Not in Hall of Fame News

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)…

Is it going to be a weekly occurrence where we praise the actions of the Country Music Hall of Fame?  It sure looks like it as once again, we have become aware of another major exhibit that will take place there, this time honouring the career of Miranda Lambert. Lambert, who is only 30 years old, has had a meteoric rise to stardom, and arguably has a lot more hits and awards in them, probably could have another exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame in a decade.  However, with the expanded size, and new modern attitude, this exhibit…

Every year that the Tennis Hall of Fame announces their latest class, we have openly questioned the standards of those they have let into their establishment.  Basically, their Hall of Fame has a lot who fit into a Hall of “Pretty Good”.  However, the Rhode Island based institution has announced something that we feel is worth praising with their 16 million dollar expansion. Additional exhibits and the use of upgraded technology is part of the plan, the rest of which involves additional tennis courts, a larger stadium, and additional campus wide amenities.   We are curious to see if this will…

Well it looks like we have another musical Hall of Fame in the state of Tennessee to praise this month! In the great musical city of Memphis, construction has begun on a 12,000 square foot facility, which is scheduled for completion in one year’s time.  The Blues Hall of Fame originated in 1980, by the Blues Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserve the history of what is arguably one of the most important musical genres in the world.  The Foundation is affiliated with over 175 Blues organizations around the world and uses philanthropic endeavours to help past Blues legends in…

Derrick Brooks entered the Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, much like his long time defensive teammate with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Warren Sapp did.  The Bucs have announced that just as they did Sapp, they will be retiring his number 55, this season on the September 14th game at home against the St. Louis Rams. Brooks will become the third player in Buccaneers history to receive this prestigious accolade.  The first was Lee Roy Selmon, who was the 1979 Defensive Player of the Year and was there from 1976 to 1984.  No other player in…