SAN FRANCISCO -– Eddie DeBartolo’s journey from Youngstown, Ohio, to owner of the 49ers will reach its final destination just 60 miles from his hometown.
DeBartolo was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in a vote of the 46-member board of selectors on the eve of Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium, CSN Bay Area’s Mindi Bach reported Saturday.
The enshrinement ceremony will take place on Aug. 6, in Canton, Ohio.
DeBartolo, 69, this year’s lone nominee as a “contributor” was selected for the Class of 2016.
The latest group of Hall of Fame inductees, as selected during a meeting that lasted approximately nine hours at Moscone Center, is scheduled to be announced Saturday evening.