Not in Hall of Fame News
RIP: Tony Phillips
Feb 20, 2016
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Committee Chairman
It was announced today that former eighteen year veteran, Tony Phillips, passed away at the age of 56. Phillips is best known for his time with the Oakland Athletics where in 1989, he made the final out in the franchise’s World Series win. While he is best known as an Athletic, he would actually have better individual seasons with the Detroit Tigers, where in 1992 he led the AL in Runs Scored, and the following season he had the most Walks. He would also spend time with the Chicago White Sox, Anaheim Angels, New York Mets and the Toronto Blue…
Jared Allen Retires
Feb 18, 2016
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Committee Chairman
‘Tis the season for NFL retirements, and we have an epic one with Jared Allen who retired by literally riding off into the sunset. Allen was drafted in the fourth round by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004 out of Idaho State. The Defensive End would quickly become a starter and would become a fan favorite known for his quirk mannerisms and mullet hairstyle. In 2007, which would be his last season with Kansas City, Allen would make his First Team All Pro roster, first Pro Bowl and would lead the NFL in Sacks. He would also win the prestigious…
The Blues HOF announces their latest class
Feb 19, 2016
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Committee Chairman
Regular visitors to Notinhalloffame.com might have noticed that we have been working on the top fifty players of each North American franchise. We are continuing this with the look at our second NFL franchise, the Buffalo Bills. The Blues Foundation announced their 2016 Hall of Fame Class today headlined by five new musical inductees. The committee has chosen all Elvin Bishop, Eddy Clearwater, Jimmy Johnson, John Mayall and the Memphis Jug Band. Bishop got his start with the influential group, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and had a successful solo career. Clearwater and Johnson are still putting out new music…
Jerod Mayo Retires
Feb 19, 2016
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Committee Chairman
Jerod Mayo, the 29 year old Linebacker with the New England Patriots announced via Instagram post that he would be retiring from the National Football League. Drafted out of the University of Tennessee in the first round in 2008, Jarod Mayo made an immediate impact with the Patriots earning the Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. Mayo would enjoy his best year in 2010 when he made his first and only First Team All Pro roster and led the NFL in combined tackles. He would make the Pro Bowl again in 2012 and in 2015 was a member of the…
Shaq and Allen Iverson headline the list of Finalists for the Basketball HOF
Feb 12, 2016
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Committee Chairman
It is All Star Game Weekend and as is customary, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has announced their Finalists for the 2016 Class, which as expected includes two major names who re now eligible following the decrease by one year of the waiting time following retirement. Here are the Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists for this year: Charles “Lefty” Driesell (Coach): The only coach in NCAA history to take four programs to 100 wins and the only coach to be Conference Coach of the Year in four different conferences. He has a record of 786 and 394 and is…
A PFHOF Voter States character kept Terrell Owens out of the HOF this year.
Feb 12, 2016
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Committee Chairman
We mentioned yesterday that Skip Bayless told Terrell Owens that the main reason he didn’t get chosen for the Pro Football Hall of Fame was because he was viewed as a disruption to his respective teams. Now we know that was definitely the case. On the Dan Patrick Show, Gary Myers, a Pro Football Hall of Fame voter who writes for the New York Daily News spoke about the in room discussions on Terrell Owens. This was part of the exchange that Myers had with guest host, Ross Tucker: “I’ll take you inside the room on this, and it was…
Our Baseball List has been revised!
Feb 11, 2016
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Committee Chairman
Over the last forty-five days, both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Baseball Hall of Fame announced their latest classes. Recently, we here at Notinhalloffame.com put together our latest list of the 500 plus Rock and Roll acts worthy of consideration for the vote that will take place in December of 2016. Our Notinhalloffame.com baseball list is naturally next. The 2016 vote saw Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza selected for Cooperstown, both of who were in our top five. Obviously, they will be taken out of our Baseball 100, but there will be three new eligible…
Lynn Swann questions Calvin Johnson's HOF resume
Feb 11, 2016
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Committee Chairman
This must be the say for Wide Receivers to talk about the Hall of Fame. Lynn Swann, the Hall of Famer who was a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty that won four Super Bowls and retired at the height of his career at the age of 30 and would join the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. Calvin Johnson is expected to retire at the same age, but when asked if “Megatron” was a Hall of Famer, the former Pittsburgh Steeler implied in a piece with the Detroit News that Johnson should not join that elite club. “I…
Terrell Owens has a lot to say
Feb 10, 2016
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Committee Chairman
As you know, on his first year of eligibility Terrell Owens did not make the Pro Football Hall of Fame this past weekend, even though statistically speaking he had the best resume of any Wide Receiver who was on the ballot. This didn’t come to a surprise to us for two reasons: The first is that there has been a significant logjam at Wide Receiver for years. Cris Carter had to wait four years. Andre Reed had to wait nine. Tim Brown had to wait six. Marvin Harrison, who just got in, took three years, and it was expected by…
The Rock and Roll List has been Updated: Pearl Jam is now Number 1
Feb 10, 2016
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Committee Chairman
Last month the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their latest class for the Hall. When that happens, we here at Notinhalloffame.com have chosen to waste no time at all as we are ready to unveil a revised list of those who should be considered for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vote in 2016. Here is how it works for us: First off, we remove the acts that have been inducted. For reference those were Deep Purple, Chicago, The Steve Miller Band, Cheap Trick and N.W.A. Next, we add those who are now eligible for the Rock…