The Green Bay Packers lost one of its own as former Defensive End, Willie Davis passed away after a long battle with kidney-related problems. He was 85 years old.

Playing his college ball at Grambling, Davis was drafted in the 15^thRound by the Cleveland Browns, but due to military service, he did not suit up on the gridiron until 1958.  Davis was with the Browns for two years, but he was not a starter there, and he was traded to Green Bay in 1960, which was where he became part of a dynasty.

Davis started at Left Defensive End for the Packers throughout the entire 1960s, where he helped them win five NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowls.  Individually, he was chosen for five Pro Bowls and five First Team All-Pro Selections. While Sacks were not official stats, it is believed he had well over 100.

Davis was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Willie Davis at this time.

While it was widely speculated that this was the case, 2018 World Series MVP, Steve Pearce, announced his retirement last night on WEEI, a radio station in Boston.

Pearce debuted in the Majors with Pittsburgh in 2007, and he would have stops in Baltimore, Houston, New York (AL), Baltimore (again), Tampa, Toronto, and finally Boston.  He was never a regular starter, and the most Hits he ever had in a year was 99, which was in 2014 with the Orioles.  

Pearce’s defensive versatility and occasional power kept him employed, and in the 2018 World Series, he belted three Home Runs, with right RBIS, and a .333 Batting Average, earning him the MVP.

While Pearce has no chance to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame, anyone who has a World Series MVP might have a shot to make the ballot, for which he is eligible in 2025.

He would have 572 Hits, 91 Home Runs, and a .254 Batting Average over his career.

It was announced yesterday that former Philadelphia Eagles great, Pete Retzlaff, passed away at the age of 88.

Retzlaff was drafted in the 22^nd Round by the Detroit Lions in 1953, but the product of South Dakota State did not make the team.  After serving in the army for two years, he again tried out in the NFL, making the Eagles roster in 1956.

While he was not a receiver in college, he became one with the Eagles.  In 1958, he was named to the Pro Bowl in a year where he led the NFL in Receptions (56). Two years later, he went to his second Pro Bowl, and he helped the Eagles win the NFL Championship.  Retzlaff remained a high-end receiver, and from 1963 to 1965, he again was Pro Bowl bound.  In that last Pro Bowl year, he was a First Team All-Pro and was named the Bert Bell Award winner.  Retzlaff retired after 1966 with 7,412 career Receiving Yards with 47 Touchdowns.

Retlzlaff would later be the Eagles Vice President and General Manager, and for a time he was a television analyst.  His number 44 would later be retired by the Eagles.  In our latest ranking of those to consider for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he was ranked #98.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Pete Retzlaff.

John Prine passed away due to complications from COVID-19. He was 73 years old.

Based in Chicago, Prine was an active musician from 1971, spinning blue collar tales with a country-folk flair.  Prine may not have ever become a superstar in musical terms, but his peers viewed him as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation. For his work, Prine was nominated in 2018 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of John Prine.