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Posted: 1:28 AM Feb 5, 2012
NFL Hall of Fame Newest Inductees
Martin and 4 lineman make it
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets
of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The star running back with the Patriots and Jets for 11 seasons
was one of six players elected Saturday to the shrine. Martin once
disliked playing the game, but used it to escape a neighborhood
where his grandmother was murdered.
Martin, the NFL's fourth-leading career rusher, said he turned
to football "so I didn't end up jailed or dead." He added: "If
you make up your mind to just do the right thing no matter what ...
and you stick to it, which I did, this is how things can turn
around. I feel as if my life turned around from what it used to be,
and I think anyone has a chance."
Martin and four linemen were elected to the hall, along with one
senior committee choice. He is joined by Chris Doleman, who played
for Minnesota: Cortez Kennedy, who played for Seattle; Willie Roaf,
a Saints tackle; Dermontti Dawson, a center with Pittsburgh and
senior selection Jack Butler, a defensive back with Pittsburgh.
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