#Football Hall of Fame Canton Ohio

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“1958 Championship Game ( Colts/NY Giants )” by artist Jack Howard-Potter"

“Formation of the American Football League (1959)” by artist Katherine Stanek

The sculptures above are two of The ELEVEN, a public art project created by The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Arts in Stark, located in downtown Canton, Ohio. The commissioned art works each represent one of the eleven greatest moments in professional football.

The first sculpture pictured, Colts/NY Giants Championship Game (1958) is by Jack Howard Potter. The 30-foot tall steel sculpture celebrates Baltimore Colts player Raymond Berry.

The second, Formation of the American Football League (1959) is by artist Katherine Stanek. The concrete sculpture represents the founders of the league and the use of television as part of its growth. On a nearby information plaque the artist states that she “wanted to celebrate the AFL founders by putting eight giant heads on top of 1960’s TV sets, as if they were ancient heroes in some Roman ruins”. Stanek also runs her own gallery in Philadelphia.

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With Tom returning to Boston on Sunday for his retirement honor ceremony, it got me thinking about his inevitable induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.

He is eligible in 2028. My other guy, Rob, is going to be eligible in 2027.

I have decided that I'm gonna to go to both of their ceremonies. 😊

It's a little expensive and is sure to be crowded, but I also just wanna do this for myself!!!

I think it will be a fun time all around. 🤩🔥💯❤️🤍💙🧡🦜

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Toys,antiques,furniture,vintage clothing,jewerly

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Football Hall Of Fame Hot Air Balloon Festival | Canton, Ohio

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The Simpsons Ultimate Showdown!

Round 4; 16 Competitors Remain:

LENNY LEONARD VS HOMER SIMPSON

Lenny Leonard TidBit: He's just Lenny

Homer Simpson TidBit: In 2017, Homer Simpson was celebrated by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, to honor the 25th anniversary of the episode "Homer at the Bat". In a prepared statement, Simpson said, “My record for eating hot dogs will never be broken. I’ve been a fan for 40 years, which is how long some games take. And I can’t wait for the ceremony in Canton, Ohio.” (Canton is the home of the Football Hall of Fame.)

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Nine new members were inducted into the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in a ceremony that took place at Tom Benson Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

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The World’s Best Gins, According To The 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition

SH’s Wild Scottish Gin can win a gold medal but his bottle is not considered the World's Best Gin, according to the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits. SH’s favourite Spirits competition. For every brand of gin, 100 exceptional competing brands appear. This should help SH to understand he is not the only one in the level of competition.

Best in Class Gin Finalists 2024 KATELYN TUCKER PHOTOGRAPHY

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) just released its finalists for its Best in Class awards, which will be revealed this October. If they made the finalist list, they are the crème of the crop. The finalists in their three most prominent gin groups are in no order.

Best in Class Gin Finalists

Dada Chapel Organic Dry Gin

Housed inside a converted convent in Ghent, Belgium, the team at Dada Chapel Distillery, led by a descendant of the Duvel Moortgat family of brewers, makes award-winning spirits using local raw materials. Their Organic Dry Gin eschews the trend of flavouring their gin with a wide array of botanicals. Instead, it only uses fresh-harvested juniper berries. The resultant liquid is herbaceous and crisp.

Hilbing London Dry Gin

The family behind the Hilbing Franke Distillery in Mendoza, Argentina, has been producing high-quality spirits from pure Andean Mountain water known for their delicate flavours for five generations. Their London Dry Gin blends Argentinean citrus, coriander, and juniper flavours with Malbec grapes from their vineyards to create an exceptionally smooth gin.

Ben Lomond Scottish Gin

Inspired by the majestic Ben Lomond Mountain in the Scottish Highlands, the team behind Ben Lomond Scottish Gin labours to produce gins that embody the rugged and adventurous spirit their country is known for. Their award-winning Scottish Gin uses a distinct blend of eleven botanicals to create a herbaceous liquid that's perfect straight up or in a cocktail.

