CANTON, OH – The count is now 111 of the 136 living members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who will be on hand in Canton, Ohio, July 28-31 to celebrate Pro Football's Greatest Reunion. Believed to be the largest reunion of any sports hall of fame at any one time, the unprecedented gathering is a fitting way to kick off the NFL’s Century Celebration.

"Our NFL Century celebration will help us kickoff the first season of the new millennium in a special way," commented NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. "The celebration will be a season-long series of events that will highlight today’s great players and link them to the 80-year tradition of NFL games, alumni, and teams that have helped make pro football the fan’s favorite sport." It was Tagliabue who first conceived of the idea for a Hall of Fame reunion.

While 88-year-old Sid Gillman is the oldest Hall of Famer planning to attend, Otto Graham and Steve Van Buren represent the earliest Hall of Fame Class to attend. Graham and Van Buren are from the Class of 1965. The only living member of the Hall’s charter class of 1963 is Sammy Baugh who is unable to attend the festivities. There are no living members of the Class of 1964.

The Cleveland Browns will be the most represented team at the reunion with 11 Hall of Famers attending. The Pittsburgh Steelers are a close second with 10, and the Oakland Raiders with nine, are third.

Hall of Fame quarterback Ace Parker, who at 88-years-old is just a few months younger than Gillman, is also planning on attending the reunion. Parker who had an outstanding collegiate and pro career is the only Hall of Famer attending who did not play on a current NFL team. The triple-threat back played for the NFL’s Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Yanks and New York Yankees.

Hall of Famers Participating in Pro Football’s Greatest Reunion