The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton, Ohio, for three primary reasons:
No. 1: the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the National Football League, was founded in Canton on September 17, 1920.
No. 2: the Canton bulldogs were an early-day pro football power, even before the days of the NFL. They were also the first two-time champion of the NFL in 1922 and 1923. The great Jim Thorpe, the first big-name athlete to play pro football, played his first pro football with the Bulldogs, starting in 1915.
No. 3: Canton citizens early in the 1960s launched a determined and well-organized campaign to earn the site designation for their city.
Location: Canton, Ohio
Directions: The Hall of Fame is located just off of I-77 at 2121 George Halas Drive.
Phone: (330) 456-8207
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Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Day to Labor Day; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the remainder of the year.
Admission: $16 adults, $10 children 14 and under; $13 seniors 62 and over.
What to do: The Hall of Fame features the Exhibition rotunda (memorabilia), Pro Football Today Exhibition Area, Hall of Fame Gallery (the inductees bronze busts), Pro Football Adventure Room, Enshrinee Mementos Room, The Super Bowl Room, GameDay Stadium, an interactive area and museum store.
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