The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the place where football immortals are enshrined. Located in Ohio town of Canton, the Hall welcomes four to seven new members every summer with induction ceremonies and a pre-season National Football League game.http://www.profootballhof.com/hall/hof-history.aspx On January 31, 2009, Bob Hayes, Randall McDaniel, Bruce Smith, Derrick Thomas, Ralph Wilson Jr. and Rod Woodson were selected as the 2009 inductees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The 2010 Hall of Fame class consisted of seven former players and coaches, including Dick LeBeau, Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, John Randle, Rickey Jackson, Floyd Little, and Russ Grimm. They were announced as candidates on February 6, 2010 and were selected from a total of 17 eligible choices.http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2010/2/6/pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2010-announced/ All seven were inducted on August 7, 2010 in the Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony.http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/class_of_2010.aspx Smith became emotional during his acceptance speech, dedicating his career to his father and singling out several of his Dallas Cowboys teammates for thanks.http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/columns/story?columnist=watkins_calvin&id=5446289

The 2010 Hall of Fame game was played between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys.http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2010_hof_game.aspxOn the field, the game was largely made up of defensive stops and takeaways, but the Cowboys won by a score of 16 to 7.http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38618482/ns/sports-nfl/

Construction on the Hall began in Canton, Ohio, on August 11, 1962 and concluded the next year. Canton was selected as the location for a variety of reasons, including that the town had one of the first two professional football teams in the history of the country. A total of 16 players, coaches and team owners were inducted in the first induction ceremony in 1963.http://www.profootballhof.com/hall/hof-history.aspx

Originally a two room building, the Hall underwent three separate renovations in 1971, 1987 and 1995. Additionally, the gallery was renovated in 2003, forming what now stands as a two floor, 82,307 square foot building.http://www.profootballhof.com/hall/hof-history.aspx

Each year fans can nominate players, coaches and other members of team management for inclusion in the Hall. Players and coaches must be retired from the league for a minimum or five years to be eligible. A 44-person Board of Selectors then narrows the nominations down to 15 finalists. A separate Senior Board adds two further candidates to the final voting, held each year on the day before the Super Bowl.http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/selectionprocess.aspx

Generally held the first weekend of August, between four and seven members are inducted into the Hall during the official induction ceremony. The following day a NFL pre-season game, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game is held. Both events bring large numbers of spectators for the week long celebration of football's finest.http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinementcentral.aspx