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Get ready for the ceremony & festivities as a handful of inductees are enshrined at the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer.

Who will it be in 2008?

This year's class will increase to well over 200 the number of football greats now permanently honored in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

In celebration, a 10-day party takes place in Canton at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival.

Formal ceremonies take place during the weekend of August 2 followed by the annual AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Game when the Indianapolis Colts face the Washington Redskins on Sunday, August 3 at Fawcett Stadium.

Opened in 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame museum has grown over the decades to become a multi-million dollar complex in tribute to American football greats, and a veritable shrine to American football history, records, stats & trivia.

Are you ready for some more football history?

On the Web, take a virtual tour, learn more about football greats of the past in profiles & photos, get details on the Hall of Fame Weekend festivities, and what else it means to be forever enshrined in the American Pro Football Hall of Fame ....

Pro Football Hall of Fame - The official site with pictures & updates, inductee news, annual Hall of Fame Weekend & game schedule, museum virtual tour, pictures & video presentations, extensive historical guides including a decade-by-decade timeline, player profiles, plus a complete visitor guide with directions, contact info.

Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival - Pulling out all the stops in Canton with a 10-day celebration featuring hot air balloon flights, parades, races, concerts & fireworks, and a complete schedule including ticket information and visitor guide.

Pro Football Hall of Fame - Encyclopedic knowledge of its history, the selection process, a list of inductees dating back to 1963 and related links, from Wikipedia.

Pro Football Hall of Fame - AOL CityGuide - Fast facts on Canton, OH weekend events, how to get there with maps & directions, plus visitor comments & related links.

also see -> NFL Kickoff Weekend | 2008 NFL TV schedule