Bob Knight, an iconic figure in college basketball passed away yesterday at the age of 83.

As controversial as he was successful, Knight became a head coach at the age of 24 when he took over the reins at Army, but six years later, he took over at Indiana where he became nationally known.  With the Hoosiers, Knight won three National Championships (1976, 1981 & 1987) went to five Final Fours and won 11 Big Ten regular seasons.  He was also a three-time AP Coach of the Year, and five-time Big Ten Coach of the Year.  Following his dismissal from Indiana after years of controversial actions, he became the Head Coach at Texas Tech.

He had an overall record of 902-371.

Knight was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991 and College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the family of Bob Knight.

Days after the official retirement of a future Hockey Hall of Famer in Joe Thornton, another significant hockey player has announced his career has come to an end.

Paul Stastny, the son of Hall of Fame inductee, Peter Stastny has retired from the game after last playing with the Carolina Hurricanes.  Stastny was an All-Rookie Center with the Colorado Avalanche in 2006-07, and he eclipsed 70 Points in three of his first four NHL Seasons.  An All-Star in 2011, Stastny also played for St. Louis, Winnipeg and Vegas, and accumulated 822 Points.  Internationally, he represented the United States, where he won a Silver Medal in the 2010 Olympics and Bronze at the 2013 World Hockey Championship.

Stastny, who will be Hockey Hall of Fame eligible in 2026, is unlikely to enter the Hall, but if the Avalanche ever have a franchise Hall of Fame, he is a possible entrant down the road.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Paul Stastny the best in his post-playing career.

The American Hockey League Hall of Fame has announced the four inductees who will comprise the 2024 Class.

Here are the inductees:

Dennis Bonvie:  Arguably the toughest man in AHL history, Bonvie holds the distinction of having received the most Penalty Minutes (4,493) in league history.  Bonvie played for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Providence, Binghamton and Hershey and had 275 Points in 871 Games.

Gordie Clarke:  Clarke played nine seasons in the AHL for Rochester, Springfield and Maine, the last of which he led to a Calder Cup Title in 1979.  A two-time First Team All-AHL All-Star, Clarke had 599 Points in 540 Games.

Gerry Ehman:  Ehman played 429 Games in the NHL and 659 in the AHL for St. Louis, Springfield and Rochester.  With Rochester, Ehman won two Calder Cups and the 1963-64 Scoring Title.

Roy Sommer:  Sommer is the winningiest coach in AHL history (828 Wins) and served 24 years with San Jose AHL affiliates.

The ceremony will take place on February 5.

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

Baseball lost a good one in Frank Howard, who passed away at the age of 87.

A gargantuan figure at 6’ 7”, Howard routinely blasted monster Home Runs, mostly for the Washington Senators where he was a four-time All-Star, was a two-time Home Run champion, and had two top-five finishes in MVP voting.  Prior to his famed run in D.C., Howard won the National League Rookie of the Year as a Los Angeles Dodger in 1960, and was a member of their World Series Championship team in 1963.

Howard smacked 382 Home Runs and 1,119 Runs Batted In over his career.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Frank Howard.