Boy, am I getting tired of writing about people passing away.  However, I guess when you start a website that focuses on legendary figures, there is a good chance that this will happen on a regular basis.  The latest name is known only to wrestling fans, that being, Sir Oliver Humperdink who was a long time manager in regional promotions and had a near one year stint in the WWF.

Humperdink was at time a wrestler himself, but he did not have the physical gifts to be a headliner.  He worked his way into managing, and was a fixture in the South, mostly in Florida.  Humperdink entered the WWF as the face manager of Bam Bam Bigelow and Paul Orndorff, but he was essentially muted in the role.  He would resurface in WCW, going back to his rulebreaking ways, but he never seemed to be an effective figure on a National scale.  We here at notinhalloffame had Oliver Humperdink ranked at #199 on our list for those the WWE should consider for the Hall of Fame, and we say goodbye to the "Big Kahuna". 

Well gang, with all the talk that we constantly do around here regarding who should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we almost forgot that tonight is the official induction of the 2011 Class.

Needless to say, regular visitors to our site will know how happy we are with Alice Cooper's induction and pleasantly surprised by Tom Waits, Leon Russell and Neil Diamond getting in.  Dr. John and Darlene Love are also set to be inducted tonight, though the latter two did not have high spots on our rankings. 

Regardless, this is the night that we here at notinhalloffame.com look forward to every year, and here is to the future Class of 2012.  May we be happy with the inductees, but who are we kidding right?

Rick Martin, our #18 Selection on our Hockey List passed away as the result of a car accident today.  Martin was a member of the famed "French Connection" and is one of the all time greats for the Buffalo Sabres Organization.

Martin was a seven time All Star and set the rookie record (which has since been broken) for Goals in a season.  He would twice score 50 goals and along with his linemates of Gilbert Perrault and Rene Robert, would lead the Sabres to a Stanley Cup Final in 1975.  Martin's career prematurely ended due to a severe injury and he was not able to pad his career stats in a way that could have garnered him a Hall of Fame berth.  

We here at notinhalloffame.com mourn his loss but celebrate his career.