Monday, October 3, 2011
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| Posted: 03 Oct 2011 07:49 AM PDT The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the place where all the greats of the National Football League are inducted, and it reads like a who's who of American Football. Based in Canton Ohio, it was started in 1963 with 17 original inductees and that number continues to grow year on year. A question a lot of people ask is why it is based in Canton which has no current NFL links, well Canton was the original home of the NFL then known as the American Professional Football Association, and secondly the now-defunct Canton Bulldogs were a successful NFL team based in Canton during the first few years of the league. The actual Hall of Fame has undergone many changes and expansions in its life and its total area covering five rooms now totals more than 82,000 square feet, including the latest addition the Game Day Stadium, which shows NFL Films productions on a 20-foot by 42-foot Cinemascope screen. Those who bet on NFL will love that sort of thing. So how do you get elected into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame? – That is decided by the Board of Selectors who are mainly journalists from the cities which house NFL teams, these are augmented by other delegates and the Board in total numbers 44. To be eligible for the nominating process, a player or coach must have been retired at least five years. Any other contributor such as a team owner or executive can be voted in at any time. Fans may nominate any player, coach or contributor by simply writing to the Pro Football Hall of Fame via letter or email. The Selection Committee is then polled three times by mail to eventually narrow the list to 25 semi-finalists: once in March, one in September, and one in October. In November, the committee then selects 15 finalists by mail balloting. Fans of football betting keep a close eye on proceedings. Finally the class of that year is selected on the eve of that year's Super Bowl, to qualify the nominee must gain at least 80 per cent support from the Board. Inductions are them made in August the night before the annual Hall Of Fame game between two existing NFL teams as part of their pre-season schedule. Inductees do not go into the Hall Of Fame as a member of any particular team, they are treated as individuals and are depicted in the Hall by a bust of themselves and they are presented with a distinctive gold jackets to wear at all future Hall Of Fame events.  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2011 07:40 AM PDT In the NFL the numbers that are worn on the shirts dictate what designated position that particular player can play and what his role is within the team and where he is allowed to go on the field. The current system was instituted into the league on April 5, 1973, as a means for fans and officials (referees, linesmen) to more easily identify players on the field by their position. At the time of that change there were players who were out of sync with the numbering system based on their names but so as not to cause mass confusion they were allowed to continue with their numbers. Obviously as time rolled on those players retired and now all players have to conform to the numbering protocol detailed here. Fans of football betting should remember this. Quarterbacks, Placekickers and Punters: 1–19 Wide Receivers: 10–19 and 80–89 Running Backs and Defensive Backs: 20–49 Offensive Linemen: 50–79 Linebackers: 50–59 and 90–99, or 40–49 if all are taken Defensive Linemen: 50–79 and 90–99 Tight Ends: 80–89, or 40–49 There are some exceptions to these rules though, such as prior to 2004, wide receivers only wore numbers 10-19, but with the explosion in the NFL of a more offensively based game and more wide receivers in the game, they had to expand the number selection to include numbers 80-89. Prior to that, players were allowed to wear non-standard numbers only if their team had run out of numbers within the prescribed number range. People placing NFL bets need to bear this in mind. One of the biggest advantages in the standardisation of numbers is that it can aid officials in spotting certain penalties, such as "illegal formation" or "ineligible receiver", usually only offensive players with numbers 1–49 and 80–89 are allowed to play at the end or back positions or handle the ball in normal game situations. It should be remembered that the NFL numbering system is based on the player's principal position in the team even though they may on occasions if reporting the fact to the referee play in other positions should the game situation demand it.  |
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