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Pat Bowlen's family will be the first posthumous recipient of the PFHOF Gold Jacket
For the first time ever The Pro Football Hall of Fame will be issuing a gold jacket to a posthumous inductee as Pat Bowlen, the late owner of the Denver Broncos will have one given to his family.
In the case of Bowlen, he was the first person to pass away after being chosen (February 2) but passed away (June 13) before the actual ceremony. As such, the Hall stated that they were already in the process of creating his jacket and ring, though due to Bowlen being in late-stage Alzheimer’s, he was not scheduled to attend.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame had previously never done this before. It was discussed in 2015 when Ken Stabler passed away and was nominated as a Senior Candidate six weeks later. The former Quarterback was chosen and the request of his family to have a gold jacket made was turned down as they clung to their policy of never having given one out posthumously.
In Bowlen’s case, the jacket and ring will be given to the family on October 13 during Denver's home game against the Tennessee Titans.
Washington State Announces their 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Class
Washington State University has announced the inductees for their 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Class.
The six-person class is:
Rod Commons: Commons worked in administration at WSU from 1976 to 2007.
Josephat Kapkory: From Kenya, Kapkory would win multiple titles representing WSU in long distance running.
Ryan Leaf: Leaf may have flamed out in the NFL in epic proportion but as a Cougar he took the team to the 1998 Rose Bowl and finished third in Heisman Trophy voting and he would throw for 7,433 Yards and 59 Touchdowns.
Stephanie Papke: Papke played on the WSU Women’s Volleyball team from 1994 to 1997.
Ellannee Richardson: Richardson competed in Women’s Track & Field from 2004 to 2007 at Washington State.
Lisa Roman: Roman was a competitive Rower for the Cougars from 2010 & 2012.
The induction dinner will take place on September 6 and they will be honored the following day during the Cougars’ home game against Northern Colorado.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest members of the Washington State Athletic Hall of Fame.
Darren Collison Retires
In a self-penned article to the Undefeated, Darren Collison has announced his retirement from the NBA at the age of 31. He cited his faith as a reason to leave and to help those less fortunate.
A two-time First Team All-Pac-10 selection at UCLA, Collison was a 1stRound Pick (21stOverall) by the New Orleans Hornets in 2009 where he would have a good start with a First Team All-Rookie nod. The Point Guard would only stay in the Bayou for one year as he was traded to the Indiana Pacers where he played for two years. He would go onto the Dallas Mavericks for one year, the Los Angeles Clippers for another and then three with the Sacramento Kings. Collison retuned to the Pacers for his final two seasons, the first of which would see him finish first in Three Point Field Goal Percentage.
Over Collison’s career, he would average 12.5 Points and 5.0 Assists over his 708 Games. He would never have a season where he dipped under 10 Points per Game and in his last year, he started all of his 76 Games and statistically showed that he could have easily continued his career as pro basketball player.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Darren Collison the best in his post-playing career.
Tina Turner headlines the Memphis Music Hall of Fame Class of 2019
The Memphis Music Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2019 and let’s get right to the impending inductees.
Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bridgewater has won Grammys and Tonys and her career has spanned over 40 years.
Don Bryant: Bryant wrote songs for Solomon Burke, Albert King and Etta James.
Steve Cropper: Cropper was already a member of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame as a member of Booker T. & the MGs and he enters a second time for his work as a songwriter, guitarist and producer. Cropper is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of his Booker T. & the MGs bandmates.
Madame Florence Cole Talbert McCleave: McLeave was the first African-American opera singer to perform abroad and is a true pioneer of the genre.
The Memphis Boys: The Memphis Boys were a session band who worked at American Sound Studios from 1967 to 1972 where they recorded 122 records including songs for the likes of Bobby Womack, Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond and Dusty Springfield. The group consisted of Reggie Young (Guitar), Gene Chrisman (Drums), Bobby Wood (Piano), Bobby Emmons (Organ), Mike Leech (Bass) and Tommy Cogbill (Bass).
Charles Musselwhite: Musselwhite is a Blues legend who has won seven Grammys and 30 Blues Music Awards.
Dan Penn: Penn was a successful songwriter whose songs were performed by Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin and Conway Twitty. His most signature songs were “The Letter” (made a hit by The Box Tops) and “I’m Your Puppet”.
Tina Turner: From Nutbush, Tennessee, Turner would rock the music world with her ex-husband, Ike in the 1960s and 1970s and the duo would be elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The acid queen resurrected her career in the 1980s as a solo superstar with her Private Dancer album.
This is the eighth class of the Hall of Fame’s existence. It is operated by the Smithsonian branded Memphis Rock and Soul Museum.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the Class of 2019.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratue the Class of 2019.