Not in Hall of Fame News

Including this year, we have awarded the NIHOF NBA Cup by awarding the best five players in the game with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. Obviously, we can’t watch all the games, but box scores and write ups give an approximate idea as to who were each game’s top five. This year, we decided to the same for the WNBA. The top players for the WNBA NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points.  It also does not hurt to be a top…

It is with great pleasure that we continue the third annual Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Season Cup, and let us explain how this works: With every single regular season game, we anointed the best five players in the game with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1. We knew the following: -       The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can…

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB. Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives. As such, it is important to us that the New York Mets have announced that next season that they will retire the numbers of Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry. In the 1980s, the Mets had the two most exciting players in the sport in Gooden and Strawberry, and they would lead the team to victory in…

Thank you for all of you who have participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, and if you are unaware of what that is, simply, we acted as if the PFHOF had their first class in January of 1946? We have completed the two years thus far, and here we are with a third year. For “1948” a Preliminary Vote with 127 players whose playing career ended by 1940. We are also following the structure in that players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to…

One of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time, Terry Funk, has passed away. The son of Dory Funk, and younger brother of Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk first began wrestling in 1965, and would compete in every significant wrestling promotion that mattered. Funk gave off the persona of a crazed wildman, but the Texan was also an accomplished mat technician, who could adapt to any style. Winning the NWA World Heavyweight Title in 1975, Funk was also very successful in Japan, winning multiple titles and tournaments with his brother. Winning titles all across the United States, Funk pioneered what would…