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RIP: Will Smith

RIP: Will Smith
It is a very sad day for fans of the New Orleans Saints as former Defensive End and Super Bowl Champion, Will Smith was shot and killed following a car accident with another motorist. 

Smith was driving his Mercedes SUV, when he was rear ended by the driver of a Hummer.  The driver, Cardell Hayes, shot Smith multiple times following a verbal altercation between the two.   Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.

Will Smith played his entire career with the New Orleans Saints and was named to the Pro Bowl in 2006.  He recorded 67.5 Sacks over his career.

A leader of the Saints defense, Smith was a vital cog in the team’s Super Bowl 44 victory. 

The Saints announced today that Smith had been unanimously selected to the teams Hall of Fame, a month prior to what was supposed to be the official announcement on May 17.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com offer our condolences to the friends and family of Will Smith.



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More RRHOF Notes

More RRHOF Notes
The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony is in the books and there are a few more notes worth discussing.

When N.W.A. accepted their induction, the group took a shot at Gene Simmons:


“I want to say to Gene Simmons that hip-hop is here forever”

MC Ren

“The question is, ‘Are we rock ‘n’ roll?’ And I say — you goddamn right we rock ‘n’ roll. Rock ‘n’ roll is not an instrument. It’s not even a style of music. It’s a spirit that’s been going on since the blues, jazz, bebop, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, R&B, heavy metal, punk rock, and yes, hip-hop. Rock ‘n’ roll is not conforming to the people who came before you, but creating your own path in music and life. That is rock ‘n’ roll and that is us.”

Ice Cube


The comments by the N.W.A. members were prompted by Simmons’ earlier comments who stated a month ago that he looked forward to when artists were no longer speaking during songs and went back to lyrics and harmony.

Simmons has previously been vocal against other artists who were in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, namely Grandmaster Flash, Madonna and Donna Summer, who he stated that if you asked them if they were rock and roll, that they would have answered a different genre.

The blood spewing bass player has always been open about his dislike of rap music and also of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame itself, as it took the band far too long to get inducted, but we are not among those who believe that he is correct on his opinion of N.W.A. and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

While we here at Notinhalloffame.com are big fans of both Kiss and N.W.A., sorry Gene, you are in the wrong here.  Especially for someone who has railed continuously in the past about the hypocrisy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Let’s move on.

Steve Miller also made headlines, though not for what occurred on the stage.  In the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony press room, Miller was very open about his discontent with the ceremony itself in where he was only granted two tickets; one for him and one for his wife.  Had he wanted to invite anyone else, he would have been subject to a $10,000 charge per ticket. 

If this is accurate, it is impossible not to sympathize with Miller’s plight as this seems to be in line with issues that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony has been synonymous with.

Again for many the main story was not who was there but who wasn’t.  Ritchie Blackmore did not attend, though Deep Purple did say that he was invited to the event but not to play.  Former Chicago frontman, Peter Cetera was also not present, but it was more noteworthy as to how little people paid attention to that story.

Either way, we love the drama and can’t wait to see what happens next!





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43. Frank Winters

43. Frank Winters
The move to Center paid dividends for both Frank Winters and the Green Bay Packers, who they signed after six uneventful seasons in Cleveland, New York (G) and Cleveland.  Winters would start 141 games for the Packers and would make the 1996 Pro Bowl roster.  This would prove to be a pretty good career for a player who was nicknamed “Old Bag of Donuts”.

The Packers elected Winters to their Hall of Fame in 2008.
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31. Cal Hubbard

31. Cal Hubbard
Cal Hubbard fell in love with the small city of Green Bay when he played a road game there with the New York Giants and the story was that he demanded to be traded there and threatened retirement if it didn’t happen.  It did happen, and Hubbard was a major reason that Green Bay won the NFL Championship in 1929, 1930 and 1931.  Hubbard was also a three-time First Team All-Pro as a Packer and went into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the first ever class in 1963.  He also was part of Green Bay's inaugural Hall of Fame class in 1970.
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23. Mike Michalske

23. Mike Michalske
Considered to be one of the first truly great Guards of the game, Mike Michalske would earn the honor of being the first Offensive Guard to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Michalske would make an immediate impact for the Packers after his three-year stint with the football version of the New York Yankees and he would win three NFL Championships and three First Team All-Pros in those first three years.

Michalske was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of their second class in 1964 and was chosen as part of the inaugural Packers Hall of Fame class in 1970.
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41. Josh Sitton

41. Josh Sitton
The 2010 NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year, Josh Sitton played the first eight years of his 11-year career with the Green Bay Packers.

A Fourth Round Pick from Central Florida, Sitton was named the starting Right Guard in his second season (2009) until he switched to Left Guard in 2013.  Sitton went to three Pro Bowls with Green Bay, one at Left and two at Right, and he was part of Green Bay's Super Bowl XLV Championship Team.  Sitton was surprisingly released before the 2016 season, and he signed with the division rival, Chicago, where he went to two more Pro Bowls.
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