The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL). It opened in Canton, Ohio, United States, on September 7, 1963. Dick McCann, long-time general manager of the Washington Redskins, was named the Hall's first director on April 4, 1962. The first class of inductees included the Redskins' owner George Preston Marshall.
Hours of Operation
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is open every day of the year except for Christmas. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, it is open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The hours for the remainder of the year are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $18.00 for adults, $12.00 for children 14 and under. Senior citizens over 62 are admitted for $15.00. Information on group rates and any other matters may be obtained by calling (330) 456-8207.
Directions from Washington, DC
I-270N to I-70W to I-76W to I-77S Exit 107A
Miles Approx.: 335; Time Approx.: 7 Hrs.
More than eight million fans have visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame since its opening in September, 1963. The best time to visit is during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival.
Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton, Ohio, in the northwest corner of the city.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum Since opening in 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has grown in both size and stature. The building was expanded in 1971, 1978 and 1995; and a major gallery renovation was completed in 2003. Together, these improvements have transformed the original...
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum This year the Pro Football Hall of Fame celebrates its forty-five years of excellence in honoring the legends and preserving the history of professional football. Throughout the 45th anniversary year, the Hall of fame will conduct special events...
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum The Hall of Fame stands as a shining tribute to the men who have made professional football America’s most popular sport.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum ‘First Down’ Steve Apps 2007 Photo of the Year. Dave Boss Award of Excellence.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum More than eight million fans have visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame since its opening in September, 1963. The attendance pace, slow at first, quickened dramatically in the early 1970's.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum The Pro Football Hall of Fame is open every day of the year except for Christmas. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, it is open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The hours for the remainder of the year are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $18.00 for...
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum A 44-member Board of Selectors, a committee largely made up of sports writers, is responsible for electing new members to the Hall of Fame each year.
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George Allen Hall of Fame Bust In 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams from 1966 through 1970 and the Washington Redskins from 1971 through 1977, George Allen compiled a 116-47-5 regular season record as a head coach.
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Joe Gibbs Hall of Fame Bust Gibbs is the only coach to have won three Super Bowls with three different quarterbacks, Joe Theismann (XVII), Doug Williams (XXII) and Mark Rypien (XXVI). Under Gibbs, Washington won 10 or more games eight times and had only one losing season (7-9 in...
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Charley Taylor Hall of Fame Bust Charley Taylor led the National Football League in receiving in both 1966 and 1967, his first two years as a wide receiver, and caught more than 50 passes in a record-tying seven campaigns.
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Bobby Mitchell Hall of Fame Bust Bobby Mitchell was blessed with exceptional speed, uncanny faking ability and balance. They were assets that served the versatile wide receiver/halfback well during his 11-year National Football League career.
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Sonny Jurgensen Hall of Fame Bust Sonny Jurgensen riddled enemy defenses with picture-perfect bullets for 18 seasons in the National Football League. With Philadelphia for seven seasons and Washington for 11 more, Sonny – one of the finest pure passers ever – accumulated a seemingly...
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Vince Lombardi Hall of Fame Bust In 1969, Lombardi moved to Washington, where the Redskins were struggling much the way the Packers had 10 years earlier. Remarkably, in his first season with the Redskins, Lombardi created an amazing result – a 7-5-2 record.
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