In an interview with Cleveland.com Def Leppard’s lead guitarist Phil Collen discussed the band’s omission from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:

“We don’t actually care because everyone does it for us…We treat everything – Grammy’s, al that stuff as irrelevant…If that’s your main focus, there’s some life lessons to be learned.”

Def Leppard has been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2004 and not only have they not been inducted into the Hall they have never been nominated. Despite this, Collen pointed out to Cleveland.com that he had no issue with the Hall itself and the people who work there…just the voting committee. Collen had this to say and the relationship he has with the actual Hall itself:

 "Rush and KISS should have in there a long time ago…KISS is one of the biggest bands in the world and they were treated with disrespect. But not by the people who work there…I love the people at the museum…They take great care of me and our museum. It's just the voting panel.”

He also discussed with Cleveland.com on how he retrieved a guitar that was on display at the Hall for a gig during the last time he played the city:

The axe in question was his famed glow-in-the-dark guitar with Bela Lugosi’s image on it.

"It was in a case, I got it out and my guitar tech strung it out…I played it for the show and it was back in the case the next morning.''

Collen joined the band in 1982 during the Pyromania recording sessions.

Def Leppard is currently ranked #41 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The NASCAR Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2019, which comprises three former drivers Jeff Gordon, Davey Allison and Alan Kulwicki and two current owners Jack Roush and Roger Penske.

To be inducted you had to appear on the most ballots amongst the other 15 nominees. There were 57 ballots in total, which included an online fan vote.

Without question, Gordon is the headliner and he would receive 96% of the vote (how did he not appear on all of the ballots?) Gordon was a four time Winston Cup Champion (1995, 1997, 1998 & 2001) a three time Daytona 500 winner (1997, 1999 & 2005) and the overall winner of 93 races on the NASCAR circuit. Perhaps more importantly he was the face of NASCAR for over a decade and his success transcended the sport. He appeared on mainstream talk shows, hosted Saturday Night Live and arguably exceeded levels of mainstream popularity that no other car driver had in the United States and as such raised the profile of the sport.

Davey Allison had 19 NASCAR wins in what was an abbreviated career. Allison, who was the 1987 Rookie of the Year died at the age of 33 in a helicopter crash in 1993. He is the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer, Bobby Allison.

Alan Kulwicki also died in 1993, his demise coming by way of an airplane crash. Kulwicki was the Winston Cup Champion in 1992 and won 5 races over his NASCAR career.

Jack Roush is the co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing and since he began owning cars in 1988 he has accumulated 137 wins on the NASCAR Cup Series.

Roger Penske has been a team owner since 1972 and his drivers boast 108 wins. He was also a track owner in the 1990’s.

This is the tenth Class for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com have not a very good job in updating our NASCAR list in the past two years but we will endeavor to fix that this summer.

We would like to congratulate all of the new members of the 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class.

A day after we added some more additions to our 2021 and 2022 Football Futures, it looks like we will have another addition to get to as it has been announced that Wide Receiver Vincent Jackson is now retired.

The news came when Jackson’s agent, Jonathan Feinsod told ESPN that his client is “very happily retired”.

Jackson was a second round draft pick from Northern Colorado who was known for his big play ability and explosiveness on the gridiron. In a career split with the San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers he would go to three Pro Bowls and accrue six 1,000 Yard seasons, topping off at 1,384 in 2012. That season he would lead the National Football League in Yards per Reception.

He retires with 9,080 Receiving Yards with 57 Touchdown Receptions.

Jackson will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022 and we will add his profile to the 2022 Football Futures Section soon.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to thank Vincent Jackson for the memories on the field and we wish him the best in his post-playing career.

A lot of what we do on Notinhalloffame.com is maintaining existing sections. One of those is the Football Futures where players take their time in retiring in hopes of latching on to another team. As such, it feels like we are constantly adding batches to our futures section and today is one of those days.

We have had some new names to the 2021 and 2022 Football Futures list:

They are as follows:

2021:

B.J. Raji: A Nose Tackle who spent his entire career with the Green Bay Packers, B.J. Raji helped the Pack win Super Bowl XLV. He went to the Pro Bowl in 2011.

Brandon Meriweather: A Defensive Back from Miami of Florida, Brandon Meriweather would be a Pro Bowl representative in both 2009 and 2010.

Jerod Mayo: Mayo was named the 2008 Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2008 and would go on to two Pro Bowls. In a career spent entirely with the New England Patriots, he would help his team win two Super Bowls.

Jon Beason: “Big Beas” came from the legendary University of Miami and would become a three time Pro Bowler at Linebacker.

Louis Vazquez: Vazquez would help the Denver Broncos win Super Bowl 50 while going to a Pro Bowl in 2013.

Tim Jennings: Jennings would win a Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears but later would go to two Pro Bowls as a Chicago Bear.

2022:

Antonio Cromartie: Cromartie was a four time Pro Bowl Cornerback who spent most of his career with the New York Jets.

Jeremy Zuttah: Zuttah was a Pro Bowl Center in 2016, which was his final season in the NFL.

Jerome Felton: Felton played Fullback in the NFL where he was a Second Team All Pro and Pro Bowl Selection in 2012.

Josh Brown: Brown was a Pro Bowl Place Kicker in 2015 and in 2010 he kicked the most Field Goals in the NFL.

Ryan Clady: Clady was a four time Pro Bowl Offensive Tackle who assisted the Denver Broncos win Super Bowl 50.

Don’t be surprised if we add more to the 2021 and 2022 Football Futures later on in the year. We are also in the beginning stages of prepping our 2023 Football Futures.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com hope that you will cast your votes and offer your opinions!