We almost forgot about this. The Colorado Avalanche retired the number 52 in honor of Adam Foote who played for them in all but two and a half seasons from 1991 to 2011. The native of Whitby, Ontario was known as a consummate stay-at-home Defencemen, who brought leadership and grit to every team he ever played on. This is why that for a man that was never selected to any All-Star team and had 309 career points, was a stalwart on Canadian National teams and was a part of the 2004 World Cup and 2002 Olympic victories.

Foote becomes the fifth man to have his jersey retired. He joins Joe Sakic (#19), Peter Forsberg (#21), Patrick Roy (#33) and Ray Bourque (#77). Foote is eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.

Although we don’t when it will happen, Dallas Maverick’s owner, Mark Cuban has announced that the Number 12 of Derek Harper will be raised to the rafters this season.

In 1984, Dallas selected the Guard in the first round where he played his first ten and half seasons from 1983 to 1994. He was brought back for a second stint in the 1996-97 season. Harper was a very good defensive player who was a Second Team All Defensive selection twice while playing for the Mavs, and was also very adept at three-point shooting. At present, Derek Harper is still the franchise record holder in Steals and Assists

Harper will become the third former Maverick to receive such an honor; the other two being Rolando Blackman and Brad Davis.

And yes we know we are showing him in his Knicks jersey....it will be a rough season for New York.....thought we would show some pity love. 

It has just been reported that former Velvet Underground front man and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Lou Reed has passed away today at the age of 71. It is not known as of this writing how he died however he had a liver transplant earlier in the year.

The Velvet Underground is considered one of the most influential music acts of all time, combining the New York art scene with Rock and Roll. Lyrically, they were completely different than anything else anyone had heard before. They openly sang about transvestites, prostitutes and drug use. It has been often said that though they did not sell many albums, everyone who did buy one formed a band.

Reed had a successful solo career, having his biggest hit in 1973 with “Walk on the Wild Side”. His discography has received a lot of critical praise and he has been nominated before for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo act. This is a major loss in the world of music, and our thoughts are with the family and friends of Lou Reed at this time.

Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, Bill Sharman passed away today at the age of 87. Last week, he suffered a stroke, and died at his home in California. Sharman played the bulk of his career with the Boston Celtics, where the Shooting Guard would help the team win four NBA Championships.

Sharman was an eight time All-Star and was named the First Team NBA All-Star team four consecutive seasons. He would also become a successful NBA Coach and would be lead the Lakers to an NBA Championship.

He is in the Basketball Hall of Fame twice. The first time was as a player in 1976. Sharman was inducted a second time as a Coach in 2004. We here at Notinhalloffame.com offer our condolences to the family and friends of Bill Sharman at this time.