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Favre, Dungy, Pace headline 2016 Hall of Fame class on emotional night

CANTON, Ohio — The Pro Football Hall of Fame officially added eight new busts to its collection Saturday night with the induction of Eddie DeBartolo, Tony Dungy, Brett Favre, Kevin Greene, Marvin Harrison, Orlando Pace, Ken Stabler and Dick Stanfel.

With the new eight Hall of Famers, there are now 303 men enshrined in Canton following an evening that may have set a Hall of Fame record for the use of the word, "ass."

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DeBartolo and Greene brought the laughter early before Favre concluded the evening with an emotional tribute to his late father.