It was announced today that former baseball player, Jimmy Wynn, has passed away today.  He was 78 years old.

Wynn played 15 seasons in the Majors, with the first 11 spent as a Houston Astro.  Nicknamed the “Toy Cannon” for his slight frame and explosive power, Wynn would blast 291 Home Runs over his career.  While he had a Batting Average of .250, his On Base Percentage was .366, and he led the National League twice in Walks.  Wynn also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, where in both of his seasons there, he was named to the All-Star Team.

In our latest Notinhalloffame rank of those to consider for the Baseball Hall, he was at #87.

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

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 intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives.  Eventually, we plan to do that for the major colleges in the NCAA.  As such, it is news to us that Creighton University has announced the three members of their Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

The new members are:

Kelli Browning, Volleyball (2011-14).  Browning was the first person in her program to be named an All-American in three straight years, and she is first all-time in school history in percentage (.335), block assists (547) and blocks per set (1.42).

Mike Tranchilla, Soccer (1999-02). Tranchilla helped the Blue Jays reach four NCAA tournaments, including reaching the 2000 National Championship game.  

Pat Venditte, Baseball (2005-08).  Venditte was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2007 MVC Tournament, and he would have a 2.86 ERA with 255 Strikeouts.

The date and location of the ceremony, which will be the 53^rdannual ceremony, has yet to be determined.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to the impending members of the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame.

Sports may be in limbo, Hall of Fames may be closed, but Hall of Fame related news continues.

The Marshall University Athletic Hall of Fame has announced the newest members who will comprise the 2020 Class.

The nine new members are:

Karla May, Basketball (1982-86).  May is the all-time leader in Assists (751) and she helped the Thundering Hers win two Southern Conference regular season titles.

Albert McClellan, Football (2005-09).  McClellan was the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and he was also a two-time First Team CUSA Selection.  As a pro football player, he won two Super Bowls, one with the Baltimore Ravens, and one with the New England Patriots.

Bill Noe, Swimming (1982-86).  Noe was a three-time All-Southern Conference selection.

Sam O’Dell, Golf (1997-00). O’Dell was an Academic First Team All-American, and he set a school freshman record with a 74.3 average.

Dave Ramella, Baseball (1976-79).  Ramella played in 136 Games at Third Base for Marshall where he batted .275.  He helped the Herd win the 1978 Southern Conference Team that played in their second NCAA tournament.

Jalicia Ross, Volleyball (2004-08).  Ross helped Marhsall win the Conference USA Title in 2005.

Kellie Schmitt, Tennis (2005-09).  Schmitt is the all-time school leader in combined singles and doubles wins (236), and she is a three-time Conference Player of the Year (2007-09).

Steve Sciullo, Football (1999-02).  Sciullo played at Offensive Line, and in 1999, he helped the Herd finish #10 in the nation and defeat BYU in the Motor City Bowl.

Trusty Tallman, Football/Baseball (1916-19 & 1925-28).  Tallman was this year’s legends inductee.  He helped Marshall go undefeated in 1919.

The Hall of Fame dinner will take place on September 11, and the new class will be honored at Marshall’s pregame before Pittsburgh.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the newest members of the Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame.

Maybe there is a light at the end of the Corona tunnel.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that the rescheduled 2020 induction ceremony will take place on November 7 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio.  It is scheduled to be broadcast live on HBO, which will be the first time that the ceremony will not be aired on a multi-month delay.

The ceremony was originally scheduled in May, with the inductees being Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, the Notorious B.I.G., T-Rex, Jon Landau and Irving Azoff.

We are hoping that this will go through, and we are looking forward to watching it.