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It was announced that longtime Manager, Davey Johnson, passed away today.  He was 82 years old. A very good player in his own right, Johnson was a slick-fielding Second Baseman who spent most of his career with the Baltimore Orioles, where he helped them win two World Series Championships (1966 & 1970).  He was also a four-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove winner. Johnson would become far more recognized as a Manager, most notably with the New York Mets, whom he took to a World Series Championship in 1986.  He also skipped for the Cincinnati Reds, the Baltimore Orioles, the…

1983 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS: Thank you for your participation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are unaware of what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946. We have completed the years up to 1982. For “1983,” a Preliminary Vote with nearly 100 players whose playing career ended by 1977. We are also following the structure, where players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool. Each voter was asked to select 25 names from the…

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 will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the Cincinnati Bengals will be inducting Dave Lapham and Lemar Parrish to their Ring of Honor this year. Lapham is one of the most popular Bengals Offensive Linemen in team history, and was also among its most versatile.  Playing most of his games at Guard, Lapham started at all five…

1983 PRELIMINARY RESULTS: Thank you to all who participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are still determining what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946. We have completed the first 38 years thus far. For “1983,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1977. We are also following the structure, where players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool. Each voter was asked to select 25…

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 will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the Pittsburgh Steelers will be inducting Ben Roethlisberger, Joey Porter, and Maurkice Pouncey to their Hall of Honor this year. The trio will be formally inducted during the Steelers' home game against the Miami Dolphins on December 15. Roethlisberger was Pittsburgh’s Quarterback from 2004 to 2021, where he led them…