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Our Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame Semi-Finalists are up! Time to Vote!
Big news from us as or Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame as our Semi-Finalists for the Class of 2019 have been selected based on your on-line votes.
The Fictitious Athlete Semi-Finalistsare:
A.C. Slater: Saved By The Bell (Wrestling and Football star at Bayside High)
Adonis Creed: Creed & Creed 2 (Son of Apollo Creed and Heavyweight Boxer)
Al Bundy:Married With Children (Football star at Polk High in Chicago, IL)
Al Czervik: Caddyshack (Amateur golfer who challenged the status quo at Bushwood Country Club)
Alex Moran: Blue Mountain State (Backup Quarterback at Blue Mountain State)
“All The Way” Mae Mordabito: A League of Their Own (Centerfielder for the Rockford Peaches)
Amanda Whirtlitzer: Bad News Bears: (Female Little League Pitcher for the Bears)
Anakin Skywalker: Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace (Pod Racer on Tatooine)
“Big Ern” Ernie McCracken: Kingpin (Champion bowler)
Billy “The Great” Hope: Southpaw (Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion)
Billy Chapel: For Love of the Game (Aging Starting Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers)
Brian “Smash” Williams: Friday Night Lights (Running Back for the Dillon High Panthers)
Bugs Bunny: Space Jam: (Basketball Player for the Toon Squad)
“Captain Chaos” Victor Prinzi: The Cannonball Run & The Cannonball Run II (Racer in the Coast-to-Coast Drive across country)
Calvin Cambridge: Like Mike: (Shooting Guard for the Los Angeles Knights for half of a season)
Charlie Tweeder: Varsity Blues (Wide Receiver for West Canaan High)
Chazz Michael Michaels: Blades of Glory (Champion Singles and Pairs Figure Skater)
Chris Ostreicher: American Pie, American Pie 2 and American Reunion (Lacrosse star at East Great Falls High and future Sports Anchor)
Clubber Lang: Rocky III: (Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World)
Dean Younblood: Youngblood (Left Wing for the Minor League Hamilton Mustangs)
Doug “The Thug” Glatt: Goon and Goon 2: The Last of the Enforcers (Enforcer for the Halifax Highlanders)
Drederick Tatum: The Simpsons (Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World)
“Fast” Eddie Felson: The Hustler and The Color of Money (Pool Shark)
Flash Gordon: Flash Gordon (Quarterback for the New York Jets)
Greg Goldberg:: The Mighty Ducks, The Mighty Ducks 2 and The Mighty Ducks 3 (Goalie for the Mighty Ducks)
Hamilton Porter: The Sandlot (Pre-teen who played baseball at the local sandlot)
Henry Rowengartner: Rookie of the Year (Chicago Cub Pitcher for half a season)
Homer Simpson: The Simpsons (Softball player on his company team, Mixed Curler Olympian and Heavyweight Boxer)
Ignacio/Nacho: Nacho Libre (Mexican Professional Wrestler)
Ivan Drago: Rocky IV (Former Soviet Heavyweight Boxer)
Jackie Moon: Semi-Pro (Player/Owner of the ABA’s Flint Tropics)
Jake Taylor: Major League & Major League 2 (Catcher and Interim Manager of the Cleveland Indians)
Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski: The Big Lebowski (Amateur Bowler)
Jesus Shuttlesworth: He Got Game (Highly Recruited Forward at Lincoln High)
Jimmy Chitwood: Hoosiers (Forward at Hickory High)
Johnny Lawrence: The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid Part II and Cobra Kai (Amateur Karate competitor in California)
Julian Washington: Any Given Sunday (Running Back for the Miami Sharks)
Kelly Leak: The Bad News Bears, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (Centerfielder for the California based Little League Team called the Bears)
Kevin “Thad” Castle: Blue Mountain State (Linebacker for Blue Mountain State)
Lee: Enter the Dragon (Competitor in an unnamed tournament on an unnamed island)
Lightning McQueen: Cars and Cars 2 (Race Car)
Pedro Cerrano: Major League, Major League 2 & Major League 3: Back to the Minors (Outfielder for the Cleveland Indians)
Peter LaFleur: Dodgeball (Captain of the Average Joe’s Gym Dodgeball Team)
Randy “The Ram” Robinson: The Wrestler (Professional Wrestler)
Ray Finkle: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Miami Dolphins Place Kicker who missed a key Field Goal in the Super Bowl)
Ricky Bobby: Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby (Multi-Race winner on the NASCAR Circuit)
Sam Malone: Cheers (Former Relief Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox)
Shane Falco: The Replacements (Quarterback who once starred for Ohio State and becomes a replacement player for the Washington Sentinels)
“Steamin” Willie Beamen: Any Given Sunday (Quarterback for the Miami Sharks)
Terry Tate: Commercials (Office Linebacker)
You can vote for the Fictitious Athletes HERE.
