Champ Bailey makes powerful plea on race during Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2019 was inducted on Saturday, and new member Champ Bailey delivered a moving enshrinement speech with a powerful plea for people to listen to concerns about race relations.
Bailey, a former cornerback for the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos, used his time at the podium inside Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, to address a long-standing issue that he said he faced throughout his accomplished career."The first thing people see when they look at me is not a Pro Football Hall of Famer, or a husband, or a father," he said."They view me first as a black man.
""I believe, if we start with listening...there's no telling the progress we can make." - @champbailey @Broncos #PFHOF19 pic.twitter.com/IVRojTbOKr "I believe if we start listening, there's no telling the progress we can make," he continued."All of us are dads, sons, bothers, your friends. All of us understand if we can't get our friends to listen, then no one will."The speech garnered massive attention on social media -- and Bailey picked up extra encouragement from fans when he tweeted out his cell phone number just moments before he began his remarks.Thanks for the love and encouragement. Almost my turn.
Bailey was inducted alongside long-time Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, who passed away in June after guiding the Broncos to more than 350 victories, seven Super Bowl appearances and three Super Bowl titles in his 35 years of ownership.This year's other inductees were contributor Gil Brandt, tight end Tony Gonzalez, center Kevin Mawae, safeties Ed Reed and Johnny Robinson, and cornerback Ty Law, who finished his 15-year NFL career with the Broncos.
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