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70-843: In addition to supporting amateur football on the local level, the National Football Foundation also oversees the support, administration, and operation of the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta . The Foundation also tabulated and released the Bowl Championship Series Standings each Fall and hosts an Annual Awards Dinner in December at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City . As of 2020, Archie Manning ,

140-639: A 45-yard indoor football field. Atlanta Hall Management operates the College Football Hall of Fame. During the George Floyd Protests on May 29, 2020, the Hall of Fame was damaged and looted by protesters. Hall of Fame CEO Kimberly Beaudin told ESPN that only the gift shop was looted, adding that "no artifacts or displays were damaged". In 2022, civil rights icon and Pitt Hall of Famer Bobby Grier along with family and Blake Van Leer were invited for

210-667: A New York–based company that also makes the Golden Globe Awards . As its trademark owners, the ATAS and the NATAS hold firm rules on the use of the "Emmy" image as well as its name. For example, the Emmy statuette must always appear facing left. Any copyright notice for the statue should read "ATAS/NATAS", listing both academies. Academy members must also obtain permission to use the statue image or name for promotional uses even though they are winners of

280-462: A VIP tour. Grier's football story is being made into a future film. As of 2018, there are 997 players and 217 coaches enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame, representing 308 schools. Thirteen players, two coaches and one inanimate object (the Goodyear Blimp ) were slated for induction in 2019. The National Football Foundation outlines specific criteria that may be used for evaluating

350-579: A building finally was constructed adjacent to Kings Island in 1978. In choosing the site, it had been hoped that the museum could attract the same visitors attending the adjacent Kings Island amusement park, but this failed to happen. The Hall opened with good attendance figures early on, but visitation dwindled dramatically as time went on and never truly met projections. Attendance, which had been projected to be 300,000 annually, peaked at 80,000 per year and dwindled to 30,000 per year. The facility closed in 1992. Nearby Galbreath Field remained open as

420-500: A faculty advisor to verify that it was produced for a school related group, project, or class. Similarly, the National Student Production Awards are presented by the NATAS in recognition of excellence in high school student-produced works. High school students nationwide can submit productions and receive recognition in news, craft and programming categories. The Governors Award is the highest award presented by

490-520: A former Ole Miss Rebels football All-American and member of the College Football Hall of Fame, serves as chairman, and Steven J. Hatchell , the former commissioner of the Big 12 Conference and executive director of the FedEx Orange Bowl , serves as president and CEO. The foundation has 120 local chapters distributed among 47 states. Since 1956, more than 100,000 volunteers have become members. The NFF

560-574: A hundred people to craft a proposal for South Bend to host the Hall of Fame, which was presented to the National Football Foundation in November 1992. The proposal slated for a $ 14 million facility to be constructed in South Bend's downtown. Several sites in the city had been explored, such as a site near the Indiana Toll Road and various sites in the city's downtown, but a location near Century Center

630-568: A lasting impact on society. The Public Service Award is for public service announcements and programming to "advance the common good". Some advocates of gender equality and non-binary people have criticized the separation of male and female acting categories in the Emmys, Academy Awards, and Tony Awards. Though some commentators worry that gender discrimination would cause men to dominate unsegregated categories, other categories are unsegregated. The Grammy Awards went gender-neutral in 2012, while

700-565: A national event in the 1950s to honor programs aired nationwide. Over the next two decades, the ATAS, the NATAS, and the IATAS expanded the award to honor other sectors of the TV industry. The Los Angeles–based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) established the Emmy Award as part of an image-building and public relations opportunity. The first Emmy ceremony took place on January 25, 1949, at

770-559: A national or regional level, all recipients are Emmy Award winners. Donn Johnson, president of the Pacific Southwest chapter said in 2018: "The Emmy Award is considered the most prestigious award a television professional can receive". Originally, each Regional Emmy Awards ceremony primarily focused on only honoring individuals in local news programming. The regionals have since been expanded to encompass all locally and state to state-produced shows that receive less than fifty percent of

