Not in Hall of Fame News
The Grammy HOF adds 25 new songs
Nov 29, 2016
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We generally don’t pay that much attention to the Grammy Hall of Fame, but we have always found it fascinating which songs they feel worthy to enter their Hall. This year, the 2017 class will include 25 recordings that they feel are historically and culturally significant enough to merit induction. They are: Arlo Guthrie - "The City of New Orleans" The Beach Boys - "I Get Around" Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues Blind Willie McTell - "Statesboro Blues" Bonnie Raitt - "I Can't Make Your Love Me" Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - "(Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin' Jive" David…
The Baseball HOF has announced their Nominees for 2017.
Nov 21, 2016
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The Pro Football HOF Announces the Semi-Finalists
Nov 17, 2016
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The Spurs will retire Tim Duncan's number
Nov 16, 2016
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As you all know we are working on our Top 50 Players from each major North American Team. This will eventually bleed into a look at how each one of them honors their respective former players/executives with retired numbers, rings of honor, franchise halls of fame etc. This brings us to a huge announcement from the San Antonio Spurs, who have decreed that they will be retiring the number #21 of Tim Duncan on December 18. With all due respect to the “The Admiral”, David Robinson, Tim Duncan is the best player that the Spurs have ever had. A nineteen…
Donald Driver and Mark Lee to enter the Green Bay Packers HOF
Nov 16, 2016
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As you all know we are working on our Top 50 Players from each major North American Team. This will eventually bleed into a look at how each one of them honors their respective former players/executives with retired numbers, rings of honor, franchise halls of fame etc. As such, it is news to us that the Green Bay Packers have announced that they will be inducting Donald Driver and Mark Lee to their organization’s Hall of Fame on July 27th, 2017. Drafted seventh overall in 1999, Wide Receiver Donald Driver would play 205 Games over his fourteen year tenure at…
Mick Foley wants to see Vader in the WWE HOF
Nov 15, 2016
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Committee Chairman
On his official Facebook page, Mick Foley campaigned for Vader to get into the WWE Hall of Fame. Our apologies, as generally we do not include an entire quote form a Facebook page, but we thought it would be relevant in this case. From Mick Foley: “IT'S TIME...TO PUT VADER IN THE HALL OF FAME I have been talking with Leon White the past few weeks, so I knew the news might be coming. But seeing it in print this morning was a shock nonetheless. Leon is dying. He has been told by doctors that he may have less than…
A look at the new Hockey HOF Inductees
Nov 14, 2016
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Committee Chairman
Today is one of our favorite days here at Notinhalloffame.com as tonight is when the Hockey Hall of Fame officially inducts their latest class. We thought it would be fun to take another look at the achievements of this year’s class. The undisputed headliner this year is Eric Lindros who made it in to Hall in his seventh year of eligibility. This felt like it would it be his year, as in previous years, there had always been elite players with longer careers than Lindros, as shown by the fact last year was the first time he was ranked #1…
RIP: Leon Russell
Nov 13, 2016
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In the span of a week, we have lost two Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. It was announced today that Leon Russell, 74, died in his sleep in his home in Nashville, Tennessee. From Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is difficult to state just what the man with the signature long white hair and beard is known best for. Russell’s origins in Tulsa took him to become one of the most requested session musicians in the 1960’s, becoming part of the famed “Wrecking Crew” in Los Angeles. The multi-talented Russell played on “This Diamond Ring” by Gary Lewis and the Playboys…
The 2021 Basketball Futures are now up!
Nov 11, 2016
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Committee Chairman
As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com have been diligently working on expanding our website, and we have a small addition to our Basketball section, the 2021 Basketball Futures. As many of you know, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has reduced the eligibility wait by one year, thus making everyone eligible five years after their career ends in the National Basketball Association. We know this much. Once you take a look at the group that is eligible and see the three certain first ballot Hall of Famers, perhaps you will wish to join us on our pilgrimage to Springfield, Massachusetts…
The Toy Hall of Fame announces their 2016 Class
Nov 11, 2016
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The Toy Hall of Fame has announced their newest class, and as always it certainly brings back our inner child every time we discuss it here. This year, the Strong Museum in Rochester, New York, which houses the Toy Hall of Fame selected three toys to add to the fifty-nine others that are already in. The three new inductees are: The Swing: Which has its beginnings from ancient time and became a household staple for suburban backyards. Fischer Price’s “Little People”: A toy that first hit the market in 1959. Dungeons & Dragons: A table top game that came into…