After weeks of staggered announcements, the University of Nebraska’s Athletic Hall of Fame has finished unveiling the six names who will comprise their Class of 2000.

The Class comprises:

Amanda Burgoyne, Bowling:  Burgoyne helped Nebraska win the National Title in 2004 and 2005, and in the latter championship, she was named the Most Outstanding Player. 

Eric Crouch, Football:  This is a special year for the former Cornhuskers Quarterback, as this year he was also named to the College Football Hall of Fame.  In 2001, Crouch won the Davey O’Brien Award, Walter Camp Award, the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and the Heisman.  Over his four years at Nebraska, he threw for 4,481 Yards, 29 Touchdowns and rushed for 3,434 Yards and 59 TDs.  Crouch had a 55-9 record as a starting Quarterback.

Sam Francis, Football and Men’s Track:  In 1936, Francis was a Consensus First Team All-American and was the runner-up for the Heisman.  Francis would enter the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.  In terms of Track, he won the NCAA Shotput Title in ’37, and he finished fourth in that discipline in the 1936 Olympics.  

Maurtice Ivy, Women’s Basketball:  Ivy was the 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year, and she was the first player to score 2,000 Points in school history.  She would bring the Huskers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance.

Jordan Larson, Women’s Volleyball:  Larson’s tenure at Nebraska saw the team go 127-8 winning four Big 12 Conference Titles. The Cornhuskers would to go three Semi-Finals, and was the runner-up in 2005, winning the title in 2006.  Larson was a three-time All0American, and was the 2008 Big 12 Player of the Year.

Terry Pettit, Coach:  Pettit led the Cornhuskers to 21 Conference Titles, six NCAA Semi-Finals, and a National Championship in 1995.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending members of the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame. a

The day after the WWE released or furloughed a significant percentage of their roster due to financial issues stemming from Covid-19, the dark cloud over the largest wrestling organization continues as it was announced that Howard Finkel passed away.  He was 69 years old.

Finkel was the first employee of the WWE, when Vince McMahon Sr. hired him in 1975.  Over the years, Finkel has been the ring announcer at Madison Square Gardens, Pay Per Views, and numerous television shows until 2000, when he was replaced by Lillian Garcia.  He remained employed by the WWE in an office role.

Finkel would occasionally be involved in in-ring angles, most notably a mini-feud with Harvey Whippleman.  He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.

Finkel had been in poor health over the last few years, and he had made few public appearances over that time.

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

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.