Not in Hall of Fame News

Can we again tell you how much we love this time of year? The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced the Semi-Finals from a field of 25 compiled from a recent reduction vote.  The Committee will meet virtually on November 12 and select one Finalist who will put forth one finalist for the full Selection Committee. The names considered are: Bud Adams.  Adams was the owner and founder of the Houston Oilers, where his team won the first two AFL Championships.  Instrumental in forming the AFL, he was Adams was also impactful in the AFL’s merger with the NFL. …

The International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced that Maria Sharapova, Bob, and Mike Bryan will comprise the Class of 2025. They will be inducted in Newport, Rhode Island, on August 23, 2025. From Russia, Sharapova is one of ten female players to have a career Grand Slam, winning the Australian Open (2008), French Open (2012 & 2014), Wimbledon (2004) and U.S. Open (2006) and had 36 Career Singles Titles with an overall 645-171 record.  A former #1, Sharapova also won a Silver Medal at the 2012 Olympics. Sharapova’s career was not without controversy. In 2016, she was suspended for…

Damn, we love this time of year! A month ago, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 167 Preliminary Modern candidates for the Class of 2025. This year, a special committee was tasked with reducing this group to 50, and next month, they will be reduced to 25 Semi-Finalists. *Means they were a Finalist last year **Means they are eligible for the first time. Let’s examine this group by position. Quarterbacks (2): **Eli Manning: NYG 2005-19.  Manning went to two Super Bowls and won them, as did the Super Bowl MVPs.  A four-time Pro Bowl and Walter Payton Man…

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has completed the second reduction for the Senior Pool, eliminating 29 names to bring it to 31.  In roughly three weeks, this group will be reduced to nine Semi-Finalists. The 31 remaining are: Quarterbacks (3): Ken Anderson: CIN 1971-86.  Anderson was the consensus MVP in 1981, and the four-time Pro Bowl threw for 32,838 Yards and 197 Touchdowns.  He also was the 1975 Walter Payton Man of the Year and historically brought the Cincinnati Bengals to its first Super Bowl.  Ranked #9 on Notinhalloffame.com.  Charlie Conerly: NYG 1948-61. Conerly was a 1956 New York…

The Pro Football Hall of Fame reduced the 2025 Contributor candidates to 14 from 12.  In a couple of weeks, the Blue Ribbon Committee will reduce this group to nine, and eventually, one name will be put forth as a Finalist. The names considered are: Bill Arnsberger.  Arnsberger is one of the most heralded defensive minds in NFL history, first working for the Baltimore Colts (1964-69) where his defense brought the Colts to Super Bowl III.  He would join his Cots Coach, Don Shula, to Miami, where his “No-Name Defense” led the Dolphins to back-to-back Super Bowl wins.  He took…