Otte levende og afdøde legender fik lørdag den største NFL-hæder. En buste i Canton. 

Brett Favre var den største stjerne, da der natten til søndag dansk tid blev indlemmet otte nye personer i NFLs Hall of Fame. 

Den pensionerede quarterback var den ottende og sidste nye Hall of Famer, der blev præsenteret i Canton foran flere tusinder fremmødte NFL-fans. 

 

Welcome to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Brett Favre.
• NFL-record 18 straight 3,000-yard seasons
• 3-time NFL MVP pic.twitter.com/XM7X9UuAd5

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 7, 2016

 

De andre syv spillere, trænere og bidragsydere, der fik en guldjakke og lov til at se sigselv i bronze er: Træner Tony Dungy, LB Kevin Greene, OL Orlando Pace, Ejer Eddie Debartolo Jr., WR Marvin Harrisson, QB Kenny “The Snake” Stabler (afdød) og OG Dick Stanfel (afdød).

On Thursday night, the Hall of Fame inductees received their gold jackets. pic.twitter.com/mF79jVmOe2

— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) August 6, 2016

Ken Stabler is finally in the Pro Football Hall of Fame where he belongs. pic.twitter.com/rlVp3zrj4u

— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) August 7, 2016

Congrats to the @NFL #HOF Class of 2016 @ProFootballHOF pic.twitter.com/wleoHRKDOb

— Corey Maggette (@Corey_Maggette) August 7, 2016

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Welcome to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Tony Dungy.
•Super Bowl champion
•Most NFL wins by an African-American HC pic.twitter.com/SWSM0p2ODl

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 7, 2016

Tonight Mr. D gets his gold jacket! #TBT to his introduction of Bill Walsh: @ProFootballHOF Class of ’93. #EddieDHoFhttps://t.co/91C4LOCskx

— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) August 4, 2016

Welcome to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Marvin Harrison.

• Super Bowl champion
• 6-time All-Pro selection pic.twitter.com/dZQU3oNeOz

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 6, 2016

Welcome to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Orlando Pace.
• Super Bowl Champion
• 5-time All-Pro selection pic.twitter.com/knFc7wAqgp

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 6, 2016

Welcome to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Ken Stabler.
•Led NFL in TD passes in ’74 & ’76
•All-Pro & NFL MVP in ’74 pic.twitter.com/hLTCTjgd93

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 7, 2016

Welcome to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Dick Stanfel.
• 4-time Pro Bowler
• 5-time NFL Team selection pic.twitter.com/V5OBkxEatN

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 7, 2016

Lets give some RTs to former #Steelers LB Kevin Greene going to #HOF as a steeler. Comment@ https://t.co/t0lelqPcYk pic.twitter.com/D43j6AsXA6

— Steelers SPORTalk (@SPORTalkSteeler) August 7, 2016

Tony Dungy & Marvin Harrison: 1st head coach/player duo to win a Super Bowl together and be in the same HOF class. pic.twitter.com/SJbzKKBP7q

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 7, 2016