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840-507: A number of awards, including: Founded in 1959, the award is presented each season to the nation's top scholar-athletes for excellence in academics, athletics and leadership. Each year, between 15 and 17 scholar-athletes are chosen from the NCAA Divisions I (both I-A/FBS and I-AA/FCS ), II and III and the NAIA and awarded a $ 18,000 scholarship. One of the recipients is chosen and awarded

910-479: A poll in partnership with the Football Writers Association of America . College Football Hall of Fame The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and interactive attraction devoted to college American football . The National Football Foundation (NFF) founded the Hall in 1951 to immortalize the players and coaches of college football that were voted first team All-American by

980-467: A possible candidate for induction into the Hall of Fame. The eligibility criteria have changed over time, and have occasionally led to criticism. Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards , or Emmys , are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the worldwide television industry . A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categories. The two events that receive

1050-439: A program, regardless of whether they are a member of the IATAS. For shows that are co-produced between U.S. and foreign production companies, they may be eligible if they initially aired outside of the U.S., or if their broadcast dates were within a few days of each other. A program that enters into the international competition cannot also be entered into any of the domestic ones. The College Television Awards are presented by

1120-439: A regional outreach. Like the national awards, each region goes through their own rigorous nomination and voting procedures. Committees are formed to review entries for eligibility and high standards. Once accepted, each entry goes before different review committees, and their votes are cast to determine the final nominees. The final votes are then calculated by certified accounting firms within each region. Regardless of winning on

1190-757: A separate Creative Arts Emmys ceremony held a few days earlier. The Primetime Emmys are run and voted on by members of the ATAS. For most categories, members from each of the ATAS's branches vote around June to determine the nominees only in their respective categories. All members can vote for nominations in the best program categories. The final voting to determine the winners is held in August. The Daytime Emmy Awards , generally held in May or June, are presented in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. The first daytime-themed Emmy Awards were given out at

1260-692: A single voting round using preferential scoring system. The top 5 entries in each category are announced as the nominations, and then the top entry is announced as the Emmy winner later at the awards ceremony. The News & Documentary Emmy Awards are presented by the NATAS for excellence in national news and documentary programming. The awards ceremony takes place every fall. Voting is done by peer judging panels. The NATAS solicits anybody with significant experience in national news or documentary reporting or production to serve as judges. Most categories have two voting rounds, with separate judging panels in each round. The top entries in each category are announced as

1330-710: Is 11.5 inches (29 cm) tall with a base diameter of 5.5 inches (14 cm) and weight of 48 ounces (1.4 kg). Each takes five and a half hours to make and is handled with white gloves to prevent fingerprints. The Primetime Emmy statues are manufactured by R.S. Owens & Company based in Chicago, Illinois , which was also charged with manufacturing the Academy Award statues until 2016, when AMPAS switched to Polich Tallix in Walden, New York . The Regional Emmy Awards are made by both R.S. Owens & Company and Society Awards ,

1400-408: Is not uncommon for one event to have some of the same category names that another event uses. (e.g. Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series and Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series ). A show that enters one of the Emmy events generally cannot also be entered into any of the others. For example, syndicated shows whose air times vary between media markets may be eligible for both

1470-779: The ACC (home to the oldest stadium in Division I FBS , Bobby Dodd Stadium ), 10 blocks from Georgia State University of the Sun Belt Conference , and roughly 70 miles (110 km) from the University of Georgia of the SEC . The new building broke ground on January 28, 2013. Sections of the architecture are reminiscent of a football in shape. The facility is 94,256 square feet (8,756.7 m ) and contains approximately 50,000 square feet (4,600 m ) of exhibit and event space, interactive displays and

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1540-632: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS). Each of these three organizations is responsible for administering a particular set of Emmy Award ceremonies. The ATAS first awarded Emmys in 1949 to honor shows produced in the Los Angeles area before it became

1610-522: The Hollywood Athletic Club , but solely to honor shows produced and aired locally in the Los Angeles area. Shirley Dinsdale has the distinction of receiving the first Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Television Personality, during that first awards ceremony. The term "Emmy" derives from "Immy", the television industry slang for a TV camera image orthicon tube . In the 1950s, the ATAS expanded

