Eddie joins NFL's elite

CANTON — Mahoning Valley football fans had plenty to savor during Saturday’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony.

Eddie DeBartolo Jr. became Mahoning County’s first inductee, delivering a nearly 30-minute speech on why family matters in football.

Warren Harding’s Korey Stringer was saluted by Orlando Pace, his teammate at Ohio State.

And Steelers fans who so often have reasons to visit Canton in August had another memorable night as linebacker Kevin Greene said playing for the Steelers “was the pinnacle of his football life.”

Former Steelers cornerback Donnie Shell presented former teammate Tony Dungy. The first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl cited his one season in San Francisco.

“Eddie DeBartolo was instilling the same principles in his team that I had seen ith the Steelers,” Dungy said, “doing everything in a first class and family way.”

Visit Vindy.com later and read Sunday's Vindicator sports section for Tom Williams' complete coverage of Saturday night's Pro Football Hall of Fame induction festivities.