Pro Football Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2003

Broadcast: Jan 26, 2003

 

The Pro¹ Football Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2003, with former Heisman Trophy² winner Marcus Allen and former Kansas City Coach Hank Stram leading the class. The class also includes a former Buffalo³ Bills lineman, a wide receiver from Buffalo and Green Bay and a Houston Oilers defensive⁴ End.

On the weekend that his former team is trying for its first Super Bowl title in 19 years, Marcus Allen was chosen for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A San Diego native, Allen spent 10 seasons with the Raiders when the team was in Los Angeles ¹⁾amassing more than 12,000 yards running, 5,400 yards receiving, and scoring 145 ²⁾touchdowns in his career.

Allen also helped lead the Raiders to the Super Bowl title in 1984 but after a falling out with team owner Al Davis, ended his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. The 42-year-old Allen said that he is not sure which team he would like to represent when he is ³⁾enshrined in Canton, Ohio. "It is virtually impossible to ignore even though I had some ⁴⁾tumultuous years in Los Angeles to ignore all the great things that have happened there," he said. "And again Kansas City and the [team owners] Hunts have really embraced me in a very, very positive way in my latter part of my career. I would like to recognize both teams and pay them the regard in doing so."

In addition to Allen, former Houston Oilers defensive end Elvin Bethea and former Buffalo Bills offensive⁵ guard Joe Delamielleure were elected to the Hall of Fame. Delamielleure said that making the Hall of Fame was secondary to his love for football. "I would have played for a cap and a t-shirt. I love the NFL, I love what it stands for. I gotta mention this I have four kids of my own and I adopted two Asian boys," he said. "And those boys would not be in this country watching the Super Bowl tomorrow unless it was for the NFL. I would have never, ever been able to adopt those two kids unless I played in the NFL. I would have been working in Detroit somewhere."

The other members of the class of 2003 are former Kansas City Chiefs Coach Hank Stram, and former Raiders, Green Bay and Buffalo Bills wide receiver James Lofton.

The class of 2003 will be inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sunday August 3, 2003.

In San Diego, California. I’m David Byrd. VOA Sports.

1)    amass[E5mAs]vt.收集, 堆积，积聚(尤指财富)

2)    touchdown[`tQtFdaJn]n. [美橄]攻方持球, 触地, 触地得分, 着地, 降落

3)    enshrine[in5Frain]vt. 铭记，入庙祀奉,

4)    tumultuous[tju5mQltjuEs]adj.喧嚣的

1 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

3 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

4 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

5 offensive   

adj.令人不快的，侮辱的，攻击用的；n.进攻

参考例句：

• His mode of doing business is offensive to me.他干事情的方式叫我很不喜欢。
• If all else fails,I will take the offensive.如果其他方法不行，我将采取攻势。