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football. The history in Canton is so, so great,” he said
To that, a list of the Top 100 NFL Players of All-Time will be
announced in the fall, plus the Top 10 Coaches of All-Time.
“When you look at the list, of all considered for both lists,
it’s incredible,” Brandt said. “I’ve seen so much growth in the
NFL over the years; it’s unbelievable.”
Brandt is best known for the creation of many scouting prac-
tices still used today, such as psychology tests, specifi c scouting
and evaluation systems, and so much more.
Brandtalsowasinvolvedin thecreationoftheNFLCombine.
Hedonated 90
piecesfromhiscareer
totheHallofFamethis
summer,relicsdating
backto1960.
“Yeah,I’vebeena
collector,”saidBrandt,
whodonatedallofthe
playerrankingsforvari-
ousyears.“Icouldn’t
donateanIBM 345
computer;it wastoo
big.”
Thesouvenirshe’s
saved,Brandtsaid,are
nowmostlystoredina
safetydepositbox.
“It’shardtobelieve
thatI’mstillrecognized,”
hesaid.“Ithinksigning
autographsis mywayofgivingback.”
He appeared at the TRISTAR show wearing his fi rst Super
Bowl ring.
“I wear this one because it makes me remember how hard it
was to get there. I wear it all the time,” he said.
Brandt now plays golf on occasion and hosts shows on
SiriusXM. ◆
Ross Forman is a freelance contributor to Sports Collectors
Digest. He can be reached at [email protected].
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Gil Brandt
on February 2, 2019 at the Fox Theatre in
Atlanta, Georgia.
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