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NFL Big Game Exhibit Opens At College Football Hall Of Fame

The collection includes game-worn college jerseys from past and present NFL stars including Ray Lewis, Eddie George and Drew Brees.

ATLANTA -- With Super Bowl LIII nearing, the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame recently rolled out a special temporary exhibit honoring the history of the nation’s biggest sporting event. The collection includes game-worn college jerseys from past and present NFL stars including Ray Lewis, Charles Woodson, Eddie George, Desmond Howard, Eli Manning, Von Miller, Cam Newton, and Drew Brees, as well as Kurt Warner’s 1999 NFL championship jersey.

The Lombardi Award will also be on display, along with ticket stubs from the 1994 and 2000 big games also held in Atlanta. The exhibit will also feature artifacts from greats: Joe Theismann, Vince Lombardi, and Pete Carroll.

The Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame is a 94,256-square-foot attraction adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial Olympic Park. The hall provides visitors with a immersive and interactive experience using a blend of historic college football artifacts and state-of-the-art, interactive multimedia exhibits.

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The National Football Foundation (NFF) launched the Hall in 1951 to stand as one of the nation's premier sports shrines, immortalizing the game’s greatest players and coaches as positive role models for future generations. Atlanta Hall Management, Inc., partnered with the NFF to construct and operate the Hall of Fame attraction, which provides a platform for community outreach, education and character development initiatives, as well as serves as one of Atlanta’s premier special event spaces.

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