Not in Hall of Fame News

We have a lot that we are working on here at Notinhalloffame.com, one of which is a look at each major franchise’s respective Hall of Fame and Retired Numbers.  That won’t be for a while but as you have seen, every time there is an addition to a team’s Hall or a new retired number, we will comment on it here. Today, the Atlanta Braves have announced the 26th, 27th and 28th members of their Hall of Fame.  The biggest name is Javy Lopez, who was their Catcher for parts of twelve seasons playing 1,156 Games for the Atlanta Braves. …

We have another major update to unveil here at Notinhalloffame.com as the Football List has been revised.  A month ago, the Class of 2014 was unveiled over Super Bowl Weekend, and like last year the Baseball and Rock and Roll list have been unveiled much quicker than last year.  Last year, Derrick Brooks took over the top spot in his first year of eligibility, and was selected.  This prompts the need for a new player at the top of the mountain and again we have another first year eligible player.  Linebacker, Junior Seau, who sadly took his own life a…

If KISS fans were hoping to see a reunion of the original four members on stage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it looks like they will be disappointed.  In a previous article, we mentioned how Paul Stanley disclosed that his apathy towards the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has not changed.  We focused on that portion of his words, but perhaps we should have taken more note of his comments about how the Hall has been inconsistent by not always inducting what he felt were key members of bands. He cited how when the Canadian Progressive…

Today it was announced that Bob Casale, a founder of the influential band, Devo passed away today of heart failure at the age of 61.  The Ohio based band was best known for their biggest hit, “Whip It”, which was a heavy staple on the early days of MTV.  They did not have any other song that even approached that popularity, but their music charted new ground. Devo, and the New Wave movement was in direct contrast to the traditional Blues Rock, and was a reaction to Punk Rock.  The band’s name was short for De-Evolution, which was a commentary…

The first wave of inductees for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has been announced and the undisputed headliner thus far is the recently resigned commissioner of the National Basketball Association, David Stern. Stern served in that capacity for thirty years, and during that time the NBA flourished becoming one of the biggest entities in all of sports. Not only did the players make a lot more money, they became a lot more famous, as ESPN analyst Colin Cowherd often stated, he made the names on the back of the jersey matter. Stern will be joined International Committee selection, Sarunas…