The Independent-News, Volume 121, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 August 1995 — Page 12

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - AUGUST 17, 1995

Hall Os Fame (continued from Page 1) ence. Visitors approacning the Hall will cross the Gridiron Plaza, an outdoor public area complete with yard markers, goal posts, team pennants and artificial turf. The plaza will host a variety of special events, including annual induction ceremonies. All types of fans, from coaches and players, to armchair quarterbacks and their football widows, to a younger generation of fans, will find the Hall as synamic as the game of college football itself and will enjoy a double dose of interacitve exhibits and novel presentations of traditional football memorabilia. From the moment visitors walk in the doors, they are greeted by the sites and sounds of a traditional college football Saturday. “Pursuit of a Dream," the colossal theme sculpture, dominates the expansive lobby, towering a full four stories from the exhibit levels below to the ceiling above. The statue is a complex montage of figures and multimedia elements combined to symbolize a young man’s rite of passage on his way to becoming a college football athlete. From the toddler’s mom bandaging his scraped knee, to the high school coach consoling the player who dropped the pass that would have won the game, to the rigors of the college freshman studying alone for exams, visitors slowly descend a spiral concourse flanking the huge statue. Life-cast figures combined with multimedia elements buried into the sculpture take visitors on a player’s journey, much like the pages out of a family

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photo album. The core exhibit and heart of the new Hall of Fame is the Stadium Theater, located in the center of the Hall and integrating still pictures and video into a powerful 360 degree presentation depicting the pageantry and excitement of college football. Visitors entering the statium and taking their seats in the stands are drawn to a series of lifecast figures depicting the fans, football players and all those surrounding the game of football. Audio speakers within each grouping of statues play bits of conversation one might normally hear on game Saturday. As the lights dim, football fans take their seats in the stands along with over 100,000 fans attending the 1994 University of MichiganPenn State Game as the game comes to life around them. Game clips integrated into the fast-paced film include 1994 footage from such classic matchups as Yale-Harvard, Southern-Grambling, OklahomaNebraska and Florida State-Notre Dame. Historical segments of the film take the viewer back to the days of Walter Camp and other early greats of the game. Not only does the stirring presentation educate visitors on the history and origin of the game, but it immerses those watching the powerful emotional intensity of two teams pushed to the limits of physical skill, endurance, courage and concentration. Submerged in a myriad of scenes, from pre-game strategy and motivational halftime talks from coaches seeking to inspire their teams, to poignant moments of great wins and losses, every visitor can gain a new insight

into America’s most popular college sport. The powerful presentation is just the beginning of all that the nw College Football Hall of Fame offers to visitors. The Hall of Champions combines state-of-the-art multimedia capabilities with football memorabilia to honor the accomplishments of each inductee and chronicle special events in the history of the game. Within the display area for each decade of college football history, visitors can access a touch-screen video kiosk to call up biographical information on individual Hall of Famers including key statistics, still photography and video clips of their performance on the field. In the Locker Room, visitors will be entertained with a look behind the scenes at coaches like Eddie Robinson of Grambling University, Darrell Royal of the University of Texas and John McKay of Southern California; and how they trained, motivated and inspired their players. Any visitor who has ever fantasized about being a sprotscaster will enjoy the opportunity to “call the play’’ by sitting in a simulated press box and describing the football action unfolding before them. Chris Schenkel, noted ABC sportscaster, assists visitors who can then purchase a tape of their sportscasting debut. Other fans will enjoy Pigskin Pageantry, a look at marching bands, cheerleaders, mascots, homecoming, tailgating and other football-related exhibits including an interactive audio presentation on famous fight songs. Kids and adults will enjoy comparing their basic physical skills with those of the college athlete in the Training Room. Here, wouldbe players can compare their body shape with those five football players and check their height and weight at the sonar-activated detection station. They can also test their proficiency at skills related to success on the football field including vertical leap, agility, upperbody strength, balance, flexibility and reaction time. Then its off to the Practice Field where players of all ages can test their fundamental skills of football - passing, running, blocking and kicking - in a series of interactive and physically challenging drills. Armchair quarterbacks and coaches will enjoy the Strategy Clinic, a series of interactive exhibits educating the beginner on fundamental game strategies and challenging the pro with more advanced information. Visitors can also put their skills to a test during a strategy quiz video hosted by ABC college football commentator Keith Jackson. Other exhibits in the College Football Hall of Fame include tributes to great college football rivalries, the National Football Foundation’s Scholar-Athlete program, the annual individual player awards, the great bowl games, the history of uniforms and equipment, and training and sports science. The College Football Hall of Fame’s expanding collection consists of thousands of photograph, football books, programs, and media guides, as well as helmets, footballs, uniforms, trophies, plaques, paintings and prints. The collection also contains over 300 hours of historic film footage dating back to the early 1900 s. In addition to being a sports museum, the Hall of Fame will be the home for a national computerized roster of colelge football lettermen which schools and universities from across the country are currently helping to build. On Friday, August 25, the Untimate Tailgate Party begins at 11 a.m. outside the Hall and continues throughout the evening and ail day Saturday. Food tents will be available and special entertainment will be provided throughout the two days on the Gridiron Plaza. Beginning at approximately 12:30 p.m. Friday, a parade is planned to escort the inductees, to

the Gridiron Plaza for the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremonies. They will be joined by South Bend and other area high school bands who will march from several different points in the city to the downtown area and windup at the Gridiron Plaza. The dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 1:30 and will include the induction ceremony for the Class of ’95. ESPN II will carry live events that day and ESPN will rebroadcast the coverage on Sunday. Following the official dedication of the new building, the doors of the new College Football Hall of Fame will open to the public. The Hall is planning extended hours of operation for the grand opening weekend. The Hall will be open until 9 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Cost of admission to the College Football Hall of Fame is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, and $4 for children ages 6 to 14. Children 5 years old an and under are admitted free with an adult. Friday’s Tailgate Party will conclude with a fireworks and laser show at nightfall. On Saturday, the Gridiron Plaza will once again be the site for a Tailgate Party with food tents and entertainment available. An autograph session will be held at 10 a.m. For more information on the College Football Hall of Fame, call (219) 235-9999. IVY TECH CONDUCTS FALL SEMESTER REGISTRATION Registration for the Fall Semester at Ivy Tech State College will be held in August. Fall semester weekend classes begin August 26; weekday classes begin August 28. At Ivy Tech at Elkhart, 2521 Industrial Parkway, registration will be held Tuesday through Thursday, August 22 through 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Financial aid counseling is available during these times. At Ivy Tech at South Bend, 1534 W. Sample St., registration hours are Tuesday and Wednesday,

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