August 7

In this edition, we discuss the 2010 and the 2020 VIPs enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a Bears win in the College All-Star game, and remember a birthday HOF that went from the playing field to the Judicial bench! We will provide you with a little bit of football nostalgia. This daily football history segment features the great events, franchise formation anniversaries, and the birthdays of notable Hall of Fame players, coaches, or anyone else in our great game, as well as many more legendary stories of the Gridiron.

• August 7, 1964 - The Chicago College All-Star Game 31st annual is played before 65,000 in paid attendance at Soldier Field as the Chicago Bears defeated the All-Stars 28-17. The MVP award, always given to the college player team, happened to be the wide receiver from Arizona State, Charley Taylor. Taylor we of course know would go on to a brilliant NFL career that would earn him Pro Football Hall of Fame honors!

• August 7, 2010 - John Randle the legendary Vikings D- lineman, Russ Grimm the leader of the famed Washington Redskins offensive line called the Hogs, Rickey Jackson the fantastic linebacker for the Saints and 49ers, Floyd Little the former star halfback of the Denver Broncos, Dick LeBeau the famed former cornerback of the Detroit Lions and later defensive minded coach who created the zone-blitz defense, Jerry Rice, 49ers an Raiders, who is probably the most prolific wide receiver of all time and Emmitt Smith the NFL's leading rusher of all time from the Cowboys were ceremoniously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

• August 7, 2021 - The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined the Class of 2020 in grand fashion at their Canton, Ohio Museum. The festivity was delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the legends were able to enjoy the honor of enshrinement all the same as they patiently waited a year. The 2020 Class included Coach Jimmy Johnson, Coach Bill Cowher, Safety Troy Polamalu, Safety  Steve Atwater, Receiver Isaac Bruce, Safety Donnie Shell, Guard Steve Hutchinson, Back Edgerrin James, Receiver Harold Carmichael, Tackle Jim Covert, Safety Bobby Dillon, Safety Cliff Harris, Tackle Winston Hill, Defensive Lineman Alex Karras, Tackle Duke Slater, Receiver Mac Speedie, Defender Ed Sprinkle, NFL Films Steve Sabol, Commissioner Paul Tagliabue,  and Colts legendary GM George Young.

• August 7, 1945 - Alan Page was a defensive end from Notre Dame that was selected to enter the College Football Hall of Fame. Page was named to the 1970s NFL All-Decade Team, inducted into the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor. 

Not yet in the Hall of Fame Birthday

• August 7, 1976 - East Bernard, Texas - Shane Lechler a great punter who played college ball at Texas A&M from 1996-99 was born. Shane was selected 142nd overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2000 NFL Draft. Besides being a Raiders from 2000-12, Lechler also was a member of the Houston Texans from 2013-present. According to a Yahoo.com post, Lechler is a seven-time Pro Bowl selection , a six-time First-team All-Pro, and a three-time Second-team All-Pro. Shane holds the record for highest average yards per punt in NFL history. Lechler won the Golden Toe Award in 2009 and was a member of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team.

A great Hall of Fame Class was inducted on this date! Watch our video or read about it below!

The picture in the banner above is the mural on the old rotunda entrance to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. This used to be the entrance to the HOF but it is now a decorative portion of the Halls great history!