Not in Hall of Fame News
NIHOF MLB 2025 Cup Standings: Week 8, MAY 26
May 27, 2025
Written by
Committee Chairman
It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works: For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. We know the following: The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite…
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1978 Semi-Final VOTE
May 24, 2025
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Committee Chairman
1978 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS: Thank you for your participation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are unaware of what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946. We have completed the years up to 1977. For “1978,” a Preliminary Vote with nearly 100 players whose playing career ended by 1972. 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 25 names from…
Brent Jones named to the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame
May 22, 2025
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Committee Chairman
Regular visitors to Notinhalloffame.com are aware that we are gradually compiling the top 50 lists for 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 San Francisco 49ers have announced that former Tight End Brent Jones will become the 33rd member of their franchise Hall of Fame. Jones played 143 Games for the Niners (1987-97), where he recorded 417 Receptions for 5,195 Yards and 33 Touchdowns and went to four consecutive Pro Bowls…
The NASCAR Hall of Fame names the 2026 Class
May 22, 2025
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Committee Chairman
The NASCAR Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2026, which will include Kurt Busch and Harry Gant entering via the Modern Era Ballot, Ray Hendrick from the Pioneer Ballot, and Humpy Wheeler as the recipient of the Landmark Award. Busch enters the Hall in his first year of eligibility. The 2004 NASCAR Cup Series Champion owns 34 wins on the circuit, including the 2017 Daytona 500. He also made history as the first racer to win a race with four manufacturers (Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, and Toyota), and was named one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023. Gant,…
NIHOF MLB 2025 Cup Standings: Week 7, MAY 19
May 20, 2025
Written by
Committee Chairman
It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works: For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. We know the following: The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite…
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1978 Preliminary VOTE
May 17, 2025
Written by
Committee Chairman
1978 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 1947. We have completed the first 30 years thus far. For “1978,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1972. 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…
Rob Manfred reinstates Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and others to Baseball
May 13, 2025
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Committee Chairman
For our website, this news is as big as it gets. In a shocking announcement, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred removed Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, and the rest of the banned 1919 Chicago White Sox players from the permanently ineligible list. This would presumably mean that Rose and Jackson could find their way into Cooperstown one day. First, let’s recall how we arrived at this point. In 1921, Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis banned Chick Gandil, Eddie Cicotte, Happy Felsh, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, Fred McMullin, Swede Risberg, Buck Weaver, and Lefty Williams for their alleged participation in throwing the 1919 World…
NIHOF MLB 2025 Cup Standings: Week 6, MAY 12
May 13, 2025
Written by
Committee Chairman
It is with great pleasure that we are bringing back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works: For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. We know the following: The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite…
Our Notinhalloffame.com Hockey List is updated from 226 to 250
May 12, 2025
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Committee Chairman
We continue to chip away at our revised Notinhalloffame.com Hockey list for the 2025 vote and have updated 226-250. The entire list (albeit under construction) is here, but for your reference, here are the ranked players for Hockey Hall of Fame consideration from 226 to 250. 226. Mike Ramsay227. Murray Oliver228. Daniel Briere229. Rob Ramage230. Tomas Kaberle231. Ivan Boldirev232. Tom Anderson233. Tomas Vokoun234. Jason Arnott235. Mike Ridley236. Joel Otto237. Ab McDonald238. Petr Svoboda239. Glenn Murray240. Mikko Koivu241. Barry Pederson242. Robbie Ftorek243. Ulf Nilsson244. Jean-Sebastian Giguere245. Bobby Holik246. Blaine Stoughton247. Dave Kerr248. Wilf Paiement249. Don Beaupre250. Jim Thomson Look for more updates…
Our Notinhalloffame.com Hockey List is updated from 201 to 225
May 11, 2025
Written by
Committee Chairman
We continue to chip away at our revised Notinhalloffame.com Hockey list for the 2025 vote and have updated 201-225. The entire list (albeit under construction) is here, but for your reference, here are the ranked players for Hockey Hall of Fame consideration from 201 to 225. 201. Gordie Roberts202. Phil Russell203. Robert Lang204. Martin Straka205. Al Iafrate206. Felix Potvin207. Tom Lysiak208. Glen Wesley209. Jykri Lumme210. Wade Redden211. Steve Vickers212. Rick Kehoe213. Scott Hartnell214. Paul Thompson215. Geoff Courtnall216. Eric Weinrich217. Ryan Smyth218. Craig Janney219. Jay Bouwmeester220. Scott Young221. Marc Savard222. Steve Sullivan223. Mike Fisher224. Ulf Samuelsson. 225. Mattias Ohlund Look for more updates…