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1979 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

Thank you to all who participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are still determining what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.

We have completed the first 31 years thus far.

For “1979,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1973. We are also following the structure, where players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool.

Each voter was asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.

A week later, the voters will be asked to select 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and then choose five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process on a weekly basis until we catch up to the current year.

Please note that a significant change occurred “years ago,” allowing voters to submit less than the allotted spots. 

30 Votes took place.

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates they have been removed from future ballots

 

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Dick Butkus LB

1

30

Johnny Unitas QB

1

30

Larry Wilson S

2

25

Don Maynard E-FL-HB

1

25

Billy Shaw G

5

24

Eddie Meador DB

4

24

Leroy Kelly RB

1

23

Chuck Howley LB

1

22

Johnny Robinson DB-FL-HB

3

21

Jimmy Patton DB

8

19

Del Shofner E-DB

7

19

Dick LeBeau DB

2

18

Gene Hickerson G

1

18

Pete Retzlaff E-HB-TE

8

17

Les Richter LB-C

12

16

Billy Howton E-FL

11

16

Tom Sestak DT

6

16

Gino Cappelletti FL-SE-DB-WR-PK

4

16

Gene Lipscomb DT

12

15

Joe Fortunato LB

8

14

Roger Brown DT

5

13

Bob Brown T

1

13

Alan Ameche FB

14

12

Dick Schafrath T-G-DE

3

12

Billy Wilson E-FL

14

11

Abe Woodson DB

8

11

Tank Younger FB-LB-HB

16

10

Charlie Conerly QB

13

10

Bobby Boyd DB

6

10

Art Powell E

6

9

Bucko Kilroy G-MG-T-DT

19

8

Cookie Gilchrist FB

7

7

Boyd Dowler FL-SE-LB

3

7

Bruno Banducci G

20

6

Rosey Grier DT-DE

8

6

Don Meredith QB

6

6

Ernie Ladd DT

5

6

Rich Jackson DE

2

6

John Brodie

1

6

Mike Stratton LB

1

6

Harlon Hill E-DB

12

5

Max McGee E

7

5

Dave Grayson DB

4

5

Les Bingaman DG-G-C

20

4

Abner Haynes HB

7

4

Fuzzy Thurston G

7

4

Jack Kemp QB

5

4

Matt Snell RB

2

4

Marion Campbell DE-DT-MG-G-T

13

3

Jim Katcavage DE-DT

6

3

Larry Grantham LB

2

3

Wayne Walker LB

2

3

Leon Hart E-FB-DE

17

2

Rick Cesares FB

8

2

Earl Faison DE

8

2

Tobin Rote QB

8

2

John David Crow HB-TE-FB

6

2

Clem Daniels HB-DB

6

2

Keith Lincoln FB-HB

6

2

Paul Lowe HB

5

2

Fred Arbanas TE

4

2

Billy Cannon TE-HB

4

2

Howard Mudd G

4

2

Houston Antwine DT

2

2

Lee Roy Caffey LB

2

2

Jack Pardee LB

2

2

Richie Petitbon DB

2

2

Carroll Dale WR-E

1

2

George Ratterman QB

18

1

Duane Putnam G

12

1

Bobby Walston E-HB-K

12

1

Walt Michaels LB 

11

1

Bob Gain DT-DE-MG-T

10

1

Jim Ray Smith G-T

10

1

Alex Webster HB-FB

10

1

Dick Modzelewski DT

8

1

Goose Gonsoulin DB

7

1

Bob Talamini G

6

1

Ken Gray G-DE

4

1

E.J. Holub LB-C

4

1

Jerry Mays DE-DT

4

1

Erich Barnes DB

3

1

Butch Byrd DB

3

1

Gary Collins FL-WR-P

3

1

George Andrie DE

2

1

Jim Dunaway DT

2

1

George Saimes DB

2

1

Pat Studstill FL-P

2

1

Rosey Taylor DB

2

1

Bob Vogel T

2

1

Mike Garrett RB-HB

1

1

Bob Jeter DB-WR

1

1

Gerry Philbin

1

1

Bill Forester LB-MG-DT

11

0

*Charley Hennigan FL

8

0

*Archie Matsos LB

8

0

Fred Williamson DB

7

0

Stew Barber T-LB-G

5

0

Babe Parilli QB

5

0

*Gail Codgill SE-WR

4

0

*Frank Ryan QB

4

0

*George Sauer SE-WR

4

0

Boyd Dowler FL-SE-LB

3

0

*Jim Houston LB-DE

2

0

*Jerry Logan DB

2

0

*Fred Miller DT

1

0

*Ernie Wright T

1

0

Mel Farr RB

1

0

Miller Farr DB

1

0

Dave Herman G-T

1

0

Charlie Kreuger DT-DE

1

0

Greg Larson C-T-G

1

0

Mike Lucci LB

1

0

Jim Nance RB-FB

1

0

Dave Parks SE-TE-WR

1

0

Myron Pottios LB

1

0

 

This is for the “Senior Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.

