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See it: Bryant Young’s photos from Hall of Fame enshrinement

Congratulations to a Hall of Fame person on his Hall of Fame induction!

Former Notre Dame defensive lineman and San Francisco 49ers great [autotag]Bryant Young[/autotag] was officially enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend.  Young gave an emotional enshrinement speech that meant for many tears in the audience upon his induction.

Watch:  Bryant Young’s full Hall of Fame enshrinement speech

Young played at Notre Dame from 1990-1993 before being drafted seventh overall in the 1994 NFL draft by the 49ers.  He played his entire 14 year career in San Francisco and is one of just two former Notre Dame players to win a Super Bowl in his first NFL season ([autotag]Ben Skowronek[/autotag], 2021 Rams).

See the best photos from Young’s memorable weekend in Canton below.

Watch: Bryant Young gives Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech

The Notre Dame alumnus tore at everyone’s heartstrings in his speech.

It took long enough, but former Notre Dame defensive tackle [autotag]Bryant Young[/autotag] finally is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As soon as his bust was unveiled in Canton, the longtime San Francisco 49er was ready to give the speech he undoubtedly has been preparing in his mind for years.

Notre Dame is allowed to share the spotlight as where he met his wife as well as teammate [autotag]Aaron Taylor[/autotag], with whom he became best friends. He also gives [autotag]Lou Holtz[/autotag] a shout-out.

Here’s the speech in full:

Young’s story about his son in particular really makes you think about the important things in life. You can tell he misses him greatly every day, and no family should have to go through what they did. At the same time, he clearly became a better person for it, and his faith never has been stronger.

Congratulations, Bryant. Enjoy everything that is to come.

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Bryant Young with emotional tribute to late son Colby at Hall of Fame induction

Bryant Young touched everyone with his Hall of Fame induction speech

The Hall of Fame induction ceremony brings out a variety of emotions.

One of the most intense on Saturday in Canton, Ohio, was when former San Francisco 49ers star Bryant Young spoke.

The defensive line great offered a touching tribute to his late son Colby, who lost his battle with cancer at age 15.

“In this, my 10th year of eligibility, I enter the Hall as a member of the Class of 2022,” Young said. “Twenty-two was Colby’s favorite number.”

The entire presentation and speech:

WATCH: Highlights from every Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech

Watch highlights of all eight Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speeches.

On Saturday, eight men joined football’s greatest fraternity, as they were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Sam Mills, LeRoy Butler, Richard Seymour, Art McNally, Tony Boselli, Bryant Young, Cliff Branch, and Dick Vermeil either accepted their honors in person in Canton, Ohio, or were represented

Here are highlights of each induction speech.

2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony: Who’s in, and how to watch

Who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame today, and how can you watch the ceremonies? We have the answers.

At 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, the Pro Football Hall of Fame will have its annual ceremony celebrating a new class of enshrines.

From ESPN, who will televise the event:

ESPN’s coverage of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement returns for the 27th year on Saturday, Aug. 6, as eight enshrines officially enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Coverage of the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class begins at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN, a new afternoon time for the annual event.  ESPN Radio will also offer live coverage of the event.

The class of 2022 consists of eight “Heroes of the Game:” Tony Boselli (Jacksonville Jaguars), Cliff Branch (Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders), Leroy Butler (Green Bay Packers), Art McNally (National Football League Official), Sam Mills (New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers), Richard Seymour (New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders), Dick Vermeil (Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs) and Bryant Young (San Francisco 49ers).

Live from Canton, Ohio, ESPN’s 26-year veteran host Suzy Kolber will anchor the Enshrinement Ceremony with ESPN’s NFL front office insider Louis Riddick and 2016 Dick McCann Award winner Chris Mortensen. For the 22nd year, ESPN’s Chris Berman, who was honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award in 2010, will emcee the ceremony.

ESPN Radio will also broadcast the enshrinees’ speeches and share insights from special guests throughout the day on Saturday. On the ground in Canton, Jaguars’ reporter, Mike DiRocco will be covering all festivities around the induction ceremonies on behalf of NFL Nation. 

(All enshrinee information courtesy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame).

How to watch Bryant Young’s Hall of Fame induction

Here’s how to watch Bryant Young put on his gold jacket!

The 49ers will add another player to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when Bryant Young is inducted Saturday. Young will join 22 other players who suited up for San Francisco at some point during their careers.

Fans can check out his induction beginning at 9:00am Pacific Time on NFL Network. Young will go in as part of an eight-person class that includes offensive tackle Tony Bosselli, wide receiver Cliff Branch, safety LeRoy Butler, official Art McNally, linebacker Sam Mills, defensive lineman Richard Seymour and coach Dick Vermeil.

Young landed in the NFL as a first-round pick of the 49ers in the 1994 draft. He quickly made an impact and started all 16 games for the eventual Super Bowl champions. He finished third in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting.

He finished his career in 2007 with 208 starts in 208 games. He was a four-time Pro Bowler, an All-Pro, a Comeback Player of the Year and a member of the Hall of Fame’s All-Decade Team for the 1990s. During his 14-year career, Young posted 627 tackles and 89.5 sacks. He had more than 5.0 sacks in a season in nine of his 14 years.

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Notre Dame football 1992 and 1993 – a look back

Who was your first favorite Notre Dame squad?

Who is your favorite team in all of sports and what year did you become a fan?  Perhaps there was a year your fandom became an obsession?

