Posts Tagged ‘Hall of Fame’
Posted: Saturday, February 6th, 2010 | Aron Angel | Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Emmitt Smith, Hall of Fame, Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Rice is well known for catching bricks while training to become a professional football player. The soon to be Hall of Famer stopped by the Sirius XM set and Gil Brandt asked him about the genesis of that habit.
Posted: Saturday, February 6th, 2010 | Aron Angel | Tags: Floyd Little, Hall of Fame
Former Broncos running back and new Hall of Fame inductee Floyd Little stopped by the Sirius XM set to sit down with Gil Brandt and Howard Balzer and spoke about his reaction to hearing his name called today.
Posted: Saturday, February 6th, 2010 | Aron Angel | Tags: Bill Belichick, Emmitt Smith, Gil Brandt, Hall of Fame, Jerry Rice
Watching the tears fall down Emmitt Smith’s face, Gil Brandt was reminded of a conversation he had with good friend Bill Belichick, a frequent visitor to the Walter Camp All-America in New Haven, Conn., where Smith was playing one summer.
Posted: Saturday, February 6th, 2010 | Aron Angel | Tags: Gil Brandt, Hall of Fame, Jerry Rice
Watching Jerry Rice up on the stage at the Hall of Fame selection show is a bittersweet moment for Gil Brandt. Working in the front office for the Dallas Cowboys in 1985, Brandt and one of his scouts had their eye on the skinny receiver from little-known Mississippi Valley State, and they were confident they were going to get him.
Posted: Saturday, February 6th, 2010 | Aron Angel | Tags: Hall of Fame, John Randle
As we wait for the official announcement of who will be voted into the Hall of Fame today, I’m sitting here on the Sirius XM set alongside Gil Brandt, pulling little bits of knowledge as only Gil can provide.
Posted: Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 | Jason La Canfora | Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Emimitt Smith, Franco Harris, Green Bay Packers, Hall of Fame, Herb Adderley, Jack Ham, Joe Greene, Joe Montana, John Stallworth, Lynn Swann, Mel Blount, Michael Irvin, Mike Webster, New England Patriots, Otto Graham, Pittsburgh Steelers, Ronnie Lott, San Francisco 49ers, Steve Young, Super Bowl, Ted Hendricks, Terry Bradshaw, Troy Aikman
Would you trade three Super Bowl wins and a Hall of Fame ring for a perfect season? I can see the allure.
Posted: Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff | Tags: Hall of Fame, NFL Network
The announcement of the 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010 will be televised on “Pro Football Hall of Fame: Road to Canton” Saturday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. ET with an encore at 9 p.m. ET, only on NFL Network.
Posted: Thursday, September 10th, 2009 | Frank Tadych | Tags: Art Rooney II, Dan Rooney, Hall of Fame, Kickoff 2009, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rod Woodson, Steve Perry
The Heinz Field crowd quiet? It was nearly silent during the halftime celebration honoring new Hall of Famer Rod Woodson.
Posted: Sunday, August 9th, 2009 | Frank Tadych | Tags: Carl Peterson, Derrick Thomas, Derrion Thomas, Hall of Fame, Kansas City Chiefs
It was a special night for many at the 2009 Hall of Fame induction ceremony. But what it meant to Darrion Thomas, who was able to take the stage as a family representative for the induction of his father, late Chiefs LB Derrick Thomas, was a little beyond words.
Posted: Saturday, August 8th, 2009 | Craig Ellenport | Tags: Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills, Darryl Talley, Hall of Fame, Ted Cottrell, Thurman Thomas
Former Bills defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell presented Bruce Smith for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and declared him “the best Buffalo Bill player ever.”
Posted: Saturday, August 8th, 2009 | Adam Rank | Tags: Bill Cowher, Carl Peterson, Derrick Thomas, Hall of Fame, John Elway, Marty Schottenheimer, Neil Smith
Former Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson gave a highly emotional speech about late LB Derrick Thomas, a 2009 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Posted: Saturday, August 8th, 2009 | Frank Tadych | Tags: Hall of Fame, Rod Woodson
In typical Rod Woodson style, the Hall of Fame inductee walked to the podium and began his induction speech by saying his presenter “made me sound better than I am, I’ll tell you that.”
Posted: Saturday, August 8th, 2009 | Adam Rank | Tags: Bob Hayes, Dallas Cowboys, Gil Brandt, Hall of Fame, Roger Staubach
Hall of Fame QB Roger Staubach hits with an opening joke during an emotional tribute to late, great Cowboys teammate Bob Hayes .
Posted: Saturday, August 8th, 2009 | Jason La Canfora | Tags: Hall of Fame, Rod Woodson, Tracy Foster
I only have been at NFL Network for about six weeks and haven’t yet had the opportunity to work with Rod Woodson, but I feel like I already know him from the way everyone speaks about him.
Posted: Saturday, August 8th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff | Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Hall of Fame, Ozzie Newsome, Rod Woodson
Some Hall of Famers are always working. Ozzie Newsome, legendary tight end and accomplished general manager of the Baltimore Ravens, swung over to the green rooom area here off to the side of the stage where the Hall of Famers sit at Fawcett Stadium.