Califan007 The Constipated Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/08/02/hall.of.fame.ap/index.html?eref=T1 CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- The Hall of Fame induction ceremony turned Hog wild Saturday. Darrell Green and Art Monk walked across the stage waving their arms and urged thousands of Washington Redskins fans to give them one more salute. Emmitt Thomas, the former Chiefs player and Redskins coach, simply waved back. And they applauded the three other inductees without Washington ties -- Fred Dean, Andre Tippett and Gary Zimmerman -- because they understood they would have been a good fit with the Redskins' blue-collar players. Most didn't shed a tear. Green, as usual, was the exception. "Deacon Jones said I was gonna cry. You bet I'm gonna cry," he said after his son, Jared, introduced him. "You bet you're life I'm gonna cry. You bet your life I will. That's my boy, that's my boy right there." Clearly, this was Washington's showcase. From the red-and-yellow clad crowd to the pig's snouts to the responses whenever the Dallas Cowboys were mentioned, the ceremony looked more like a team Hall of Fame induction than a league-wide enshrinement. Fans cheered louder each time Thomas mentioned a Redskins player or coach. They chanted "Dar-rell, Dar-rell." Yes, it had everything but the band playing "Hail To The Redskins." It was such a partisan crowd that Green's son even joked 95 percent of it was from Washington. Click link for the rest of the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 it was a sight to see.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief skin Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Makes me proud to be a Skins fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Now if we really could get some Hogs to the Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 No doubt. That was one of the most awesome sites I have ever seen in my...er..... years, in a sports related event,(B & G glasses on of course). The fans cheering and Art letting out a bit of a laugh and then looking at and saying something to Darrell while the fans kept cheering was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Wrighting for SI, and it's "red and yellow" clad when referring to Skins fans ? That's almost insulting that he couldn't use the right verbage.......... What a tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I don't know if any of you caught this, but when Irvin was talking on NFL network before the actual introductions, the crowd behind him started chanting "Dallas Sucks". That was a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Wrighting for SI, and it's "red and yellow" clad when referring to Skins fans ?That's almost insulting that he couldn't use the right verbage.......... What a tool. To be fair it was an AP article that was on almost every site. Why don't they list the author when it's AP? Then we'd know who the idiot was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefPowhatan17 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Red and yellow? Why do journalists continue to look stupid by not getting the color scheme right. I guess they want to insult us and the team, but they really make themselves look uneducated and dumb. If you write on the NFL, you should know the NFL teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangSteve Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Makes me proud to be a Skins fan For real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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