1680-682: The New Jersey Attorney General began an investigation of the finances of the Hall of Fame's foundation, the National Football Foundation . In response, the Foundation moved its operations to New York City , where it continued to collect donations for several years. When the New York Attorney General 's office began its own investigation, the foundation moved to Kings Mills, Ohio in suburban Cincinnati , where

1750-593: The Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for technological and engineering achievements. Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the year, recognizing excellence in local television. In addition, the International Emmy Awards honor excellence in TV programming produced and initially aired outside

1820-920: The William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly the Draddy Trophy). Notable former National Scholar-Athletes in the NFL include Ryan Tannehill ( Texas A&M , 2011) and Joe Thomas ( Wisconsin , 2006) and Super Bowl winners Peyton ( Tennessee , 1997) and Eli Manning ( Mississippi , 2003), Drew Brees ( Purdue , 2000), Jonathan Vilma ( Miami , 2003) and Dennis Dixon ( Oregon , 2007). Non-sporting former recipients include Emmy and Golden Globe -nominated actor Mark Harmon ( UCLA ), NASA astronaut and USAF flight test engineer Michael S. Hopkins ( Illinois ), former USAF pilot and incumbent Hampden–Sydney College President Christopher B. Howard ( U.S. Air Force Academy ) and NBC anchor Stone Phillips ( Yale ). The Gold Medal,

1890-400: The 2013 ceremony to honor such web-only series. The ATAS also began accepting original online-only streaming television programs in 2013. In December 2021, the ATAS and the NATAS announced a major realignment of the national Emmy Award ceremonies in response to the growth of streaming television programs, blurring the lines in determining which shows fall under Daytime or Primetime. Each of

1960-416: The ATAS in recognition of excellence in college student-produced works. College students nationwide can submit productions and receive recognition in such categories as Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music, Newscasts, and Series. Entries are first judged by members of the ATAS specializing in each respective field. Winners are then selected by Blue Ribbon Panels. Any work submitted must include a form signed from

2030-462: The ATAS, honoring the achievements of an individual, company or organization whose works stand out with the immediacy of current achievement. The Trustees Award is the highest award presented by NATAS, honoring the unusual or enduring achievements of an individual. The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award is awarded by the ATAS Board of Governors to an individual in the industry whose humanitarian work has

2100-569: The Daytime Emmys to the News & Documentary Emmys , and talk shows would now be divided between the Daytime and Primetime Emmys based on "format and style characteristics reflective of current programming in the daytime or late night space". The realignment of game shows and instructional programming categories will be determined later in 2023. The Emmy statuette, depicting a winged woman holding an atom,

2170-469: The Daytime and Primetime Emmys, but cannot enter in both. In general, a show is considered national if it reaches more than 50 percent of U.S. households; programs that do not reach at least 50 percent of the country may enter into the Regional Emmys instead. Streaming television shows are treated similarly to syndicated shows: they must be available for downloading or streaming by more than 50 percent of

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2240-415: The Daytime or Primetime awards. The Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards presented by the ATAS and the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards presented by the NATAS are two separate competitions that honor individuals, companies, or to scientific or technical organizations in recognition of significant developments and contributions to the engineering and technological aspects of television. Generally,

2310-513: The Emmys into a national event to honor shows aired nationwide on broadcast television . In 1955, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) was formed in New York City as a sister organization to serve members on the East Coast . While the ATAS maintained a separate ceremony to honor shows aired locally in the Los Angeles area, the NATAS established regional chapters throughout

2380-500: The Los Angeles–based ATAS acts as the regional chapter serving the Los Angeles area. In general, a show is considered regional if it does not reach more than 50 percent of U.S. households; programs that reach more than 50 percent of the country must enter into one of the national Emmy competitions instead. The Regional Emmys are essential in helping NATAS and ATAS honor the works of deserving individuals in local TV through

2450-423: The NATAS who has national credits for at least two years and within the last five years is eligible to be a judge. Depending on the category, voting is done using either a ratings score criteria or a preferential scoring system. All the drama acting categories have an additional preliminary voting round called the pre-nominations, where one or two actors from each show is selected to then move on and be considered for

