2017 FAHOF Inductees

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Bobby Boucher

There have been many movies about College Football but there has never been a more dominating player that Bobby Boucher, the water boy turned defensive beast for the South Central Louisiana State Mud Dogs. Boucher may not have been the cerebrally gifted player to ever visit the gridiron but his inner rage allowed him to deliver the most vicious hits in the NCAA and took a terrible team to the Bourbon Bowl. Boucher’s prowess was so strong that the competition relied on playing only defence to keep the home grown Cajun off of the field.You can do it Bobby! You…

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Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump won an Academy Award for the Best Picture in 1994, but when the film was over it is certainly up for debate if any really viewed this as a sports film.It wasn’t, it isn’t, and nor should it ever be, however when people really thought about it they realized that they saw the most versatile athlete of all time.Think about this.Gump was recruited by no less of a legend than Paul “Bear” Bryant to play football for the Crimson Tide and his Special Teams prowess took him to All-American status. While the native of Greenbow did not turn…

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Guffy McGovern

In the original (and vastly superior) Angels in the Outfield, the Pittsburgh Pirates were mired in the midst of a major slump, and foul mouthed Manager, Guffy McGovern gets help through the help of well, as the title would expect angels. As opposed to the remake, this film focuses more on the redemption of the Manager, and without going into too many plot details, the movie is solid, and more fun than many of the biopic films that were normally made about Baseball at the time. Baseball, at its core has always been a magical sport, and this is one…

Guffy McGovern

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Mickey Goldmill

According to the bio of Mickey Goldmill, he had a spectacular record of 72 and 1, with 70 by way of Knockout; which incidentally was a much better record than his famed protégé, Rocky Balboa, who had a myriad of losses prior to facing Apollo Creed in Philadelphia. The Jewish pugilist claimed that he knocked a guy out of the ring on the same night that Luis Firpo did the same to Jack Dempsey, and stated that since he had no manager, he never got noticed, nor did he get a chance. Mickey considered Rocky to be a good fighter,…

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Willie "Mays" Hayes

For the record, this induction is for ONLY the Wesley Snipes version in Major League and not the Omar Epps portrayal in Major League 2. This is not a shot at Epps, who was an excellent choice for many sports movies, but following the charismatic Snipes was nearly impossible. As Willie “Mays” Hayes, Snipes’ character may not have been essential to move the plot along, but he brought a cool factor that the movie may not have had otherwise. Hayes was a dynamic leadoff hitter with swagger (before anyone knew what that word was) with great one-liners throughout. The best…