Not in Hall of Fame News

Let’s not talk about the PEDs or gambling for a change.  This weekend the Baseball Hall of Fame will be officially inducting their Class of 2015, and let’s just focus on the new inductees and the pageantry that will embrace the small town of Cooperstown, New York this weekend.  This weekend will feature six worthy inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame, all alive, and all to be present.  Three of them (Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine & Frank Thomas) are first ballot Hall of Fame inductees marking the first time that has happened since 1999 when Nolan Ryan, George Brett…

Today the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame has announced their Class of 2015; the 17th Class that the Knoxville, Tennessee based institution has inducted. The unarguable headliner of this Class is Lisa Leslie, who led the United States to four consecutive Gold Medals in the Olympics.  Leslie would play her College ball at the University of Southern California and was named the Player of the Year in 1994.  Following the formation of the WNBA (which first took the court in 1997), Leslie would star for the Los Angeles Sparks, the flagship franchise of the new league.  In L.A., Leslie would…

The Rock and Roll world lost another great one today with the passing of Johnny Winter, who died in his hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland today at the age of 70.  It is unknown at this time what was the cause of his death. The distinctively looking Winter (he was born with albinism and horrific eyesight) would carve a place for himself in the Rock/Blues world.  Winter first gained recognition in 1968 as a live act, and would put out his first album the following year.  While Winter never sold a ton of albums, nor had radio friendly singles, he…

The Michigan State Athletic Hall of Fame has announced their latest class and its headliner is former Offensive Tackle, Flozell Adams, who played there from 1994 to 1998.  Adams was an All-American in his senior year and the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year.  He would go on to have a successful career in the NFL most notably with the Dallas Cowboys. Another former football player, Buck Nystrom who played there in the 1950’s, joins Adams.   The other four inductees this year are Amateur Wrestler, Greg Johnson, Softball and Women’s Basketball standout, Kathy Strahan, Tennis Player, Sue Selke and…

For those you have been regular followers here at Notinhalloffame.com, you already know that we will be unveiling a look at the big four North American Sports franchises and how they retire numbers and/or honor former players/contributors with their respective Halls of Fame.  It stands to reason that this practice will eventually work its way to the major American College programs.  With that in mind, we will now begin reporting on when a significant college admits someone into their Hall of Fame or retire a number.     Today, the University of Southern California has announced their latest Hall of Fame…