It was reported last night that Pro Football Hall of Famer Yale Lary died at the age of 86. 

A star at Texas A&M, Lary was drafted in the third round by the Detroit Lions, the team he would play his entire NFL career with.  Lary played eleven seasons in Motown, though he would miss two seasons serving his country.

Named to the Pro Bowl nine times, Lary would also be named a First Team All Pro three times.  Lary would record 50 Interceptions with 787 Return Yards with two of them going back for Touchdowns.  The star Defensive Back would also serve as the team’s Punter.  He would hoof 503 Punts and would lead the NFL three times in Yards per Punt.

Lary would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com offer our condolences to the friends and family of Yale Lary at this time.

As always with us at Notinhalloffame.com it is always a continuing process!

When one Hall of Fame Class gets in, we need to look at updating our respective lists.  As such, we are proud to announce that we have updated our Notinhalloffame.com Basketball List.

The recent class only claimed two former players off of the ranking, Tracy McGrady (#2) and George McGinnis (#12) but there are quite a few former players who we feel are deserving of a rank and much like the other lists, we have plans to increase the number from the even 100 to 200.  For now, we now have a less than perfect number of 106, but that will only be a temporary number.

Let’s get to the new rankings shall we?

Although our #1 was not chosen, we have a new star at the top of our perch.  Five time First Team All NBA Selection Jason Kidd debuts at #1.  The current coach of the Milwaukee Bucks is a ten time All Star and is currently #2 all-time in Steals and Assists. 

Chris Webber was ranked #1 last year, and he drops to #2.  We have been long since championing Webber for the Hall, and while he did not get selected last year, he finally was named a Finalist for the first time, which at least gives us reason to be optimistic. 

At #3, we have another new entrant, Grant Hill.  A two time NCAA Champion at Duke, Hill was a major star in the NBA, tallying seven trips to the All Star Game, until severe injuries took him off of that level, though this is still a man who played 18 years in the NBA.

While there are many new entrants, only Jason Kidd and Grant Hill crack the top ten.

Seven Time Al-Star Jack Sikma remains in the #4 spot.  Sikma helped the Seattle SuperSonics win the NBA Championship.

Sidney Moncrief dropped two spots to #5.  While he dropped here (mostly due to the eligibility of Kidd and Hill) he is coming off being named a Finalist.

Former multi-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace swapped places with former Seattle star, Shawn Kemp at #6 and #7 respectively. 

Max Zaslofsky remains at number 8.  Zaslofsky was a First Team All BAA/NBA Selection from the 1946-47 season to the 1949-50 season.

Two time NBA Champion with the Detroit Pistons, Mark Aguire tumbled from #5 to #9.  Aguire was also a three time All Star.

Tim Hardaway completes the top 10.  Hardaway, a five time All Star was a Finalist last year.

There are additional new entries to discuss.

The master of the technical foul, Rasheed Wallace enters at #22.  Wallace was a star for both Portland and Detroit, the latter of with he helped take to an NBA Championship.

Two time All Star Jerry Stackhouse debuts at #49 and bookending the #50 rank is new entry Marcus Camby.  Camby’s rank is a little interesting considering he was never an All Star, but he is a former two-time Defensive Player of the Year and also won the Naismith College Player of the Year when he was at UMass.

The other new entries are Richard Hamilton (#75) and Lamar Odom (#104).

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The updated list can be found here and we encourage all of you to vote and state your opinions!

Last December, Out Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame announced it’s third full class as voted by a one year long vote by the public. 

That class comprised Apollo Creed (Rocky), Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez (The Sandlot) and Charlie Conway (The Mighty Ducks) and they joined previous inductees; The Hanson Brothers (Slap Shot), Reggie Dunlop (Slap Shot), Happy Gilmore (Happy Gilmore), Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn (Major League), Crash Davis (Bull Durham), Roy Hobbs (The Natural) and Rocky Balboa, the inaugural inductee.  

Like in previous years, the opening round began with over 300 Fictional Athletes and over 100 Contributors, which has been reduced to 50 Fictional Athletes, 25 Fictional Contributors and 5 Veterans for the Semi-Final Round.

