Building
The College Football Hall of Fame's current building was constructed in 1995. Sam Jones of The Troyer Group was the lead architect and a graduate of Notre Dame. The museum, located under the Gridiron Plaza, features memorials and memorabilia of great American football players and coaches of the past. A 12-minute video in the museum's Stadium Theater highlights the "thrills and pageantry" of college football. Interactive areas allow visitors to test their own speed, agility, and punting, passing and blocking skills. Video monitors replay historical games and plays. Busts of coaches and players enshrined in the Hall of Fame are located throughout the museum. The entrance-level floor features a gift shop and restaurant, as well as murals featuring hall-of-famers and significant moments in the history of college football. The exterior of the building features a 19,000-square-foot (1,800 m2) artificial turf space, named the Gridiron Plaza, that can be rented to host outdoor events.
Prior to moving to its current location, the College Football Hall of Fame was located adjacent to Kings Island in Kings Mills, Ohio (1972–1994) 39°21′19″N 84°15′28″W / 39.3554°N 84.2577°W / 39.3554; -84.2577. It was a Georgian-colonial style building. When it opened, it featured a historical time tunnel, Knute Rockne locker room of great coaches, four movie theaters, strategy room, 1930's soda shop, and a regulation sized football field.
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