Not in Hall of Fame News
Our Top 50 All-Time Kansas City Chiefs are now up
Jun 26, 2019
Written by Committee Chairman 
Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Kansas City Chiefs who first came into the existence as the Dallas Texans as an original AFL Team. They would win it all in 1962, but relocated to Kansas City where they would win the title again in 1966. The Chiefs would later win Super Bowl IV, but while they have one of the most fervent fan bases, they have not won…
Our Top 50 All-Time Philadelphia Flyers are now up
Jun 26, 2019
Written by Committee Chairman 
Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Philadelphia Flyers who have won their conference eight times and would win the Stanley Cup twice. Those wins took place in the second in 1974 and 1975, making them the first expansion team to win it all. As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following: Advanced Statistics. Traditional statistics and how they finished in…
Brooks Orpik Retires
Jun 26, 2019
Written by Committee Chairman 
We have another retirement in the world of sports to discuss as Washington Capitals Defenseman, Brooks Orpik has announced his retirement. Born in San Francisco, Orpik would play at Boston College where in 2001 he would help the Eagles to the 2001 NCAA Championship. Orpik was a defensive stalwart, generally staying in his end of the ice and he took that set of skills to the Pittsburgh Penguins where he was drafted 18thOverall back in 2000. As a Penguin, he helped the team win the 2009 Stanley Cup. He would sign with the Washington Capitals before the 2014/15 season and he would again…
Hayley Wickenheiser headlines the strangest Hockey Hall of Fame Class ever.
Jun 25, 2019
Written by Committee Chairman 
One of our favorite days of the year has come as the Hockey Hall of Fame has announced their Class of 2019 but we have to say that this is one of the strangest Hall of Fame classes ever. This is a six-person class consisting of the greatest female player of all-time, two former NHL players who were not considered to be the best of the group, a former Czech player that most people never heard, an executive and a U.S. College Coach. The members of the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2019 are: Hayley Wickenheiser: Wickenheiser is this year’s headliner…
Indiana University announces their next HOF Class
Jun 24, 2019
Written by Committee Chairman 
The University of Indiana Athletic Hall of Fame has announced six new names who will be inducted into their institution. The Class of 2019 is: Eric Anderson, Men’s Basketball (1989-92): Playing at Power Forward, Anderson was a Hoosier for 131 Games, and would score 1,715 Points and 826 Rebounds. Kay Burrus, Field Hockey & Women’s Basketball Coach (1962-76): Burrus pulled double duty coaching both field hockey and women’s basketball for Indiana for over a decade. Chris Gartner, Football(1970-72): Gartner would be the Hoosiers’ Place Kicker for three years. Jeff Overton, Men’s Golf (2002-05): Currently on the PGA Tour, Overton would help Indiana win the…
The Poker Hall of Fame announce their 2019 Finalists
Jun 24, 2019
Written by Committee Chairman 
The Poker Hall of Fame has announced their 10 Finalists for the Class of 2019. The 10 Finalists are: Chris Bjornin: From Sweden, Bjornin has earned $5.7 million on the tour winning two WSOP Gold Bracelets. He is eighth all-time on the cash list and is second all-time among Swedish born players. Bjornin has none WSOP Main Event cash-ins. David Chiu: From China, David Chu is a five-time WSOP Gold Bracelet winner. He has made $8 million over his career, which began in 1996. Eli Elezra: From Israel, Elezra has won over $3.7 million on the tour and four WSOP Gold Medal Bracelets.…
The Vancouver Canucks to induct Alex Burrows to their Ring of Honour
Jun 22, 2019
Written by Committee Chairman 
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 intend to look at how each team honor their past players and executive. As such it is news to us that yesterday the Vancouver Canucks have announced that they will be installing Alex Burrows into their Ring of Honour next season. This announcement comes at the same time that the team announced that the Sedin Twins will have their numbers retired. The Canucks have a secondary accolade where they don’t retire numbers but…
The Vancouver Canucks will retire the numbers of the Sedin Twins.
Jun 22, 2019
Written by Committee Chairman 
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 intend to look at how each team honor their past players and executive. As such it is news to us that yesterday the Vancouver Canucks have announced that they will be retiring the numbers of both the Sedin (Daniel & Henrik) in February. The Sedins were drafted 2nd(Daniel) and 3rd(Henrik) respectively in the 1999 Draft and the twins would play all 17 of his seasons with the Canucks and it when it…
The Texas Rangers to retire Michael Young's #10
Jun 20, 2019
Written by Committee Chairman 
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 intend to look at how each team honor their past players and executive. As such it is news to us that the Texas Rangers will be retiring the number 10 of Michael Young. Debuting for Texas in 2000 and playing there for 12 seasons, Young would become one of the most successful hitters in franchise history. The infielder would have six 200 Hit Seasons with two of those years being good enough to lead…
Josh McCown Retires
Jun 18, 2019
Written by Committee Chairman 
We have another retirement to look at as Quarterback, Josh McCown, has announced that his 17-year career is over. Drafted from the 3rdRound in 2002 out of Sam Houston St by the Arizona Cardinals, McCown was predominantly a backup but was a starter with Arizona (2004), Oakland (2007), Tampa Bay (2014) and the New York Jets (2017) and he would also play for Detroit, Chicago and Cleveland. When it was all said and done, McCown retired with 17,707 Passing Yards with 98 Touchdown Passes. While we don’t think that he will receive any consideration for the Pro Football Hall…