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A Visit to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Posted By Lineweaver Financial Group
April 02, 2019 Category: Pro Football Hall Of Fame, Anne Graffice, David Baker

This quarter we had a chance to film four episodes of The Financial QuarterbackSM on-site at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The interview scenes with President David Baker and Vice President of Development and Strategic Adventures, Anne Graffice, were shot in the gallery of busts, and it was a truly unique experience. We also learned quite a bit about the hall itself and its nomination process. For example, at the first level of nomination anyone can get involved. Any fan may nominate any player, coach or contributor who has been connected with pro football simply by writing to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The only restriction is that a player and coach must have been retired at least five years before he can be considered. They’re also making a lot of progress on the construction of Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village which, when completed, is expected to be an $899 million-dollar mixed-use development of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s campus. It will be the firstever sports and entertainment “Smart City.” In a “smart” city, technologies are connected within and across a secure digital infrastructure, optimizing operations, reducing resource use, and producing meaningful insights that increase productivity, comfort and safety for occupants. Essentially, they’re going to build everything on a unified, intelligent network, enabling more control and advanced automation of nearly everything there. One amazing aspec