Not in Hall of Fame News

Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Cleveland Cavaliers. As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following: 1.  Advanced Statistics. 2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the…

San Diego Padres slugger, Nelson Cruz, has announced his retirement today. Cruz played 19 seasons in the Majors, six of which saw him make the All-Star Game, began in Milwaukee, but he broke out as a Texas Ranger, where he has his first two All-Stars, though was suspended for 50 Games in 2013 for his participating in the Biogenesis Scandal.  He signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 2014 for a year where he won his first and only Home Run Title, and followed that with four years in Seattle, where he produced two more 40-plus HR years, and won the…

Bob Knight, an iconic figure in college basketball passed away yesterday at the age of 83. As controversial as he was successful, Knight became a head coach at the age of 24 when he took over the reins at Army, but six years later, he took over at Indiana where he became nationally known.  With the Hoosiers, Knight won three National Championships (1976, 1981 & 1987) went to five Final Fours and won 11 Big Ten regular seasons.  He was also a three-time AP Coach of the Year, and five-time Big Ten Coach of the Year.  Following his dismissal from…

The American Hockey League Hall of Fame has announced the four inductees who will comprise the 2024 Class. Here are the inductees: Dennis Bonvie:  Arguably the toughest man in AHL history, Bonvie holds the distinction of having received the most Penalty Minutes (4,493) in league history.  Bonvie played for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Providence, Binghamton and Hershey and had 275 Points in 871 Games. Gordie Clarke:  Clarke played nine seasons in the AHL for Rochester, Springfield and Maine, the last of which he led to a Calder Cup Title in 1979.  A two-time First Team All-AHL All-Star, Clarke had 599 Points in 540…

It is official. Joe Thornton, who played 24 seasons in the National Hockey League, last with Florida in 2021/22, has officially announced his retirement. Thornton was the first overall pick of the 1997 Amateur Draft, and he joined the team that selected him, the Boston Bruins that year.  The Center’s would prove his worth, breaking the 100 Point plateau in the 2002-03 Season, but he grew disenchanted with the team’s direction, and the franchise in turn were not happy with him.  Thornton was traded during the 2005-06 campaign to the San Jose Sharks, and it was in the state of…