Not in Hall of Fame News

It was reported today on WWE.com that the “Hardcore Legend”, Mick Foley will be inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame this year. Foley was the first name announced to this year’s class which many people expect to be a loaded one as it will be held in the “Mecca of Sports Entertainment”, Madison Square Gardens in New York City.Foley has often told the story of hitchhiking to the Gardens to see the Steel Cage Match between Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka and “The Magnficent” Muraco and for him to be inducted to the Hall of Fame in that facility has to…

You will have to forgive the chairman as I am set to climb aboard the soapbox again. The reaction received twenty four hours after the Baseball Writers of America pitched a shutout to the most star studded ballot (since the first ballot in 1936) has bothered me; though I realize I should have seen this coming.Many current Baseball Hall of Fame inductees have been vocal about their opinions about not letting suspected PED users (namely Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds & Sammy Sosa) into Cooperstown. Andre Dawson had commented weeks ago that those players should not be inducted. Jim Bunning recently…

The most anticipated day in Baseball Hall of Fame history has arrived, and like Al Capone’s Vault, the answer was Nothing. No PED users (or suspected users) got in, and nor did anybody considered clean. Let’s take a look at the vote, and give our synopsis. Craig Biggio 68.2, 1st Year, #14 on our list.The highest vote getter this year, Craig Biggio had 3,000 hits, though was never considered a dominating player, was a legitimate seven time All Star. Despite the glut of new talent on next year’s ballot, a 68.2 percent debut tells us that he will get in eventually. Jack…

Well, you have seen us grow our site with the addition of existing Hockey Hall of Fame inductees. We have done the first two classes of 1945 and 1947, so we move to add the curiously small class of 1949 which contained only two members; that being:Art RossDan BainIt may be a small addition, but gang you know the drill. Check it out, and cast your votes. Look for upcoming classes soon! 

As you may have noticed, we here Notinhalloffame is actually looking at those who are IN the Hockey Hall of Fame. We have uploaded a chance for you to look at the 1945 Class, so now we naturally continue chronologically with the next class which was in 1947. This class consists of: Aurele Joliat Claude Robinson Cyclone Taylor Dit Clapper Eddie Shore Frank Calder Frank Nighbor James Sutherland John Ross Robertson Lester Patrick Russell Bowie W.A. Hewitt William Northey You know the drill. Check it out, and cast your votes. Look for upcoming classes soon