Summary
First Ball was held on Thursday, August 4, at 10:00 a.m., featuring a three-mile long human chain of area youngsters stretching from the Frank T. Bow Building in downtown Canton (201 2nd Street S.W.) where the NFL was founded in 1920, to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. More than 1,400 area youths between the ages of 6 and 17 will participate in this exciting event! Kids will toss an official NFL football from one participant to the next along the route until it reaches its final destination, the Pro Football Hall of Fame!