The Indiana Football Hall of Fame is a sports museum and
hall of fame
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Richmond, Indiana
Richmond is a city in eastern Wayne County, Indiana. Bordering the state of Ohio, it is the county seat of Wayne County and is part of the Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 36,812. Situa ...
. It honors persons associated with high school, college and professional
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
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Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
. It also works to establish scholarships and endowments to promote football in the state of Indiana. The hall was founded in 1973 as an affiliate of the Indiana Football Coaches Association.
The museum is housed in a historic post office building at the corner of North 9th and A Streets.
Inductees
* 1993:
Bill Siderewicz
William Siderewicz (February 21, 1936 – March 7, 2023) was an American football coach.
Biography
Siderewicz was born on February 21, 1936 Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from the Arsenal Technical High School
Arsenal Technical High School, com ...
* 2014:
Mike Alstott
Michael Joseph Alstott (born December 21, 1973), is a former American football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nicknamed "A-Train", he played college football at Purdue an ...
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Kyle Orton
Kyle Raymond Orton (born November 14, 1982) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Dr ...
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Football Hall of Fame Football Hall of Fame may refer to:
American football
*College Football Hall of Fame
*Pro Football Hall of Fame, located in Canton, Ohio
Association football
*English Football Hall of Fame
*Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame
*National Soc ...
Football Hall of Fame Football Hall of Fame may refer to:
American football
*College Football Hall of Fame
*Pro Football Hall of Fame, located in Canton, Ohio
Association football
*English Football Hall of Fame
*Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame
*National Soc ...
Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
State sports halls of fame in the United States
American football museums and halls of fame
Football Hall of Fame Football Hall of Fame may refer to:
American football
*College Football Hall of Fame
*Pro Football Hall of Fame, located in Canton, Ohio
Association football
*English Football Hall of Fame
*Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame
*National Soc ...
Museums in Richmond, Indiana
Awards established in 1973