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HUNT/CASTERLINE CARD COLLECTION
1. Which Hall of Famer’s Rookie Card set (16 total cards in the Hunt/Casterline Card Collection) is valued at almost double his 1965 Rookie Contract, which was a staggering $400,000?
2. Find the collection of “Football’s Fantastic Four” and name two of the four players featured there.
Throughout your tour of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, you will see five murals of the Hall of Fame Values –
Commitment, Integrity, Courage, Respect and Excellence. These five values not only make you a Hall of Famer on the field, but make you a Hall of
Famer in everyday life!
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CLASS OF 2020
RESPECT – “RESPECT is earned by giving it to others stronger, weaker or different than ourselves”
RESPECT is not only an important value on the field, but an important value that people use in their
everyday lives. Whether you are a Hall of Famer like Barry Sanders or a high school math teacher, you need
have to RESPECT for fellow athletes, employees, students, peers and teammates.
24. One person players and all athletes have to RESPECT is the Official. Officials oversee the game, making sure players follow the rules. Many officials in the NFL were once players at one point in their career. Which officials have the most combined years of expierence between playing and officiating?
25. The five Modern-Era members of the Class of 2020 were some of the best to ever play or contribute to the game of football. Name all five members of the Class of 2020.
26. Which two schools became the 1st Black Colleges to play a game against each other?
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INTEGRITY – “Doing RIGHT even when hard”Since the birth of Pro Football in 1892, there have been Pro Football players who have been shown INTEGRITY on and off the field. In the 1940s, the NFL lost many of their players to World War II. These men left to go fight for their country – one of the highest levels of honor
and displays of INTEGRITY somebody can show.
3. Due to World War II, many players left theirrespective teams to go fight for their country. In 1943,which team had to cancel its season? Which twoteams combined in order to play in 1943?
4. It takes a high level of INTEGRITY and great moralsto lead a league and the Game of Pro Football. Namethe three Presidents/Commissioners who have led theGame of Pro Football during the respective years listed:
1921-1939: 1946-1959: 1989-2006:
5. This award is given to a current NFL Player andrecognizes him for his EXCELLENCE on and off thefield. It is named after this Hall of Fame Running Back,who in 1984 passed Jim Brown as the Game’s All-Timeleading rusher.
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COMMITMENT – “ALL in ALL the time”The Super Bowl. The Big Game. The NFL Season is a
grind for each and every team, showing how important COMMITMENT is to each player and team. Stars like Joe
Namath, Lynn Swann (1981 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award Winner) and Russell Wilson have all shined
in the NFL’s Biggest Game and each of them were COMMITTED to helping their team become champions.
21. Len Dawson, the 1973 Walter Payton Man of theYear Award winner, lost the first Super Bowl he playedin, but he stayed COMMITTED to his team, helping winthe second Super Bowl he played in. Which two SuperBowls did Dawson play in?
22. COMMITMENT to playing as a team often leads togreat success. The Chicago Bears displayed this bywinning Super Bowl XX over the New England Patriotsby this score. This “Shufflin’ Team” even recorded asong during their 15-1 season. What was the title of thesong?
23. There are many times in Super Bowl History whereone team is heavily favored. This was the case duringSuper Bowl XLII where the New England Patriots werefavorited to win. The New York Giants upset thePatriots thanks to Quarterback Eli Manning and theEXCELLENT “Helmet Catch” made by who? (Hint: Hishelmet is on display)
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COURAGE – “CHARACTER and PERSEVERANCE over fear and adversity”
Being able to do something that people thought you couldn’t do or that you were scared to do has driven athletes to be the best. From the first game in Pro
Football to Hall of Famers like Marion Motley, Bill Willis, Bobby Mitchell and Jim Brown – all have thrived
when faced with adversity – had COURAGE to break down barriers in the Game of Pro Football.
6. It took COURAGE for the Pioneers of the Game to start the NFL back in 1920. What date was the first game between two NFL Teams played and who were the two teams that played in that game?
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Some of the most COURAGEOUS people in the history of the Game were African-American Athletes who
integrated and re-integrated the game of Pro Football, paving the way for today’s NFL stars.
Referee to be the 7. Who was the first African-American Head Official in a Super Bowl?
8. Name one of the three African-American Quarter-backs listed under “Pro Football’s Modern Era”
9. Whose Cleveland Browns contract is on display, making him one of the four African-Americans Pioneers to re-integrate Pro Football, ending a thirteen-year color barrier?
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18. This kicker broke Hall of Famer Morten Andersen’s scoring record, making him the NFL’s All-Time Leading Scorer. (Hint: Season in Review)
19. Many of today’s stars were often overlooked in the NFL Draft but stay COMMITTED to becoming the best they can be. Locate “Rookie Records” and find which NFL star in today’s game was drafted 199th overall by the New England Patriots in the 2000 NFL Draft.
20. In order to become the Most Valuable Player in the NFL, you have to be determined and COMMITTED to practicing and studying the Game. Name the last 3 MVPs in the NFL. (Hint: Full Uniforms are on Display)
2017: 2018: 2019:
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HALL OF FAME GALLERY
EXCELLENCE – “ALWAYS being the BEST you can be”This Gallery is where all of the Hall of Famers are
honored with their Bronze Bust. Currently in the Gallery there are 346 Bronze Busts, signifying that 346
individuals are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. To put that in perspective, there have been over
300 million people who have played the game of football, 5 million who have played in college and only
29,000 people to be paid to either play, coach, officiate or administer to the Game of Pro Football. All 346 individuals exemplified EXCELLENCE throughout
their career
10. Each person inducted into the Pro Football Hall ofFame has shown EXCELLENCE throughout his entirecareer. When these individuals are inducted, theyreceive three Iconic Symbols. What are these threeIconic Symbols?
A lot of these Hall of Famers have broken records throughout their career – the best of the best. Name
the year each of these Record-Breaking Hall of Famers were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
11. Emmitt Smith: Career Rushing Yards (18,355)
12. Jerry Rice: Career Receiving Touchdowns (197)
13. Bruce Smith: Career Sacks (200)
14. Paul Krause: Career Interceptions (81)
“A GAME FOR LIFE” HOLOGRAPHIC THEATER
15. After viewing “A Game For Life” Holographic Theater,which of the five Hall of Fame Values (Commitment,Integrity, Courage, Respect or Excellence) do YOUbelieve is the most important and why?
16. How can YOU use the Hall of Fame Values in youreveryday life? Give an example.
17. Which Hall of Famer in “A Game For Life” did you likethe most? What challenge in his life did he overcome byusing important character values?
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