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On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors met virtually to debate and then vote for the men who will make up the Class of 2021, and the results of that day-long session are to be announced this Saturday, the night before Super Bowl LV, during the broadcast of the NFL Honors Show on CBS.
One of the items of business was a yay or nay vote on Bill Nunn in the Hall of Fame s Contributor category. A bylaws change to the selection process was instituted in August 2014 by which a Contributor – defined as an individual who has made outstanding contributions to professional football in capacities other than playing or coaching – will automatically be included among the annual list of finalists for election.
How NFL legends Deacon Jones and Jerry Rice put Mississippi Valley State on the map Published: Jan 26, 2021 at 07:38 AM
Curious about the changing selection of photos appearing behind former NFL executive Scott Pioli during his appearances on NFL Network? Each image is from a framed cover of a sports magazine, chosen to highlight some of the lesser-known stories from football history that deserve to be widely told. For example, Pioli has focused this season on featuring some of the greats associated with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) who have not been given their due.
Below, Pioli discusses the history of Mississippi Valley State, from which Pro Football Hall of Famers Deacon Jones and Jerry Rice hail.
Historically Speaking: Former NFL star Rosey Grier
Kathie Bell
Special to the Globe
He has a varied career as a pro football player, body guard, actor, singer, minister, writer and politician and Boot Hill Museum made him an honorary marshal.
Roosevelt Rosey Grier born in Cuthbert, Georgia on July 14, 1932, was one of 12 children. His parents named him after U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
By high school, Grier lived in Roselle, New Jersey, where he played football for Abraham Clark High School.
After graduating in 1951, he went on to play for the defensive line at Penn State University. While at Penn State Grier was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the first Greek fraternity for African Americans.
5th grader sells beaded jewelry to help students at Caminiti Exceptional Child Center
Caminiti Exceptional Child Center has received an outpouring of support and donations from the 5th grade class of Mitchell Elementary School helping to form a new partnership between schools.
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TAMPA, Fla. â A Tampa 5th grader at Mitchell Elementary School has raised more than $600 selling beaded jewelry. She says the money will go toward new supplies for students, but not at her school but a neighboring school in much more need.
Every bead that goes into one of Lilly Kubler s bracelets or necklaces is threaded with love for Caminiti Exceptional Child Center.