Archives for February 3, 2014

‘”The first thing I said when I heard Andre got in was, ‘Wow, we get to go back to Canton for another homecoming, another family reunion,’ ” said Bill Polian, architect of the Bills’ four Super Bowl teams.’

‘”To see Bruce and Thurman and the guys that I went to war with every single Sunday and these guys are immortalized in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, to me now to be there with them, there is nothing better. Next to my kids being born, there is nothing better than this. Nothing better.”‘

‘”Oh my God, are you kidding me!” Joyce Reed-Ebling, Andre’s mother, said when contacted later. “This is one of the best things of my life. Getting married, having children, and my son getting into the Hall of Fame … I couldn’t ask for anything more. Now, I will be able to walk in there and see this happen. I was hoping it would happen while I was still around to see it.”‘

‘”Yes, I’ve waited. But my dad always told me, ‘Good things come to those who wait.’ These guys are immortalized in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and for me now to be with them, next to the birth of my kids, there is nothing better.”’