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Joe Burrow already gets part of his NFL journey put in Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame is taking on some artifacts involving Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will already technically have an artifact involving him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame before he ever plays a down in the NFL.

According to the Hall of Fame itself on social media, the equipment used at Burrow’s home in Athens, Ohio during the 2020 NFL draft is finally in Canton and will reside there.

Burrow was the draft’s first pick and equipment stationed there by the NFL chronicled his reaction during a relatively traditional draft broadcast on networks.

The remote style of the draft was in response to the coronavirus pandemic and naturally, Burrow’s status as the first pick for a historic, unorthodox draft is something the NFL wanted to memorialize.

Here’s the official announcement from the Hall:

The latest artifacts to arrive to the Hall are from the historic 2020 #NFLDraft. This camera equipment was used in the home of #1 overall pick @Joe_Burrow10 to film his reaction during the live broadcast.@NFL | @Bengals | @NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/15H37IsuUy

— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) May 28, 2020

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Hall of Fame ceremony for Rudy Tomjanovich delayed until 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony for the 2020 class — including former Rockets coach ‘Rudy T’ — will be delayed to 2021.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated limitations on large gatherings, the scheduled 2020 enshrinement ceremony for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will be delayed until 2021.

The event had been slated for August 28-30 at the Hall of Fame site in Springfield, Massachusetts. Besides former Rockets coach and player Rudy Tomjanovich, other inductees in the 2020 class include recent NBA All-Stars Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and the late Kobe Bryant.

Jerry Colangelo, chairman of the Hall of Fame Board of Governors, told ESPN that there will be separate ceremonies for the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021, even though both events now will be held in the calendar year 2021. “We won’t be combining them,” Colangelo said in a statement to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan. “The Class of 2020 is a very special class and deserves its own celebration.”

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony for Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will be pushed to 2021, ESPN's Jackie MacMullan reports. https://t.co/o1MnULa6PG

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 28, 2020

In his 11-plus seasons as head coach in Houston, Tomjanovich led the Rockets to a 503-397 (.559) regular-season record and a 51-39 (.567) mark in the NBA playoffs, headlined by two championships in 1994 and 1995. He is by far the winningest coach in franchise history.

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Besides his coaching allocades, Tomjanovich was also a dynamic player ⁠— with averages of 17.4 points and 8.1 rebounds in 33.5 minutes per game. He was a five-time All-Star at power forward over 11 NBA seasons.

Whenever ‘Rudy T’ is inducted, he has enlisted Rockets legends Calvin Murphy and Hakeem Olajuwon to formally present him at the ceremony.

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Rudy Tomjanovich didn’t know his Hall of Fame enshrinement had been delayed until AP asked his reaction. He said, “It’s no big deal. I am not surprised. How could they have it when people are still dying from the virus? It would put so many people in jeopardy.”

— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) May 28, 2020

2020 Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony delayed to 2021

Count the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as the latest institution to have its best-laid plans felled by the coronavirus. Jerry Colangelo, the chairman of the board of the governors for the Hall, told ESPN on Wednesday that enshrinement ceremonies for the Class of 2020, one of the most star-studded lineups ever which includes Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and the late Kobe Bryant, will be moved to spring of 2021.

Colangelo said the original dates of …

Colangelo said the original dates of enshrinement weekend, Aug. 28-30, and the proposed alternate dates of Oct. 10-12 are “just not feasible” in light of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed over 100,000 in the U.S. and has rendered large gatherings taboo. The board of governors will convene on June 10, he said, to explore spring dates.

“We’re definitely canceling,” Colangelo …

“We’re definitely canceling,” Colangelo said. “It’s going to have to be the first quarter of next year. We’ll meet in a couple of weeks and look at the options of how and when and where.”

Colangelo stressed there will be …

Colangelo stressed there will be separate ceremonies for the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021, even though both events will now be held in the calendar year 2021. “We won’t be combining them,” he said. “The Class of 2020 is a very special class and deserves its own celebration.”

Enshrinement is scheduled for Aug. 29, but the Hall of Fame in Massachusets is looking at potentially pushing back that date if large gatherings are not yet allowed, reports Gary Washburn at the Boston Globe. They are considering pushing the date back to mid-October or potentially into next spring if necessary.

Hall of Fame CEO John Doleva emphasized …

Hall of Fame CEO John Doleva emphasized they are not just going to roll this class into the 2021 class (which has yet to be elected). “I do want to make it very clear we will have a separate event for the class of 2020 because of the notoriety of that class and, frankly, every class deserves its own recognition,” Doleva said. “There is a potential next calendar year that we could have two enshrinements.”

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