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Let’s forget about the drama with KISS and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for a while shall we?  The Induction ceremony will take place at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York, on April 10, and the line-up of events has been announced: Inductee: Peter Gabriel Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin, will induct Gabriel.  Peter Gabriel will be performing during his tribute. Inductee: Hall & Oates Questlove of the Roots will induct Hall & Oates. Hall & Oates will be performing during their tribute. Inductee: KISS Touring musician, Tom Marello will induct KISS, who will not be performing…
It was not all that long ago when the Buffalo Sabres announced that Dominik Hasek would be joining their Hall of Fame.  The organization has now decreed that the Czech born Goalie will have his number 39 retired next season.  He will become the seventh player to have this honor in Buffalo, as he joins Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin, Rene Robert, Tim Horton, Danny Gare and Pat LaFontaine.Hasek won two Hart Trophies and five Vezina Trophies as a member of the Buffalo Sabres and was the Goalie who carried the team to the Stanley Cup Finals, though they were unable…
In an interview with Billboard.com, a question was posed to Def Leppard frontman, Joe Elliott was asked about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and if he was interested in being a part of it.  His answer was something we thought was worth repeating: “I haven’t thought about it until literally today because they’re asking us our opinion on the Kiss thing. I imagine the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame as this board table with six Mr. Roboto’s sitting around, faceless tuxedo-wearing prats. This is the way I look at it as there are two hats. They pull…
In 2006, the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame was created, designed to honor those who achieved a high standard of excellence in the College game.  Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the Hall is part of the College Basketball Experience, which was created by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in the Sprint Center.  This Hall of Fame is not meant to compete with the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA, which honors those in all aspects of the game including Pro, College, Women’s and International.  The Collegiate Hall of Fame views itself as a complimentary piece to…

RIP: Ralph Wilson

2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee, Ralph Wilson passed away today at the age of 95.  Wilson was the only owner in the history of the Buffalo Bills, who were initially part of the upstart American Football League.  He helped facilitate the merger of the AFL with the NFL, and was regarded as one of the most honourable owners in sports. The death of Ralph Wilson raises a few questions as it is unknown at this time what the set plans are for the ownership of the Bills.  The city of Buffalo has not economically viable in the last…
We never thought we would live to see the day that Scott Hall entered the WWE Hall of Fame.  More accurately, we never thought that Scott Hall would live to see that day! It was announced tonight on Monday Night RAW that he will be (what we expect) will be the final entrant to the 2014 Class.  Hall had already achieved a level of success in the AWA, NWA and WCW when he entered the World Wrestling Federation in the summer of 1992, but it was there he took his game to the next level. Rechristened “Razor Ramon” (which was…
When we started this website, we sought out someone to work on a Notinhalloffame.com Golf section.  Upon finding someone, his response was quick: “There is no point.  The Golf Hall of Fame lets in everybody!” Apparently, the institution based in St. Augustine, Florida came to same conclusion. This year, there will be no inductees as the World Golf Hall of Fame has elected to revamp their induction procedures and resume induction in 2015.  Instead of hundreds of writers, a sixteen person Selection Committee will now decide the future classes, with potential entrants being grouped into four distinct categories: Mens Competitor…
Gang, we are going to try to make this the last article/editorial on KISS’s participation in the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.A few days ago, Joel Peresman, the CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gave some insight as to why Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer would not be inducted: Thayer and Singer “are fine musicians who basically have the same makeup and are the same characters that Ace and Peter started.  It’s not like they created these other characters with different makeup and playing different songs.  They took the persona of characters that were created…
We are only a few weeks away from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announcement to complete their Class of 2014, and it looks like there will be might be changes coming to the process in 2016. Currently, the Basketball Hall has five categories where one individual will bypass the voting process and receive automatic induction.  They are the Contributors, ABA, Early African American Pioneer, International and Veterans.  This was instituted in 2010, with the intention of finding those who may have “slipped through the cracks”.  This process helped induct Artis Gilmore, Mel Daniels and Roger Brown; who may not…
This was a long time coming.  When the WWE announced that they planned to have a “Celebrity Wing” for their Hall of Fame, one of the name’s that we felt had to be entered was Mr. T., a participant in the inaugural Wrestlemania Main Event.  It has been announced that Mr. T, will finally enter the WWE Hall of Fame, and be inducted the night before Wrestlemania XXX in New Orleans. Born Lawrence Tero, Mr. T became a mainstream celebrity as “Clubber Lang”, the badass opponent of Rocky Balboa, who won and lost the Heavyweight Boxing Championship from the “Italian…