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Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame [View all]

Source: Washington Post

Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame

“I think we’re going to see Theodore Roosevelt inducted,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at an event on Thursday.

April 18, 2026 at 2:12 p.m. EDT Today at 2:12 p.m. EDT
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President Donald Trump joined NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser last year to announce plans to host the 2027 NFL Draft in Washington. (Annabelle Gordon/For The Washington Post)

By Dan Diamond
The Trump administration has urged professional football’s leaders to induct Theodore Roosevelt into the sport’s hall of fame, with one top official predicting it will happen within the year.

“I’d say keep it a secret. Keep your fingers crossed. But I think we’re going to see Theodore Roosevelt inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at an event Thursday at the National Portrait Gallery, touting the former president’s work to make the game safer.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/18/nfl-hall-theodore-roosevelt-trump/

There's a payoff in here somewhere.

The New York Post was the first paper to have the story. It is not acceptable as a news source in LBN.

NFL Exclusive

Senior Trump official pushing for Teddy Roosevelt’s induction into Football Hall of Fame: ‘Saved football’
By James Franey
Published April 18, 2026, 1:35 p.m. ET

https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/sports/trump-official-pushes-for-teddy-roosevelts-football-hall-of-fame-induction/

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Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 18 OP

James Caan was great in Brian's Song. displacedvermoter Apr 18 #1

So was Billy Dee Williams. ShazzieB Apr 18 #19

Same plaque, in Bears uniforms! displacedvermoter Apr 19 #32

I attended a university with the best football team in the world. Irish_Dem Apr 18 #2

So, you went to Florida State? Lochloosa Apr 18 #6

ha ha do they have a football team? Irish_Dem Apr 18 #9

Do you know the difference between FSU's football team and a dollar bill? rubbersole Apr 18 #15

My football team is in the cold midwest, some players leave to go to Florida. Irish_Dem Apr 19 #36

Girls in Florida wear bikinis to family reunions. rubbersole Apr 19 #45

Good God, we thought the Florida coaches were lying. Irish_Dem Apr 19 #46

An Ohio State cheerleader was driving her booster sugardaddy's BMW ... rubbersole Apr 19 #48

Cheerleaders are not hired for their IQ. Irish_Dem Apr 19 #49

Cold concrete stadiums huh? Pesky1 Apr 19 #53

Go Canes genxlib Apr 19 #51

You got my vote! Permanut Apr 18 #28

WTF That's real important. Something else for Trump to claim he accomplished as his legacy. flashman13 Apr 18 #3

I nominate Ted Cruz... walkingman Apr 18 #4

I'd never heard that. 😂😂😂 underpants Apr 19 #50

Apparently, Trump doesn't have anything better to do. sop Apr 18 #5

With peace around the world, a humming economy, happy fellow countrymen, low oil prices, Wonder Why Apr 19 #38

That Was My First Thought! ProfessorGAC Apr 19 #54

Insane. Srkdqltr Apr 18 #7

Is this meant to deflect attention from the fact that TR received an actual (not g(r)ifted) Nobel Peace Prize? jls4561 Apr 18 #8

Shush, now! GenThePerservering Apr 18 #10

The D.C. Mayor doesn't blue-wave Apr 18 #11

So does Goodell actually. Both of them are there because the KPN Apr 18 #25

Not the Onion? Talitha Apr 18 #12

The real football helmet testing was done under Howard Taft's administration Brother Buzz Apr 18 #13

Kash Patel conducting an investigation into international terrorism. rubbersole Apr 18 #16

Bob Kennedy testing new treatment option displacedvermoter Apr 19 #35

Yikes, where were scientists back then? Polybius Apr 19 #40

They were busy inspecting Taft's bathrub Brother Buzz Apr 19 #47

I thought Trump was down on various displacedvermoter Apr 18 #14

Glad our government is focused on the important issues Mysterian Apr 18 #17

Roosevelt, was not a typical Republican bmichaelh Apr 18 #18

Roosevelt would've hated Trump with every fiber of his being nt Rob H. Apr 18 #20

Well that should bring down the price of gas. SunSeeker Apr 18 #21

At least 50% of the population Henry203 Apr 18 #22

He was the four-term guy, right? (ducks) eggplant Apr 18 #23

If that is right, that is sad. Teddy was a huge influence in the creation of our KPN Apr 18 #26

Teddy enacted safety regulations. BidenRocks Apr 18 #24

Pretty transparent: TR is step 1, to set precedent. Then they will demand The Dotard get it too. RockRaven Apr 18 #27

WTF is LBN? God, I hate acronyms. Firestorm49 Apr 18 #29

Late Breaking News BidenRocks Apr 19 #30

I nominate Chico Escuela for the baseball hall of fame. twodogsbarking Apr 19 #31

"Base-a-ball has been berry, berry good to me." ProudMNDemocrat Apr 19 #34

Habe a womberful day my sweet. twodogsbarking Apr 19 #39

The same TR that was in "Night At The Museum" films? ProudMNDemocrat Apr 19 #33

Ummmm, what did Teddy Roosevelt actually have to do with football? oberle Apr 19 #37

He's credited with sparking reforms that essentially saved the sport. onenote Apr 19 #43

Like the President of the United States doesn't have anything more important to do. Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 19 #41

Every leak from the Trump administration on how they'd like to divert attention is Important News of National Interest muriel_volestrangler Apr 19 #42

There's a non-zero chance that Trump will sign an EO restoring all native team names before 2028 Prairie Gates Apr 19 #44

Setting a presidential precedent for some sports award for himself, no doubt. Ocelot II Apr 19 #52

What am I missing? Roosevelt died January 6, 1919. rsdsharp Apr 19 #55

You want to honor T.R.? valleyrogue Apr 19 #56

Bully! BidenRocks Apr 20 #57