Eight Lands Organic Speyside Gin

Yet another fantastic gin from Scotland, Eight Lands Organic Speyside Gin, is the result of a meticulous focus on producing clean organic spirits. Located in the heart of Scotch whisky country, this gin from Glenrinnes Distillery was created to win the hearts of traditional Martini drinkers with its balanced flavour profile and crisp aromatics.

Juniperus Gin

Hailing from the land Down Under, this flavour-packed gin from Prohibition Liquor Company delivers quite a hit with each sip. An ultra-premium craft gin, it's a classic London Dry Gin with layers of flavours that surface with each sip. Using exotic ingredients like Grains of Paradise and cassis bark, it is both complex yet approachable.

Best in Class Flavoured Gin Finalists for the 2024 KATELYN TUCKER PHOTOGRAPHY

Best in Class Flavoured Gin Final….

Settlers Spirits Yuzu Gin

Located in South Australia, Settlers Spirits produces a range of gins designed to showcase the wide array of flavours that gin can present to drinkers. Its Yuzu Gin is one such bottle. Made from Australia’s first commercial crop of Yuzu, a citrus fruit from Japan, China, and Tibet, it is brimming with bright flavours and has a clean finish.

Gervasi Spirits Pink Peppercorn Gin

The beauty of flavoured gins is that you can sip them straight or use them to punch up a cocktail. Gervasi Spirits Pink Peppercorn Gin is one such bottle. Made in Canton, Ohio, the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, it uses Pink and Szechuan Peppercorns to create an aromatic gin that delivers a spicy punch with each sip.

DiBaldo Spirits AU 79 Saffron Gin

DiBaldo Spirits must be onto something with their AU 79 Saffron Gin. It continually lands at the top of most major spirit competition award lists. Made in Emilia Romagna, Italy, it uses one of the world's most expensive spices, saffron, to craft an ideal balance between Mediterranean flavours and Far East exoticism. If you are into making off-the-wall cocktails, this is the bottle for you.

Luscious Spirits Raspberry Gin

When you name your company Luscious Spirits, you better deliver some over-the-top flavours. Crafted in small batches through vapor infusion, their Raspberry Gin delivers. Using a blend of 12 botanicals and a dose of fresh raspberries, it exhibits vibrant juniper and citrus tastes up front with a sweet, fruity finish.

Junipero Smoked Rosemary Gin

If you are a fan of craft gin, then chances are you have heard of Junipero Gin. Founded in 1996, Junipero Gin was one of the first craft gin makers in America. They helped reset drinkers' opinions on what gin could be. Still handmade in San Francisco, each of their bottles is loaded with flavours, perhaps none more so than their Smoked Rosemary Gin. An unfiltered gin bottled at 98.6 Proof, its distinctive smoky rosemary flavours make it unforgettable.

Best in Class Barrel Aged Gin Finalists for 2024 KATELYN TUCKER PHOTOGRAPHY

Best in Class Barrel Aged Gin Finalists

Starlight Distillery Simon’s 1794 Bottled-In-Bond American Dry Gin

When Starlight Distillery launched a little over a decade ago in Borden, Indiana, its primary goal was to produce brandies and ports using fresh fruits from the Huber Farm, of which it is a part. Luckily for drinkers, they branched out, and these days, they offer a wide array of spirits, many using ingredients from the farm, one of the largest fruit farms in the state. Their Simon's 1794 Barrel Finished Gin is one such product. A small batch of gin, its distinctive citrus and juniper flavours blend perfectly with spices from the barrel.

Crazy Eights Gold Oak Gin

One of the beautiful things about barrel-aged gins is their unpredictability. You never know quite what you will get until the first sip. Inspired by the film Kill Bill's murderous yakuza gang, the Crazy 88's gin from Hai Seas Distillery in Shanghai, China, delivers something killer. Made from a fusion of eight botanicals, Crazy Eights Gold Oak Gin is aged in the world's first whisky barrels made from French, American, and Chinese oak. It's overflowing with citrus and caramel flavours.

