The Hall of Excellence, featuring curated memorabilia from sports and entertainment, will open at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on June 20.
The project is a collaboration with former NFL quarterback Tom Brady and sportscaster Jim Gray and his wife, Frann Vettor-Gray.
Artifacts from athletes include Michael Jordan’s first pair of Air Jordans (1984) and first NBA championship shoes (1991 NBA Finals), a bat used by Jackie Robinson to break baseball’s color barrier (1947), all seven of Brady’s Super Bowl rings and Muhammad Ali’s gloves from his fight versus George Chuvalo (1966).
“The Hall of Excellence is about more than preserving history — it is about celebrating the relentless pursuit of greatness,” Brady said. “These moments, these legends, they remind us of what is possible when passion and hard work come together, and they inspire us to chase our own legacies.”
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Additional displays include memorabilia that once belonged to heavyweight champions Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano and Mike Tyson; legendary football coach Vince Lombardi and running back Jim Brown; baseball immortals Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays; basketball Hall of Famers Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; golf greats Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus; and global soccer superstars Pele and Lionel Messi.
The trophy room features the Vince Lombardi Trophy (awarded annually to the Super Bowl winner), the Commissioner’s Trophy (Major League Baseball), the Heisman Trophy, Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy (NBA), the Wimbledon trophy and the Pete Rozelle Super Bowl MVP Trophy.
Showbiz shares the stage
Entertainment memorabilia include Clint Eastwood’s Academy Award for “Unforgiven” (1993) and Oprah Winfrey’s Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013) and Tony Award for “The Color Purple” (2016). Elvis Presley and the Beatles are represented, and Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Academy Awards are also exhibited.
Golf balls and baseballs signed by U.S. presidents dating back to Woodrow Wilson are also displayed.
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Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman narrates the self-guided tour. Visitors can also hear stories and descriptions of artifacts narrated by Winfrey, Brady, Gray, Marv Albert, Jim Nantz, Bob Costas and Mike Emrick, among others.
The Hall of Excellence will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Admission is $35 (plus tax and fees) and $20 for guests 15 and under. Discounted tickets are available for seniors and military members.
