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RIP: Clyde Lovellette
Mar 12, 2016
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It is another sad day in the basketball world as Clyde Lovellette has passed away at age 86 from cancer.
Lovellette was a star player for the Kansas Jayhawks and would take his team to the NCAA Championship in 1952 and was named the Most Outstanding Player in the tournament. That year he would also be part of the United States win at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
He would join the Minneapolis Lakers in 1953 and in his rookie season was an NBA Champion, making him one of the few players in history to win the NCAA, NBA and Olympic Championships. The big man would be a four time All Star and late in his career with the Boston Celtics would win two more NBA titles.
Lovellette would be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Clyde Lovellette at this time.
Lovellette was a star player for the Kansas Jayhawks and would take his team to the NCAA Championship in 1952 and was named the Most Outstanding Player in the tournament. That year he would also be part of the United States win at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
He would join the Minneapolis Lakers in 1953 and in his rookie season was an NBA Champion, making him one of the few players in history to win the NCAA, NBA and Olympic Championships. The big man would be a four time All Star and late in his career with the Boston Celtics would win two more NBA titles.
Lovellette would be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Clyde Lovellette at this time.
Matt Hasselbeck Retires
Mar 12, 2016
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This has gone relatively unnoticed but another former Pro Bowl Quarterback has called an end to his playing career. Matt Hasselbeck has announced his retirement from the game and will begin work as an analyst for ESPN.
Coming out of Boston College, Hasselbeck was drafted in the sixth round of the 1998 draft by the Green Bay Packers and would be traded two years after in a trade to the Seattle Seahawks, where his former coach, Mike Holmgren, was now at.
Taking over as the full time starter for good in 2003, Hasselbeck would go to his first of three Pro Bowls and for a six year stretch was viewed as one of the better pivots in the National Football League.
Injuries would take its toll on Hasselbeck but he would be a very capable reserve with the Tennessee Titans and later the Indianapolis Colts, who released him after this season.
Matt Hasselbeck retires with 3,222 Completions, 5,330 Attempts with a 60.5 Completion Rating. He finished with 36,638 Yards with 212 Touchdown Passes. He will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, but is unlikely to get past a preliminary induction.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Matt Hasselbeck on his great NFL career and wish him the best in his new role at ESPN.
Coming out of Boston College, Hasselbeck was drafted in the sixth round of the 1998 draft by the Green Bay Packers and would be traded two years after in a trade to the Seattle Seahawks, where his former coach, Mike Holmgren, was now at.
Taking over as the full time starter for good in 2003, Hasselbeck would go to his first of three Pro Bowls and for a six year stretch was viewed as one of the better pivots in the National Football League.
Injuries would take its toll on Hasselbeck but he would be a very capable reserve with the Tennessee Titans and later the Indianapolis Colts, who released him after this season.
Matt Hasselbeck retires with 3,222 Completions, 5,330 Attempts with a 60.5 Completion Rating. He finished with 36,638 Yards with 212 Touchdown Passes. He will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, but is unlikely to get past a preliminary induction.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Matt Hasselbeck on his great NFL career and wish him the best in his new role at ESPN.
It's Official: Calvin Johnson Retires.
Mar 08, 2016
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It’s official.
As reported a month ago, Calvin Johnson made good on his claim that he was done with playing professional football and he has officially retired.
“Megatron” goes down as one of the most dynamic players in the history of the Detroit Lions and easily the best Wide Receiver in team history. Johnson retires with 11,619 Receiving Yards and 83 Receiving Touchdowns with seven seasons exceeding the 1,000 Yard mark. He was a six time Pro Bowl choice, a three time First Team All Pro and would twice lead all receivers in yards.
While Johnson was an elite player, his Hall of Fame ticket is not punched, as with the exception of Receiving Yards/Game (he is 2nd overall) he is not in the top twenty in any major category and with the explosion in the modern offense, he will drop quickly. Johnson also has never won a playoff game, factors that could affect the voters.
Still, he is a Hall of Famer in our book, and we would like to wish Calvin Johnson the best in his post playing career.
As reported a month ago, Calvin Johnson made good on his claim that he was done with playing professional football and he has officially retired.
“Megatron” goes down as one of the most dynamic players in the history of the Detroit Lions and easily the best Wide Receiver in team history. Johnson retires with 11,619 Receiving Yards and 83 Receiving Touchdowns with seven seasons exceeding the 1,000 Yard mark. He was a six time Pro Bowl choice, a three time First Team All Pro and would twice lead all receivers in yards.
While Johnson was an elite player, his Hall of Fame ticket is not punched, as with the exception of Receiving Yards/Game (he is 2nd overall) he is not in the top twenty in any major category and with the explosion in the modern offense, he will drop quickly. Johnson also has never won a playoff game, factors that could affect the voters.
Still, he is a Hall of Famer in our book, and we would like to wish Calvin Johnson the best in his post playing career.
Justine Henin headlines the new International Tennis HOF Class
Mar 08, 2016
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The International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced that Justine Henin and Marat Safin have been selected to join their institution.
From Belgium, Henin was a seven time Grand Slam winner, including four wins in the French Open. She enjoyed 117 weeks ranked #1 in women’s tennis and was instrumental in helping her country win their first Fed Cup Championship. She holds the distinction of being the first Belgian in the Hall.
Marat Safin made similar history as he is the first Russian being inducted into the Hall. Safin is a two time Grand Slam winner, the 2000 U.S. Open and 2005 Australian Open.
These two will be joined by posthumous inductions, Yvon Petra and Margaret Scriven, who were chosen in the master player category.
The French born, Petra, was the Wimbledon Champion in 1946. British born, Scrivens was the French Open Champion in 1933 and 1934.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest class.
From Belgium, Henin was a seven time Grand Slam winner, including four wins in the French Open. She enjoyed 117 weeks ranked #1 in women’s tennis and was instrumental in helping her country win their first Fed Cup Championship. She holds the distinction of being the first Belgian in the Hall.
Marat Safin made similar history as he is the first Russian being inducted into the Hall. Safin is a two time Grand Slam winner, the 2000 U.S. Open and 2005 Australian Open.
These two will be joined by posthumous inductions, Yvon Petra and Margaret Scriven, who were chosen in the master player category.
The French born, Petra, was the Wimbledon Champion in 1946. British born, Scrivens was the French Open Champion in 1933 and 1934.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest class.