Not in Hall of Fame News

We love this! The Hispanic Football Hall of Fame has been created, and they have announced seven icons who will comprise its first class.  They will be honored on Cinco de Mayo, May 5, 2026, in Henderson, Nevada, at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters. The members of the first class are: Tom Fears, End, LAR 1948-56.  Playing his entire career with the Los Angeles Rams, Fears was a dominant weapon, leading the NFL in Receptions in his first three seasons (1948-50), and was the league-leader in Receiving Touchdowns in 1949 and Receiving Yards in 1950.  Fears led the Rams to…

1994 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 treated the PFHOF as having its first class in January 1946. We have completed the first 48 years. For “1994,” a Preliminary Vote with over 100 players whose playing career ended by 1988. We also follow the structure in which 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…

On this evening’s American Idol, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2026, and if you are wondering why they would announce it during American Idol, so are we. Nevertheless, this is where the announcement came from, and let’s look at who comprises the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Inducted are: Phil Collins:  Eligible since 2007, inducted on his first time on the ballot.  Already inducted as a member of Genesis, Collins enjoyed huge success as a solo artist with hits like “In the Air Tonight”, “I Missed Again”, “You Can’t Hurry…

Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Detroit Tigers. As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following:  1.  Duration and Impact. 2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the Major League Baseball. 3.  Advanced Statistics. 4.  Playoff performance. 5. Their respective legacy…

Afrika Bambaataa, the legendary DJ, producer, and widely recognized "Godfather" of hip-hop culture, passed away on April 9, 2026, at the age of 68. Born Lance Taylor in the South Bronx in 1957, Bambaataa was a visionary who helped transform NYC gang culture into a global movement of "peace, love, unity, and having fun" in the 1970s and 80s. He was a co-founder of the Universal Zulu Nation and pioneered early hip-hop by blending innovative mixing techniques with funk and electronic music. His 1982 masterpiece "Planet Rock" was a landmark recording that heavily influenced electro-funk and hip-hop globally. As important…