CBS
Sports Network will produce and broadcast an Arena Football Hall of
Fame television special, the NET10 Wireless Arena Football League
announced today. The 30-minute program will feature each member of the
2012 Arena Football Hall of Fame Class along with showcasing the birth
and history of the Arena Football Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony will take place on Friday, April 12 in Des Moines, IA
and will play a prominent role within the television special.
The
Week 4 "NET10 Wireless Arena Football Saturday" contest between the
Iowa Barnstormers and Philadelphia Soul will kickoff at 7 p.m. ET on
Saturday, April 13 and will air on CBS Sports Network immediately
following the Network's golf coverage. In addition, the game will be
replayed several times during the following week.
"We
appreciate that CBS Sports Network values our Hall of Fame at a high
enough level to produce a television special around it," AFL
Commissioner Jerry B. Kurz said. "While our Week 4 contest will not air
live, we are excited by the additional resources that our television
partner is making available to us so that we can give this hallowed
event its due."
The
2012 Arena Football Hall of Fame Class includes: QB SHERDRICK BONNER,
voted the Greatest Quarterback in AFL History by the Silver Anniversary
Committee in 2012; HC MIKE DAILEY, a two-time ArenaBowl champion coach
(XIII, XIX); QB CLINT DOLEZEL, a three-time All-Arena selection and a
passing leader of the AFL for four years; WR/DB RANDY GATEWOOD, a
six-time All-Arena selection and three-time All-Ironman selection;
current Iowa Barnstormers HC MIKE HOHENSEE, who won ArenaBowl XX as the
Chicago Rush Head Coach and owns the third spot in AFL history for most
regular season wins, FOUNDING PARTNER WILLIAM NIRO, one of the original
founders of the AFL.
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