05-16-08 2008 College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Concert Announced

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Anthony Thompson - RB, Indiana, 1986 -89 Wilson Whitley* - DT, Houston, 1973 -76 Reggie Williams - LB, Dartmouth, 1973 -75 Richard Wood - LB, Southern California, 1972 -74 Chris Zorich - DT, Notre Dame, 1988 -90 COACHES W.C. Gorden - Jackson State (1976 -91): 119 -47 -5 Herb Deromedi - Central Michigan (1978 -93): 110 -55 -10 Joe Paterno - Penn State (1966- present): 373 -125 -3 Doug Porter - Mississippi Valley State (1961 -65), Howard (1974 -78), Fort Valley State (1979 -85, 1987 -96) *Deceased ABOUT "1 HE NATIONAL t 007 BALL PO UNDATION & COLLEGE HALL OF DAME Founded in 1947 with leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Urantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, a non-profit educational organization, runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 121 chapters and 12, 000 members nationwide, NPV programs include the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., the NPFHampshire Honor Society, Play It Smart and scholarships of over $1 million for college and high school scholar - athletes. The NPI"presents the MacArthur Trophy, the Draddy Trophy, presented by HealthSouth, and releases the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings. Learn more at www.footballfoundation.org. ABOUT THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME The College Football Hall of Fame, an initiative of The National Football Foundation, stands as one of the nation's premier sports shrines, preserving and dramatizing the history of the game to an ever broadening audience of fans while holding up the greatest players and coaches as role models who highlight the game's positive values. For more information on the College Football Hall of Fame and its 2006 Enshrinement Festival, visit www. college ootball. org. -NFF-