2520-598: The NATAS's Technology & Engineering Emmys ceremony is held in January, while the ATAS's Primetime Engineering Emmys are presented in October. Each academy has its own separate panel of highly qualified, experienced engineers in the television industry to determine their respective award recipients. Among the ATAS's Engineering Emmy Award repertoire is the Philo T. Farnsworth Award , given to honor companies who have significantly affected

2590-594: The NFF’s highest honor, has been presented to seven U.S. Presidents, four U.S. Generals, three U.S. Admirals, one U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 25 Corporate CEOs and Chairmen. The most recent recipient of the award was Mark Harmon , in 2019. Presented on special occasions when a truly deserving individual emerges, the award honors someone who has applied the character building attributes learned from amateur sport in their business and personal life, exhibiting superior leadership qualities in education, amateur athletics, business and in

2660-642: The National Football Foundation ultimately decided on Atlanta for the next site. The new $ 68.5 million museum opened on August 23, 2014. It is located next to Centennial Olympic Park , which is near other attractions such as the Georgia Aquarium , the World of Coca-Cola , CNN Center , and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights . The Hall of Fame is located near the Georgia Institute of Technology of

2730-438: The National Football Foundation, announced that the museum would be moving to Atlanta. The South Bend location closed in December of 2012. In 2009, the National Football Foundation decided to move the College Football Hall of Fame to Atlanta , Georgia. The possibility of moving the museum has been brought up in other cities, including Dallas , which had the financial backing of multi-millionaire T. Boone Pickens . However,

2800-510: The Primetime Emmys. The NATAS stated that this new ceremony was needed due to an explosive growth of children's and family programming within the past few years. Secondly, the ATAS retired its primetime children's television categories in 2020, agreeing with the NATAS to move all such award categories to the Daytime Emmys, citing that the proliferation of streaming services had created confusion over whether children's programs should fall under

2870-413: The South Bend location would attract more than 150,000 visitors a year, the Hall of Fame drew about 115,000 people the first year, and about 60,000 annually after that. By the late 1990s, some had already begun to criticize the Hall of Fame in South Bend as a failure, due to a lack of corporate sponsorship and poor turnout even during special events. In September 2009, Archie Manning , the chairman of

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2940-506: The Sunday before the official start of the fall television season, and are currently broadcast in rotation among the ABC , CBS , NBC , and Fox networks, each network taking turns to air the ceremony every four years. Some award categories presented to behind-the-scenes personnel such as art directors , costume designers , cinematographers , casting directors , and sound designers are awarded at

3010-500: The U.S., was established in the early 1970s. Meanwhile, all Emmys awarded prior to the emergence of these separate, area-specific events are listed along with the Primetime Emmy Awards in the ATAS's official records. In 1977, due to various conflicts, the ATAS and the NATAS broke ties. They agreed to share ownership of the Emmy statue and trademark, with each responsible for administering a specific set of award events. There

3080-707: The US national market to be eligible in one of the national Emmy competitions, and they can only enter into one of those national Emmy ceremonies. And a primetime show that is a co-production between U.S. and overseas companies might be eligible for both the Primetime and International Emmys, but also cannot enter in both. Regardless of which area-specific competitions in which one wins an Emmy, all winners are called an "Emmy Winner". The Primetime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. Ceremonies generally are held in mid-September, on

3150-659: The United States. The Emmy statuette, depicting a winged woman holding an atom, is named after "immy", an informal term for the image orthicon tube that was common in early television cameras. It is considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards , along with the Grammy for music, the Oscar (Academy Award) for film, and the Tony for Broadway theater. The Emmys are presented by three related, but separate, organizations:

3220-430: The award, ATAS founder Syd Cassyd originally suggested "Ike", the nickname for the television iconoscope tube. "Ike" was also the popular nickname of World War II hero and future U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower , and the ATAS members wanted something unique. Finally, television engineer and the third academy president Harry Lubcke suggested the name "Immy", a term commonly used for the image orthicon tube used in

3290-543: The award. Furthermore, DVDs of Emmy-winning shows may reference the fact that they received an Emmy, but cannot use the statue image unless it is capable of being removed from all copies one year after the award is presented. Various Emmy events competitions are held annually throughout the calendar year, ranging from honoring nationally televised shows to regionally and locally produced programs. Each event has its own set of award categories, nominating and voting procedures, and rules regarding voting committees, among others. It

