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Not in Hall of Fame News

The news coming from Canton continues, as the Pro Football Hall of Fame has reduced their Modern Era Preliminary Nominees from 128 to 52. To qualify, a player must have retired less than 25 years ago and at least five years ago: This group will be pared down to 25 names this fall by the 50-person Hall of Fame committee. *Denotes they were a Finalist last year. **Denotes they are eligible for the first time. Quarterbacks (2): (cut from 10) **Drew Brees: SDG 2001-05 & NOR 2006-20.  After five years in San Diego, Brees ascended to superstar status in New…
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced today that the Coaches Blue-Ribbon Committee has narrowed down a group of 15 candidates to 12.  Following this, the members of the Coaches Blue-Ribbon Committee will receive an additional ballot, which will reduce this group to nine.  That will be announced in early November. Here are the 12 Coaches who have made it to this stage. *Denotes First Year of Eligibility. **Denotes that they made it to this stage last year. **Bill Arnsberger.  Arnsberger is one of the most heralded defensive minds in NFL history, having first worked for the Baltimore Colts (1964-69),…
Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024/25 revision of our top 50 Toronto Maple Leafs As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:  1.  Advanced Statistics. 2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League. 3.  Playoff accomplishments. 4.  Their overall impact on the team…
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!   As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024/25 revision of our top 50 Pittsburgh Penguins. As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:  1.  Advanced Statistics. 2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League. 3.  Playoff accomplishments. 4.  Their overall impact on the team…
Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our pre-2025/26 revision of our top 50 Philadelphia Flyers. As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:  1.  Advanced Statistics. 2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League. 3.  Playoff accomplishments. 4.  Their overall impact on the team and…
1985 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS: Thank you for your participation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are unaware of what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946. We have completed the years up to 1984. For “1985,” a Preliminary Vote with nearly 100 players whose playing career ended by 1979. We are also following the structure, where players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool. Each voter was asked to select 25 names from the…

RIP: Ace Frehley

This is a sad day for the Chairman. Ace Frehley, one of the founding members of KISS, passed away yesterday at the age of 74. Along with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Peter Criss, KISS became one of the most successful bands of the 1970s, with Frehley as their lead guitarist.  Known as the “Spaceman”, Frehley brought the rock attitude to the band and was writing for some of the band’s songs, including “Cold Gin”, “Shock Me”, and “Parasite”.  In 1978, all of the KISS members put out solo albums, with Frehley’s generating the only hit, with his cover of…
Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our pre-2025/26 revision of our top 50 New Jersey Devils. As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:  1.  Advanced Statistics. 2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League. 3.  Playoff accomplishments. 4.  Their overall impact on the team…
Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024/25 revision of our top 50 Nashville Predators. As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:  1.  Advanced Statistics. 2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League. 3.  Playoff accomplishments. 4.  Their overall impact on the team and…
Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our pre-2025/26 revision of our top 50 Los Angeles Kings. As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:  1.  Advanced Statistics. 2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League. 3.  Playoff accomplishments. 4.  Their overall impact on the team…