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The Rock and Roll HOF nominees are announced!
Oct 08, 2015
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Committee Chairman
At 2:00 AM Eastern the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced their Class of 2016 Nominees and it features some new possibilities, old returnees and a few headscratchers. Let’s take a look at this group in order of their rank on Norinhalloffame.com. Deep Purple: (#1)The British rockers have been nominated twice before, though their first nomination came seventeen years after being declared eligible. They have been number one on our list for the past two years and have never been out of the top four since our website began. The Smiths: (#5) This is their second straight nomination. …
Troy Polamalu headlines the Polynesian Football HOF Class of 2016
Oct 08, 2015
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Committee Chairman
The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2015, which consists of five former players. They are: Charlie Ane Jr., an Offensive Lineman from USC who was a three time All Pro and two time NFL Champion with the Detroit Lions. Rockne Freita, an Offensive Lineman from Oregon State who was a two time All Pro who played most of his professional career with the Detroit Lions. Troy Polamalu, a Defensive Back from USC who was a former NFL Defensive Player of the Year and is a two time Super Bowl Champion. Vai Sikahema, a Running Back/Kick…
The 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame Finalists Announced
Oct 05, 2015
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Committee Chairman
We are guessing that the Songwriters Hall of Fame is looking to jump the gun a bit as their scheduled announcement of their finalists coincides with tomorrow’s impending announcement (though it was announced after their press release that the Rock Hall would do their announcement Thursday) from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as to who they intend to name as their finalists. No matter, as we here at Notinhalloffame.com are ready and able to take a look at the finalists for next year’s Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Class. The nominees are: Lionel Bart Bert Berns Blondie Kenneth “Babyface”…
Slayer's Kerry King talks about the RRHOF
Oct 02, 2015
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Committee Chairman
The heavy metal band, Slayer has been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for a few years now, but there has not been a lot of online support fro their fans clamoring for their induction nor have we really heard much about their opinion on the institution itself. This has changed as VH1 spoke with their lead guitarist, Kerry King, who had this to say about the Rock and Roll Hall: “I’m not making a ploy to get in, but it makes me think, ‘Man, I hope they call my name one of these days.’ I think…
The Toy Hall of Fame announces the 2015 Finalists
Sep 30, 2015
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Committee Chairman
The Toy Hall of Fame have announced their latest finalists for their institution. The twelve finalists are: American Girl Dolls Battleship Coloring Books Jenga PLAYMOBIL Puppets Scooters Spinning Tops Super Soakers Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Twister Wiffle Balls The curators at the Toy Hall of Fame and historians chose the finalists. Two toys will be inducted on November 5th of this year. We are not planning to do a Notinhalloffame.com list for the Toy Hall of Fame, but should we? Let us know what you think!
2011-12 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees are now up
Sep 28, 2015
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Committee Chairman
Over the last few months, we here at Notinhalloffame.com have been so focused on other endeavors at the site, that we neglected to tell you about the continuing opportunity fro you to cast your opinion on existing Hockey Hall of Famers. With that in mind, we here at Notinhhalloffame.com have expended greatly to allow you to vote on Hockey Hall of Fame inductees from 2010-2012. The Players/Builders from that existing time frame include: The 2011 Hockey Hall of Fame Class: Doug Gilmour, a two time All Star and winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy. Ed Belfour, a two rime…
Former Football HOFers to have a say on who gets in?
Sep 27, 2015
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Committee Chairman
The Pro Football Hall of Fame might just be mixing it up a bit. Currently, a the 46 member selection committee is made up of a media member representing each NFL team, a member chosen by the Pro Football Writers of America and thirteen at large delegates. According to Pro-Football Talk, this is about to change. They have reported that there will be an announced change that will have modifications that would allow current Pro Football Hall of Fame members to be a part of the election process. What those are? At present, we have no idea, but it was…
Jason Richardson Retiring. HOF Credentials?
Sep 26, 2015
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Committee Chairman
Jason Richardson has announced on his Facebook page that he will be calling it a career in Professional Basketball citing that he was choosing “his family and health” over the game. Richardson was a star at Michigan State and as a freshman was part of the Spartans 2000 NCAA Championship. He would receive far more playing time the year after and would take them to another Final Four appearance, though Michigan State would not repeat as champions, though Richardson would be named First Team Big Ten. The Shooting Guard would declare for the draft shortly thereafter and was selected fifth…
Tim Hudson to retire. HOFer?
Sep 25, 2015
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Committee Chairman
Tim Hudson has quietly announced that he will be retiring at this year’s baseball season. The 40 year old San Francisco Giants Pitcher cited that “it was time” and he is currently holds the most Wins (222) of any active Pitcher. Hudson balances that out with only 132 Losses and currently has well over 2,000 career Strikeouts with a healthy 57.4 career bWAR. Hudson broke in with the Oakland Athletics in 1999 and would have a very productive year in 2000 where he went 20 and 6, leading the American League in Wins and was the runner up for the…
2008-2010 Hockey HOF Inductees are up
Sep 25, 2015
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Committee Chairman
Over the last few months, we here at Notinhalloffame.com have been so focused on other endeavors at the site, that we neglected to tell you about the continuing opportunity fro you to cast your opinion on existing Hockey Hall of Famers. With that in mind, we here at Notinhhalloffame.com have expended greatly to allow you to vote on Hockey Hall of Fame inductees from 2008-2010. The Players/Builders from that existing time frame include: The 2008 Hockey Hall of Fame Class: Ed Chynowyth, who was a major force in creating the Canadian Hockey League. Glenn Anderson, a six time Stanley Cup…