Antonio Gates was a hooper. Long before donning his gold jacket on Saturday in Canton, Gates was a stud college basketball player at Kent State University. He never played a single down of college football. And that means he made history. He's the first player into the Pro Football Hall of Fame who never played college football.

On August 2 in Canton, Ohio, the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrines four new members, placing them among the ranks of the greatest to ever play in the National Football League: Eric Allen, Jared Allen,

Today, four NFL greats were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The class of 2025 featured Jared Allen, Sterling Sharpe, Eric Allen, and Antonio Gates. These four men will have their legacies live forever as they join the rest of the Hall of Famers in Canton,