The Stanley Cup Finals are underway and with it we have our first steps toward finalizing the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2019.

Frank Brown will be inducted by receiving the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for excellence in hockey journalism and Jim Hughson enters by winning the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for his contributions as a hockey broadcaster.

At age 18, Brown would see his first hockey article published and he would be the lead hockey writer for the Associated Press for seven years. He joined the NHL as a communications executive in 1998 and retired last year.

In a 30-year career, Hughson broadcasted hockey at every level and has called the Stanley Cup, World Cup of Hockey, Olympics and World Hockey Championships.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate both Frank Brown and Jim Hughson for earning this honor

It is a sad day in the world of baseball as Bill Buckner died today at the age of 69 after suffering from Lewy Body Dementia.

Buckner is best known for having Mookie Wilson’s ground ball go through his legs in what would have been the final out of Game 6 and would have won the Boston Red Sox the 1986 World Series.  The BoSox would lose Game 7, and the “Curse of the Bambino” would not be broken until they won it all in 2004.

Buckner was however far more than that one play.

The former First Baseman was a 22-year veteran of the Majors, Buckner debuted for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1969 where he played until he joined the Chicago Cubs for the 1977 season.  He would have his best numbers of his career in the Windy City where he would win the 1980 Batting Title and was twice the National League leader in Doubles (1981 & 1983).  Buckner was an All-Star in 1981 and would later play with Boston, California and Kansas City.  He would collect 2,715 Hits with a .289 Batting Average over his 2,517 Games Played.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Bill Buckner at this time.

The National Soccer Hall of Fame has announced that Abby Wambach will be the newest member of their Hall of Fame.

Wambach was a member of the United States National Soccer Team from 2003 to 2015 and is the highest goal scorer for her country with 184 Goals. Representing the U.S. on 256 occasions, the striker would help the United States win the 2015 World Cup and the 2004 and 2012 Olympics.  She would also make history as the first American Woman to win the FIFA World Player of the Year, which occurred in 2012.

Wambach also was an NCAA Champion at the University of Florida 

The induction ceremony will take place on September 21.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Abby Wambach for earning this prestigious honor.

It is a very sad day for Pro Football and the Green Bay Packers as it was announced that Hall of Fame Quarterback, Bart Starr, died at the age of 85.

The 17^thRound Pick for Green Bay in 1956 from Alabama, Starr was a backup to Tobin Rote and Babe Parilli until new Head Coach, Vince Lombardi made him the starting QB in 1959.  The Lombardi/Starr combination would win five NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowls.  Starr spent his entire career with Green Bay where he was a four-time Pro Bowl Selection, one-time First Team All-Pro and four-time leader in Pass Completion Percentage.  He would throw for 24,718 Yards and 152 Touchdowns.  

After his playing career, Starr would become a coach and was at the helm for Green Bay from 1975 to 1983.

He would enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977, his first year of eligibility.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends, family, and fans of Bart Starr at this time.