Hall of Fame calls for QB's shoes
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Posted 7:00PM on Friday 6th December 2002 ( 22 years ago )
FLOWERY BRANCH - Michael Vick's shoes are headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. <br>
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Atlanta Falcons spokesman Aaron Salkin said a staff member working for Joe Horrigan, the Hall's vice president of communications and exhibits, called Friday to request the shoes Vick wore in a 30-24 overtime victory at Minnesota last Sunday. <br>
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Salkin said, ``Mike was fired up. We'll send them up overnight.'' <br>
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Vick's 173 yards rushing set an NFL single-game record for quarterbacks. Green Bay's Tobin Rote established the previous mark of 150 yards in a November 18, 1951 loss to the Chicago Bears. <br>
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Vick, who won the game with a 46-yard run, leads the Falcons with 648 yards rushing. His eight-point-one yards per carry rank first in the NFL. <br>
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Atlanta (8-3-1) visits Tampa Bay (9-3) in an NFC South showdown Sunday. <br>
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Dallas running back Emmitt Smith sent his shoes to the Hall after becoming the NFL's all-time leading rusher October 27.
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