Eddie DeBartolo was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, and he gave a fantastic speech. Read it here.
It was a long coming for the one time owner of the San Francisco 49ers to return full circle at the Hall of Fame in Canton Ohio. It may not have take Eddie DeBartolo 16 years to write his speech, but he has had that long to think about what he would say. Overall it was a great speech that had tender moments as well as comedic ones.
We’ve come up with a full transcript, courtesy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and you can watch the full video here.