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With the hiring of Derek Fisher as the new Head Coach of the New York Knicks, it is evident that his playing career has come to an end.  Statistically speaking, the former Point Guard had done enough in the NBA to really be considered a Hall of Fame entry, and with this announcement, there has not been any media outlet petitioning for his inclusion.  However, as we often do here at Notinhalloffame.com we ask the Hall of Fame question: Is Derek Fisher closer to Springfield than we think? Drafted as the 24th pick in the 1996 draft from Arkansas-Little Rock…
We have new members of the Hockey Hall of Fame!  USA Today Hockey Reporter, Kevin Allen and Chicago Blackhawks play-by-play announcer, Pat Foley have been chosen today to enter the Toronto based institution. Allen is this year’s recipient of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, which is given to the newspaper writer who has brought honor to the sport of Hockey.  The Award was first created in 1984 and the honorees automatically receive enshrinement to the Hockey Hall of Fame.  He is in his thirtieth year covering the sport and last December he received the Lester Patrick Award from the National…
With the knowledge that Miami Heat player, Shane Battier will be calling it a career and joining ESPN after the NBA Finals, we thought it might be worth a look at his career to see what chance he might have for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.  You might be thinking that his professional career doesn’t measure up, and though he did make a Second Team All NBA Defensive selection and two NBA Titles (and perhaps a third), he has a Points per Game Career Average under 10, and a Career PER under 15.  Battier may be a respected teammate…
Are we ever going to stop writing about KISS and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?  Seriously, it seems we have much more to write about since they have been inducted than during the entire period they were snubbed.  After being “interviewed” by TMZ, Gene Simmons, again reiterated his previous statements that Rap and Disco do not belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which though is not a sentiment shared by us at Notinhalloffame.com, is one that can be found easily across the web.   What we found most interesting is that the large tonged bass player…
The world of boxing lost one if its most exciting combatants as former World Light Heavyweight Champion, Matthew Saad Muhammad died today at the age of 59 in Philadelphia of ALS.  Muhammad rose through the ranks and in 1979 he defeated Marvin Johnson for the WBC Light Heavyweight Championship with an 8th round Knockout.  He would make eight successful title defences including the Ring Magazine Fight of the Year in a fourteen round TKO win over Yaqui Lopez.  He held the World Title until Dwight Muhammad Qawi defeated him in December of 1981 and realistically his time at the top…
Although we do not foresee in the near future devoting a section of our website to those who are not in the College Football Hall of Fame, we here at Notinhalloffame.com have major respect for that particular Hall, and of course College Football as a whole. Today the College Football Hall of Fame has announced the entire Class of 2014, and we thought it would be worthwhile to take a deeper look at the entire group. Dre Bly:  North Carolina   Cornerback, 1996-98 Bly is a two time consensus All American and led the nation is Interceptions in his freshman season…
We have to apologize, as we have not been keeping up as much as we should be with the NASCAR Hall of Fame, but we do promise to rectify that in the upcoming months.  Yesterday, the Charlotte based institution announced the class of 2015, which announced five men who many racing pundits will not likely question. For many, the headliner is Bill Elliott who was the 1988 Winston Cup Champion.  Calling Elliott a popular driver seems so understated as he was voted the Winston Cup Series Most Popular Driver sixteen times, which is the most by far and in 2005…
‘Tis the seasons for NFL franchise Halls of Fame to announce new members.  Former Quarterback, Aaron Brooks and former Place Kicker, John Carney comprises the New Orleans Hall of Fame Class of 2014. Brooks joined the Saints in 2000 and took over the starting role in November.  The Saints had made the playoffs before Brooks arrival, but he was the first man to Quarterback them to a playoff victory.  His career in New Orleans lasted six seasons where he threw for 120 Touchdowns and 19,156 Yards.  Carney joined the Saints in 2001 at the age of 37, and spent eight…
The New England Patriots have announced that Ty Law will be the 22nd member of the franchise’s Hall of Fame by winning their fan vote.  Law will be officially inducted on August 1st outside their Hall of Fame facility in a ceremony that will be available to the public.  Law will be further celebrated at their October 16th game against the New York Jets at halftime. Ty Law was drafted in the First Round in 1995 (23rd overall) and was a member of three Super Bowl championship teams.  He spent his first ten seasons in the NFL with the Pats…
Last November, The Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame announced Rocky Balboa as their inaugural inductee.  The Class of 2014 Semi-Finalists has been announced, which were the result of online voting.  50 Athletes and 30 Contributors have advanced to the next round, where voting is permitted until August 15th of this year. The 50 Athlete Semi-Finalists are: A.C. Slater (Saved by the Bell) Al Bundy (Married, With Children) Al Czervik (Caddyshack) All the Way May Mortabito (A League of Their Own) Amanda Whurlitzer (The Bad News Bears) Apollo Creed (Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III) Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez (The Sandlot)…