Playing his entire professional career with the New England Patriots, the team that drafted him in the second round of 1974.

Nelson was a starter at Left Inside Linebacker as a rookie and he held that role until he retired after the 1987 season.  Nelson patrolled the interior beautifully for the Pats, as one of the best (though widely not well known outside of New England) run stuffing Linebackers of the later 70 and 80s and was chosen for three Pro Bowls.  He was also a large part of New England’s run to their first Super Bowl.

Nelson entered the Patriots Hall of Fame in 1993.

The problem with running a Hall of Fame-related website is that many of the big ones we cover all have announcements within months of each other.  The backbone of what we do is list-related, resulting in a long push to revise what we already have, specifically now with our Football and Basketball Lists.

At present, we have a minor update as we have completed the next twenty-five of the 2024 Football List, which will expand to 400, and you can comment on and vote on:

The new 301 to 325:

301. Warrick Dunn
302. Levon Kirkland
303. Roddy White
304. Lou Rymkus
305. Kyle Williams
306. Willie Galimore
307. Keith Lincoln
308. Jerry Norton
309. Bobby Walston
310. Sherrill Headrick
311. Wayne Walker
312. Ryan Kalil*
313. Julian Peterson
314. Casey Hampton
315. Vic Sears
316. Swede Youngstrom
317. Ron McDole
318. Daryl Johnston
319. Nnamdi Asomugha
320. Bob Talamini
321. Sam Madison
322. Wesley Walls
323. Gaynell Tinsley
324. Jack Ferrante
325. Bubba Baker 

*Denotes First Year of Eligibility.

Rankings are impacted annually based on your comments and votes.

Thank you all for your patience. We will soon unveil more changes to the football, basketball and hockey lists.

One of the most underrated Guards in the game, Dave Szott, was never chosen for a Pro Bowl, though he was good enough to make several. 

Szott was not a behemoth like other Linemen but used skill and leverage to outmaneuver his opponent.  Rarely beaten, Szott had no discernable weakness, well except for the lack of accolades!

The Hockey Hall of Fame has announced the seven names who will comprise the Class of 2024

Colin Campbell, Natalie Darwitz, Pavel Datsyuk, David Polle, Jeremy Roenick, Shea Weber, and Krissy Wendell-Pohl were chosen for the Toronto-based institution.

Colin Campbell had an 11-year career as a player, but he entered as a builder.  A Stanley Cup winner in 1994 as an Assistant Coach with the Rangers, Campbell took over as the NHL’s Senior Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations in 1998.

Natalie Darwitz was a three-time All-American at the University of Minnesota, leading the Golden Gophers to back-to-back National Championships.  Darwitz was on multiple U.S. National Teams, and won three World Championship Gold Medals.

Pavel Datsyuk, from Russia, played his entire NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings (2001-16) scoring 918 Points and helping his club win two Stanley Cups.  Datsyuk was one of the best defensive forwards of his day, winning three Frank J. Selke Awards and the Lady Byng Trophy four times.  He was also named to the NHL 100^th Anniversary Team.  Internationally, he won Gold at the 2018 Olympics and the 2012 World Hockey Championship.

David Poile took over as Washington’s General Manager in 1983 and held that role for 15 years before signing on with the expansion Nashville Predators.  He brought them to their first Stanley Cup Final in 2016, and when he retired last year, he had the most wins of any GM in NHL history. 

Jeremy Roenick finally enters the Hall after 12 years of eligibility.  Roenick scored 513 Goals and 1,216 Points over 20 seasons.  The American played for Chicago, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and San Jose and has Silver Medals in the 2002 Olympics and the 1991 Canada Cup.

Shea Weber was one of the best defencemen of the 2010s, having earned two First Team All-Stars and two Second Teams.  While Weber never won the Norris trophy, he finished in the top ten nine seasons in a row.  Weber also won the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2015-16, which was also his last year in Nashville (he finished his career with Montreal).  Internationally, Weber won two Olympic Gold Medals (2010 & 2014), and also Gold in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.  

Krissy Wendell-Pohl scored 133 Points in two years at the University of Minnesota, where she won the 2005 Patty Kazmaier Award.  She would win Gold in the 2005 Worlds and also owns an Olympic Silver and Bronze Medal.

We at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.