The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame announced that former MVP, Keith Hernandez won the fan vote and will be the next member of their institution.

Hernandez beat out Steve Carlton, Lee Smith, Matt Morris and Edgar Renteria to earn this honor.

With St. Louis, Hernandez was a two-time All-Star, one-time Silver Slugger and six-time Gold Glove winner, and he co-won the 1979 MVP with Willie Stargell of Pittsburgh.  The First Baseman won the Batting Title (.344) that year, and was also the National League leader in Runs (116) and Doubles (48).  Hernandez was also a key part of St. Louis’ World Series win in 1982, though that was his last full year with the Cardinals, as he was traded during the 1983 season to the New York Mets.

As a Cardinal, Hernandez collected 1,217 Hits with a Slash Line of .299/.385/.448. 

Hernandez will be officially inducted on June 28, fittingly when the Cards host the Mets.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Keith Hernandez for earning this honor.

C.J. Anderson had a tough road to make the NFL.  Undrafted out of California, the Denver Broncos signed the Running Back, but he tore his MCL in training camp.  He rehabbed that injury and managed to play in five Games that year, and was involved in Denver’s Super Bowl loss to Seattle.

Anderson moved up the depth chart in 2014 and was a Pro Bowl with 1,173 Yards From Scrimmage.  He had another excellent year in 2015, which was punctuated with a Super Bowl 50 win, where Anderson had 100 All-Purpose Yards. Injuries bothered him in 2016, but he had his first and only 1,000-yard year (1,007) in 2017, his last in Denver.

After signing with the Carolina Panthers, he plummeted down the roster and was released to be signed by Oakland, who also let him go shortly after.  He finished the year with the Los Angeles Rams, and after two games in 2019 with Detroit, he retired with 4,397 Yards From Scrimmage and 27 Touchdowns.

A Second Team All-Sun Belt Selection from Troy at Safety, Brynden Trawick played Safety at college but was a backup in that capacity in the NFL.  Trawick found a role on Special Teams where he was a Pro Bowler in 2017 as a Tennessee Titan.  He also played for Baltimore and Oakland over a seven-season career.

A Sixth Round Pick from Howard in 2006, Bethea helped Indianapolis win the Super Bowl as a rookie as a starter. Staying with the Colts for eight seasons, Bethea went to two Pro Bowls in Indianapolis (2007 & 2009) and had five seasons where he cracked at least 100 Combined Tackles.

Bethea went on to play for the San Francisco 49ers for three seasons, going to his third Pro Bowl in 2014. He would complete his career with two seasons in Arizona and a final one as a member of the New York Jets.

Bethea accumulated 25 Interceptions, 9.5 Sacks, and 1,333 Combined Tackles.