Deion’s Pro Football Hall of Fame speech tribute to his mother with a shout out to all the moms in the crowd: “The mamas are the backbone” would be the line to take away before Snoop and Deion closed things out with a rendition of Prime’s own 1994 hit “Must Be The Money” that would have made MC Hammer proud.

Truth.

– Aron Angel

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Deion Sanders caps off a memorable evening by applying one of his trademark looks to his bust. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

CANTON, Ohio — Leave it to Deion to put the exclamation point on a powerful evening with they type of moment that only he could create.

After Ed Sabol‘s inspirational video and Shannon Sharpe‘s powerful speech and selfless tribute to his older brother, it was Sanders who stole the show with a poignant tribute to his mother.

Then he capped it all off by tying his trademark do-rag around his bust.

Is it just me, or does that thing look nothing like him?

– Aron Angel

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CANTON, Ohio – Michael Irvin and Steve Mariucci have already gone on record as saying that Deion Sanders was the best athlete they’ve seen grace the football field. Add Jerry Jones to that chorus.

Just as master of ceremonies Chris Berman was introducing the seven new Hall of Famers on stage at Fawcett Stadium, Jones was holding court up in the press box to talk about his memories of Sanders and what he meant to his Cowboys teams in the mid-90s, and agreed that Sanders was the best athlete he’s ever had in his time as Cowboys owner

“He’s a freak relative to his ability to accelerate,” Jones said. “And of course his speed. Nobody had football speed like Deion, which is acceleration in shorter yardage type situations. … He had very, very good awareness. He knew how to use it, knew his angles. So you add all that up.

“You’re talking about real freakish abilities when you’re talking about a guy like Deion. And he used it so well. He applied it to football really well. I think I should mention that he really worked to get better. He was a hard worker as a player.”

And just at that moment, Jones looked out onto the stage below and paused as Sanders was first introduced to the crowd. Then he continued, explaining how he would jump at the opportunity to again be able to add a player of Sanders’ calibre.

“It was a real unique time, and I don’t know that we’ll ever have it again or if I’ll get to be a part of it, to have in place a team with outstanding Hall of Fame players, unique players, and add that,” Jones said of signing Sanders in 1995. “To step out and add that piece. I would pray to get a chance to do that again. … I don’t know that I’ll get a chance to do that again.”

Jones, who was wearing his 1995 Super Bowl ring as he spoke, said acquiring Sanders was about one thing — getting that third ring after winning back-to-back titles in 1992 and ’93.

“That had everything to do with going crazy to pay Deion, because I could justify it,” Jones said. “I said he could be the difference in a Super Bowl or for that matter, maybe two or three Super Bowls. He could make that look like a good decision, and did.”

– Aron Angel

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“I dreamed a dream, the impossible dream,” Sabol told the crowd. “I dreamed the impossible dream, and I’m living it right this minute.”

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2011 Pro Hall of Fame enshrinee Shannon Sharpe at the Hall of Fame ceremony in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 6, 2011 (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

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CANTON, Ohio — As the rain gives way to some early-evening sunshine here at Fawcett Stadium, it occurs to me that Steve Young – now and forever — should pay for the dry cleaning of Deion Sanders‘ new gold blazer.

It’s the least Young can do, considering that, if it weren’t for “Primetime” joining the 49ers for the 1994 season, he might have never won a Super Bowl … at least not as a starter. It’s fair to assume that had Sanders gone to Dallas that season rather than waiting another year, he would’ve shifted the advantage to the Cowboys in the NFC title game, thereby relegating Young’s enduring legacy to “can’t win the big one” status.

Don’t get me wrong: Even if Young hadn’t had that six-touchdown Super Bowl MVP performance against the Chargers, he probably would’ve wound up getting a bust in Canton anyway — probably.

Think I’m overstating it? Go ask Young’s fellow southpaw, Boomer Esiason (who threw for more career yards and touchdowns than Young) what a difference winning the Super Bowl can make.