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Mike Sweeney to the Royals HOF

Feb 26, 2015

Regular visitors to our website know that we will be launching in 2016 our fourth section which will discuss and rank the North American franchises from the four major leagues (MLB, NHL, NBA & NFL) and how they honor their past players and contributors.

With that in mind, the Kansas City Royals have announced that their former captain, Mike Sweeney will be joining their franchises’ Hall of Fame.

Sweeney was drafted as a Catcher in 1991 and would make the main roster in 1995 and by 1999 he was an everyday player alternating from First Base and Designated Hitter. Sweeney would have four consecutive seasons batting over .300 and would slap 20 pus Home Runs for Kansas City six times. A five time All Star, Sweeney would accumulate 1,398 Hits, 197 Home Runs, a Slash Line of .299/.369/.492 and a bWAR of 23.9 over his thirteen seasons as a Kansas City Royal.

Sweeney becomes the first member of the Hall of Fame since 2011 and the 26th overall.

We would like to congratulate Mike Sweeney for this accolade.

The Bushwhackers to enter the WWE Hall of Fame

Feb 23, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

It was announced today that Luke Williams and Butch Miller, collectively known as the Bushwhackers will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

The duo from New Zealand actually began teaming in 1964 as the Sheepherders in NWA New Zealand and a year later would make the American debut for NWA Hawaii. Over the next fifteen years they would work off and on between various American promotions and their native New Zealand, but it was not until the mid-80’s that they really became a team that the United States took notice of.

In 1986 the team would work for Bill Watts in the UWF and win their version of the Tag Team Championship over Ted DiBiase and “Dr. Death” Steve Williams before losing it to the Fantastics. Williams and Miller wrestled as a bloodthirsty unit and were vicious rulebreakers, and far from the fan favorites that they would later become.

They would have a good run in the UWF, another in the WWC in Puerto Rico and following the merge between the NWA and the UWF, the tag team would be a part of the talent migrating to Atlanta. Williams and Miller would wrestle regularly on NWA television on TBS in 1988 and would appear at the Crockett Cup and the second and third Clash of the Champions, but Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation would come calling.

Debuting in January of 1989, they shed their previous gimmick (though kept the look) and became the happy go lucky Bushwhackers. The comedy team complete with catchy theme and signature walk quickly became fan favorites and would soundly defeat the Rougeau Brothers at Wrestlemania V. The team would never seriously be contenders for the WWF Tag Team Championship, but for nearly seven years in the organization they always a got a positive reaction from the fans and put smiles on a lot of faces.

This induction marks the first WWE Hall of Fame inductees from New Zealand and we here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Luke Williams and Butch Miller for this honor.

Eric Clapton to headline 2015 Blues HOF Class

Feb 21, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

The Blues Foundation in conjunction with the Blues Hall of Fame have announced their Class of 2015, which will include multi-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Eric Clapton, Little Richard and Tommy Brown.

Clapton is the headliner of the trio, having popularized the music in his native Britain as well as the rest of the world through his incorporated that style of music into his rock sound for years.

Fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Little Richard will also be joining the Memphis based Hall. Little Richard was one of the most important R&B and Rock acts of the 1950’s.

The final inductee this year is Tommy Brown, who has a significant run on the R&B charts in the early 1950’s.

The induction ceremony is part of a three day series of events from May 6 to May 8, which is part of the 36th annual Blues Music Awards. This year is special, as on May 8, the Blues Hall of Fame will have its grand opening.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the new inductees and the Hall in general for what should be an incredible facility.

Eric Desjardins officially in the Flyers HOF

Feb 20, 2015

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

Last night, the Philadelphia Flyers inducted Eric Desjardins into the franchise’s Hall of Fame.

The former NHL Defenceman spent his first six seasons and change with the Montreal Canadians, and was a very big part of their 1993 Stanley Cup Championship, scoring 14 points in the playoffs, scoring all three Montreal Goals in a win over the Los Angeles Kings that turned the tide of the series once and for all towards the Habs.

Desjardin would be traded to the Philadelphia Flyers where he would enjoy his best regular season totals. He was a great fit for the Flyers style and he emerged as a top flight defenseman earning Second Team All Star honors twice in 1999 and 2000 and win the Flyers Barry Ashbee Award as the team’s top blueliner seven times.

He would finish his career in 2007, and would finish second overall in Points for a Defenceman as a Philadelphia Flyer with 396. Eric Desjardin becomes the 24th member of the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame.