Not in Hall of Fame News
Golden Era Ballot pitches a shutout
Dec 09, 2014
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Committee Chairman
In what should be a surprise to nobody who has paid attention to Veteran’s Committees of any kind over the past few decades from the Baseball Hall of Fame, they have elected none of the twelve nominees to Cooperstown. The Golden Era Committee, which replaced the Veteran’s Committee, convenes every three years focusing on players from the 1947 to 1972 era. Dick Allen and Tony Oliva each received 11 of the available 16 votes cast; one short of the 12 needed for election. Although this is a bitter pill to swallow for the family of Allen, he was not on…
Riddick Bowe headlines Int'l Boxing HOF Class
Dec 06, 2014
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Committee Chairman
The International Boxing Hall of Fame has announced their latest class and it is a trio of former world champions who have had a place on the world stage and will be placed on the world stage this summer. This class includes, three former World Champions in the form of former Heavyweight Champion, Riddick Bowe, former Lightweight Champion, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and former Featherweight Champion “Prince” Naseem Hamed, which by all accounts should be considered a stellar class for this Hall of Fame. Riddick Bowe was a former two time heavyweight champion of the world, first winning the WBA,…
Daniel Alfredsson Retires
Dec 05, 2014
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Committee Chairman
A major retirement took place in the world of professional hockey as Daniel Alfredsson has officially retired from the game. Alfredsson was not a highly regarded player from the nation of Sweden and was only drafted in the sixth round by the Ottawa Senators in 1994. It was not long before General Managers across the National Hockey League realized that they had made a mistake in passing on the feisty Scandanavian as he would win the coveted Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie in 1996. The Swedish star would emerge as the top producer for the Ottawa Senators and…
RIP: Jean Beliveau
Dec 03, 2014
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Committee Chairman
It was a sad day in the world of hockey as we learned of the passing of one of the sport’s true gentlemen, Jean Beliveau, who died at the age of 83. Beliveau, played twenty seasons in the National Hockey League (1950-71) with the fabled Montreal Canadians where he had his name etched on the Stanley Cup ten times as a player. “Le Gros Bill” would earn another seven names on Lord Stanley’s mug as an executive with Habs. On the ice, Beliveau was one of the best. Beliveau would win the coveted Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable…
2014 Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame Class Announced!
Dec 02, 2014
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Committee Chairman
We here at Notinhalloffame.com are very excited to unveil the first ever Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2014, the official announcement, which took place yesterday on the Bob McCown show on Sportsnet in Canada. This class was chosen by all of you via three levels of voting in a calendar year; the Preliminary, Semi-Finals and Finals, all taking place over a calendar year, and we now have our first full class of induction; consisting of three Fictional Athletes and one Fictional Contributor. We have to assume that all of you are fans of Baseball as all four inductees…
CFL HOF 2015 Class set
Nov 30, 2014
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Committee Chairman
It is the weekend where Canadian Football celebrates their Grey Cup, and part of the festivities is the announcement of the 2015 Canadian Football Hall of Fame Class. Next year’s class will contain seven men; four players and three entering in the builders category. Receiving the most attention of the inductees is Dave Dickenson, who still holds many records at the University of Montana. Dickenson would begin his professional career with the Calgary Stampeders, where he would help the Stamps win the Grey Cup in 1998 and would become the top player in the CFL in 2000, earning the Most…
Steve Gleason to the WSU HOF
Nov 28, 2014
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Committee Chairman
Tomorrow in between the first and second quarter of the “Apple Bowl” between Washington and Washington State, former Cougar football star, Steve Gleason will be inducted into the Washington State Athletic Hall of Fame. Lettering in both Football and Baseball at WSU, Gleason was a star Linebacker starting 20 of 31 games where he was named one of the team’s co-captains and was the starting Center Fielder for the Baseball Team. Although he was undrafted in the NFL, he would go on to play seven seasons with the New Orleans Saints on Safety and Special Teams, most famously blocking a…
RIP: Gilles Tremblay
Nov 27, 2014
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Committee Chairman
It was announced today that former four time Stanley Cup Champion Gilles Tremblay died today at the age of 75. Known for his two-way skill, Tremblay played nine seasons in the National Hockey League, all of which were the Montreal Canadians. Over a 506 Game career, Tremblay accrued 330 Points and another 23 in the Playoffs and is one of the rare players to own four Stanley Cup Rings. The former Left Winger would go on to a successful career in broadcasting on the French language broadcasts of Montreal Canadians games. He would win the Foster Hewitt Award for excellence…
Barry Bonds: "Induction Coming"
Nov 25, 2014
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Committee Chairman
As you may have already heard (and if you are visiting this website, we strongly suspect that they you have) the Baseball Hall of Fame has officially issued their Hall of Fame ballot, though anyone who follows the Cooperstown based Hall knows that the ballot contains no surprises. The biggest name (in our eyes) on the ballot is Barry Bonds, the man who holds the all time record for Home Runs in the Majors, is without question (along with Roger Clemens), the most controversial. Bonds, is entering his third year on the ballot and though he only received 34.7 %…
RIP: Pat Quinn and Viktor Tikhonov
Nov 25, 2014
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Committee Chairman
It is a sad day in the world of hockey as both Pat Quinn and Viktor Tikhonov passed away today, both legends in the world of coaching the game of hockey. Pat Quinn carved a decent niche in the National Hockey League where he played nine seasons on the blue line for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and Atlanta Flames, but it was behind the bench where he would gain his greatest fame. The year after he retired as a player, Quinn would become an assistant coach for future Hall of Fame coach, Fred Shero in Philadelphia. And the…