Bruce, Atwater named to Pro Football Hall

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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A member of the St. Louis Rams "Greatest Show on Turf" offense and a Lutheran North High School alum are two of the newest picks for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Wide receiver Isaac Bruce and defensive back Steve Atwater (Denver Broncos) got the call to the hall, Saturday afternoon.

God is good and gracious to me! Tonight we rejoice in HIS faithfulness. St. Louis we headed to Canton!

— Isaac Bruce (@IsaacBruce80) February 1, 2020

Bruce's former teammate Torry Holt did not get selected for the Class of 2020, but congratulated his former teammate on Twitter.

Congrats to the Hall Of Famer @IsaacBruce80! Turn up in Canton #Rams

— Torry Holt (@BigGame81) February 1, 2020

The Isaac Bruce Foundation sent KMOX this message: "We are thrilled to announce that Isaac has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2020! The announcement will air on Fox during the NFL Honors show tonight at 7pm CST. Save the date to celebrate with Isaac in St. Louis on Friday, July 24 and in Canton from August 6-9. More details coming soon! You can visit isaacbrucehof.com to shop exclusive gear. We will post information on that site as we learn more. An auction featuring the very first HOF20 signed items will open tonight at 8pm CST and close next Thursday, February 6. The proceeds from the auction will benefit the IBF. Visit bruce.cbo.io to bid!"

Here's the official Pro Football Hall of Fame release:

"Selection Saturday resulted in five Heroes of the Game earning election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Hall’s 48-person Selection Committee held its annual meeting today inMiami Beach to elect five Modern-Era Players for the Class of 2020. The special class also includes the Centennial Slate of 15 Hall of Famers who were picked by a special Blue-Ribbon Panel in January. The Modern-Era players for the Class of 2020 were just announced on stage during taping of NFL Honors , a two-hour primetime awards special that will air nationally tonight at 8 p.m. (ET and PT) on FOX. They include safety STEVE ATWATER, wide receiver ISAAC BRUCE, guard STEVE HUTCHINSON, running back EDGERRIN JAMES, and safety TROY POLAMALU. The five newest Hall of Famers were joined on stage by the living members from the Centennial Slate. Today’s annual selection meeting capped a year-round selection process. The newly elected Hall of Famers were chosen from a list of 15 Finalists who had been determined earlier by the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee. Representatives of the accounting firm Ernst & Young tabulated all votes during Saturday’s meeting."

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