college football hall of fame

College Football Hall of Fame front featuring a newly installed Spriturf artificial turf field. [1]

The College Football Hall of Fame is one of the ways in which the National Football Foundation fulfills its mission of preserving the game of college football. [2]

Over the past decade, we have promoted the candidacies of deserving retired coaches and former All-American players for the College Football Hall of Fame. [3]

NEW YORK — Lou Holtz, Billy Cannon and Troy Aikman were among 15 former players and coaches elected Thursday to the College Football Hall of Fame. [4]

NEW YORK - From the national ballot of 75 candidates and a pool of hundreds of eligible nominees, Ron Johnson, chairman of The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, announced the 2007 College Football Hall of Fame Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) Class, which includes the names of 12 All-America players and two legendary coaches. [5]

On Tuesday night residents met for a town hall meeting to discuss the options for the College Football Hall of Fame. [...] The Hall of Fame draws bigger numbers in South Bend than in its prior home, Cincinnati, and 75-percent of its visitors are from out of town. [6]

On behalf of the Valley of the Sun Chapter of the National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame I wish to welcome you to our organization. [...] For the past 23 years, the Scholar-Athlete Awards Program has been our signature event when we honor Arizona college and high school football players for their academic, athletic and leadership accomplishments. [3]

The selection of Hall of Fame inductees, however, ultimately is determined by the Foundation’s Honor Court. [1]

One factor to consider is that the University of Notre Dame is the second largest attraction in the state of Indiana. [6]

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. [...] 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. [2]

The museum hall, located on the underground level, features memorials and memorabilia of great American football players and coaches of the past. [1]

The latest class will be inducted at the NFF banquet in New York in December, then enshrined in the summer of 2009 at the Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. [4]

Sources:
[1] College Football Hall of Fame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] College Football Hall of Fame
[3] College Football Hall of Fame
[4] Cannon, Aikman, Holtz lead 15 into Hall of Fame - College
[5] NCAAFootball.com :: 2007 College Football Hall of Fame
[6] What will be put in place of the College Football Hall of Fame?

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