1956 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project Class.

Here we are!  Again!!

If you have been following our Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, you know that we have asked the rhetorical question…what if the PFHOF began in January of 1946?

After soliciting and obtaining a passionate group of football fans and historians, we sent out a ballot for a Preliminary Vote, which we asked each voter to give us 25 names as their semi-finalists, and 5 in the Senior Pool. Following that, we asked the group to vote for their 15 Finalists in the Modern Era, and 3 in the Senior Category. The final stage was to vote for their five Modern Era inductee, one Senior inductee and one Coaches/Contributor inductee.

This is the result of the eleventh official class;

Below, are the final results of this project based on 30 votes, with a major change that we began “two years ago”:  ALL FINALISTS MUST obtain 50% of the VOTE!

This is for the “Modern Era”

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1956:

This is for the “Senior Era”, which resulted in no entry, as no candidate received 50%

About the 1956 Inductees:

Sid Luckman QB-HB-DB, CHI 1939-50: Inducted in 1956 on his 1^st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965. 

Sid Luckman was one of the game’s first great Quarterbacks, and would be the precursor for the era of “T” pivots.  Luckman played his entire 12-year career with the Chicago Bears and when teams saw that he did, they looked to develop their own version of the T-Attack.  Under the guidance of George Halas, Luckman took the Bears to four NFL Championships (1940, 1941, 1943 & 1946) and was named the MVP in 1943.  One of those championships was the 73-0 drubbing over Washington in 1940, which is the biggest margin in any NFL Championship or Super Bowl.  Luckman led the NFL in Passing Yards and Touchdown Passes three times.

Alex Wojciechowicz C-LB-E, DET 1938-46, PHI 1946-50: Inducted in 1956 on his 1st Ballot. Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.

Alex Wojciechowicz was a two-time All-American at Fordham, and was the lynchpin of the 1937 Rams team that only allowed 16 Points.  The Detroit Lions landed him with the sixth pick, and he continued to dominate at the pro level.  Playing Center on offense and Linebacker on defense, Wojciechowicz was a star on a struggling Lions squad, but a move to a more competitive Eagles team rejuvenated Wojciechowicz, who helped them win two NFL Championships (1948 & 1949).

George McAfee HB-DB, CHI 1940-41 & 1945-46: Inducted in 1956 on his 1st Ballot. Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.

Despite the fact that George McAfee was taken with the second overall pick in the 1940 Draft, there was some trepidation from George Halas and the Chicago Bears management towards the Back.  They need not have worried.  McAfee played all eight of his seasons in the National Football League with the Bears and the multi-talented Back would be named to the 1940s All-Decade Team.  Considered to be one of the top Chicago Bears of all-time, McAfee helped take the team to three NFL Championships. 

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2023 revision of our top 50 New York Yankees.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Yankees failed to make the playoffs, and were barely over .500.  For New York, this was an epic disaster, but even if it was not, climbing the Yankees ladder is the steepest of all.  There were no new entries, and one elevation, which is exactly who you think it is!

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Babe Ruth

2. Lou Gehrig

3. Mickey Mantle

4. Joe DiMaggio

5. Derek Jeter

You can find the entire list here.

The only elevation was Aaron Judge, who reached #17 from #24.

We thank you for your continued support for our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2023 revision of our top 50 New York Mets.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Mets had one of the most disappointing years in baseball history, as they went all in, and come the trade deadline, they jettisoned top talent.  Despite this, three of their players climbed the all-time rank.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Tom Seaver

2. Dwight Gooden

3. Jacob deGrom

4. David Wright

5. Darryl Strawberry

You can find the entire list here.

Slugger, Pete Alonso moved to #17 from #24.  Jeff McNeil went from #27 to #22 and Brandon Nimmo climbed to #23 from #35.

We thank you for your continued support for our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the four Finalists for their franchise Hall of Fame, and the former Cardinal who receives the most fan votes will gain induction.  That winner will be joined by a veteran player chosen by the special Red Ribbon Panel, and a selection by the Cardinals organization.

You can vote at cardinals.com/HOF, which will be open until April 26.

The nominees are:

Steve Carlton, Pitcher, 1965-71.  Carlton helped St. Louis win the 1967 World Series, and had a record of 76-62 with a 3.10 ERA and 951 Strikeouts.  He later would win another World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies ad became a multi-time Cy Young Winner. 

George Hendrick, Outfield, 1978-84.  Hendrick delivered the game-winning RBI in Game 7 of the World Series to win it all for the Redbirds in 1982, and he was twice an All-Star and one-time Silver Slugger for the club.

Matt Morris, Pitcher, 1997-05.  Morris had a record of 101-62 with a 3.61 ERA and 986 Strikeouts.  He was a two-time All-Star with the Cardinals, and finished third in Cy Young voting in 2001.

Edgar Renteria, Shortstop, 1999-04.  Renteria was a three-time All-Star with St. Louis where he collected 973 Hits, three Silver Sluggers and two Gold Gloves.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the four candidates who have made it this far.