Not in Hall of Fame News

Another day, another series of news about the WWE Hall of Fame. While it was speculated that Regis Philbin would be this year’s celebrity WWE HOF inductee, it was announced that rapper, Snoop Dogg will be the one receiving the honor. Snoop, the cousin of WWE Diva, Sasha Banks has made numerous appearances on WWE Television.  He appeared on two Wrestlemnias’, most notably as the Master of Ceremonies in the Wrestlemania 24 “Lumberjill Match” and was also seen on RAW knocking out former WWE Superstar, Chavo Guerrero. While this would not be one we here at Notinhalloffame.com would have chosen,…

There is more news in the WWE Hall of Fame front as the Dudley Boyz have been revealed as the inductors for Jacqueline. While in terms of WWE storylines, Jacqueline and the Dudleys had little interaction however the “brothers” were friends of Jacqueline and it was her choice to have them as her inductors.  It was also reported that Ted DiBiase will induct the Big Boss Man.  The two feuded in the WWE in 1990 and were in the UWF together previously.  The WWE Hall of Fame ceremony will be held this Saturday.

For fans of our Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame, it is a sad day as Ken Howard, the man who played Ken Reeves on The White Shadow passed away at the age of 71. In recent years, Howard was known for his work as the President of the Screen Actors Guild and he had regular work in film and television over the past forty years, but when you read many of the obituaries for Howard reference his role as Ken Reeves. The White Shadow was a landmark show as it one of the first to showcase a predominantly African-American cast…

The College Basketball Hall of Fame has officially announced the next class of inductees, which will consist of six former players and two coaches. Those men are Mark Aguirre, Bob Boozer, Doug Collins, Lionel Simmons, Jamaal Wilkes and Dominique Wilkins join former coaches Hugh Durham and Mike Montgomery. Averaging 24.5 Points per Season in his three seasons at DePaul, Mark Aguirre took the Blue Demons to a Final Four appearance as a Freshman.  The following year he was named the Naismith College Player of the Year. Playing for Kansas State in the late 1950’s, Bob Boozer would bring the Jayhawks…

As we slowly work on the 50 All-Time players for each major North American franchise, the follow up will be a look at how they honor their past players/coaches/executives.  This being said, it is news to us that the Indianapolis Colts will be retiring the number 18 of former Quarterback, Peyton Manning and will also be erecting a statue in his honor outside of Lucas Oil Field. The number one draft pick in 1998, Manning was the team’s starting Quarterback for fourteen years and was the NFL MVP four times.  Manning took the Colts to the Super Bowl twice, winning…