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Barry Bonds seems to have let the Hall of Fame go
Sep 03, 2024
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Committee Chairman
Two weeks ago, Barry Bonds was inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame along with Jim Leyland and Manny Sanguillen. Naturally, reports would ask him about the Baseball Hall of Fame afterward. Bonds tone was a lot different than it had been in previous years: “I don’t have to worry about those things no more. I want to hang around my grandchildren and children. Those hopes? I don’t have them anymore.” Bonds, who failed to make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame via the writer’s ballot, appeared on his first senior's ballot, where he received so little support…
The University of Minnesota names their 2024 Hall of Fame Class
Sep 02, 2024
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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 will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the University of Minnesota will be inducting eight new members into their Athletic Hall of Fame. They will be inducted on September 6. The newest members are: Nicole Chimko-Fahey, Women’s Track & Field, 1996-99: The Canadian was a three-time All-Big Ten champion in discus and javelin and was a two-time…
Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1965 FINAL VOTE
Aug 31, 2024
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Committee Chairman
1965 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project Class. Here we are! Again!! If you have been following our Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, you know that we have asked the rhetorical question: What if the PFHOF began in January 1946? After soliciting and obtaining a passionate group of football fans and historians, we sent out a ballot for a Preliminary Vote, in which we asked each voter to give us 25 names as their semi-finalists and 5 in the Senior Pool. Following that, we asked the group to vote for their 15 Finalists in the Modern Era…
Our All Time Top 50 Chicago Bulls Have Been Revised to Reflect the 2023-24 Season
Aug 28, 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 Chicago Bulls. 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 accomplishments.…
RIP: Sid Eudy
Aug 26, 2024
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Committee Chairman
Former WWE and WCW Heavyweight Champion Sid Eudy passed away at 63. According to his son, Gunnar, he died following a long battle with cancer. Standing 6’9” and over 300 pounds of muscle, Sid looked like he was built in a workshop. Making his pro wrestling debut in 1987, he entered WCW two years later as one-half of the Skyscrapers with Danny Spivey. An injury to Sid ended the tag team, but he returned as a member of the Four Horseman and would challenge Sting for the WCW World Title at Halloween Havoc. When his contract ended in 1991, he…
Our All Time Top 50 Charlotte Hornets have been revised to reflect the 2023-24 Season
Aug 24, 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 Charlotte Hornets. 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 accomplishments.…
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1965 Semi-Final VOTE
Aug 24, 2024
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Committee Chairman
1965 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS: Thank you for all of 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 1964. For “1965,” a Preliminary Vote with nearly 100 players whose playing career ended by 1956. 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…
Joey Votto Retires. Hall of Fame bound?
Aug 23, 2024
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Committee Chairman
Joey Votto, arguably the best Cincinnati Red over the last 20 years announced that he is retiring from baseball. Votto, who was playing for Triple-A Buffalo of the Toronto Blue Jays, elected not to continue his career and possible play in front of his home country. Votto had a claim at one time as the best hitter in baseball. While most people know that he is good, they might not be aware this is a player who won the National League On Base Percentage Title fseven times (including four in a row from 2010 to 2014, batted over .300 eight…
The Los Angeles Lakers will retire Michael Cooper's number this year
Aug 23, 2024
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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 will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the Los Angeles Lakers will be retiring the number 21 of Michael Cooper. Cooper played twelve seasons with the Lakers, bringing strong defense to the “Showtime Lakers” that won five NBA Championships. Individually, Cooper was the 1986/87 Defensive Player of the Year and was an eight-time All-Defensive Selection. He was…
Our All Time Top 50 Chicago Blackhawks have been revised (sort of) to reflect the 2023-24 Season
Aug 21, 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 revision of our top 50 Chicago Blackhawks. 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.…