 

Player

Year

Votes

Pat Harder

1

15

Marshall Goldberg

6

13

Woody Strode

5

12

Whizzer White

13

10

Ward Cuff

7

10

Jack Manders

14

9

Buckets Goldenberg

9

9

Ace Gutkowski

15

8

Frankie Albert

2

7

George Wilson

8

6

Spec Sanders

4

6

George Svendesen 

13

5

Bill Osmanski

7

5

Baby Ray

6

3

Paul Christman

4

3

Ray Bray

2

2

Vic Sears

1

2

Charley Brock

7

1

Frank Cope

7

1

Buster Ramsey

3

1

*Tommy Thompson

4

0

 

Please note that one voted for “None of the Above.”

 

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.

 

Name

Year

Votes

COACH: Weeb Ewbank

3

26

OWNER: Art Rooney

1

25

OWNER: Charles Bidwill

10

16

OWNER: Dan Reeves

10

15

COACH: Greasy Neale

10

14

COMM: Elmer Layden

10

6

OWNER:  George Preston Marshall

10

6

EXEC:  Arch Ward

10

6

COACH: Blanton Collier

7

5

OWNER: Edwin J. Anderson

10

3

COACH: Lou Saban

10

3

COACH:  Jim Lee Howell

10

2

GM/EXEC: Arch Wolfe

10

2

COACH:  Allie Sharman

8

2

EXEC: Dominic Olejniczak

5

1

EXEC: Richard Gallagher

1

1

*GM/CONT: Dick McCann

10

0

COACH: Nick Skorich

3

0

*EXEC: Vince McNally

2

0

 

Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 1978 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

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We lost a great one today.

Former Minnesota Vikings Defensive End Jim Marshall passed away at the age of 87.

A National Champion at Ohio State, Marshall left college early to play professionally in Canada for a year and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1960.  That stint would also last a year, as he was dealt to the Vikings in 1961, and it was there that he became a superstar.

Marshall went on to start the next 270 Games for the Vikings, setting a since-broken record of 283 Games Played.  A member of the famed “Purple People Eaters”, Marshall played in all four of Minnesota’s bowl games, was twice named to the Pro Bowl, and recorded 130.5 Sacks over a 20-year career.

We here at notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends, and family of Jim Marshall.

 

 

It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

  • The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
  • In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
  • Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on June 2.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 100 Cup Points in 58 Games. (#1 Last Week).  4.7 bWAR, 55 Runs, 86 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 50 Runs Batted In, .391/.485/.764 Slash Line, 1.248 OPS & 248 OPS+.

2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 82 Cup Points in 60 Games. (#2 Last Week).   1.9 bWAR, 32 Runs, 63 Hits, 12 Home Runs, 46 Runs Batted In, .284/.384/.536 Slash Line, .920 OPS & 162 OPS+.

3. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 81 Cup Points in 59 Games. (#4 Last Week).   2.1 bWAR, 39 Runs, 68 Hits, 14 Home Runs, 36 Runs Batted In, .285/.355/.502 Slash Line, .857 OPS & 147 OPS+

4. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  79 Cup Points in 58 Games.  (#5 Last Week).  3.0 bWAR, 64 Runs, 68 Hits, 23 Home Runs, 39 Runs Batted In, .292/.386/.661 Slash Line, 1.047 OPS & 192 OPS+.

5.  Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox: 77 Cup Points in 62 Games.  (#2 Last Week).  2.3 bWAR, 38 Runs, 66 Hits, 12 Home Runs, 53 Runs Batted In, .286/.408/.515 Slash Line, .923 OPS & 157 OPS+.

6. (TIE) Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals:  67 Cup Points in 60 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  2.7 bWAR, 30 Runs, 66 Hits, 6 Home Runs, 31 Runs Batted In, .283/.341/.481 Slash Line, .822 OPS & 129 OPS+.

6. (TIE) Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 67 Cup Points in 58 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   3.4 bWAR, 39 Runs, 56 Hits, 23 Home Runs, 45 Runs Batted In, .264/.379/.637 Slash Line, 1.016 OPS & 194 OPS+.

8. James Wood, Washington Nationals: 66 Cup Points in 59 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   2.8 bWAR, 38 Runs, 64 Hits, 16 Home Runs, 44 Runs Batted In, .286/.385/.567 Slash Line, .952 OPS & 168 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Spencer Torkelson, Detroit Tigers: 64 Cup Points in 58 Games. (#7 Last Week).  1.4 bWAR, 35 Runs, 48 Hits, 14 Home Runs, 42 Runs Batted In, .235/.346/.510 Slash Line, .855 OPS & 140 OPS+.

9. (TIE) Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers: 64 Cup Points in 49 Games.  (#10 Last Week).  2.4 bWAR, 33 Runs, 67 Hits, 9 Home Runs, 38 Runs Batted In, .368/.435/.621 Slash Line, 1.056 OPS & 198 OPS+.

Arizona’s Corbin Carroll, Houston's Isaac Paredes, and Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper fell off the top ten.

Notably, 857 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 829 last week.