Not in Hall of Fame News
Willie McGee and Jim Edmonds to the Cardinals HOF
May 01, 2014
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Committee Chairman
The St. Louis Cardinals, who launched their franchise’s Hall of Fame in January of this year, has announced that four new members will be inducted along with the twenty-two men who were inducted immediately. Those initial twenty-two, were players and contributors who were already inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after having extensive service with the St. Louis Cardinals. It was announced that the fans would be able to vote on a ballot of eight former Cardinals, whereby the top two would also be inducted. The votes are in and the Cardinals fans chose Willie McGee and Jim Edmonds…
Country Music HOF adds Crystal Gayle Exhibit
May 01, 2014
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Committee Chairman
The Country Music Hall of Fame is at it again. With their size now doubled from the year previous they have had room for new exhibits, a new theatre and as such, a week after they announced a Kenny Rogers exhibit, a spotlight exhibit on Crystal Gayle will be gracing the Hall next month. Dubbed “Crystal Gayle: When I Dream”, the exhibit will showcase her awards, her fashion and personal memorabilia starting from May 2 to November 3 of this year. Gayle will be on hand on the 3rd of May for a concert, which will be streamed on the…
Women's Boxing Hall of Fame debuts first class
Apr 30, 2014
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Committee Chairman
We here at Notinhalloffame.com are fascinated with the creation of new Halls of Fame (especially since we have made two of our own). As such we are very curious to see how the new International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame will grow now that they have named their first ever Class. The inaugural Class of 2014 includes the following six women: Barbara Buttrick, an English pioneer in the sport who competed in the Flyweight and Bantamweight division and stood an inch under five feet. She had an unverified record of 30-1-1, and was recognized in 1957 as the first ever…
RIP: Dr. Jack Ramsay
Apr 28, 2014
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Committee Chairman
It was reported that Dr. Jack Ramsay passed away to today at the age of 89. Ramsay was best known for his twenty-one seasons as a Head Coach in the National Basketball Association, most famously for leading the Portland Trailblazers to their only Championship to date. This was accomplished in his first season in Oregon a year after the Blazer had failed to even make the playoffs. Overall, Ramsay had a winning percentage of .525 and he was known as being ahead of the curve in regards to conditioning of his players. After his coaching career ended in 1988, he…
Willie Nelson headlines Austin City Limits First HOF
Apr 27, 2014
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Committee Chairman
In 1977 a new live music program called Austin City Limits came about to celebrate the music scene in the Texas Capital. This PBS produced program helped to propel Austin to become the “Live Music Capital of the World” and is still a highly respected program today. The program has now branched out to create their own Hall of Fame, which had its first induction ceremony last night. The headliner was Willie Nelson, who appeared on the first ever show, was inducted by Academy Award Winner and fellow Texan, Matthew McConaughey. Nelson, who is already a music legend, is an…
Packers announce inductors for their HOF
Apr 27, 2014
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Committee Chairman
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame will be holding their 44th Annual Hall of Fame Induction banquet on July 19th of this year, and they have announced the presenters for the new inductees of the Class of 2014. His oldest brother, Jerry Paul, will induct former Running Back, Ahman Green. While in Green Bay, Green was selected for four consecutive Pro Bowls and had 11,048 All Purpose Yards and 68 Touchdowns. Paul is a retired veteran of the Omaha Police Department. Ken Ruettgers, who had 140 Starts with the Packers on their Offensive Line from 1985 to 1996 will…
Marcus Trufant retires as a Seahawk
Apr 25, 2014
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Committee Chairman
Although he was not part of the first ever Seattle Seahawks first ever Super Bowl win, Marcus Trufant was a member of the team from 2003 to 2012. He was brought back yesterday on a one day contract so that he could officially retired as a Seahawk. While in Seattle, Trufant made the Pro Bowl in 2007 and started 125 games netting 638 Tackles, 21 Interceptions with 2 Touchdowns. At yesterday’s press conference, current Seahawks star, Richard Sherman and past star Walter Jones were in attendance as was Head Coach Pete Carroll, who Trufant credited with bringing him back for…
Country Music HOF to add Kenny Rogers exhibit
Apr 25, 2014
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Committee Chairman
Quickly, the Country Music Hall of Fame is becoming the institution to watch. They have recently announced a new exhibition that will celebrate the career of Kenny Rogers, one of the most successful Country acts of the late 70’s and 80’s. On August 15, 2014, “Kenny Rogers: Through the Years” will debut and the career of the “Gambler” will be celebrated. Rogers entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013 and had multiple #1 albums and #1 songs and had serious crossover success on the mainstream Pop charts. Rogers is also a multi-time Grammy Award winner and has acted…
Sammy Sosa snubbed by the Cubs
Apr 24, 2014
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Committee Chairman
When the Chicago Cubs held their celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field, fans, announcers and media noticed one significant absence from the Cubs legends brought back to share in the festivities: Sammy Sosa. Sosa played thirteen seasons with Chicago where he won the National League MVP in 1998 and had three seasons of 60 or more Home Runs. His totals as a Cub are impressive with 1,985 Hits, 545 Home Runs, 1,414 Runs Batted In, a .928 OPS and a bWAR of 58.5 and for years he was one of the most popular players in the game…
Ronnie Milsapto the Country Music Hall of Fame
Apr 23, 2014
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Committee Chairman
Shortly after the Country Music Hall of Fame completed its expansion, the Nashville based institution has announced three new inductees in their Class of 2014. Ronnie Milsap headlines this group as the Modern Era Artist inductee, and is one of the most successful Country Musicians of all time. Starting out as a session musician in the 60’s (he appeared on Elvis Presley’s Kentucky Rain), Milsap also penned some hits for others (including Ray Charles) but in 1972 after a trip to Nashville, he switched his focus to Country Music at the influence of Charley Pride. Milsap would soon after have…