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Drew Brees Retires: Canton in 2026
What has been long expected has finally come to fruition.
New Orleans Quarterback, Drew Brees, announced that he is retiring from the NFL, fifteen years to the day that he signed with the New Orleans Saints.
A star at Purdue, Brees was drafted early in the Second Round of the 2001 Draft by the San Diego Chargers, and would take over as the starter in 2002. A Pro Bowl Selection in 2004, Brees saw the writing on the wall, as San Diego had Philip Rivers waiting in the midst, who they planned to make the starter going forward. Brees signed with the New Orleans Saints in 2006, and what he accomplished as a Saint has been nothing short of spectacular.
Brees became a fixture in the fabric of the city of New Orleans, improving his game under new Head Coach, Sean Payton. Brees led the NFL in Passing Yards in his first year with the Saints, and he was a First Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl Selection.
Brees emerged as one of the top pivots in the NFL, and his decision making and accuracy had few peers. He would lead the NFL in Passing Yards six more times, was a four-time leader in Passing Touchdowns and in 2008 and 2011 was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year. Brees would lead the Saints to their first and only Super Bowl win in the 2009 season, where he was the MVP of the big game.
His humanitarian work in New Orleans became legendary, and it can be argued that Brees’ dedication to the city might have kept the team in Louisiana as there were whispers of the team relocating. His ascendence and Super Bowl championship after the heels of Hurricane Katrina will never be forgotten in New Orleans, and nor should it ever. The NFL rewarded him with the Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2006.
At present, Brees is first in Pass Completions (7,142), Passing Yards (80,358) and second in Passing Touchdowns (571).
He is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026, and is a lock to enter in his first year of eligibility. Going into the 2020 Season, we had Brees behind only Tom Brady in our Hall of Fame rank of active players.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Drew Brees the best in his post-playing career and we thank him for the on-field memories.
Our All-Time Top 50 Arizona Diamondbacks have been revised
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 the pre-2021 update of our top 50 Arizona Diamondbacks of all-time.
As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
There is one new addition, but not an active player. As always, we announce our top five immediately, but out full list can be found here.
3. Brandon Webb
Three active Diamondbacks climbed up the list based off the 2020 season.
2019 All-Star Infielder,Ketel Martemoved from #13 to #11.
Outfielder, David Peraltaadvanced three spots to #16.
Nick Ahmed, their current two-time Gold Glove winning Shortstop, inched up from #20 to #19.
Despite the fact that the franchise is relatively young, the only new entry is not an active player, but an early Diamondback Pitcher, Andy Benes, takes the #50 spot. We had forgotten to take account his competent batting, and he debuts this year, though we expect he will be removed following this year.
We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.
RIP: Marvin Hagler
Boxing lost one of its great champions as former Middleweight Champion, Marvin Hagler died today at the age of 66. It is not known at this time how he passed away.
Hagler debuted in 1973 and due to being a southpaw, he struggled for years to find credible opponents. After amassing 46 wins against 2 defeats, Hagler finally got a World Middleweight Title shot against the Vito Antuofermo, but he was unable to win, as the match went to a 15-round draw. A year later, in 1980, Hagler defeated Alan Minter from the United Kingdom to win the title.
Hagler would dominate the division, first dispatching Fulgencio Obelmeijas of Columbia, and successfully defending against the man he could beat before, Antuofermo. After five more title defences, Panama’s Roberto Duran took his shot at the champion, but was beat by Hagler by unanimous decision. Hagler beat two more challengers before beating Thomas Hearns in a three-round slugfest. He then beat John Mugabi for his twelfth consecutive title defence, and it set up a super-fight against Sugar Rey Leonard, the former World Welterweight Champion, who had retired three years earlier.
The contest between Leonard and Hagler was arguably the biggest non-Heavyweight fight of the decade, which was won by Leonard by split decision. It was a highly polarizing fight, but one that screamed for a rematch.
Leonard retired again afterward, and when he came out of retirement, he offered Hagler a rematch. Hagler, by this point, had retired himself, having grown weary of awaiting a rematch, and was content to stay retired.
Hagler overall have a record of 62-3-2 with 52 KOs.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Marvin Hagler.
Our All-Time Top 50 Philadelphia Phillies have been revised
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 the pre-2021 update of our top 50 Philadelphia Phillies of all-time.
As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
There are no new additions, but as always, we announce our top five immediately, but out full list can be found here.
1. Mike Schmidt
5. Ed Delahanty
While there were no new entries, there is one significant move on this list.
Pitcher, Aaron Nola, shot up to #39 from #45.
We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.