Thanks for the discussion. I’ll leave it here. This is an excerpt from my short doc that led to Beneath the Shadow. Four of these men have since passed. None were ashamed of their friend/teammate. vimeo.com/533601621

I’ll kick that back to you - what do you not know that you’d like to? How could the system work better? Fairly?

investigative reporters (more than one) who will shine a light on what’s there.

investigative reporters who aren’t done.

Tyrer modeled himself after him. He never quit. Got up for each play, 245 starts (including preseason). He made pro football a lot of money. As did other working class guys. So, Polian crying CHARACTER. Yeah, that’s rich (no pun intended.) The Tyrer’s won’t fight the vote. But there are some

That’s their grandfather. Star student at Purdue. Three friends burned to death in car, he survived with 3 amputations. He became chief engineer at Sears. Invented the circular coils you have on your stove. One of the founders of the ADA.

Case in point:

Listen - the Tyrer family won’t fight this. It’s not who they are. Not litigious, bitter, etc. It’s how they survived trauma. It’s what draw me to tell their story. They don’t dwell. They pick themselves up.

Interesting tidbit about Moss and Owens. Ironic, too, when you read accounts of how poorly Polian treated others (numerous accounts.) They called his days “The Polian Reign of Terror.” Indianapolis Star reporter’s assessment after Polian firing in screen grab:

Well said. Food for thought: 1.) Polian, longtime exec… do we think it’s a moral decision on his part or a business decision? 2.) Secrecy is a rule in the debate but if the other rules are broken, why would they abide by that? 3.) Music HOF has lots of questionable characters & we accept that. Why?