The Semi-Finalists for each respective category are as follows:

The 50 Fictitious Athlete Semi-Finalists are:  

A.C. Slater (Saved by the Bell)

Adonis Creed (Creed)

Al Bundy (Married…With Children)

Al Czervik (Caddyshack)

“All the Way” May Mordabito

Alex Moran (Blue Mountain State)

Amanda Whurtlitzer (The Bad News Bears)

Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars: Episode I)

 “Big Ern” Ernie McCracken (Kingpin)

Billy Chapel (For Love of the Game)

Bobby Boucher (The Waterboy)

Brian “Smash” Parker (Friday Night Lights)

Bud (Air Bud)

Bugs Bunny (Space Jam)

Charles Jefferson (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)

Chazz Michael Michaels (Blades of Glory)

Clubber Lang (Rocky III)

Cole Trickle (Days of Thunder)

Daniel LaRusso (The Karate Kid)

Dave “Killer” Carlson (Slap Shot)

Dean Youngblood (Youngblood)

Dottie Hinson (A League of Their Own)

Doug Remer (BASEketball)

Doug “The Thug” Glatt (Goon)

Drederick Tatum (The Simpsons)

Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh (Bull Durham)

“Fast” Eddie Felson (The Hustler & The Color of Money)

Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump)

Frederick “Ogre” Palowaski (Revenge of the Nerds)

Greg Goldberg (The Mighty Ducks)

Henry Rowengartner (Rookie of the Year)

Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)

Ivan Drago (Rocky IV)

Jackie Moon (Semi-Pro)

Jake Taylor (Major League)

Jesus Shuttlesworth (He Got Game)

Joe Cooper (BASEketball)

Jon Moxon (Varsity Blues)

Kelly Leak (The Bad News Bears)

Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)

Lee (Enter the Dragon)

Paul “Wrecking” Crewe (The Longest Yard, 1974)

Pedro Cerrano (Major League)

Peter LaFleur (Dodgeball)

Ricky Bobby (Talladega Nights)

Roy “Tin Cup” McAvoy (Tin Cup)

Sam Malone (Cheers)

Shane Falco (The Replacements)

Tim Riggins (Friday Night Lights)

Willie “Mays” Hays (Major League)

The 25 Fictitious Contributors Semi-Finalists are: 

Adrian Balboa (Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV & Rocky V)

Annie Savoy (Bull Durham)

Cameron Tucker (Modern Family)

Caretaker ’74 (The Longest Yard)

Cassidy (The Wrestler)

Coach Ben Fredericks (Freaks and Geeks)

Coach Klein (The Waterboy)

Frankie Dunn (Million Dollar Baby)

Hayden Fox (Coach)

Jerry Maguire (Jerry Maguire)

Jimmy Dugan (A League of Their Own)

Ken Reeves (The White Shadow)

Lacey Underall (Caddyshack)

Lou Brown (Major League)

Mickey Goldmill (Rocky, Rocky II & Rocky III)

Morris Buttermaker (The Bad News Bears)

Mr. Larsen (Happy Gilmore)

Norman Dale (Hoosiers)

Patches O’Houlihan (Dodgeball)

Pepper Brooks (Dodgeball)

Paulie Pennino (Rocky)

Ray Kinsella (Field of Dreams)

Terrence Mann (Field of Dreams)

The Gopher (Caddyshack)

Wilbur “Shooter” Flatch (Hoosiers)

The 5 Fictitious Veterans are: 

Guffy McGovern (Angels in the Outfield)

Harold Lamb (The Freshman)

Huxley College (Horse Feathers)

Joe Boyd/Joe Hart (Damn! Yankees)

Luis “Mountain” Rivera (Requiem for a Heavyweight)

The top fifteen Athletes, the top ten Contributors and the top three Veterans will advance to the Final Round. 

The Finalists for all three categories will be announced on August 30, 2017.

Gang, you know what weLast December, Out Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame announced it’s third full class as voted by a one year long vote by the public. 

That class comprised Apollo Creed (Rocky), Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez (The Sandlot) and Charlie Conway (The Mighty Ducks) and they joined previous inductees; The Hanson Brothers (Slap Shot), Reggie Dunlop (Slap Shot), Happy Gilmore (Happy Gilmore), Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn (Major League), Crash Davis (Bull Durham), Roy Hobbs (The Natural) and Rocky Balboa, the inaugural inductee.  

Like in previous years, the opening round began with over 300 Fictional Athletes and over 100 Contributors, which has been reduced to 50 Fictional Athletes, 25 Fictional Contributors and 5 Veterans for the Semi-Final Round.

The Semi-Finalists for each respective category are as follows:

The 50 Fictitious Athlete Semi-Finalists are:  

A.C. Slater (Saved by the Bell)

Adonis Creed (Creed)

Al Bundy (Married…With Children)

Al Czervik (Caddyshack)

“All the Way” May Mordabito

Alex Moran (Blue Mountain State)

Amanda Whurtlitzer (The Bad News Bears)

Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars: Episode I)

 “Big Ern” Ernie McCracken (Kingpin)

Billy Chapel (For Love of the Game)

Bobby Boucher (The Waterboy)

Brian “Smash” Parker (Friday Night Lights)

Bud (Air Bud)

Bugs Bunny (Space Jam)

Charles Jefferson (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)

Chazz Michael Michaels (Blades of Glory)

Clubber Lang (Rocky III)

Cole Trickle (Days of Thunder)

Daniel LaRusso (The Karate Kid)

Dave “Killer” Carlson (Slap Shot)

