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One of the greatest, if not, the greatest hockey players has passed away today. Gordie Howe, the man known affectionately to the world as “Mr. Hockey” died at age 88.  Howe did it all in the game of Hockey.  He is a former multi-time Hart Trophy Winner.  He won the Stanley Cup multiple times.  He retired as the game’s leading scorer (since surpassed) and is unequivocally the most durable player in the fame’s history enjoying a thirty-three year career in the game. Born in Floral, Saskatchewan, the Right Winger first joined the Detroit Red Wings in the 1946-47 season and…

At UFC 199 last night, it was announced that Don Frye will be part of this year’s UFC Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted on July 10, at the Expo following UFC 200. Known as “The Predator”, Don Frye had a 9 and 1 record in the UFC, most famously winning a tournament in UFC 8, and the Ultimate Ultimate the following year.  Frye would later compete in PRIDE, where he had one of the most memorable brawls in Mixed Martial Arts history when he fought Yoshihiro Takiyama. In his career, Frye has defeated the likes of Ken…

The Texas Rangers have announced that former infielder, Michael Young, will become the next inductee into their franchise Hall of Fame. Young was a Texas Ranger from 2000 to 2013 and has the team record in At Bats, Runs Scored, Hits, Total Bases, Doubles and triples and is a seven time All Star.  Young would twice lead the American League in Hits (2005 & 2011) and won the Batting Title in ’05.  He is also a five time Texas Rangers Player of the Year. His overall statistics as a Texas Rangers includes a Slash Line of .301/.347/.444 with 2,230 Hits…

The first two official inductees for the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2016 has been announced as New York Rangers’ play-by-play announcer, Sam Rosen, and Chicago Tribune columnist, Bob Verdi will be enshrined this coming November. Rosen will be receiving the Foster Hewitt Award, which is awarded annually for outstanding contributions as a broadcaster. Rosen has been the lead announcer for the Rangers since 1984 and famously called the 1994 Stanley Cup win. Bob Verdi will be given the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for excellence in hockey journalism as per the Professional Hockey Writer’s Association. We here at Notinhalloffame.com…

It is a long process isn’t it? We here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly but surely working our way to give you the Top 50 of every major North American Franchise, and we are ready to present to you another one; this time the NFL’s Detroit Lions. While many of you view the Lions as this sad sack team over the past few decades, this is a team that does have multiple NFL Championship appearances. The complete list of our Top 50 Detroit Lions can be found here, but for those who want a preview of the top five, here you…