That was the case for me in the early-90s with Notre Dame football as I know I have been a fan for as long as I can remember but my first memories of watching the Irish came in the 1992 season that saw a 10-1-1 conclusion led by my first set of favorites in [autotag]Rick Mirer[/autotag], [autotag]Jerome Bettis[/autotag], [autotag]Reggie Brooks[/autotag], [autotag]Bryant Young[/autotag], [autotag]Jim Flanigan[/autotag], and plenty of others.

A year later we know what happened as the Irish, led by quarterback Kevin McDougal, had wins over No. 3 Michigan and No.1 Florida State in starting the year 10-0 before being upset in the regular season finale by Boston College.  I don’t care what the final polls say, I saw the 1993 “Game of the Century” against Florida State and despite it coming down to the final play, anybody who watched that game saw Notre Dame beat the daylights out of Florida State that afternoon.  Seriously, if All-American [autotag]Jeff Burris[/autotag] turns one of his several passes defended in that game into an interception then the Irish win by two or more scores.

Instead, Bobby Bowden received his lifetime achievement award from the Associated Press and his fellow coaches.

Notre Dame was the best team in the country in 1993 and I’ll never come down from this hill no matter how hard my Florida State fans try to get me to.

Even with the heartbreak from that Boston College game of ’93, I can’t help but be grateful of catching onto Notre Dame football when I did because had I been just a couple years younger I don’t know if things would have been quite the same.

Over those two years Notre Dame went 21-2-1, won a pair of Cotton Bowls over Texas A&M, and it was the last two years of the Fighting Irish being the “it” thing in college football under [autotag]Lou Holtz[/autotag] as things were never quite the same for him in South Bend after ’93.

With there being 93/92 days until the season kicks off this fall (Thursday and Friday), here is a look back at a few photos from the 1992 and 1993 seasons that I’ll always remember from my youth.

Watch: Bryant Young finds out he’s elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame

A memorable knock on the door…

Former Notre Dame and San Francisco 49ers great Bryant Young found out last week that he had been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2022.

Young played his entire professional career with the 49ers where he won a Super Bowl and was one of the best defensive lineman in the NFL for over a decade.

Young got the news of being elected to the Hall of Fame when his Hall of Fame teammate Charles Haley knocked on his door and delivered the news.  See the video of Young finding out about his election what Haley did on his way out of the Young residence as well!

Related:

Photo gallery of Bryant Young’s hall of fame football career

How Hall of Famer Bryant Young made impression on Patrick Willis

Patrick Willis’ “welcome to the NFL” moment with the #49ers? Hall of Famer Bryant Young rag dolling an offensive lineman.

Patrick Willis and Bryant Young didn’t spend a ton of time playing on the same team, but their one season together was enough for the 14-year veteran defensive lineman to make an impression on the rookie linebacker.

Willis in November joined the Candlestick Chronicles podcast and talked about his one year with Young, who retired following the 2007 season. While the former 49ers linebacker talked about some of the off-field wisdom Young imparted, there was an on-field ‘welcome to the NFL’ moment that also sticks out when Willis recounts his rookie year.

“The one play in particular that I do remember,” Willis said. “We were playing against the St. Louis Rams, and we were playing them at home, and I’ll never forget B.Y. had done a club – he had this powerful club move that he would do where he would step-step and club you – and man I saw him hit an offensive guard and just complete de-cleat him. Like a bowling ball and a bowling pin and you see a bowling pin fall over? That’s what he did to him. And I’ll never forget saying to myself, ‘Holy (expletive), man! These are grown men. These are grown men out here.’ That’s what I was thinking in my head, and I’m glad I’m on his side.”

The play in particular Willis remembered came during a tremendous performance from Young. That home game vs. the Rams in 2007 came in Week 11. San Francisco lost 13-9, but Young put up four tackles, two tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three QB hits and a pass breakup.

That was Young’s Age 35 season, but he was still a force on the interior. He had 6.5 sacks that year to go along with seven tackles for loss and 12 QB hits.

Willis had a great year of his own as a rookie, earning a Defensive Rookie of the Year award, a First-Team All-Pro nod and a trip to the Pro Bowl thanks in part to the play of the defensive line in front of him.

Now the two could wind up being teammates again in Canton. Young was inducted as part of the 2022 class. Willis was a finalist, but missed out on being inducted alongside his former teammate. It feels like a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’ that Willis will wear a gold jacket alongside the teammate who welcomed him to the NFL.

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Notre Dame great Bryant Young headed to Pro Football Hall of Fame

Congrats to an all-time great!

Former Notre Dame and San Francisco 49ers great Bryant Young will be in the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.  The announcement was made on Thursday night ahead of the Super Bowl as Young got the knock on his door that made things official.

Young was a highly touted recruit from the Chicago suburbs that was part of Notre Dame’s incredible 1990 recruiting class that saw five players selected in the first round of the NFL draft, two of which have now been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Jerome Bettis).

Young was a star on Notre Dame’s defensive line before becoming a mainstay on the San Francisco 49ers defensive front where his incredible career spanned 14 seasons He started 208 games, all for the 49ers, and racked up 627 tackles, 89.5 sacks, 20 pass breakups, 12 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries. Young was a Super Bowl champion, four-time Pro Bowler, and a First-Team All-Pro in 1996. Three times he was selected as a Second-Team All-Pro.

Young will go in alongside Tony Boselli, Cliff Branch, Leroy Butler, Art McNally, Sam Mills, Richard Seymour and Dick Vermeil.

Related:

Every former Notre Dame player to win a Super Bowl