Not in Hall of Fame News
RIP: Ted Lindsay
Mar 04, 2019
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Committee Chairman
This is a very sad day in the world of sports as it was announced today that Hockey Hall of Famer, Ted Lindsay passed away today at the age of 93. Breaking in with the Detroit Red Wings as a teenager in the 1944-45 season, Lindsay would prove himself as one of the best players in the 1950’s. From the 1947/48 season to the 1956/57 season he would be chosen for eight First Team All Star and one Second Team All Star accolades and was the Art Ross Trophy winner in 1949/50. On a line with another legend, Gordie Howe, Lindsay helped…
The Blues Hall of Fame announced the 2019 Inductees
Mar 03, 2019
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Committee Chairman
The Blues Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2019 and this is a very powerful group. The new inductees are: Aretha Franklin: “The Queen of Soul” was one of the most successful musicians ever and she had 77 songs enter the Billboard Hot 100 with 100 songs reach the R&B Top 100. Franklin was chosen for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 where she was the first female act inducted. Booker T. and the M.G.’s: An instrumental group from Memphis, Tennessee, Booker T. and the M.G.’s were one of the first integrated groups in rock and roll history. This hybrid…
Kenny Lofton speaks on the Baseball HOF
Feb 28, 2019
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Committee Chairman
This one is really interesting to us! In an interview with the New York Post, former Outfielder Kenny Lofton was very blunt about his feelings about why he is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He had this the following to say: “I was expecting to do better. But I’m a realist. I look back at the situation, and at that time, I think what happened for me was I came out on the ballot in the wrong year. There was so many people on the ballot, and so many people who had a potential situation with the performance-enhancing drugs. I…
Jason Witten Unretires
Feb 28, 2019
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Committee Chairman
One of the current projects that we are working on is updating our Football Futures, which are the former players who are not yet eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. One of the people we were going to input was former Dallas Cowboys’ Tight End, Jason Witten. With today’s news, we are not going to do that anymore. Witten was on Monday Night Football last year and at the time of his retirement he had been chosen for 11 Pro Bowls and collected 1,152 Receptions with 12,448 Yards. Witten was also a First Team All Pro twice. He is 37 and…
SVG says Dwight Howard is a Hall of Famer
Feb 27, 2019
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Committee Chairman
Dwight Howard’s career has not been stellar the last few years and as of this writing he is out with an injury after playing only nine games this year. The big man’s career is clearly on the downswing so talk about whether he is a Hall of Famer or not are not premature. One person who definitely thinks that Howard should be chosen is his former coach in Orlando, Stan Van Gundy. In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, SVG had this to say: “Absolutely! It’s not even close. It would be a travesty and absolutely ridiculous if he didn’t get in. He was a…
The Honky Tonk Man to the WWE HOF
Feb 26, 2019
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Committee Chairman
They have not been very fast in their announcements but we final have a second inductee for this year’s WWE Hall of Fame Class. Wayne Ferris, known professionally as The Honky Tonk Man has been announced for this year’s class. In previous shoot interviews, Ferris stated that he had been asked before to be inducted and if that is true this induction is certainly long overdue. Beginning his career in 1977, Ferris achieved success as one half of the Blonde Bombers with Larry Latham in Tennessee and the pair would have a still famous match, “The Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl” against…
RIP: Peter Tork
Feb 22, 2019
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Committee Chairman
It was announced today that Peter Tork, former member of the Monkees passed away today at the age of 77. Tork auditioned for and got the role as one of the musicians for the Don Kischner network program, The Monkees in 1966. While Tork and the other members of the group (Davy Jones, Micheael Nesmith and Mickey Dolenz) were musicians in their first two albums they did not write or play any of the music, which at the time made them a very polarizing band as in terms of pop songs of the era few had any better, however they were…
D-Generation X named to the WWE Hall of Fame
Feb 18, 2019
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Committee Chairman
The Hall of Fame season continues as the WWE Hall of Fame has announced that the collective group of D-Generation X will be inducted at this year’s ceremony. This includes Shawn Michaels, Triple H, X-Pac, The Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and Chyna. For Shawn Michaels, this is his second induction joining “Nature Boy” Ric Flair as the WWE Hall of Fame. Shortly after DX was formed Michaels formed the group with Triple H and Chyna and he would win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship at the controversial 1997 Survivor Series. Michaels and Triple H reformed DX in the late 2000’s. The formation of…
The Naismith Basketball HOF announces their 2019 Finalists
Feb 16, 2019
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Committee Chairman
As is tradition every NBA All Star Weekend, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announces the Finalists for their impending Hall of Fame Class. The Finalists are: Hugh Evans (Referee): Evans officiated nearly 2,000 regular season games and 170 playoff games in the NBA from 1972 to 2001. Bill Fitch (Coach): Fitch coached in the NBA for 25 seasons and he was named the Coach of the Year in 1976 and 1980. In 1981, he would take the Boston Celtics to the NBA Championship. Marques Johnson (Player): A five time All Star and First Team All NBA Selection in 1979, Marques Johnson was a…
RIP: Pedro Morales
Feb 13, 2019
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Committee Chairman
Sad news emerged from the world of Pro Wrestling as former Heavyweight Champion, Pedro Morales passed away today at the age of 76. From Puerto Rico, Morales began wrestling in 1959 at the age of 17 and went right to work performing on the midcard all across the country. He would first emerge on the main event scene in Los Angeles for the WWA where he would win the promotion’s Heavyweight Championship by defeating The Destroyer in 1965. L.A. would be his main base of operations for the next few years where he would be a multi-time tag team champion and would…