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The Spurs will retire Tim Duncan's number
Nov 16, 2016
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As you all know we are working on our Top 50 Players from each major North American Team. This will eventually bleed into a look at how each one of them honors their respective former players/executives with retired numbers, rings of honor, franchise halls of fame etc.
This brings us to a huge announcement from the San Antonio Spurs, who have decreed that they will be retiring the number #21 of Tim Duncan on December 18.
With all due respect to the “The Admiral”, David Robinson, Tim Duncan is the best player that the Spurs have ever had. A nineteen year veteran (all with San Antonio), Tim Duncan brought San Antonio to five NBA Championships and would win two NBA MVPs.
The 1997 #1 Draft Pick out of Wake Forest would make the All NBA First Team ten times and the NBA All Defensive Team eight times. He should be a lock for the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021, his first year of eligibility. This marks the eighth time that the Spurs have retired a number.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Tim Duncan for this latest honor and give a shout to the Spurs for doing this immediately…as it should be!
This brings us to a huge announcement from the San Antonio Spurs, who have decreed that they will be retiring the number #21 of Tim Duncan on December 18.
With all due respect to the “The Admiral”, David Robinson, Tim Duncan is the best player that the Spurs have ever had. A nineteen year veteran (all with San Antonio), Tim Duncan brought San Antonio to five NBA Championships and would win two NBA MVPs.
The 1997 #1 Draft Pick out of Wake Forest would make the All NBA First Team ten times and the NBA All Defensive Team eight times. He should be a lock for the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021, his first year of eligibility. This marks the eighth time that the Spurs have retired a number.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Tim Duncan for this latest honor and give a shout to the Spurs for doing this immediately…as it should be!
Donald Driver and Mark Lee to enter the Green Bay Packers HOF
Nov 16, 2016
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As you all know we are working on our Top 50 Players from each major North American Team. This will eventually bleed into a look at how each one of them honors their respective former players/executives with retired numbers, rings of honor, franchise halls of fame etc.
As such, it is news to us that the Green Bay Packers have announced that they will be inducting Donald Driver and Mark Lee to their organization’s Hall of Fame on July 27th, 2017.
Drafted seventh overall in 1999, Wide Receiver Donald Driver would play 205 Games over his fourteen year tenure at Lambeau. He would catch 743 passes for 10,137 Yards, both of which are franchise records. Driver would tally 62 Touchdowns and went to four Pro Bowls (2002, 2006, 2007 & 2010), and was a part of their Super Bowl win in 2010.
Driver will be joined by Cornerback, Mark Lee, who was with the Packers from 1980 to 1990. Lee recorded 31 Interceptions, placing him eighth overall in that metric. He played 157 Games for Green Bay starting in 139 of them.
The Green Bay Packers were the first team to build their own Hall of Fame and is a must visit for not just Packers fans but for NFL fans.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate both Donald Driver and Mark Lee for achieving this very prestigious honor.
As such, it is news to us that the Green Bay Packers have announced that they will be inducting Donald Driver and Mark Lee to their organization’s Hall of Fame on July 27th, 2017.
Drafted seventh overall in 1999, Wide Receiver Donald Driver would play 205 Games over his fourteen year tenure at Lambeau. He would catch 743 passes for 10,137 Yards, both of which are franchise records. Driver would tally 62 Touchdowns and went to four Pro Bowls (2002, 2006, 2007 & 2010), and was a part of their Super Bowl win in 2010.
Driver will be joined by Cornerback, Mark Lee, who was with the Packers from 1980 to 1990. Lee recorded 31 Interceptions, placing him eighth overall in that metric. He played 157 Games for Green Bay starting in 139 of them.
The Green Bay Packers were the first team to build their own Hall of Fame and is a must visit for not just Packers fans but for NFL fans.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate both Donald Driver and Mark Lee for achieving this very prestigious honor.
Mick Foley wants to see Vader in the WWE HOF
Nov 15, 2016
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On his official Facebook page, Mick Foley campaigned for Vader to get into the WWE Hall of Fame. Our apologies, as generally we do not include an entire quote form a Facebook page, but we thought it would be relevant in this case.
From Mick Foley:
“IT'S TIME...TO PUT VADER IN THE HALL OF FAME
I have been talking with Leon White the past few weeks, so I knew the news might be coming. But seeing it in print this morning was a shock nonetheless. Leon is dying. He has been told by doctors that he may have less than two years left to live. His legacy is so important to him, and he has told me that being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame would mean so much on both a personal and professional level. On a global level, Vader was one of the greatest attractions the pro wrestling business has ever seen. I have talked with people at the highest levels at WWE, and hope and pray that Leon's name will be included in the class of 2017 Hall of Fame inductees.”
From our take, Vader, who while he succeeded more in the WCW and in Japan, is a WWE Hall of Famer through and through. He is currently ranked #24 on our Notinhalloffame.com list.
In our eyes, this is not a case of Vader getting fast tracked to the WWE Hall because he may not be with us in two years, rather it is a scenario where this is a performer who deserves to be in period.
We are hoping that Leon White will get to see this wish come true.
From Mick Foley:
“IT'S TIME...TO PUT VADER IN THE HALL OF FAME
I have been talking with Leon White the past few weeks, so I knew the news might be coming. But seeing it in print this morning was a shock nonetheless. Leon is dying. He has been told by doctors that he may have less than two years left to live. His legacy is so important to him, and he has told me that being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame would mean so much on both a personal and professional level. On a global level, Vader was one of the greatest attractions the pro wrestling business has ever seen. I have talked with people at the highest levels at WWE, and hope and pray that Leon's name will be included in the class of 2017 Hall of Fame inductees.”
