Date for Patriots Stadium Practice and Hall of Fame Ceremony Announced

From the New England Patriots:

The New England Patriots announced today a date and time for the team’s 2015 Hall of Fame induction ceremonies for Willie McGinest and Houston Antwine. Ceremonies will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. on the NRG Plaza outside The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon. The event will coincide with the team’s first in-stadium practice of 2015, which is an annual ticketed event for Patriots season ticket members and Foxborough residents at Gillette Stadium.

The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is free and open to the public. Patriots fans of all ages are welcome and encouraged to attend. Following the ceremonies, Patriots season ticket members and Foxborough residents will be encouraged to redeem their complimentary event tickets to attend the night’s practice inside Gillette Stadium.

McGinest, a three-time Super Bowl Champion and two-time Patriots all-decade team member, was voted by the fans as the 24th person to enter the Patriots Hall of Fame. McGinest will join defensive lineman Houston Antwine, who was selected on April 2, 2015, by the senior selection committee, as the 2015 Patriots Hall of Fame inductees.

Beginning in 2007, the Patriots started a new hall of fame tradition, inducting one player or head coach to The Hall each year. The process for induction involves a panel of media, alumni and staff who collectively nominate the players or head coaches most deserving of induction. After the nominations are made, the committee votes and the top three tallies become that year’s finalists. The Patriots then give their fans the opportunity to vote online to select each year’s winner.