As we look forward to the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony in a couple of weeks, speculation always goes toward the next group.  Brett Favre is a favourite of many to get inducted into the Hall next year, but what about Terrell Owens?

Owens is also eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and like Favre is entering his first year of eligibility.  While we have Favre ranked at #1 and Owens at #7, this is a rank that puts him into the radar by us and by many other football pundits.

Statistically, Owens has everything you would want for the Hall.  He is number two all-time in receiving yards, third in receiving touchdowns and fifth in overall touchdowns.  While he does not have a Super Bowl Ring, his lone appearance in the big dance saw him shine when he was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. 

That’s the good news for his candidacy.  I think we know the dark side of the ledger though don’t we?

Owens was known for his brushes with the media, the quarterbacks he “killed” and overall being a lockerroom cancer. 

Is this what could keep him out, or at the very least delay his induction for a bit?

We are not sure, however in an interview with the Rich Elsen Show, Owens had the following to say:

"I understand what I've done on the field and it's probably well deserving of (the Hall), but I'm being honest, it really doesn't bother me whether I get in or not.

I guess (being in the Hall) from a standpoint of a legacy or what my kids can really see what I've done, the body of work and appreciate it, then yeah, and my family," Owens told Eisen. "But me, personally, it really doesn't do anything for me because I never played the game for that. I played it because I was competitive. I played it to the point that I realized my talent and I became pretty good at it. That was my motivation. I wanted to win at all costs."

Hmmmm.

Is this a front by Owens?

Who is to say!

Our opinion at Notinhallofame.com is that Owens is a Hall of Fame Football Player, but we strongly suspect that the former wideout will be forced to wait for Canton, but realistically, he can’t wait forever.



Still, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are very curious to see how Terrell Owens will fare in regards to the Pro Football Hall of Fame!

The Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony is coming soon and the inductors have been announced for this group, some of which should be known to football fans.

For the August 8 induction, here are the following inductors for the next eight members of the Pro Football Hall.

Hall of Fame Coach, Marv Levy, will induct Bill Polian.

Hall of Fame Quarterback, Fran Tarkenton, will induct his Offensive Lineman and teammate of seventeen years, Mick Tingelhoff.

Former San Francisco 49ers owner, Eddie DeBartolo Jr. will induct Charles Haley.  This marks the fifth time that DeBartolo Jr. has inducted someone into the Hall of Fame.

The rest of the inductions will be a family affair.

Running Back, Jerome Bettis will be inducted by his brother, John Bettis III.  Wide Receiver, Tim Brown will be inducted by his brother, Donald Kelly.  His son Sydney will induct the late Junior Seau.  Ron Wolf will be inducted by his son Elliot.  Will Shields will be inducted by his close friend, Adrian Lunsford.

Again, we here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the new class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and we have to be honest…we are ready for some football! 

We here at Notinhalloffame.com have continued our expansion of our Baseball section with a look at those who will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019. 

The following players will be the eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2019:

Andy Pettitte

Barry Zito

Brad Penny

Darren Oliver

Derek Lowe

Freddy Garcia

Jake Westbrook

Jason Bay

Jon Garland

Jose Contreras

Juan Pierre

Kevin Youkilis

Lance Berkman

Mariano Rivera

Michael Young

Miguel Tejada

Octavio Dotel

Placido Polanco

Rafael Furcal

Ramon Hernandez

Roy Halladay

Roy Oswalt

Ryan Dempster

Ted Lilly

Todd Helton

Travis Hafner

Vernon Wells

Yorvit Torrealba

A few things certainly stand out from this group.

Mariano Rivera, who without question is the greatest relief pitcher of all time is expected to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot. 

Roy Halladay, a two time Cy Young Award winner is also a huge name on the ballot, and conceivable the eight time All Star could also join Rivera on the first ballot. 

For our money, the most interesting name on the ballot is Todd Helton, who for a five year period was one of the top offensive players in the National League and has accumulatively put together a Hall of Fame resume.  Will the Coors Field bias affect him as it did Larry Walker?

Andy Pettitte is another intriguing candidate as his stats put him on the fence, but his admitted (though contrite) PED use could place him on the wrong side of the vote.

The third “Killer B”, Lance Berkman should also get a decent percentage of the vote.

Beyond those five, it is difficult to imagine anyone else making the second year of eligibility, though didn’t many peg Miguel Tejada as a strong contender once upon a time?

For what it is worth, there is also a healthy contingent of former World Series Champions from the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals.

Gang, you know what we want you to do!

Take a look at the new entries and cast your vote and offer us your opinion.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support and we will continue to provide updates as often as possible.

It was about two years ago that I had the pleasure of interviewing, Brian Blair, known mostly to wrestling fans as one half of the 1980’s World Wrestling Federation tag team, The Killer Bees.  It seemed only fitting that I made an attempt to talk to his tag team partner, “Jumpin” Jim Brunzell.

Like Brian, Jim Brunzell accomplished far more in professional wrestling than just what people saw in the late 80’s under Vince McMahon’s juggernaut of a promotion.  A former football player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Brunzell would star in the American Wrestling Association for years as both a tag team wrestler and solo competitor and was known for his scientific mat wrestling skills and likable personality.