Nozawa Onsen Distillery Barrel-Aged Gin

Made at the newly opened Nozawa Onsen Distillery in the heart of mountainous Nagano, Japan, home of the 1998 Winter Olympics, this barrel-aged gin has yet to be released to the public. Entered into the competition as a sneak peek at what's yet to come, it wowed the judges. There is a reason for that: every gin they have released in their short lifetime has won widespread acclaim. Keep an eye out for this bottle when it is released; it's one to grab.

Corsair Distillery Barreled Gin

When Corsair Distillery opened as the first craft distillery in Nashville, Tennessee, since prohibition, they had lofty goals: to make some of the best craft spirits in America. Well, a pile of accolades accumulated over a decade and a half points to a goal achieved. Known for their whiskies and gins each of their bottles is one to search out. Their smokey with whisky undertones Barreled Gin is another bottle that is not ready for public release, but judging by its showing at the SFWSC, expect to see it soon.

Seabourne Distillery Barrel Aged Series-Pedro Ximenez Cask

When distillers decide to barrel age their gins, they often take big swings for the fences. Some work, some don't. Often, the products they do come up with are only available in limited releases or just at the distillery itself. Such is the case with this amazing gin from Seabourne Distillery. Located in the town of Noosa in Queensland, Australia, its gins often result in drinkers making a pilgrimage to the distillery to sample their wares. This barrel-aged gin is brimming with black pepper flavours and goes down sweet.

*Hudson Lindenberger - Forbes

Posted 4th June 2024

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Got another robot for you, another of the main characters

This is Ford, built by General Robotics Corporation (or GRC), for the purpose of playing American football. Originally sharing a name with his player number, 14 was lucky enough to have been manufactured with a speaker, a feature of the the SportsBot-S, meant to get chummy with fans and the media for promotional purposes.

Entering the fray the same year of his manufacture, 2068, he quickly proved to be instrumental in winning the Sacramento Blazers their first Techno Bowl in Las Vegas, and quickly became the center of attention in the world of robotic sports, and perhaps out there on the field, something began to stir in him. Mobbed by fans and interviewers, he publicly announced he intended to change his name, asking to be referred to as Ford, and become even more public in the off season, something he hadn’t been programmed for. Several system diagnoses from GRC confirmed he had indeed become sentient, but he was still willing to play football for them and promote the company if they gave him greater autonomy, and this was happily agreed upon.

Ford would go on to bring victory to his team from 2068 to 2075, he was even brought on to play with the best of the ARFL (American Robotics Football League) to play against the all stars of the NFL to celebrate America’s tricentennial. However, 2076 would not be kind to him, as the Blazers lost the 2076 season to the Omaha Winds by a decently large margin, and the age of the 41-33 SportsBot was put to blame, and at the end of the season, he was retired to the pro football hall of fame in Canton, Ohio, becoming part of an exhibit on the ARFL. Three years later, the 41-33 was discontinued, and replaced by the 17-13. In 2080, Ford was taken from his display, moved to a back room, and temporarily shut down for some servicing. He would sit there, shut off, for six years. That was until a certain former servant robot found him.

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McKinley Chips

One of the items in my collection of "Saratoga Chip" (the original generic name of the potato chip) memorabilia is a Saratoga Chipper tool that was made by M. Brown & Co. of New York City for the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY in 1901.   See the photos.  

Four US Presidents have been assassinated:

Lincoln Garfield McKinley Kennedy

Imagine my surprise when, at one of my presentations, an attendee told me that Garfield is actually a cat.

President McKinley lead the nation to victory in the Spanish-American War and raised protective tariffs to promote American industry. As a matter of trivia, President McKinley's photo is on the discontinued $500 bill. https://avocadoughtoast.com/500-dollar-bill/. You can read about President McKinley on the website for his Library and Museum. https://mckinleymuseum.org/william-mckinley/.

President William McKinley was assassinated in September 1901 at the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition. He was shot by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist and former steelworker. According to History.com, Czolgosz traveled to Buffalo, New York, days before the President's planned speech and purchased a .32 caliber Iver Johnson revolver, the same model used in the assassination of Italian King Umberto I the summer before. As Czolgosz walked up to President McKinley on September 6, 1901, just after 4 p.m., the President extended his hand. Czolgosz took out his pistol and shot McKinley twice.