3360-463: The ceremonies' scopes would now revolve around factors such as the themes and frequency of such programming, rather than dayparts . Among the major changes, daytime dramas would remain in the Daytime Emmys but most other scripted dramas and comedies would move to the Primetime Emmys, all children's programming would move to the newly created Children's & Family Emmys that the NATAS previously announced in November 2021, morning shows would move from

3430-676: The community. The award was most recently bestowed in 2016, to William H. McRaven . Every year, the National Football Foundation awards the MacArthur Bowl to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football team determined to be the national champion. The award recipients since 2000 are: The annual award is given to an athletic director who has demonstrated superior administrative abilities and shown outstanding dedication to college athletics and particularly college football. The award's namesake and first recipient served as

3500-446: The country's viewing audience. The International Emmy Awards recognizes excellence in TV programming that is produced initially outside the United States. They have been presented annually by the IATAS since 1973. The award ceremony generally takes place in November in New York City . In general, any non-U.S. organization or individual (such as a network, a local or regional television station, producer, director, or writer) may submit

3570-544: The country, and the awarding of the William V. Campbell Trophy , referred to in many circles as the "Academic Heisman". In spring 2007, the NFF launched the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, a recognition program for players who excel both on the field and in the classroom. Inductees must have been a starter in their final collegiate season and have earned a 3.2 cumulative GPA for their undergraduate degree. The NFF issues

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3640-499: The early cameras. After "Immy" was chosen, it was later feminized to Emmy to match their female statuette. The weight and dimensions of the Emmy statuette vary among the events. Each Primetime Emmy statuette weighs six pounds twelve and a half ounces (3.08 kg), and is made of copper, nickel, silver, and gold. The statue stands 15.5 inches (39 cm) tall with a base diameter of 7.5 inches (19 cm) and weight of 88 ounces (2.5 kg). The Regional Emmy Award statuette

3710-400: The head football coach at the University of Connecticut (UConn) from 1966 to 1970 and as the school's athletic director from 1969 to 1987. Note: * = posthumously Source: Named in honor of broadcaster Chris Schenkel , the award is given annually to distinctive individuals in broadcasting with ties to a university. Source: The poll was started in 2014 ; 10 members of the NFF vote in

3780-441: The home of Moeller High School football until 2003. In 2024, Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital opened on the site. In September 1991, the National Football Foundation opened a national search for a new location, soliciting bids from cities. It first started by offering bids to cities with local National Football Foundation chapters. Thirty-five such cities replied, including South Bend, Indiana . The South Bend bid proposal

3850-487: The location of the first contest under rules now considered to be those of modern football , between teams from Rutgers and the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University ; Rutgers won 6–4. Rutgers donated land near its football stadium, office space, and administrative support. After years of collecting donations starting in 1949 for the construction of the building with ground not having been broken and no plans to do so,

3920-613: The media. In August 2014, the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame opened in downtown Atlanta , Georgia . The facility is a 94,256 square feet (8,756.7 m ) attraction located in the heart of Atlanta's sports, entertainment and tourism district, and is adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial Olympic Park . In 1949, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey ,

3990-636: The most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards , which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. Other notable U.S. national Emmy events include the Children's & Family Emmy Awards for children's and family-oriented television programming, the Sports Emmy Awards for sports programming, News & Documentary Emmy Awards for news and documentary shows, and

4060-530: The nominations, and then the top entry is announced as the Emmy winner later at the awards ceremony. On November 17, 2021, the NATAS announced that it would begin to present the Children's & Family Emmys Awards beginning in 2022, for excellence in children's and family television. Previously, most award categories for children's and family television programs fell under the scope of the Daytime Emmys, while those programs that aired primarily in primetime fell under

4130-511: The organization’s first chairman in 1955 and invited General Douglas MacArthur to become chairman of the board in May 1958. The leadership of MacArthur, Blaik, and Rice offered credibility and national prominence to the organization. Among its other programs and initiatives includes the facilitation of the Play It Smart program, which places a trained "academic coach" who turns football teams into learning teams in underserved high schools across

