Not in Hall of Fame News

The Basketball Hall of Fame shocked us yesterday with their announcement that former players are now eligible three years after retirement. As such, it rendered our Notinhalloffame.com Basketball list invalid and has also created a loaded list of nominees.Let’s get right to the nominees for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2018:Oh…and be patient…It is quite the long listPlayers (North American Committee):Mark Aguirre: Aguirre is a two time NBA Champion with the Pistons and was also a three time NBA All Star. In 1980 at DePaul he was named the Naismith College Player of the Year. Ray Allen: The…

As we methodically put together our all-time Top 50 of every team from the big four of American sports, the next goal will be to look at how each franchise honors their past players. As such it is significant news to us that this evening the Los Angeles Lakers will be retiring both the #8 and #24 of Kobe Bryant, which will mark the first time in a major North American sport where two numbers were retired in honor of one player.This is perfectly fitting, as Bryant’s performance wearing both numbers is more than good enough to warrant retirement.In what…

When you are nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it is naturally disappointing when you don’t get the call.It was no exception for Judas Priest frontman, Rob Halford who saw his band nominated for the first time though they were eligible since 1999.In an interview with 100.7 KSLX in Phoenix, Halford read and shared the rejection letter that the band received:Thank you for embracing your nomination for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While you didn’t garner enough votes for induction this year, you were part of a very select group of Hall of…

It was announced today that Tommy Nobis, former College Linebacker at the University of Texas and professional for the Atlanta Falcons died today at his home. He was 74 years old. Nobis is one of the most revered players in Longhorn history, and justifiably so. As a sophomore, Nobis was already the anchor of a Texas defense that would help the team win the National Championship in 1963. As a senior, he would win the Knute Rockne Award (Best Lineman), the Outland Trophy (Best Interior Lineman) and the coveted Maxwell Award. As expected, Nobis was the number one pick by…

It is official.Devin Hester announced via Twitter in the best Devin Hester way possible that he would be retiring from professional football.“I have good news and bad news. Good news: Commissioner Goodell, you can put the kickoff back at the 30. Bad news, Y’all will have to find a new favorite returner….…Hopefully next time I see y’all it’ll be in Canton.”Hester retires as the most successful returner all-time with 19 Return Touchdowns (plus one more on a missed Field Goal). 14 of those Returns came from Punt Returns, an all-time record.Hester was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second…