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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 in honor of its 125th Anniversary, the Italian club AC Milan has announced the formation of its own Hall of Fame.  Defender Franco Baresi will be its inaugural member. Baresi played for AC Milan for his entire 20-year career (1977-97), during which he experienced the highest of highs and lowest…

RIP: Luis Tiant

Baseball lost a great one today. Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher Luis Tiant passed away at 83.  Beloved by his fans and teammates, Luis Tiant was born in Cuba in 1940.  Tiant came to the United States in 1961 when the Cleveland Indians signed him.  Due to the conflicts between the U.S. and Cuba that would arise a year later, Tiant would not be able to return home for years, but he was able to do what many Cuban baseball stars could do in the decades that followed: he became a star in Major League Baseball. Tiant made it to…
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 Winnipeg Jets. 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.…
1967 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 1966. For “1967,” a Preliminary Vote with nearly 100 players whose playing career ended by 1961. 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…
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 Toronto Raptors. 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.…
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 Toronto Maple Leafs. 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…
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 Pittsburgh Penguins. 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.…
Last month, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced 182 Preliminary Senior Nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with the plan being that a special committee would reduce the number to 50 Names. Due to a tie, 60 Senior names remain in contention for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 The 60 remaining are: Quarterbacks (5): Ken Anderson: CIN 1971-86.  Anderson was the consensus MVP in 1981, and the four-time Pro Bowl threw for 32,838 Yards and 197 Touchdowns.  He also was the 1975 Walter Payton Man of the Year and historically brought the Cincinnati…

RIP: Pete Rose

On the heels of learning that Dikembe Mutombo, a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, passed away, Pete Rose, Baseball’s all-time leader in Hits, passed away today. He was 83. Rose was one of the most popular players of his day due to his tenacious play and gritty determination.  Rose broke in with the Cincinnati Reds, winning the 1963 National League Rookie of the Year, and he emerged as one of the top batters in baseball history.  Rose’s resume includes: 3 World Series Championships1 MVP1 World Series MVP17 All-Stars1 Silver Slugger2 Gold Gloves3 Batting Titles Also playing for…