4200-715: The primary nominations for the awards. The Sports Emmy Awards are presented by the NATAS for excellence in sports programming . The awards ceremony takes place every Spring, usually sometime in the last two weeks in April or the first week in May and is held on a Monday night in New York City. Voting is done by peer judging panels. The NATAS solicits anybody with significant experience in national sports production to serve as judges. The panels are organized so that they only have one representative from each corporate entity (i.e. Paramount Global , Disney , NBCUniversal , Fox Corporation , Warner Bros. Discovery etc.) Most categories only have

4270-424: The primetime ceremony in 1972, but the first separate awards show made just for daytime programming was not held until 1974. Like the Primetime Emmys, a separate Creative Arts Emmy ceremony is also held a few days earlier to honor the behind-the-scenes personnel working in daytime television. The Daytime Emmys are run and voted on by members of the NATAS. Voting is done by peer judging panels. Any active member of

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4340-562: The rest of the United States, with each one developing their own local Emmy ceremony for local programming. Originally, there was only one Emmy event held per year to honor shows nationally broadcast in the United States. In 1974, the first Daytime Emmy ceremony was held to specifically honor achievement in national daytime programming. Other area-specific Emmy events soon followed. Also, the International Emmy Awards, honoring television programs produced and initially aired outside

4410-431: The rise of cable television in the 1980s, cable programs first became eligible for the Primetime Emmys in 1988, and the Daytime Emmys in 1989. In 2011 ABC cancelled the soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live , and sold the two shows' licensing rights to the production company Prospect Park so they could be continued on streaming television ; this prompted NATAS to create a new Daytime Emmys category for

4480-407: The state of television and broadcast engineering over a long period of time. There are 20 regional chapters located across the United States that each conduct regional awards to recognize excellence in all the regional television markets , including state to state programming as well as local news and locally produced shows . Nineteen of the regional chapters are affiliated with the NATAS, while

4550-473: Was an exception regarding the Engineering Awards (those honoring individuals, companies, or scientific or technical organizations in recognition of significant developments and contributions to the engineering and technological aspects of television): The NATAS continues to administer the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards , while the ATAS holds the separate Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards . With

4620-453: Was designed by television engineer Louis McManus , who used his wife as the model. The ATAS rejected forty-seven proposals before settling on McManus's design in 1948. The statuette "has since become the symbol of the TV Academy's goal of supporting and uplifting the art and science of television: The wings represent the muse of art; the atom the electron of science." When deciding a name for

4690-581: Was incorporated as the National Football Shrine and Hall of Fame on December 8, 1947, in Syracuse, New York by Arthur Evans. Within a year, sportswriter Grantland Rice and Army football coach Earl Blaik had joined the board. The NFF was reorganized in 1954 with 11 schools serving as "founding subscribers": Brown , Dartmouth , Harvard , Manhattan , Michigan , Navy , Notre Dame , Penn , Princeton , Syracuse , and Yale . Chet LaRoche became

4760-415: Was led by Bill Starks and Edward "Moose" Krause of the South Bend chapter of the National Football Foundation, who then approached South Bend mayor Joe E. Kernan about the concept. Kernan brought the concept to the city's Project Future department, tasked with bringing new attractions to the city to assist its economic development. Patrick McMahon, Project Future's executive director, collaborated with over

4830-406: Was selected as the site for football's Hall of Fame, via a vote by thousands of sportswriters, coaches, and athletic leaders. Rutgers was chosen for the location because Rutgers and Princeton played the first game of intercollegiate football in New Brunswick on November 6, 1869. Secondary plans in 1967 called for the Hall of Fame to be located at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey ,

4900-416: Was the top choice. On July 13, 1992, William Pearce, chairman of the National Football Foundation, made the announcement that South Bend had won the bid to host the Hall of Fame's new location. South Bend had beaten out other locales, including Atlanta , Houston , the New Jersey Meadowlands , New Orleans . The new location was opened in South Bend, Indiana , on August 25, 1995. Despite estimates that

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