Not in Hall of Fame News

The Songwriters Hall of Fame had their ceremony last night and although the arguable headliner, Ray Davies, was not present due to the death of his sister, it was a well received affair.  Davies was the frontman and songwriter of the popular British band, The Kinks. The band themselves have long since been inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, though it can be argued that this is an overdue induction as Davies was not a songwriter who penned the standard rock tune. He could appeal to the working class, the avant garde and those who just wanted…

The International Boxing Hall of Fame has announced their 25th Class and the headliner in the eyes of many is Oscar De La Hoya.  Arguably the most popular fighter in his generation, the “Golden Boy” won ten different World Championships in six different weight classes and currently holds the record for the most revenue generated on pay per view.  He finished his career with a 39 and 6 record with 30 Knockouts and was named Ring Magazine’s top rated Pound for Pound Fighter of the Year in 1997 and 1998.  While still boxing, he created his own promotional company (Golden…

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…

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…

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…