Gridiron Glory at the Castle

The History at the Castle Museum was hosting the traveling Football Hall of Fame Exhibit Gridiron Glory. It was going to be there through the end of the year and I wanted to go. We could have gone in October but that's when I hurt my foot and thought more walking wasn't a good idea. With the hubby's limited availability during the holidays, I made sure to find a day that we could go. Although it was slightly pricing at $15/person, I knew it was going to be worth it.

The Gridiron Glory highlighted artifacts from the NFL. You came into the entry of the museum and you could try your hand at instant replay.. there was even an instant replay booth. The hubby tried his hand at instant reply as we left and of course he got it right.

Because of the layout of the museum, the exhibit was spread out on all three floors... pretty much where ever they had space to put it. There was artifacts from the early days of the NFL including the heating cables under Lambeau Field that Lombardi had installed.

There was also memorabilia from the modern era and the players that kids today recognize.

It is always amazing to see what players wore as protection back in the day or should I say lack of protection. Some of my bras probably have more padding than those shoulder pads did.

The Gridiron Glory did not take up the entire museum and there were a few other exhibits going on including the mainstay Houdini Exhibit. However, the one that the hubby was most impressed with was the model railroad exhibit of Appleton in the 1950's. It was an N-Scale model railroad of downtown Appleton which was pretty much spot on.. a few minor tweaks had to be made for space issues. The model railroader was there and explained the model railroad as well as answered any questions. The hubby was in his glory.

Of all it was a nice afternoon. If you haven't gotten to the History at the Castle to see the Gridiron Glory exhibit, I'd say hurry on over before January 6th. It definitely worth it especially for football fans. Hopefully the museum continues to get traveling exhibits... maybe one from Cooperstown??