Not in Hall of Fame News
Jake Long Retires
Apr 26, 2017
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Committee Chairman
Another day and another significant retirement in the National Football League… Jake Long, the #1 Draft Pick from 2008 has announced that he is calling it quits after a nine year career. Chosen by the Miami Dolphins, Long quickly showed why he was the number one pick by being named a Pro Bowl Selection in his rookie year. He would continue to compete at that level over the next three years, and would go to the Pro Bowl four times overall. In 2010, Long would be named a First Team All Pro Selection. Long would play 104 Games in the…
Maurice Smith named to the UFCHOF
Apr 24, 2017
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Committee Chairman
The UFC Hall of Fame has announced the second member for their Class of 2017 as former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Maurice Smith has been named to the up and coming institution. A former kickboxing champion in multiple organizations in both the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight division, Smith would compete in mixed martial arts in the 90’s, most notably in Pancrase where he competed in matches against Minoru Suzuki, Ken Shamrock and Bas Rutten. He would also compete in RINGS and would win the Extreme Fighting Heavyweight Title. He would sign with UFC in 1997 and in his debut at UFC…
The New England Patriots Name their Finalists for their HOF
Apr 22, 2017
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Committee Chairman
As most regular visitors to Notinhalloffame.com are aware of, we are in the (very) slow process of working on the top 50 players for every major sports team (MLB, NHL, NFL & NBA). After that, the intent is to look how each one of those organizations treat their former players and executives in term of retired numbers, franchise Halls of Fame etc. As such, it is significant news to us that the New England Patriots Hall of Fame has selected three former players as Finalists for the 2017 Hall of Fame Class. Raymond Clayborn is a Finalist for the fourth…
The Austin City Limits HOF Class of 2017 is announced
Apr 19, 2017
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Committee Chairman
It didn’t take long but the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame has quickly become a favorite of ours. First established in 2014, the ACL HOF pays tribute to those who performed on the long running PBS show, Austin City Limits, which is one of them most successful and respected music shows of all-time. As such, it is significant news to us that the announcement of Roy Orbison, Roseanne Cash and the Neville Brothers to the Hall of Fame as the Class of 2017. The event will take place this October 25 in an event hosted by Chris Issak. We…
Roddy White officially retires
Apr 15, 2017
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Committee Chairman
We have another significant retirement in the National Football League as former Wide Receiver, Roddy White, has officially called it a career. A first round pick (27th Overall) in 2005 out of UAB, White would become a bona fide star in 2007 where he would secure his first of what would be six consecutive 1,000 Yard seasons. The following season, White would rattle off four straight trip to the Pro Bowl, the best of which was in 2010, where he would be named a First Team All Pro and lead the NFL in Receptions. White ends his career with 10,863…
Dave Abbruzzese sounds off again
Apr 14, 2017
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Committee Chairman
Well, we can’t say that this is the hardest we ever worked on an article. We will keep this one simple as once again former Pearl Jam drummer, Dave Abbruzzese, has spoken out about the induction of his former band. As you can imagine, it isn’t very positive. It is taken from a comment he made on his own YouTube channel, which was in response to a poster saying how the drummers were invited to the ceremony: “Hello, David Abbruzzese here…. Not true, the band and the hall did not invite or contact me.. The band tweeted that they welcomed…
Our Football Revisions are Complete! Ray Lewis to No. 1
Apr 10, 2017
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Committee Chairman
The core of our Notinhalloffame.com has always been our sports lists. As such, it is with great pride that we have updated our Pro Football Hall of Fame list of those to consider for enshrinement in Canton, Ohio The 2017 Hall of Fame Class added five players who we had listed (LaDainian Tomlinson, Jason Taylor, Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner and Morten Andersen), and we did not have trouble replacing them. Actually, we have increased our 100 slightly to 103, for an impending increase in the months (ok, maybe years to come). The revised ranking is based on your votes and…
Our Top 50 All-Time Milwaukee Brewers are now up
Apr 09, 2017
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Committee Chairman
Yes, our guilt alone will tell you once again that we acknowledge that this is a very slow process! With the 2017 Major League Baseball Season underway, we are pleased to present our next top 50, which features the Milwaukee Brewers. The Blue Brew Crew has only made the playoffs four times, with only one trip to the Fall Classic, a losing effort in 1982. Still this is a team who has produced Hall of Famers and has a healthy fan base that should see this team remain in the state of Wisconsin. The entire list can be found here,…
Urijah Faber to the UFC HOF
Apr 09, 2017
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Committee Chairman
The UFC Hall of Fame has announced its first inductee for the Class of 2017, which is Modern Era Candidate, Urijah Faber. Faber, “The California Kid” was one of the first major draws in Mixed Martial Arts. A champion in King of the Cage, Faber would move to World Extreme Cagefighting and would win the promotion’s Featherweight and later the Bantamweight Championship. Once WEC merged with the UFC, he would immediately challenge for titles there. Faber would not win any championships in UFC, but would put forth stellar matches against Dominick Cruz, Brian Bowels and Michael McDonald. Faber currently holds…
Steve Perry WILL Perform at the RRHOF
Apr 07, 2017
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Committee Chairman
Well, this is a nice surprise! After speculation of whether or not he would even be in appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, former lead singer of Journey, Steve Perry, will in fact perform with his former band at their induction ceremony. Journey’s set is to be “Separate Ways”, “Lights” and of course, “Don’t Stop Believin’”, though it is unknown as to whether Perry will be singing one, two or all three of those songs. This will be Perry’s first performance with Journey since 1991.