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The Football Hall of Fame has announced their fifteen Finalists. Making the cut are: Marshall Faulk Deion Sanders Shannon Sharpe Willie Roaf Curtis Martin Cortez Kennedy Cris Carter Richard Dent Jerome Bettis Tim Brown Chris Doleman Andre Reed Dermonti Dawson Charles Haley Ed Sabol There are really little surprises in this list and the only think that does pop out is tha amount of first year nomineess; all of which have a legitimate shot to get in. A minimum of four and maximum of seven will be chosen on February 5, the day before the Super Bowl. Who should get…

If Brett Favre is indeed retired, he is going out with a whimper instead of a bang. Stat wise, this has been the grizzled veteran's worst year ever and this coupled with his numerous injuries and texting scandals it is likely a year he wants to forget. It can be easily debated that Favre made a mistake coming back. Regardless, Brett Favre retires holding the bulk of the NFL Quarterback records and is usually in the discussion for the top ten QBs of all time. There should be little doubt that when eligible, he will vault to number one on…

Notinhalloffame.com mourns the loss of Captain Beefheart, who passed away earlier today. Born, Don Van Vliet, Captain Beefheart was a Avant Garde musician who pushed the boundaries of music and inspired multiple musicians. Beefheart was our #47 selection, and will likely remain a high ranked act on our list for years to come. We are going to sit back and listen to Trout Mask Replica and remember a man we consider a legend.

Well gang, the votes are in and like every year, surprises have occurred. First let’s take a look at who got inducted this year. Alice Cooper We at Notinhalloffame.com are thrilled with this induction and will be happy to have Alice Cooper leave our list. This was his first nomination, after being eligible for over fifteen years, and in many ways this feels like the committee is “righting a wrong”. However, a look at the other nominees may also point at Cooper being the true “Rock” representative of the list; a possibility that becomes increasing ironic considering the name of…

Notinhalloffame.com is sad to learn of the passing of Ron Santo, our #11 Selection on our Baseball list. Santo may go down as one of the most popular Chicago Cubs of all time, and many of his fans have long considered his omission from the Baseball Hall of Fame to be an injustice. In his first year of eligibility, he recieved less than five percent of the vote and was thus dropped from the ballot; though he was placed back on five years later. His support grew, but in his final year of eligibility, he received 43.1 percent of the…