Not in Hall of Fame News
Carlos Colon to the WWE HOF
Mar 12, 2014
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Committee Chairman
Tonight on the tapings of Friday Night Smackdown, it was announced that Carlos Colon will be entering the WWE Hall of Fame. Colon debuted in professional wrestling in 1966, but citing a need for a solid promotion in his native Puerto Rico, he co-created, the World Wrestling Council, which would become a major promotion. Colon would become the promotion’s champion multiple times, and his decades long feud with Abdullah the Butcher is still legendary on the Caribbean Island. In 1983, it appeared to the WWC faithful that he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Ric Flair when he defeated…
Barry Bonds: "Without a Doubt"
Mar 11, 2014
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Committee Chairman
Barry Bonds has re-emerged in the world of Baseball, as he again donned a San Francisco Giants uniform as an Instructor in Spring Training. Whether or not, this ushers in a full time return to the sport is up in the air, but considering how many tainted figures have returned to Baseball after the taint of PEDs (McGwire, Giambi, Pettitte), there is certainly enough room for Barry Bonds; especially one who seems “nicer”. As expected, Bonds was met with reporters and actually seemed to enjoy the interaction. He showed vulnerability, by expressing his nerves at his new position; a component…
Dominik Hasek to Buffalo Sabres HOF
Mar 09, 2014
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Committee Chairman
The Buffalo Sabres began their Hall of Fame in 1980 and have already inducted forty-one men in their Hall. Honestly, this is a high amount for a franchise that has never won a Stanley Cup (although they have been to two), but the 42nd inductee is someone that hockey fans should have no problem with. That man is Czech born Goaltender, Dominik Hasek, who arrived in Buffalo via a trade from Chicago as the backup for Grant Fuhr in 1992. Hasek would ascend to the starting position following an injury to Grant early in the 1993-94 season, and he immediately…
College Football HOF Nominees are out
Mar 08, 2014
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Committee Chairman
The College Football Hall of Fame has announced 75 former players and 6 former coaches who are on the ballot for the 2014 Class. To qualify for the Hall, a player must be an All American at least once. Below are the 75 players chosen for the ballot: Trev Alberts, LB, Nebraska Eric Bieniemy, RB, Colorado Dre Bly, DB, North Carolina Tony Boselli, OT, USC Brian Bosworth, LB, Oklahoma Bob Breunig, LB, Arizona State Jerome Brown, DT, Miami Ruben Brown, OT, Pitt Larry Burton, WR, Purdue Dave Butz, DT, Purdue Freddie Carr, LB, UTEP Mark Carrier, S, USC Wes Chandler,…
St. Louis Cardinals to unveil their own HOF
Mar 08, 2014
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Committee Chairman
In January, the St. Louis Cardinals announced the first class for their club’s Hall of Fame. It will have a physical structure within Cardinal Nation in Ballpark Village. The Cards are one of the most decorated franchises in all of sports and have won nineteen National League Pennants and eleven World Series, easily the most of anyone in the Senior Circuit. They have followed the pattern of other Major League franchises that have their own separate Halls of Fame, and since they have well over 100 years to draw from, they have the ability to create one that not only…
RIP: Billy Robinson
Mar 05, 2014
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Committee Chairman
Professional Wrestling lost another legend today, as the British star, Billy Robinson passed away at the age of 74. Robinson was a true International star, as he was successful in multiple continents, and he executed multiple styles that made him not just known as a “shooter” in the ring, but one who was comfortable with whatever style was presented for him. Robinson was a very successful amateur and professional wrestler in his native United Kingdom and planted his North American flag in Verne Gagne’s American Wrestling Association, where he became a top star. Robinson held titles in All Japan, the…
Paul Bearer to the WWE HOF
Mar 04, 2014
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Committee Chairman
Tonight on WWE Monday Night RAW, it was announced that Paul Bearer would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Bearer passed away last year, a month before Wrestlemania XXIX and was factored into the storylines between CM Punk and the Undertaker. Bearer was born William Moody, and first became known in World Class Championship Wrestling as Percy Pringle, but it was in early 1991, where he achieved his greatest notoriety. Repacked as Paul Bearer, Moody’s real life past as a mortician was put to good use. He wore black suits, made up his face in pale make-up and…
Lindsay Davenport headlines Int. Tennis HOF Class
Mar 04, 2014
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Committee Chairman
The 2014 International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced their latest class, and it is headlined by American Lindsay Davenport, who was ranked number one in the female ranks multiple times, first hitting that mark in 1998. She would win 38 career tournaments, three of which were Grand Slams. These were the French (1996), Wimbledon (1999) and the U.S. Open (1997). Davenport also added the Olympic Gold Medal in Atlanta in 1996 and the WTA Championship in 1999. As good as Davenport was, she was often overlooked, even in her home country, as (ok, we’ll say it), smaller and prettier…
Priest Holmes to the KC Chiefs HOF
Mar 04, 2014
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Committee Chairman
The Kansas City Chiefs have announced that the 44th Member of their Hall of Fame will be their former Running Back, Priest Holmes. Holmes was undrafted in 1997 coming out of the University of Texas, but was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Ravens. He won the starting role in 1998 and hit the 1,000 Yard Rushing mark, but lost it to Jamal Lewis the following year. As the backup Running Back, Holmes won a Super Bowl with the Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV, though only had 12 Yards from scrimmage in the game. Priest Holmes would sign…
Milan Hejduk Retires
Mar 01, 2014
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Committee Chairman
We apologize, as this retirement slipped right by us. Perhaps we were still in a hangover over Canada’s win in Men’s Hockey in the Olympics. A few days ago, there was another retirement worth reporting on, this time in the world of Hockey. Milan Hejduk, who did not play this year officially, announced his retirement from professional Hockey. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in 1994 and debuted in the NHL when the team relocated to Colorado in 1998. The Czech born player would play fourteen seasons in the NHL, all for the Avalanche where he would have 805…