Trump White House envoy visits Pro Football Hall of Fame to amplify museum as global tourist destination

The Pro Football Hall of Fame last weekend hosted Special Presidential Envoy for American Tourism Nick Adams to its venerable museum and sprawling campus as part of a White House initiative to amplify national and international tourism to great American sites.

The Hall of Fame that honors the heroes of America’s favorite sport makes sense for a visit because, well, it recently enshrined its latest class and placed the new bronze busts, a new football season is on the horizon, and the facility itself is growing by leaps and bounds.

“I went there because Number One, I was invited, but Number Two because we believe in looking for places that we can really amplify and drive both domestic and international visitation to,” said Adams, who is essentially tasked with being the brand ambassador or chief salesman for America.

Other countries call such people their ministers of tourism. And this tourism czar of sorts represents an administration that is fully immersed in sports.

Graffice led the tour of dignitaries that included Adams, Ohio State House Representative Tex Fischer, and others.

“I’m already setting up meetings to support the expansion,” Adams said. “I’ll be working hard to increase their visibility. It’s an amazing museum. It was an amazing experience and I think it’s an unbelievable museum and attraction and I think it will continue to be great for Ohio.”

And for that, the Pro Football Hall of Fame is grateful.

“We were honored to welcome [Ambassador] Adams to the museum that celebrates this country’s most popular sport,” said Hall of Fame Chiefs Communications and Content Officer Rich Desrosiers. “We know he took away a great experience that will help him understand the work that we do to promote the values of the game.”

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