The music world has suffered a serious loss as Dr. John has passed away at the age of 77 due to a heart attack.

Born and raised in New Orleans, Malcolm John Rebennack would morph into “Dr. John” after a long period of session work and sitting under the learning tree of many of the greats of New Orleans music.  He would become a one-man melting pot of all things New Orleans.  His music combined blues, jazz, pop, rock and roll with a voodoo influence and in addition to his already colorful name, he would be dubbed “The Night Tripper”.  

In 1968, he would release his debut album, Gris Gris, which is considered by Rolling Stone to be one of the 500 greatest albums of all-time.  While he was an acclaimed musician, he was not necessarily a commercial juggernaut but did have a top ten hit in 1974 with “In the Right Place”.  

Dr. John would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends, family and fans of Dr. John at this time.

Never change Pete Rose!

We don’t think that we need to tell you that Pete Rose is one of our favorite people to talk about, mostly because he was banned from baseball and what was once a surefire first ballot Hall of Famer became a pariah who the Baseball Hall of Fame removed from the ballot completely.

Rose is constantly asked about the Baseball Hall of Fame and in a recent interview with the Brian Kilmeade Show he sounded off on Johnny Bench, his former teammate and Catcher with the Cincinnati Reds.  Bench has been vocal that he believes that Rose should not be allowed in the Baseball Hall of Fame due to betting on the game.  

Rose had the following to say:

“It don’t bother me but you know Johnny Bench is one guy who should have tanked God that I was born because he would have never made the Hall of Fame if I wasn’t born…Because I’m the guy he knocked in a thousand times.  You got guys in front of you guys right behind you and you got to be responsible for everybody else involved”.

We don’t think that Rose actually believes that as he would go on to say that he would always say that “Bench was the greatest Catcher that ever lived” so there is certainly some contradictory statements here but while he said there was not animosity between the two it is hard to see otherwise.

He would continue:

“I would think if he’s a Cincinnati fan and he cares about the city of Cincinnati that he would probably want me in the Hall of Fame.”

Like we said, never change Pete Rose!

There are a but a few sporting events that have such a massive following in the western world as the Baseball World Series. Just like the NBA is to basketball and the NFL to football, Major League Baseball has tremendous appeal not only in The United States of America but also in countries such as Canada and Japan.

The University of North Texas has announced their athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019, which comprises of five former athletes and a coach.

The inductees will be:

Marcus Camper: Football.  At Wide Receiver, Camper was a two-time All-Southland Conference player and was instrumental in taking North Texas to the Division 1-AA Playoffs in 1987 and 1988.  He would record 1,939 Receiving Yards with 14 TDs.

Casey Fitzgerald: Football.  Fitzgerald is North Texas’ all-time leader in Reception (229) and is third all-time in Receiving Yards (2,533).  He had two 100 Reception Seasons (2007 & 2008).

Kelsey Hodges: Women’s Soccer.  Hodges was a three-time First Team All-Conference Selection and in 2013 she was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year. 

Amber Jackson: Women’s Basketball.  Jackson, who played for North Texas from 2006 to 2009 is the school leader in Rebounds with 761.

Zack Orr: Football.  Orr was North Texas’ Defensive Captain and recorded 123 Tackles as a Senior in 2013. That year, he was the heart of a team that would win the Heart of Texas Bowl in a rout over UNLV.  He would not be drafted but he would sign with the Baltimore Ravens where he would play for three seasons capped with a Second Team All-Pro Selection in 2016.  Orr would be forced to retire after due to a congenital neck and spine condition.

J.W. St. Clair: Basketball, Baseball & Football Coach.  St. Clair coached Basketball, Baseball & Football at various times from 1915 to 1924 and he had a .734 winning percentage in Basketball and a .721 Winning Percentage in Football.

This group will be officially inducted on October 18-19 and will be honored at the Mean Green’s home game against Middle Tennessee.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the soon to be University of North Texas Athletic Hall of Famers.