Not in Hall of Fame News
The RRHOF Class of 2017 has been announced
Dec 20, 2016
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Committee Chairman
This is kind of our Christmas morning. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced their 2017 Class, and let’s get right to it. Pearl Jam, enters on their first year of eligibility and did this surprise anyone at all? When you think of what the RRHOF is looking for in an inductee they met every criteria and the discussion to enter the Cleveland probably didn’t even exist. They didn’t have to debate it all. Tupac also joins as a first ballot inductee. No word yet as to whether his hologram will be making an appearance at the ceremony,…
Another vote lost for Schilling
Dec 16, 2016
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Committee Chairman
This isn’t going to be Curt Schilling’s year is it? We have another Baseball Hall of Fame writer who has stated that he will not be voting for Schilling and furthermore, won’t be voting for anyone for the 2017 Hall of Fame Class. That person is Wally Matthews, a former beat writer for the New York Yankees who had this say to say in a column regarding Schilling: “If baseball’s Sabremetricians could come up with a way to quantify character, Curt Schilling’s would be a negative number. But a guy’s personality is not supposed to be the criteria for voting, his…
The Top 50 Minnesota Vikings are now up!
Dec 13, 2016
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Committee Chairman
Yes, we know this is a very slow process! We have another Top 50 All Time to announce and we have returned to the National Football League, specifically the NFC North, where we tackled the monstrous legacy of the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions previously. This time we look at their division rival, the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota went to four Super Bowls in the 1970’s, all in losing efforts, but to get to that many title games you know that team was loaded with talent in that era. Not surprisingly, that is where many of our Top 50…
The #2 of Derek Jeter will be retired.
Dec 08, 2016
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Committee Chairman
As we move onward and upward in our slow trudge to naming all of the Top 50 players from the North American “Big Four”, our eventual follow up will be the look at how those organizations honor their former players and executives. As such it is news to us (somewhat big actually, though completely expected) that the New York Yankees will formally retire the number #2 of their eventual first ballot Hall of Fame infielder, Derek Jeter on May 14, their Mother’s Day home game against the Houston Astros. Going through the accomplishments of Jeter would be exhausting, but just…
Bill King to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame
Dec 08, 2016
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Committee Chairman
We have another entrant in to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Annually, the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award gains entry into Cooperstown. This year, it is the late Bill King, who was the voice of the Oakland Athletics for years. King, who had been a finalist six times, also served as the play-by-play voice for the Oakland Raiders and the Golden State Warriors. Basically, he was the voice of the city of Oakland. The Athletics job was his third major role in the city, taking over the full radio broadcasting duties in 1981. It was his voice that…
Evander Holyfield to headline the International Boxing HOF Class of 2017
Dec 06, 2016
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Committee Chairman
The International Boxing Hall of Fame has just announced their 2017 nine-member class, of which former World Heavyweight Champion, Evander Holyfield is the undisputed headliner. A Bronze Medalist in the Light Heavyweight division at the 1984 Olympics, Holyfield would move up to the Cruiserweight division and defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA Championship and would later unify the division with wins over Ricky Parkey (WBC) and Carlos De Leon (IBF). This was an incredible accomplishment, but Holyfield had his sights set at the sport’s biggest prize, the Heavyweight Title. Following wins over Heavyweight contenders, Pinklon Thomas, James Tillis, Michael…
Bud Selig & John Schuerholz to enter the Baseball HOF
Dec 05, 2016
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Committee Chairman
We know for sure that the Baseball Hall of Fame will be adding at least two people to their institution next summer. The 16 Man “Today’s Game Era” Committee has selected former Commissioner, Bud Selig and Executive, John Schuerholz to Cooperstown, the latter of which received a full 100 percent of the vote. To get elected, a candidate needed 75 percent (12 votes) to gain induction. Bud Selig received all but one of the 16 votes. A former owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, Selig is either widely praised or panned depending on your point of view. Work stoppages and PED…
Schilling losing more votes?
Dec 02, 2016
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Committee Chairman
This may not be Curt Schilling’s year. Boston Herald columnist, Dan Shaughnessy stated that he would not be voting for Curt Schilling following a tweet in which he captioned “Ok, so much awesome here…” while taking a picture of a man wearing a t-shirt that read, “Rope. Tree. Journalist: Some Assembly Required” at a Donald Trump rally. It would appear that this is not the only reporter with a Baseball Hall of Fame ballot that may not be voting for Curt Schilling. Jon Heyman, who works as an insider for MLB Netowrk and for the FanRag Sports Network spoke to…
The 2021 Football Futures are now up!
Nov 30, 2016
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Committee Chairman
Onwards and upwards for us here at Notinhalloffame.com, as we have added a new addition to an existing section. We have added a 2021 section for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and here are the key players worth looking at: They are: Antrel Rolle: a Super Bowl winning Cornerback with the New York Giants. He would also go to three Pro Bowls. Ben Grubbs, a two time Pro Bowl Offensive Guard. Calvin Johnson, the longtime Detroit Lions Wide Receiver who went to six Pro Bowls and led the NFL in Receiving Yards twice. He is also a three time…
One Less Vote for Curt Schilling
Nov 30, 2016
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Committee Chairman
Well, that is one less vote for Curt Schilling. Boston Herald columnist, Dan Shaughnessy has stated that he will not be voting for Curt Schilling following a tweet that praised violence towards journalists. Specifically, he tweeted a picture at a Trump rally of a man wearing a t-shirt that read, “Rope. Tree. Journalist: Some Assembly Required” and captioned it “Ok, so much awesome here…” “Count me out on Curt Schilling. I have held my nose and voted for the Big Blowhard in recent years (11-2 in postseason, ridiculous walk/strikeout ratio), and he was up to 52.3 percent (75 percent required)…