Not in Hall of Fame News

Afrika Bambaataa, the legendary DJ, producer, and widely recognized "Godfather" of hip-hop culture, passed away on April 9, 2026, at the age of 68. Born Lance Taylor in the South Bronx in 1957, Bambaataa was a visionary who helped transform NYC gang culture into a global movement of "peace, love, unity, and having fun" in the 1970s and 80s. He was a co-founder of the Universal Zulu Nation and pioneered early hip-hop by blending innovative mixing techniques with funk and electronic music. His 1982 masterpiece "Planet Rock" was a landmark recording that heavily influenced electro-funk and hip-hop globally. As important…

1993 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 1992. For “1993,” a Preliminary Vote with nearly 100 players whose playing career ended by 1986. We also follow the structure in which 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…

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 will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the Baltimore Orioles have announced that Chris Davis, Storm Davis, and Jim Russo will enter their franchise Hall of Fame this year. Chris Davis, 2011-20.  First Base & Outfield:  Davis won the Home Run Title twice (2013 & 2015), and in that 2013 campaign, Davis was an All-Star, a Silver…

It was announced that Bad News Brown will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Born Allan Coage in New York City, Brown was an accomplished judoka who won Bronze at the 1976 Olympics.  He went to Japan to train under Antonio Inoki in professional wrestling, where he spent much of his career.  He competed in the then-named WWWF in 1979 under his real name, but throughout the 1980s, he wrestled primarily in Japan and in Calgary, working for Stu Hart.  By 1988, at the age of 45, Cage joined WWE and was christened Bad News Brown. Brown promptly…

1993 PRELIMINARY RESULTS: Thank you to all who participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are still determining what that is, we treated the PFHOF as having its first class in January 1946. We have completed the first 47 years. For “1993,” a Preliminary Vote with over 100 players whose playing career ended by 1987. We also follow the structure in which 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…