The Fictitious Athlete Contributor Semi-Finalistsare:
Adrian Balboa: Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV and Rocky V (Girlfriend, and later Wife of Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Rocky Balboa)
Annie Savoy: Bull Durham (Sexual muse of many players for the Durham Bulls)
Bagger Vance: The Legend of Bagger Vance (African-American ghost who in the 1930s helps a white golfer gain confidence)
Billy Heywood: Little Big League (Owner of the Minnesota Twins)
Bud Kilmer: Varsity Blues (Football Coach of the West Kannan Coyotes)
Cameron Tucker: Modern Family (High School Football Coach)
Caretaker: The Longest Yard ’05 (Assistant Coach and Equipment Manager for the Mean Machine)
Cassidy: The Wrestler (Stripper who gets into a relationship with a professional wrestler)
Clyde: Every Which Way Be Loose and Any Which Way You Can (Orangutan who is a sidekick for Bare-Knuckle Boxer, Philo Beddoe)
Coach Ernie Pantusso: Cheers (Former Baseball Coach turned bartender)
Coach Klein: The Waterboy (Head Football Coach at Southwest Louisiana State)
Darcy Sears: Varsity Blues (High School student who dates West Cannan Quarterbacks)
Eric Taylor: Friday Night Lights (Dillon High School Football Head Coach)
Ernie Capadino: A League of Their Own (Baseball Scout)
Frank Drebin: The Naked Gun (Police Squad Detective who went undercover as an umpire in a California Angels game)
George Costanza: Seinfeld (Executive in the New York Yankees Organization)
Hayden Fox: Coach (Head Football Coach at Minnesota State and the Orlando Breakers)
Irv Blitzer: Cool Runnings (Coach of the 1988 Jamaican Bobsled Team)
Jimmy Dugan: A League of Their Own (Former Baseball Player and Manager of the Rockford Peaches)
Ken Reeves: The White Shadow (Head Basketball Coach at Carver High)
Lacey Underall: Caddyshack (Hot girl at Bushwood Country Club)
Lou Brown: Major League and Major League 2 (Manager of the Cleveland Indians)
Mr. Larson: Happy Gilmore (Former Employer and fan of Happy Gilmore)
Norman Dale: Hoosiers (Head Basketball Coach at Hickory High)
Patches O’Houlihan: Dodgeball (Former Dodgeball star and Dodgeball Coach for Average Joe’s Gym)
Paulie Pennino: Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V & Rocky Balboa (Brother-In-Law and Cornerman of Rocky Balboa)
Pepper Brooks: Dodgeball (Dodgeball Commentator on ESPN: The Ocho)
Ray Kinsella: Field of Dreams (Builder of a baseball diamond in a cornfield that attracted dead baseball players)
Tony D’Amato: Any Given Sunday (Head Coach of the Miami Sharks)
You can vote for the Fictitious Contributors HERE.
The Fictitious Veteran Semi-Finalistsare:
Joe Boyd/Joe Hart: Damn! Yankees (Superfan of the Washington Senators who becomes a player for them)
Luis “Mountain” Rivera: Requiem of a Heavyweight (Heavyweight Boxing Contender)
Maish Rennick: Requiem of a Heavyweight (Manager of Luis “Mountain” Rivera)
Sport Goofy: Multiple films and television (Multi-Sport Athlete)
Walter “Kid Galahad” Gulick: Kid Galahad ’61 (Boxer)
You can vote for the Fictitious Veterans HERE.
