College Football Hall of Fame

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The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend, Indiana The Hall of Fame is devoted to college football. It is situated in the renovated downtown district, near convention centers and not far from the campus of Notre Dame. The main museum hall is actually underground, with restaurants and meeting rooms above on the main floor.

The hall features memorials and memorabilia of great American football players and coaches of the past as well as areas to test your own punting, passing, blocking, speed, and agility. At video monitors, visitors can try to predict game-winning strategy or watch great plays of the past.

The first class of College Football Hall of Fame inductees was selected in 1951. That inaugural class included 54 legends and pioneers of the game like Walter Camp, Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Amos Alonzo Stagg and Knute Rockne. Today more than 900 legendary players and coaches from NCAA Division I-A, I-AA, II, III and the NAIA are enshrined in the Hall.

The College Football Hall of Fame was formerly located adjacent to Paramount's Kings Island in Kings Mills, Ohio, near Cincinnati.

Criteria

Each player nominated must have: (1) received major first-team All-America recognition; (2) played his last intercollegiate game at least 10 years previously; (3) retired from playing professional football; and (4) proven himself worthy as a citizen after his football career, carrying the ideals of football forward into his community.

A coach becomes eligible three years after retirement, providing he: (1) was a head coach for at least 10 years; (2) coached at least 100 games; and (3) won at least 60% of his games.

External Links

College Football Hall of Fame Website
Listing of Hall of Fame Inductees