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The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1951 FINAL VOTE
Nov 10, 2023
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1951 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project Class. Here we are! Again!! If you have been following our Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, you know that we have asked the rhetorical question…what if the PFHOF began in January of 1946? After soliciting and obtaining a passionate group of football fans and historians, we sent out a ballot for a Preliminary Vote, which we asked each voter to give us 25 names as their semi-finalists, and 5 in the Senior Pool. Following that, we asked the group to vote for their 15 Finalists in the Modern Era, and…
The First Class of the United States Athletics Hall of Fame has been announced!
Nov 09, 2023
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Committee Chairman
After more than a year-long process, we are thrilled to announce that your votes have been counted, and we are pleased to unveil who you have chosen as the inaugural United States Athletic Hall of Fame Class. The nominees were determined by a committee of athletes and writers who came up with the best qualifying athletes (to qualify, the athlete must be at least 50, and be, of course American). Representatives of 17 different sports were nominated, and put forth before the public to decide on and in a pure democratic vote, the top 25 Players, top six Coaches and…
Our All-Time Top 50 Cleveland Cavaliers have been revised to reflect the 2022-23 Season
Nov 04, 2023
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Committee Chairman
Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Cleveland Cavaliers. As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following: 1. Advanced Statistics. 2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the…
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1951 SEMI-FINAL VOTE
Nov 04, 2023
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Committee Chairman
1951 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS: Thank you for all of you who have participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, and if you are unaware of what that is, simply, we acted as if the PFHOF had their first class in January of 1946? We have completed the first two years, where a Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final vote for the 1946 Class, which inducted two full classes For “1950” a Preliminary Vote with 128 players whose playing career ended by 1943. We are also following the structure in that players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do…
Nelson Cruz Retires
Nov 02, 2023
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Committee Chairman
San Diego Padres slugger, Nelson Cruz, has announced his retirement today. Cruz played 19 seasons in the Majors, six of which saw him make the All-Star Game, began in Milwaukee, but he broke out as a Texas Ranger, where he has his first two All-Stars, though was suspended for 50 Games in 2013 for his participating in the Biogenesis Scandal. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 2014 for a year where he won his first and only Home Run Title, and followed that with four years in Seattle, where he produced two more 40-plus HR years, and won the…
RIP: Walter Davis
Nov 02, 2023
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Committee Chairman
Six-time All-Star, Walter Davis, passed away today at the age of 69. Davis was a First Team All-ACC player at the University of North Carolina, and won Gold at the 1976 Olympics for the United States. Drafted ninth overall by the Phoenix Suns in 1977, Davis won the Rookie of the Year, and appeared in all of his All-Stars as a Sun. He also played professional for Denver and Portland, and was one of the few deep threats of his day. He accumulated 19,521 Points over his career, and had six 20-plus PPG seasons. Davis was also twice a Second…
RIP: Bobby Knight
Nov 02, 2023
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Committee Chairman
Bob Knight, an iconic figure in college basketball passed away yesterday at the age of 83. As controversial as he was successful, Knight became a head coach at the age of 24 when he took over the reins at Army, but six years later, he took over at Indiana where he became nationally known. With the Hoosiers, Knight won three National Championships (1976, 1981 & 1987) went to five Final Fours and won 11 Big Ten regular seasons. He was also a three-time AP Coach of the Year, and five-time Big Ten Coach of the Year. Following his dismissal from…
Paul Stastny Retires
Nov 01, 2023
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Committee Chairman
Days after the official retirement of a future Hockey Hall of Famer in Joe Thornton, another significant hockey player has announced his career has come to an end. Paul Stastny, the son of Hall of Fame inductee, Peter Stastny has retired from the game after last playing with the Carolina Hurricanes. Stastny was an All-Rookie Center with the Colorado Avalanche in 2006-07, and he eclipsed 70 Points in three of his first four NHL Seasons. An All-Star in 2011, Stastny also played for St. Louis, Winnipeg and Vegas, and accumulated 822 Points. Internationally, he represented the United States, where he…
The AHL names the 2024 Hall of Fame Class
Oct 31, 2023
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Committee Chairman
The American Hockey League Hall of Fame has announced the four inductees who will comprise the 2024 Class. Here are the inductees: Dennis Bonvie: Arguably the toughest man in AHL history, Bonvie holds the distinction of having received the most Penalty Minutes (4,493) in league history. Bonvie played for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Providence, Binghamton and Hershey and had 275 Points in 871 Games. Gordie Clarke: Clarke played nine seasons in the AHL for Rochester, Springfield and Maine, the last of which he led to a Calder Cup Title in 1979. A two-time First Team All-AHL All-Star, Clarke had 599 Points in 540…
RIP: Frank Howard
Oct 30, 2023
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Committee Chairman
Baseball lost a good one in Frank Howard, who passed away at the age of 87. A gargantuan figure at 6’ 7”, Howard routinely blasted monster Home Runs, mostly for the Washington Senators where he was a four-time All-Star, was a two-time Home Run champion, and had two top-five finishes in MVP voting. Prior to his famed run in D.C., Howard won the National League Rookie of the Year as a Los Angeles Dodger in 1960, and was a member of their World Series Championship team in 1963. Howard smacked 382 Home Runs and 1,119 Runs Batted In over his…