[cid:image014.jpg@01D2EF3D.15FC3760] [cid:image015.jpg@01D2EF3D.15FC3760]The History Museum is open late this Thursday! Visit us 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, and stay even later to find out ... What is it REALLY like to be part of the NFL? Get an insider's viewpoint from former players, sports writers, and sports officials, at the History Museum's<http://www.washingtonhistory.org/visit/wshm/eventsprograms/festivals/spirit/> expert panel discussion moderated by Bill Baarsma. Learn about getting drafted, the team experience, trading and officiating. Football 360: An All-Angles Look at the NFL Experience Thursday, June 29, 2017 7:00 p.m. Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, WA 98402 Free with museum admission or $5 program only. The museum will be open from 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM prior to the program. Come early and see the exhibition Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Football 360 panelists include: * Moderator: Bill Baarsma - Former Tacoma mayor and long-time member of the Tacoma Athletic Commission. President of the Tacoma Historical Society. * Ron Medved - Former NFL defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles (1966 to 1970). Medved played football for UW before his professional career. * Randy Van Divier - Former NFL offensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts (1981) and the LA Raiders (1982). Van Divier played for UW before being drafted into the NFL. * Ian Allen - Senior writer for Fantasy Football Index magazine based in Seattle. Attended UW where he received his degree in journalism. * Mike Sando - National NFL columnist for ESPN Insider, who also covered the Seattle Seahawks for nine seasons for the Tacoma News Tribune. * Aaron Pointer - NFL officiant from 1987 to 2003 and current Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma Board Commission. Pointer first entered professional sports as a baseball player in the 1960s. * Buddy Horton - Current NFL officiant who began his career in 1999 and is a local Tacoman. See the iconic artifacts pictured below and learn more about the history of football in the exhibition Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on view at Washington State History Museum through September 10. [cid:image005.jpg@01D2EF3D.12580E90] [cid:image006.jpg@01D2EF3D.12580E90] [cid:image007.jpg@01D2EF3D.12580E90] [cid:image008.jpg@01D2EF3D.12580E90] [cid:image009.jpg@01D2EF3D.12580E90] [cid:image010.jpg@01D2EF3D.12580E90] [cid:image011.jpg@01D2EF3D.12580E90] [cid:image012.jpg@01D2EF3D.12580E90] [cid:image013.jpg@01D2EF3D.12580E90]