Harry Carson a legendary NFL Hall of Fame linebacker and winner of two Superbowl rings with the New York Giants, pauses at Bowling Green Park in lower Manhattan. The occasion was a press conference announcing the partnership between the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the National Sports Museum in New York City; June 19, 2007. Banks has since become a strong advocate for greater awareness in the NFL of the serious adverse long-term health damage resulting from concussions sustained in football contact.