1954 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project Class.

Here we are!  Again!!

If you have been following our Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, you know that we have asked the rhetorical question…what if the PFHOF began in January of 1946?

After soliciting and obtaining a passionate group of football fans and historians, we sent out a ballot for a Preliminary Vote, which we asked each voter to give us 25 names as their semi-finalists, and 5 in the Senior Pool. Following that, we asked the group to vote for their 15 Finalists in the Modern Era, and 3 in the Senior Category. The final stage was to vote for their five Modern Era inductee, one Senior inductee and one Coaches/Contributor inductee.

This is the result of the ninth official class;

Below, are the final results of this project based on 31 votes, with a major change that we began “last year”:  ALL FINALISTS MUST obtain 50% of the VOTE!

This is for the “Modern Era”

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1955:

This is for the “Senior Era”, which resulted in no entry.

This is for the Coaches/Contributor, which resulted in no entry.

About the 1955 Inductees:

Bruiser Kinard T, BKN 1938-44, NYY 1946-47: Inducted in 1954 on his 2^nd Ballot.  Was inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.

A two-time All-American at Mississippi, Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, lived up to his nickname in both college and the pro ranks.  Kinard played for Brooklyn in the NFL where the hyper-aggressive Tackle consistently inflicted damage to his opponents without getting injured himself.  Praised in football for his speed and blocking abilities, he earned three First Team All-Pros with the Dodgers/Tigers, and he made history when he joined the New York Yankees of the AAFC in 1946, and became the first player to earn First Team All-Pro honors in both leagues.

Ace Parker TB-DB-QB, BKN 1937-41, BOS 1945, NYY 1946: Inducted in 1954 on his 3^rd Ballot. Was inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972.

Clarence “Ace” Parker was one of the most versatile players ever to compete on the gridiron, especially on the offensive side of the ball.  Parker was a triple-threat, who could pass, rush and kick, all at an elite level, and was instrumental in what good seasons that the now defunct Brooklyn Dodgers had.  A two-time First Team All-Pro, Parker also could excel at defense, as shown in 1940 when he led the NFL in Interceptions.  Parker missed a lot of

time due to World War II, but came back to play two years in the AAFC.

Red Badgro E-DE, NYG 1936-43: Inducted in 1954 on his 13^th Ballot (really his 9^th ballot).  Was inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.

At the University of Southern California, Red Badrgo did it all.  He was a star athlete in baseball, basketball, and football and was an elite performer in all of them.  Following his career as a Trojan, Badgro played for the New York Yankees of the NFL.  When the Yankees folded during the 1928 season, Badgro turned his attention to baseball, but he abandoned that to return to the gridiron in 1930 for the New York Giants.  Badgro was with the Giants for six seasons, where he was considered one of the best offensive blockers and an upper-end tackler on defense.  Badgro would assist in New York’s 1934 Championship, and he was individually a two-time First Team All-Pro.  He also would lead the league in Receptions in 1933.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Baltimore Orioles.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Orioles made it to the playoffs with one of the best young rosters in baseball.  However, as this a century-plus old team with only young stars, there were no changes in the Top 50, but we did want to acknowledge that we took 2023 into account.

As always, we present our top five, which obviously did not change.:

1. Cal Ripken Jr.

2. Jim Palmer

3. Brooks Robinson

4. George Sisler

5. Eddie Murray

You can find the entire list here.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Atlanta Braves.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Atlanta had a great year, but disappointed in the playoffs, which has been a pattern for them over the last 35 years.  The 2023 Season, gave us two new entrants and one elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Hank Aaron

2. Warren Spahn

3. Kid Nichols

4. Greg Maddux

5. Eddie Mathews

You can find the entire list here.

Outfielder, Ronald Acuna, exploded on to the list with an MVP season, debuting at #24.  Think about this for a minute:  Acuna (who we had at #52 last year) comes in at #24 on a team with over a century of history!  

Second Baseman, Ozzie Albies, joins the list, debuting at #45.

Starting Pitcher, Max Fried, went to #47 from #50.

We thank you for your continued support for our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

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