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The Baseball Hall of Fame names the Ford C. Frick Nominees
Oct 04, 2024
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame reduces their preliminary group to 60
Oct 04, 2024
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Last month, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced 182 Preliminary Senior Nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with the plan being that a special committee would reduce the number to 50 Names. Due to a tie, 60 Senior names remain in contention for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 The 60 remaining are: Quarterbacks (5): Ken Anderson: CIN 1971-86. Anderson was the consensus MVP in 1981, and the four-time Pro Bowl threw for 32,838 Yards and 197 Touchdowns. He also was the 1975 Walter Payton Man of the Year and historically brought the Cincinnati…
RIP: Pete Rose
Sep 30, 2024
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On the heels of learning that Dikembe Mutombo, a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, passed away, Pete Rose, Baseball’s all-time leader in Hits, passed away today. He was 83. Rose was one of the most popular players of his day due to his tenacious play and gritty determination. Rose broke in with the Cincinnati Reds, winning the 1963 National League Rookie of the Year, and he emerged as one of the top batters in baseball history. Rose’s resume includes: 3 World Series Championships1 MVP1 World Series MVP17 All-Stars1 Silver Slugger2 Gold Gloves3 Batting Titles Also playing for…
RIP: Dikembe Mutombo
Sep 30, 2024
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One of the greatest blockers in basketball history has passed away. Dikembe Mutombo died at the age of 58 following a battle with brain cancer. From the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mutombo planned to be a doctor, but with his 7’ 2” frame and natural athletic ability, he was encouraged to pursue a career in basketball. Mutombo moved to the United States at 21, where he went to Georgetown on a USAID scholarship but was recruited by Coach John Thompson to join the Hoyas. He was an instant sensation at Georgetown, where he was a two-time Big East Defensive…
Our All Time Top 50 Philadelphia Flyers Have Been Revised to Reflect the 2023-24 Season
Sep 29, 2024
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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 have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023-24 revision of our top 50 Philadelphia Flyers. As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following: 1. Advanced Statistics. 2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League. 3. Playoff accomplishments.…
The Memphis Grizzlies will retire Tony Allen's #9 this season
Sep 28, 2024
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Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the Memphis Grizzlies will be retiring the number 9 of Tony Allen. The event will take place when the Grizzlies host Miami on March 15. Allen joined Memphis in 2010 as a free agent after six years with Boston, where he was an NBA Champion (2006). A Grizzly for seven…
The Toronto Raptors will retire Vince Carter's Number
Sep 28, 2024
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Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the Toronto Raptors will be retiring the number 15 of Vince Carter. The event will take place when the Raptors host Sacramento on November 2. Carter joined the Raptors via a draft-day trade in 1998 and immediately brought eyeballs to the struggling expansion team. Carter easily won the Rookie of…
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1967 Preliminary VOTE
Sep 28, 2024
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1967 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 21 years thus far. For “1967,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1959. We are also following the structure in that 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…
Derrick Rose Retires: Is he a Hall of Famer?
Sep 28, 2024
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The 2024-25 NBA Season is coming soon, but it will be without a former MVP. Derrick Rose announced on his social media that he is retiring from basketball. He did so in a classy way, also by placing full-page ads in the six cities he played in. The 2007 Mr. Illinois Basketball, Rose played one year at the University of Memphis and was drafted number one by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 draft. Rose promptly won the Rookie of the Year Award with 16.8 PPG; the year after, he went to his first All-Star Game. Rose had a spectacular…
Our All Time Top 50 Oklahoma City Thunder Have Been Revised to Reflect the 2023-24 Season
Sep 27, 2024
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Committee Chairman
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 have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023-24 revision of our top 50 Oklahoma City Thunder. As for all of our top 50 players in basketball, we look at the following: 1. Advanced Statistics. 2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Basketball Association. 3. Playoff…