CANTON, Ohio -- Aeneas Williams tried not to get emotional Friday night as he was welcomed into the exclusive fraternity of the Pro Football Hall of Fame by the gauntlet Gold Jackets awaiting.
Williams had promised himself he wouldn't.
But three steps into the line of Hall of Famers, which included one-time nemesis Dallas Cowboy receiver Michael Irvin, Williams' eyes were already beginning to fill. By the time Williams reached fellow New Orleans native and former St. Louis Rams teammate Marshall Faulk, there was no controlling his emotions.
Williams and Faulk shared a long embrace as the more than 4,000 attendees of the Gold Jacket Ceremony applauded at the Civic Center in Canton. The seven Hall of Fame enshrinees were presented their signature Gold Jackets.
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