The Existing Inductees for our Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame are:
Fictitious Athlete:
Apollo Creed: Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III and Rocky IV
Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez: The Sandlot
Bobby Boucher: The Waterboy
Charlie Conway: The Mighty Ducks, The Mighty Ducks 2 and The Mighty Ducks 3
Crash Davis: Bull Durham
Daniel LaRusso: The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid 2 and The Karate Kid 3
Dottie Hinson: A League of Their Own
Forrest Gump: Forrest Gump
The Hanson Brothers: Slap Shot
Happy Gilmore: Happy Gilmore
Paul “Wrecking” Crewe: The Longest Yard ‘74
Reggie Dunlop: Slap Shot
Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn: Major League and Major League 2
Rocky Balboa: Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V & Rocky Balboa
Roy Hobbs: The Natural
Willie “Mays” Hayes: Major League
Fictitious Contributors:
Carl Spackler: Caddyshack
Chubbs Peterson: Happy Gilmore
Gordon Bombay: The Mighty Ducks, The Mighty Ducks 2 and The Mighty Ducks 3
Harry Doyle: Major League, Major League 2 and Major League 3: Back to the Minors
Mickey Goldmill: Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III
Morris Buttermaker: The Bad News Bears
Mr. Miyagi: The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid 2, The Karate Kid 3 and The Next Karate Kid
Fictitious Veterans:
Andy “Champ” Purcell: The Champ ‘31
Dennis Ryan: Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Guffy McGovern: Angels in the Outfield
Huxley College: Horse Feathers
Voting for this round will go on to until October 1, where we will announce our 15 Fictitious Athletes, 10 Fictitious Contributors and 3 Fictitious Veterans.
When you can, please support our site and cast your vote for the Class of 2019!
As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support.
Pat Bowlen's family will be the first posthumous recipient of the PFHOF Gold Jacket
For the first time ever The Pro Football Hall of Fame will be issuing a gold jacket to a posthumous inductee as Pat Bowlen, the late owner of the Denver Broncos will have one given to his family.
In the case of Bowlen, he was the first person to pass away after being chosen (February 2) but passed away (June 13) before the actual ceremony. As such, the Hall stated that they were already in the process of creating his jacket and ring, though due to Bowlen being in late-stage Alzheimer’s, he was not scheduled to attend.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame had previously never done this before. It was discussed in 2015 when Ken Stabler passed away and was nominated as a Senior Candidate six weeks later. The former Quarterback was chosen and the request of his family to have a gold jacket made was turned down as they clung to their policy of never having given one out posthumously.
In Bowlen’s case, the jacket and ring will be given to the family on October 13 during Denver's home game against the Tennessee Titans.
Washington State Announces their 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Class
Washington State University has announced the inductees for their 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Class.
The six-person class is:
Rod Commons: Commons worked in administration at WSU from 1976 to 2007.
Josephat Kapkory: From Kenya, Kapkory would win multiple titles representing WSU in long distance running.
Ryan Leaf: Leaf may have flamed out in the NFL in epic proportion but as a Cougar he took the team to the 1998 Rose Bowl and finished third in Heisman Trophy voting and he would throw for 7,433 Yards and 59 Touchdowns.
Stephanie Papke: Papke played on the WSU Women’s Volleyball team from 1994 to 1997.
Ellannee Richardson: Richardson competed in Women’s Track & Field from 2004 to 2007 at Washington State.
Lisa Roman: Roman was a competitive Rower for the Cougars from 2010 & 2012.
The induction dinner will take place on September 6 and they will be honored the following day during the Cougars’ home game against Northern Colorado.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest members of the Washington State Athletic Hall of Fame.
Darren Collison Retires
In a self-penned article to the Undefeated, Darren Collison has announced his retirement from the NBA at the age of 31. He cited his faith as a reason to leave and to help those less fortunate.
A two-time First Team All-Pac-10 selection at UCLA, Collison was a 1stRound Pick (21stOverall) by the New Orleans Hornets in 2009 where he would have a good start with a First Team All-Rookie nod. The Point Guard would only stay in the Bayou for one year as he was traded to the Indiana Pacers where he played for two years. He would go onto the Dallas Mavericks for one year, the Los Angeles Clippers for another and then three with the Sacramento Kings. Collison retuned to the Pacers for his final two seasons, the first of which would see him finish first in Three Point Field Goal Percentage.
Over Collison’s career, he would average 12.5 Points and 5.0 Assists over his 708 Games. He would never have a season where he dipped under 10 Points per Game and in his last year, he started all of his 76 Games and statistically showed that he could have easily continued his career as pro basketball player.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Darren Collison the best in his post-playing career.