From our take, Vader, who while he succeeded more in the WCW and in Japan, is a WWE Hall of Famer through and through. He is currently ranked #24 on our Notinhalloffame.com list.
In our eyes, this is not a case of Vader getting fast tracked to the WWE Hall because he may not be with us in two years, rather it is a scenario where this is a performer who deserves to be in period.
We are hoping that Leon White will get to see this wish come true.
A look at the new Hockey HOF Inductees
Nov 14, 2016
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Today is one of our favorite days here at Notinhalloffame.com as tonight is when the Hockey Hall of Fame officially inducts their latest class.
We thought it would be fun to take another look at the achievements of this year’s class.
The undisputed headliner this year is Eric Lindros who made it in to Hall in his seventh year of eligibility. This felt like it would it be his year, as in previous years, there had always been elite players with longer careers than Lindros, as shown by the fact last year was the first time he was ranked #1 by us at Notinhalloffame.com.
While concussions shortened his career considerably, this is still a man with a substantial resume of accomplishments. In 760 Games, he would tabulate 865 Points, well over a Point per Game. He would win the coveted Hart Trophy in the 1994-95 Season, and also won the Lester B. Pearson Award, the honor given to the Most Valuable Player as viewed by the NHL players. His accolades also include a First Team All Star, A Second Team All Star and six trips to the All Star Game.
Lindros may not have won the Stanley Cup but did very well internationally, helping Canada win the Gold Medal at the 1990 and 1991 World Junior Championships. As a Senior, he would win the Silver Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games and Gold at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake.
Eric Lindros may be the headliner, but for us, Sergei Makarov is the sentimental favorite.
Makarov has been ranked in our top six (last year at #3) since we first began our site in 2009. Considered the best of the Red Army in the 1980’s, Makarov would help the Soviet Union win eight Gold Medals at the World Championships and two Gold Medals. He would finally enter the NHL in the 1989-90 season where he won the Calder Trophy and overall had 384 Points in 424 Games. As the Hockey Hall of Fame openly includes international accomplishments, the induction of Sergei Makarov is long overdue. It took seventeen years for him to get in.
The third player to get in this year, and perhaps a bit of a surprise (even to the former player) is that of former Goalie, Rogie Vachon. Vachon, who in the last Notinhalloffame.com ranking was #21 (though the second highest rated Goaltender) was a three time Stanley Cup Champion with the Montreal Canadians, and would win the Vezina Trophy with them in 1968. Many remember Vachon best however during his time with the Los Angeles Kings where he would receive two Second Team All Star selections and two top three Hart Trophy finishes. Arguably, he made Los Angeles a far better team than they had any right to be at the time. This was Vachon’s thirty-first year of eligibility.
The fourth and final inductee is former Head Coach, Pat Quinn, who will be inducted posthumously. As a Head Coach in the NHL, Quinn would have a record of 684-528-145 combined with Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto and Edmonton. Quinn was a two time Jack Adams Trophy winner as the NHL Coach of the Year and while he did not win a Stanley Cup, he would take Team Canada to an Olympic Gold Medal in 2002 and the World Cup in 2004.
Once again we here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate this years inductees and we look forward to seeing whom they will induct next year!
We thought it would be fun to take another look at the achievements of this year’s class.
The undisputed headliner this year is Eric Lindros who made it in to Hall in his seventh year of eligibility. This felt like it would it be his year, as in previous years, there had always been elite players with longer careers than Lindros, as shown by the fact last year was the first time he was ranked #1 by us at Notinhalloffame.com.
While concussions shortened his career considerably, this is still a man with a substantial resume of accomplishments. In 760 Games, he would tabulate 865 Points, well over a Point per Game. He would win the coveted Hart Trophy in the 1994-95 Season, and also won the Lester B. Pearson Award, the honor given to the Most Valuable Player as viewed by the NHL players. His accolades also include a First Team All Star, A Second Team All Star and six trips to the All Star Game.
Lindros may not have won the Stanley Cup but did very well internationally, helping Canada win the Gold Medal at the 1990 and 1991 World Junior Championships. As a Senior, he would win the Silver Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games and Gold at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake.
Eric Lindros may be the headliner, but for us, Sergei Makarov is the sentimental favorite.
Makarov has been ranked in our top six (last year at #3) since we first began our site in 2009. Considered the best of the Red Army in the 1980’s, Makarov would help the Soviet Union win eight Gold Medals at the World Championships and two Gold Medals. He would finally enter the NHL in the 1989-90 season where he won the Calder Trophy and overall had 384 Points in 424 Games. As the Hockey Hall of Fame openly includes international accomplishments, the induction of Sergei Makarov is long overdue. It took seventeen years for him to get in.
The third player to get in this year, and perhaps a bit of a surprise (even to the former player) is that of former Goalie, Rogie Vachon. Vachon, who in the last Notinhalloffame.com ranking was #21 (though the second highest rated Goaltender) was a three time Stanley Cup Champion with the Montreal Canadians, and would win the Vezina Trophy with them in 1968. Many remember Vachon best however during his time with the Los Angeles Kings where he would receive two Second Team All Star selections and two top three Hart Trophy finishes. Arguably, he made Los Angeles a far better team than they had any right to be at the time. This was Vachon’s thirty-first year of eligibility.
The fourth and final inductee is former Head Coach, Pat Quinn, who will be inducted posthumously. As a Head Coach in the NHL, Quinn would have a record of 684-528-145 combined with Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto and Edmonton. Quinn was a two time Jack Adams Trophy winner as the NHL Coach of the Year and while he did not win a Stanley Cup, he would take Team Canada to an Olympic Gold Medal in 2002 and the World Cup in 2004.
Once again we here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate this years inductees and we look forward to seeing whom they will induct next year!