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It’s official. As reported a month ago, Calvin Johnson made good on his claim that he was done with playing professional football and he has officially retired. “Megatron” goes down as one of the most dynamic players in the history of the Detroit Lions and easily the best Wide Receiver in team history.  Johnson retires with 11,619 Receiving Yards and 83 Receiving Touchdowns with seven seasons exceeding the 1,000 Yard mark.  He was a six time Pro Bowl choice, a three time First Team All Pro and would twice lead all receivers in yards. While Johnson was an elite player,…
The International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced that Justine Henin and Marat Safin have been selected to join their institution.  From Belgium, Henin was a seven time Grand Slam winner, including four wins in the French Open.  She enjoyed 117 weeks ranked #1 in women’s tennis and was instrumental in helping her country win their first Fed Cup Championship.  She holds the distinction of being the first Belgian in the Hall. Marat Safin made similar history as he is the first Russian being inducted into the Hall.  Safin is a two time Grand Slam winner, the 2000 U.S. Open…
This was a nice surprise. The WWE Hall of Fame has announced that Ray Traylor, known in the WWE as the Big Boss Man will be inducted into this year’s class. Traylor first got his start in Jim Crockett Promotions where he was used as enhancement talent, but his size and agility were wasted in that role.  Recognizing this, “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes pulled Traylor off of television and repackaged him as “Big Bubba Rogers”, and was placed as the bodyguard of Jim Cornette and The Midnight Express.  He was also wrestling against Rhodes and was used in the…
Slowly but surely we are getting there. We have added another Top 50 list to one of the Big Four of North American Team sports.
The expected retirement of Peyton Manning will be announced tomorrow and there should be no doubt that he will be selected for the Hall of Fame on his first try. The statistics that he retires with are incredible: 2 Super Bowl Rings 5 Time MVP 7 First Team All Pro Selections 14 Pro Bowls 4 Time Completions Leader 2 Time Completion Percentage Leader 3 Time Passing Yards Leader 4 Time Touchdown Passes Leader 3 Time Quarterback Rating Leader 6 Time QBR Leader 189-79 Career Record 6,125 Completions (2nd Overall) 71,940 Passing Yards (1st Overall) 539 Touchdown Passes (2nd Overall) 96.5…
The Kansas City Chiefs have announced that former Fullback, Tony Richardson, will become the 46th member of their franchise’s Hall of Fame. Richardson, who was undrafted out of Auburn, would briefly be with the Dallas Cowboys practice squad before he was signed by the Chiefs in 1995.  Richardson would prove to bean elite blocker, and would pave the way for 1,000 Yard rushing seasons by his respective Running Backs, Larry Johnson and Priest Holmes. Richardson would become an effective offensive weapon himself, rushing for 1,575 yards and catching 177 passes for another 1,298 Yards.  He would cross the goal line…
There has been a little bit of WWE Hall of Fame news to report, most specifically with the inductees for the three confirmed inductors for this year’s class. On his recent podcast, Ric Flair confirmed that he would be inducting Sting to the WWE Hall of Fame.  Sting and Flair were rivals for years in the NWA/WCW and it was Flair who Sting defeated to win his first World Heavyweight Title, which transpired at the 1990 Great American Bash.  With the possible exception of Lex Luger, it is near impossible to come up with a better inductor for Sting. Earlier…
While players in the National Football League are a fraternity, it is clear that they don’t necessarily always get along.  Recently on Talk of Fame Radio, Marvin Harrison, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, spoke very candidly about Terrell Owens, who did not get in: “I’m not concerned about, you know, T.O. Not one bit. I was concerned about myself. I wasn’t worried about splitting the vote with anyone. That was it. The person who was supposed to get in got in. And that was me. If he didn’t get in, that’s his problem. He can…
The Songwriters Hall of Fame have announced their latest class and there are some major names from the world of music who will be receiving this prestigious accolade.  The 2016 class includes three previous Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello and Marvin Gaye, a trio that gave us classic songs such as “Free Fallin”, “Allison” and “What’s Going On?” respectively. It will also include Nile Rodgers, who has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ten times with Chic.  Rodgers who penned many hits for others, will be going in with his…
As announced by Rolling Stone, the long awaited induction of the Fabulous Freebirds to the WWE Hall of Fame has finally taken place. The Freebirds induction will include the three original members, Michael P.S. Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts, and later member, Jimmy Garvin. The original trio first came together in 1979, interchanging as heels and faces, though always maintaining anther southern rock and roll edge.  It is believed that this was the first group to enter the ring to music, as “Freebrd” by Lynyrd Skynyrd would become their anthem.  While they were making their mark regionally, it was the…