The problem with running a Hall of Fame-related website is that many of the big ones we cover all have announcements within months of each other.  The backbone of what we do is list-related, resulting in a long push to revise what we already have, specifically now with our Football and Basketball Lists.

At present, we have a minor update as we have completed the next twenty-five of the 2024 Football List, which you can comment on and vote on:

The new 251 to 275:

251. Larry Brooks
252. Jon Morris
253. Ed Danowski
254. Dennis Harrah
255. Jim David
256. Ken Gray
257. William “Pudge” Heffelfinger
258. Jeff Van Note
259. Troy Vincent
260. Frankie Albert
261. Charles Follis
262. NaVorro Bowman
263. Jessie Armstead
264. Ray Wietcha
265. Clem Daniels
266. Henry Thomas
267. Josh Sitton
268. Randy Cross
269. Travis Frederick*
270. Bill Lee
271. James Farrior
272. Lawrence McCutcheon
273. Rich Saul
274. Chris Samuels
275. Bud McFadin 

*Denotes First Year of Eligibility.

Rankings are impacted annually based on your comments and votes.

Thank you all for your patience. We will soon unveil more changes to the football and basketball lists.

A trade with the Cardinals in 1933 brought the Louisiana right-hander to Chicago, and he wasted no time maturing into a cornerstone of the staff. Lee quickly shed any "prospect" labels by establishing a baseline that the North Side hadn't seen in years. From 1935 to 1939, he was a metronome of productivity, rattling off four separate seasons with at least 18 wins. He arrived as a young arm with a "jug-handle" curve and immediately became the stabilizing force for a roster that captured the 1935 pennant behind a historic 21-game winning streak.

The absolute pinnacle of his residency arrived in 1938, a season so profound that he was the consensus choice for the best pitcher in the game. That year, Lee led the National League in wins (22), ERA (2.66), shutouts (9), and ERA+ (144). and 8.0 bWAR—the highest for any pitcher in the league, and a second-place finish in the MVP voting. He was the primary architect of the "Homer in the Gloamin'" pennant race, at one point hurling four consecutive shutouts to tie a league record and drag the Cubs back into the thick of the race.

Consistency remained his trademark even as the decade turned. Lee was a two-time All-Star who was a quiet, durable workhorse. He was the rare pitcher who could bridge the gap between high-volume innings and elite run suppression, ultimately winning 139 games in a Cubs uniform, a total that still ranks among the top ten in the long history of the organization. Whether he was saving games in the 1935 World Series or leading the league in starts, he was the arm the organization leaned on when the stakes were highest.

The final chapters of his Chicago story were written during a brief return in 1947, following stints in Philadelphia and Boston. He left the city as a beloved figure of the pre-war era, a man whose 1938 campaign remains one of the most statistically perfect seasons in the annals of Wrigley Field.

Bill Lee was a champion in college in 1934 at the University of Alabama, and five years later, he was a champion in the NFL in 1939 with the Green Bay Packers.  Lee was named to the Pro Bowl that year and the 1930’s All-Decade Team as a Tackle.  Prior to his stint with Green Bay, where he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1935 to 1937, and he was a Packer from '37 to 1942 and then would serve his nation during WWII.  He came back to play in 1946 and overall, he played 82 Games in the NFL.