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We here at Notinhalloffame.com thought it would be fun to take a look at the major awards in North American team sports and see how it translates into Hall of Fame potential.

Needless to say, different awards in different sports yield hall of fame potential.  In basketball, the team sport with the least amount of players on a roster, the dividend for greatness much higher.  In baseball, it is not as much as a great individual season does not have the same impact.
Our long and arduous work in progress of ranking the top fifty players for every North American sports team is underway, but after that is completed we will then take a look how each franchise honors their own in terms of respective franchise halls of fame, ring of honors, retired numbers and statues.

As such it is noteworthy to us that over the weekend the San Diego Chargers officially retired the number of former Running Back, LaDainian Tomlinson and entered him in their franchises’ Hall of Fame.

Tomlinson played for San Diego from 2001 to 2009 and made five Pro Bowls and three First Team All Pros.  Three times he would lead the NFL in Rushing Touchdowns and in 2006 was named the League MVP. 

The former Running Back becomes the fourth player to have his number retired, joining Dan Fouts, Lance Alworth and Junior Seau. 

Tomlinson will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017 and is considered by many to enter Canton.

We would like to congratulate LaDainian Tomlinson on this latest accolade and there is reason to think there are more coming.



We talk about Roger Clemens here a lot don’t we?

Let’s do it again!

Recently, we discussed Clemens and the Baseball Hall of Fame and in a recent interview with 98.5, the Sports Hub in Boston had this to say:
The Grammy Hall of Fame has announced their new class, which inducts what they feel are iconic albums and songs that helped shape the musical world.

Which ones are they?

They are:

Albums:

American Beauty (1970) by The Grateful Dead.

Ella and Louis (1956) by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.

First Take (1969) by Roberta Flack.

Fleetwood Mac (1975) by Fleetwood Mac.

Lush Life (1961) by John Coltrane

Margaritaville (1977) by Jimmy Buffett

Miles Smiles (1967) by Miles Davis

Pretenders (1980) by The Pretenders

Randy Newman (1968) by Randy Newman



Songs:

Boom Boom (1962) by John Lee Hooker.

Celebration (1980) by Kool & the Gang.

Cold Sweat-Part 1 (1967) by James Brown and the Famous Flames.

The Dark End of the Street (1967) by James Carr

“Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (1942) by the Andrews Sisters.

The Fat Man (1949) by Fats Domino

For the Love of Money (1974) by The O’Jays.

Heart of Glass (1979) by Blondie

I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll (1982) by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

The Loco-Motion (1962) by Little Eva

Rock Island Line (1942) by Lead Belly

She’s About A Mover (1965) by Sir Douglas Quintet

She’s Not There (1964) by The Zombies

This Train (1939) by Sister Rosetta Sharpe

What Did I Do To Be So Black and Blue (1929) by Louis Armstrong

You Are So Beautiful (1974) by Joe Cocker



While Notinhalloffame.com is not exactly enamored with the Grammys, we do recognize that for many this is quite the honor and we would like to congratulate those involved with these albums and singles for obtaining this accolade.