Football lost a great one as Quarterback Roman Gabriel passed away this morning.  He was 83 years old.

A two-time All-American and two-time ACC Player of the Year, Gabriel was drafted second overall in 1962 by the Los Angeles Rams.  Despite his high selection, it was not until George Allen came into Coach in 1966 that he was given the full-time role as the Rams starting Quarterback.   Gabriel went to the Pro Bowl in three consecutive seasons (1967-69) and was named a First Team All-Pro and MVP in 1969.  That year, he led the NFL in Touchdown Passes (24) and only threw seven picks.  The Rams traded Gabriel to Philadelphia after the 1972 Season, and in 1974, he added a fourth Pro Bowl and again led the league in Touchdown Passes (23), and was the NFL Passing Yards leader with 3,219.

Gabriel retired after the 1977 Season and had 29,444 Passing Yards with 201 Touchdowns.

We at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to Roman Gabriel's fans, friends, and family.

1958 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS:

Thank you for all of your participation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are unaware of what that is, we acted as if the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.

We have completed the years up to 1959.

For “1958,” a Preliminary Vote with over 130 players whose playing career ended by 1952. We are also following the structure in that 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 preliminary list, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.

A week later, the voters were asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and next week, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.

30 Votes took place, with the top five advancing.

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

Next Saturday, we will post the Class of the 1959 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

Thank you to all who contributed. If you want to be part of this project, please let us know!

We have added more names on the Notinhalloffame.com site on the 2026 Football Futures.  These football players will first be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026.  We encourage you to vote and give your opinions on their respective HOF credentials.

The added names are:

Alshon Jeffery:  The Wide Receiver helped the Philadelphia Eagles win a Super Bowl, and individually, he was a one-time Pro Bowl Selection.  He had over 6,000 Receiving Yards.

Dan Bailey: Bailey played most of his career with the Dallas Cowboys, where he was a Place Kicker and was once named to the Pro Bowl.

David DeCastro:  DeCastro played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Right Guard twice as a First Team All-Pro and a six-time Pro Bowl Selection.

Dwayne Harris:  Harris was twice a Pro Bowl Selection in Special Teams.

Ezekiel Ansah:  Ansah played at Defensive End, and was a Pro Bowl Selection with Detroit.

Geno Atkins:  Atkins is one of the best defensive players in Bengals history; where he went to eight Pro Bowls and was twice named a First Team All-Pro.  The Defensive Tackle recorded 75.5 Sacks over his career.

Kawaan Short:  Short played his entire NFL career with the Carolina Panthers and the Defensive Tackle was twice named to the Pro Bowl.

Kelechi Osemele: Osemele went to the Pro Bowl twice with Baltimore and was also a First-Team All-Pro.

Lamar Miller:  A Pro Bowl Selection in 2018, Miller rushed for nearly 6,000 Yards.

Olivier Vernon:  Vernon played at Defensive End and was a Pro Bowler once.

Russell Okung:  Okung was a two-time Pro Bowler and won a Super Bowl ring with the Seattle Seahawks.

Tyler Eifert:  The Tight End played most of his career with Cincinnati and was a Pro Bowl once.

These names join Alex Smith, Anthony Costanzo, Anthony Sharman, Dez Bryant, Don Muhlbach, Dontari Poe, Drew Brees, Frank Gore, Golden Tate, Greg Olsen, Jason Witten, Johnathan Joseph, Jordan Reed, Julian Edelman, Jurrell Casey, Larry Fitzgerald, LeSean McCoy, L.P. Ladoucer, Malcolm Butler, Marshawn Lynch, Matt Schaub, Maurkice Pouncey Mike Iupati, Mitchell Schwartz, Philip Rivers, Richie Incognito, Sean Lee, Stephen Gostkowski, Thomas Davis, Todd Gurley and Tramon Williams

You can find the entire list of 2026 eligible football players here.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support!

A momentous retirement has occurred as Blake Griffin, a player who has left an indelible mark on the game, has decided to call it a career after 14 seasons.

An All-American at the University of Oklahoma, Griffin was named the 2009 National College Player of the Year.  His success with the Sooners landed him the First Overall Pick in the ’09 Draft, joining the Los Angeles Clippers, though in what was then typical Clipper fashion, he missed the entirety of the 2009-10 season with an injured kneecap.  This setback led to one of the best rookie seasons of all-time, averaging 22.5 Points and 12.1 Rebounds per Game, with Griffin winning the Rookie of the Year unanimously.  Griffin was also an All-Star for the first of five straight years.

Named to the All-NBA Second Team in both 2011-12 and 2012-13, Griffin now had Chris Paul as his Point Guard and LOB City was formed.  The Clippers were now contenders and made the playoffs every year (except his first) that Griffin was there.  The Power Forward had his best year in Basketball in 2012-14, when he averaged 24.1 Points per Game and was third in MVP voting.  Griffin was a Third Team All-NBA Selection the following season and was eighth in MVP voting.

As electric as the Griffin and Paul combination was, they never got past the second round.  Paul was traded to the Houston Rockets in the 2017 off-season, and Griffin was traded during the year to Detroit.  In that hybrid Clippers/Pistons year, Griffin had his last good year, with a Third-Team All-NBA and his sixth and final All-Star. Injuries mounted on Griffin and gone were the jaw-dropping dunks and overpowering athleticism.  He finished his career with Brooklyn and Boston, last playing in the 2022-23 Season.

Griffin will be eligible for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2027, and he has an interesting case.  He has six All-Stars and five All-NBAs, but he never came close to leading a team to an NBA Championship. Nevertheless, we have seen players enter with less. 

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Blake Griffin the best in his post-playing career.