Dean Youngblood (Youngblood)

Dottie Hinson (A League of Their Own)

Doug Remer (BASEketball)

Doug “The Thug” Glatt (Goon)

Drederick Tatum (The Simpsons)

Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh (Bull Durham)

“Fast” Eddie Felson (The Hustler & The Color of Money)

Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump)

Frederick “Ogre” Palowaski (Revenge of the Nerds)

Greg Goldberg (The Mighty Ducks)

Henry Rowengartner (Rookie of the Year)

Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)

Ivan Drago (Rocky IV)

Jackie Moon (Semi-Pro)

Jake Taylor (Major League)

Jesus Shuttlesworth (He Got Game)

Joe Cooper (BASEketball)

Jon Moxon (Varsity Blues)

Kelly Leak (The Bad News Bears)

Kenny Powers (Eastbound and Down)

Lee (Enter the Dragon)

Paul “Wrecking” Crewe (The Longest Yard, 1974)

Pedro Cerrano (Major League)

Peter LaFleur (Dodgeball)

Ricky Bobby (Talladega Nights)

Roy “Tin Cup” McAvoy (Tin Cup)

Sam Malone (Cheers)

Shane Falco (The Replacements)

Tim Riggins (Friday Night Lights)

Willie “Mays” Hays (Major League)

The 25 Fictitious Contributors Semi-Finalists are: 

Adrian Balboa (Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV & Rocky V)

Annie Savoy (Bull Durham)

Cameron Tucker (Modern Family)

Caretaker ’74 (The Longest Yard)

Cassidy (The Wrestler)

Coach Ben Fredericks (Freaks and Geeks)

Coach Klein (The Waterboy)

Frankie Dunn (Million Dollar Baby)

Hayden Fox (Coach)

Jerry Maguire (Jerry Maguire)

Jimmy Dugan (A League of Their Own)

Ken Reeves (The White Shadow)

Lacey Underall (Caddyshack)

Lou Brown (Major League)

Mickey Goldmill (Rocky, Rocky II & Rocky III)

Morris Buttermaker (The Bad News Bears)

Mr. Larsen (Happy Gilmore)

Norman Dale (Hoosiers)

Patches O’Houlihan (Dodgeball)

Pepper Brooks (Dodgeball)

Paulie Pennino (Rocky)

Ray Kinsella (Field of Dreams)

Terrence Mann (Field of Dreams)

The Gopher (Caddyshack)

Wilbur “Shooter” Flatch (Hoosiers)

The 5 Fictitious Veterans are: 

Guffy McGovern (Angels in the Outfield)

Harold Lamb (The Freshman)

Huxley College (Horse Feathers)

Joe Boyd/Joe Hart (Damn! Yankees)

Luis “Mountain” Rivera (Requiem for a Heavyweight)

The top fifteen Athletes, the top ten Contributors and the top three Veterans will advance to the Final Round. 

The Finalists for all three categories will be announced on August 30, 2017.

Gang, you know what we want you to do!

Here is the link for the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame Votes on the Athletes:

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…and for the Fictitious Contributors, you can find them here:

Vote Here!

…and of course our Fictitious Athletic Veterans:

Vote Here!

It would mean a lot to us at Notinhalloffame.com if you could find the time and vote for our Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame Semi-Finalists!

Thank you all for your support! want you to do!

Here is the link for the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame Votes on the Athletes:

Vote Here!

…and for the Fictitious Contributors, you can find them here:

Vote Here!

…and of course our Fictitious Athletic Veterans:

Vote Here!

It would mean a lot to us at Notinhalloffame.com if you could find the time and vote for our Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame Semi-Finalists!

Thank you all for your support!

We are a little late in taking a look at this at this, but a very significant retirement has taken place in the National Basketball Association. 

Los Angeles Clipper, Paul Pierce announced prior to the 2016-17 season that this would be his last in the National Basketball Association.  With the Clippers first round exit at the hands of the Utah Jazz, the career of Pierce officially came to an end.

A First Team All-American in 1998 at the University of Kansas, Pierce was drafted 10th overall by the Boston Celtics and would immediately become a starter.  Pierce would really blossom in his third season where he finished with an average of over 25 Points per Game, and the following season he would go to his first of ten All Star Games.  He would also be named a Second Team All NBA Selection once and a three time Third Team All NBA Selection.

While statistically it wasn’t his best season, 2007-08 has to be the most magical one for Pierce.  In the Celtics off-season, they acquired Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett and they would win the NBA Championship with Pierce leading the way as the Finals MVP. 

Overall, Paul Pierce retired with 1,343 Games Played with a 19.7 Points per Game Average.  In our eyes, Pierce will get into the Basketball Hall of Fame and likely on the first ballot.   

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Paul Pierce on his outstanding career and we wish him the best in his post playing career.