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Top 50 Moments: Anthony Munoz Inducted into Hall of Fame

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As he did during his brilliant 13-year NFL career and later in his even more accomplished life as a spiritual and community leader, Anthony Munoz reaches out to others on the day he becomes the first Bengal inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Aug. 1 is always steamy in Canton, Ohio and this one in 1998 is no different as Munoz turns up the emotion with a vintage performance of humility and grace.

He thanks everyone.

"That was an opportunity I had as a kid," Munoz tells the crowd on the steps of the Hall.