I just finished watching Eddie DeBartolo’s acceptance speech at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and it was amazing. I’ll find video and a transcript as soon as I can, but if you missed it, it was great.
Jennifer Chan will have more on his discussion of taking care of players, but I wanted to share one particularly great moment. Eddie said that shortly after he was voted into the Hall, he received a package from Bill Walsh’s son. Bill had told Eddie he knew he would eventually get into the Hall of Fame. The package Bill’s son sent was an autographed helmet from his dad saying, “Congratulations, I knew you’d get in eventually.