Toga Chip Gal and I made a trip to Canton, Ohio to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame. While there, we learned that the President McKinley Museum and Library, as well as the late President's burial plot, was located a short drive away. We decided to make a side trip to visit them.

See the photos of the front of the statue of President McKinley from the top of the burial vault, the back of the statue from the top of the burial vault, the entrance to the burial vault, the name on the burial vault, the entrance to the burial vault and the front of the statute of President McKinley.  The final photo is the Pan-American Exposition.

The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied 350 acres of land on the western edge of what is now Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Avenue to Elmwood Avenue and northward to Great Arrow Avenue. Buffalo was chosen as the location because of its size (at the time it was the eighth largest city in the U.S. with a population of approximately 350,000) and also because of its well suited railway connections.

Here is a video tour of the Exposition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgAlYxM8200. View a film of President McKinley reviewing troops at Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694343. The latter film was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. The company, founded by inventor Thomas Alva Edison, operated from 1893 to 1917.

Enjoy the William McKinley song:

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Pair Of Raiders Legends Closer To Being Rightfully Enshrined In 2024

A pair of Las Vegas Raiders legends are that much closer to getting their well-deserved place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame next year.

A pair of Las Vegas Raiders legends are that much closer to getting their well-deserved place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame next year. The list continues to shrink for next year’s class, meaning two players in particular could be headed to Canton, Ohio. Former All-Pro cornerback Eric Allen, a fan favorite among Raider Nation and current analyst for the Silver and Black, could go in as a…

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Vintage Souvenir Glass-Professional Football Hall of Fame-Vintage Barware.

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Events 9.7 (after 1900)

1901 – The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol. 1906 – Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France successfully for the first time. 1907 – Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City. 1911 – French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum. 1916 – US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751) 1920 – Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they were to serve with the Finnish Air Force, killing both crews. 1921 – In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held. 1921 – The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland. 1923 – The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed. 1927 – The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth. 1929 – Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost. 1932 – The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences. 1936 – The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial named Benjamin, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. 1940 – Romania returns Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria under the Treaty of Craiova. 1940 – World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights. 1942 – World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay. 1943 – A fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston kills 55 people. 1943 – World War II: The German 17th Army begins its evacuation of the Kuban bridgehead (Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea. 1945 – World War II: Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines. 1945 – The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held. 1953 – Nikita Khrushchev is elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 1963 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members. 1965 – During an Indo-Pakistani War, China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border. 1965 – Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlite, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula. 1970 – Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan. 1970 – Vietnam Television was established. 1977 – The Torrijos–Carter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The United States agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century. 1979 – The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy. 1984 – An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo kills seven soldiers and policemen. 1986 – Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town. 1997 – Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. 2005 – Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election. 2008 – The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2010 – A Chinese fishing trawler collides with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands. 2011 – The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team. 2017 – The 8.2 Mw  2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people. 2019 – Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.

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Byron Allen’s HBCU Go spotlights football season lineup with 3-hour Kickoff Show 

Fans of HBCU football were treated to a three-hour buffet in the HBCU Go Sports Kickoff Show, hosted by legendary broadcaster Charlie Neal at the Pro Football Hall of Fame museum in Canton, Ohio. He wasted no time telling everyone the stakes. “This season, HBCU Go becomes the first network in history to bring you a full season of live doubleheader [HBCU football] games,” said Neal, standing…

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The Unprecedented Rise of Boltman Memes: When Humor Meets Respect

Republished with full copyrights permissions obtained from the Sports Today Magazine. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has surprised us all with one of the funniest and most unexpected posts of all time. A recent visit by the renowned Boltman to the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, has sparked a social media frenzy. What started as a sincere moment of paying respects to the late football legend Junior…

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The Unprecedented Rise of Boltman Memes: When Humor Meets Respect

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has surprised us all with one of the funniest and most unexpected posts of all time. A recent visit by the renowned Boltman to the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, has sparked a social media frenzy. What started as a sincere moment of paying respects to the late football legend Junior Seau has taken an amusing turn. The Absurdity Unleashed: When Boltman stood in front…