Tuesday, August 13, 2013

The Enshrinement Ceremony...

After autographs and museum touring, it was time for the big finale and it did not disappoint!
We headed to the football stadium, right by the HOF, for the enshrinement ceremony!

We walked into the stadium and there was a garage up on a hill..in plain view. Jason was looking for gold jackets and immediately found this one!

Mike Ditka...smoking a big 'ole cigar!

While standing there, HUGE VIP buses pulled up. Someone important had to be them!

And out came 120 different Hall of Famers!
John Madden and Frank Gifford

Emmitt Smith

Roger Staubach and Steve Young

Mean Joe Green

Joe Namath

Inside the stadium, the players all mingled around and talked. It was fun to watch!

Emmitt Smith saying hello to Eric Dikerson

Chris Berman (Boomer) shaking Jim Kelly's hand.

This is Boomer starting the show. Needless to say, they had a close up on him and not a crowd shot, due to the fact that the players were just starting to take their seats!

John Madden sitting with Dan Marino.

Howie Long! I have LOTS of pictures of Howie Long!!!

Madden talking with Marino and Joe Namath.

Marcus Allen and Troy Aikman

Suddenly there was a bunch of cheering in the crowd. The 2013 Hall of Famers were being escorted into the stadium. This is LarryAllen leading the crowd.

Back to the ceremony....Boomer introduced all 120 of the 160 Hall of Famers that attended the ceremony. Jason took a picture of each person. Don't worry, I won't share all 120. 
 
Alan Page from the Minnesota Vikings. Mr. Page is now a judge and has written a great children's book, Alan and his Perfectly Pointy Impossibly Perpendicular Pinky
 
And you can see that his finger is perfectly pointy and impossibly perpendicular!

Shannon Sharpe

Jimmy Johnson...in the front row of course!