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-2021 revision of our top 50 Denver Broncos.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Broncos went 7-10 and failed to make the playoffs.  No new players made the top 50, but there was one change, which we will comment on below.

As always, we present our top five:

1. John Elway

2. Von Miller

3. Shannon Sharpe

4. Champ Bailey

5. Randy Gradishar

You can find the entire list here.

The only change on the list was Von Miller, who was traded during the season to the Rams, who moved up to #2 from #3.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB.  Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives.  As such, it is news to us that the Pittsburgh Pirates have FINALLY announced the creation of a franchise Hall of Fame and announced 19 members to the inaugural class.

The franchise, which is well over 100 years old, boasts five World Series Championships, but this Hall also recognizes the contributions from the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawford of the Negro Leagues.

The Hall of Fame will be unveiled on September 3, and will be honored before their home game against the Toronto Blue Jays:

The inaugural class comprises:

Jake Beckley:  Beckley played for the Pirates in the late 1880s and 1890s where he batted an even .300 for the team.  The First Baseman entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.

Steve Blass:  Blass pitched ten years for Pittsburgh, going 103-76, and picked up a World Series Ring in 1971.  He would later serve 34 years as a broadcaster for the team.

Ray Brown:  Brown led the Grays to eight Pennants and was a six-time league leader in Wins with two ERA Titles.

Max Carey:  Carey holds the team record with 690 Stolen Bases and was an 11-time league leader.  Collecting 2,416 Hits for the club, Carey aided the Pirates in their 1925 World Series win, and was enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961.

Oscar Charleston:  Charleston joined the Crawfords in 1933 as a Player/Manager, where he was a three-time All-Star.  He was selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.

Fred Clarke:  Clarke played 15 seasons with Pittsburgh, compiling 1,638 Hits with a .299 Batting Average, but he was also their Manager, leading Pittsburgh to their first World Series win in 1909.  He entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.

Roberto Clemente:  Clemente is one of the most important figures in sports, and was one the most complete baseball players ever.  The Puerto Rican helped Pittsburgh win the 1960 and 1971 World Series, while individual winning the 1966 MVP, four Batting Titles and 12 Gold Gloves.  He is still the all-time leader in Hits with 3,000, and would have had more had he not died tragically in a plane clash while delivery humanitarian aid.  After his death, he was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.

Josh Gibson:  Gibson was one of the most prolific sluggers in Baseball, and he led the Negro Leagues in Home Runs 11 times, all either while playing for the Crawfords or Grays.  Gibson entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

Ralph Kiner:  Kiner made history as the first (and only) player in MLB history to win the Home Run Title in his first seven seasons, and he blasted 301 total for Pittsburgh, which is second all-time for the club.  A three-time Slugging and OPS Champion, Kiner entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.

Buck Leonard:  Leonard played 15 years with Homestead, where he went to 13 All-Star Games, won three Negro League World Series, and was a two-time Batting and five-time OBP Champion.  He was chosen for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

Bill Mazeroski:  Mazeroski was a seven-time All-Star who hit the game and series-ending Home Run that won the 1960 World Series.  The eight-time Gold Glove recipient went into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.

Danny Murtaugh:  Murtaugh managed the Prates for 12 seasons and was at the helm when they won the World Series in 1960 and 1971.

Dave Parker:  The “Cobra” played 11 years in Pittsburgh where he helped them win the 1979 World Series.  Individually, he went to four All-Star Games as a Pirate, won two Batting Titles and won the 1978 MVP.

Willie Stargell:  Stargell played all 21 of his seasons with Pittsburgh where he led them to two World Series Titles (1971 & 1979), with the latter year seeing him win the MVP, NLCS MVP and World Series MVP.  His 475 Home Runs are a franchise record, and he was selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.

Pie Traynor:  Traynor played at Third Base for 17 years in Pittsburgh, amassing 2,416 Hits while batting .320.  Part of the 1925 World Series Champions, Traynor was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1948.

Arky Vaughan:  In 1935, Vaughan won the Batting Title with what is still a franchise record .385, and he would also be a three-time league leader in On Base Percentage.  An eight-time All-Star, Vaughan entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.

Honus Wagner:  Wagner is one of the best players in Baseball history, and any discussion of the game’s top Shortstops has to include him.  Winning eight Batting Titles, Wagner also stole 723 Bases, a franchise record.  A member of the 1909 World Series Championship Team, he also still holds franchise marls for Runs (1,521) and Triples (231), and his 2,970 Hits are second behind only Clemente.  Wagner was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of their first class in 1936.

Lloyd Waner:  Accumulating 2,317 Hits for Pittsburgh, Waner batted .319 for the team, while also leading the NL in At Bats three times. Waner was selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967.

Paul Waner:  Waner won three Batting Titles with Pittsburgh, while batting .340 with 2,868 Hits for the team.  Named the MVP in 1927, Waner entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the new members of the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame. 

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-2021 revision of our top 50 Los Angeles Rams.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Rams won it all, their second Super Bowl, and their first since they relocated to Los Angeles.  The loaded team gave us two new entries, and we thought we might have seen a new number one, but we will explain that further as there are no changes in the top five.

As always, we present our top five, though there were no changes in this elite group:

1. Merlin Olsen

2. Aaron Donald

3. Deacon Jones

4. Jack Youngblood

5. Orlando Pace

You can find the entire list here.

Aaron Donald, who we wondered if we jumped it too fast by rocketing him to #2, was seriously considered to supplant Olsen on the top spot.  Anther Pro Bowl year likely will put him there.

Wide Receiver, Cooper Kupp, who won the Receiver’s Triple Crown, the Super Bowl, the Super Bowl MVP and the Offensive Player of the Year Award in 2021, debuts at #49.

Recently retired Offensive Lineman, and last year’s Walter Payton Man of the Year, Andrew Whitworth, appears at #50.  

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

There are few players who had a better half of their NFL career than Andrew Whitworth.

Whitworth began his pro career in 2006 with the Bengals, but his first Pro Bowl did not happen until 2012, when he was already past 30.  After two more Pro Bowl with Cincinnati (2015 & 2016), he signed with the Rams in 2017, adding his fourth Pro Bowl. 

Providing a veteran and cerebral presence with the Rams, Whitworth helped L.A. make it the Super Bowl in 2018, but it was a losing effort to the Patriots.  Playing until he was 40, Whitworth remained one of the better Tackles in Football, and he punctuated his career with the perfect finale.  On the day before the Super Bowl, Whitworth was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year, and he played a key role in Los Angeles’s Super Bowl LVI win.  

What a way to call it a career!