Wilson picks Berman as Hall presenter
Published: June 04, 2009, 2:14 pm
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Buffalo Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. has picked ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman to be his presenter for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Berman has been known as a Bills booster since the late 1980s. He picked the Bills to make the Super Bowl almost every year in the 1990s. And he popularized the phrase, "nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills."
Berman also is the master of ceremonies for the Hall of Fame event, which will be held Aug. 8 at Canton, Ohio.
"I've known him for a long, long time. His kids followed the Bills growing up. We've been friends for years and years," Wilson said of Berman.
Berman, 54, has worked at ESPN since 1979, joining the network a month after its founding.
Former Bills defensive end Bruce Smith also is among the class of Hall of Fame inductees this year. He has picked former Bills defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell as his presenter.
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