<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio . Opened in 1963, the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coaches, franchise owners, and front - office personnel, almost all of whom made their primary contributions to the game in the National Football League (NFL); the Hall inducts between four and eight new enshrinees each year . The Hall of Fame's Mission is to "Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE ." </P> <P> With the election of the Class of 2018--Bobby Beathard, Robert Brazile, Brian Dawkins, Jerry Kramer, Ray Lewis, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens and Brian Urlacher--there are a total of 318 members of the Hall of Fame . </P> <P> The community of Canton, Ohio successfully lobbied the NFL to have the Hall of Fame built in their city for two reasons: first, the NFL was founded in Canton in 1920 (at that time it was known as the American Professional Football Association); second, the now - defunct Canton Bulldogs were a successful NFL team based in Canton during the first few years of the league . Groundbreaking for the building was held on August 11, 1962 . The original building contained just two rooms, and 19,000 square feet (1,800 m) of interior space . </P>

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