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Brett Favre to join the Packers HOF

Aug 04, 2014

We were wondering when this was finally going to happen. Although an official date has not been announced, the Green Bay Packers have announced that Brett Favre will enter their franchise’s Hall of Fame in the summer of 2015, and that his number will be officially retired.

On Favre’s website, where the announcement first took place he had the following to say:

“I’m pleased to announce that I will be returning to Green Bay, Wisconsin in 2015 for induction into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and retirement of my jersey.

It was a tremendous honor to play 16 years for the Green Bay Packers. Now to have my name placed among others such as Starr, Hornung, Kramer, Taylor, Lambeau, Nitschke, Lombardi, Davis, White and Hutson is a special honor that I share will all my teammates and coached, and that would not have been possible but for the foresight of Ron Wolf, the greatest GM in the history of the NFL.

I’m truly looking forward to celebrating and sharing this special moment with all of the great fans of the Green Bay Packers.

Go Packers!”

Although Favre is the NFL All Time leader in Completions, Yards and Touchdowns, and accumulated most of that in Green Bay, his constant flip-flopping on retirement held the growth of the Packers back and once he did leave Green Bay to play for the New York Jets, it was not on the best of terms.

It had been reported in the past that Green Bay officials and Brett himself were worried that he would be booed at by the Packers fans at any ceremony honoring his accomplishments at Lambeau. Despite his less than clean departure from the Tundra, Brett Favre certainly deserves to receive this prestigious honor.

Favre is eligible for the Football Hall of Fame in 2016 and should be expected to enter on the first ballot. We would like to congratulate both Favre and the Green Bay Packers on this news.

Football HOF Weekend is here!!!

Aug 03, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

We have openly professed our admiration for the election structure of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and have even patterned are Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame (as well as our upcoming Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) after it. As such, Pro Football Hall of Fame Weekend is a big deal to us and we are going to sit back in revel in the pageantry of the gridiron.

Tonight, starting at 7 PM ET, the Class of 2014 will be giving their induction speeches and they will be on hand for the Hall of Fame Game, which kicks off the NFL exhibition season.

For many Michael Strahan is the headliner, even though he his entering on his second year. Strahan is a two time Super Bowl Champion with the New York Giants and holds the single season Sack record. He has become mainstream famous with his daytime hosting gig with Kelly Ripa and remains in the NFL spotlight as one of the panelists on Fox’s pre and post game show.

To us, the headliner is Derrick Brooks, who we had ranked at number one last year. Brooks was the star of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense that propelled them to a Super Bowl win in 2002. Brooks would make eleven Pro Bowls and was named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2002.

Many fans of the Buffalo Bills will likely be on hand as their former star Wide Receiver, Andre Reed got in after being a finalist the seven years previous. He completes the Bills trifecta of offence stars (Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas) from their four straight AFC Championships in Canton.

Like Brooks, Walter Jones enters the Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot. The former Offensive Lineman spent his entire career with the Seattle Seahawks and was named to nine Pro Bowls.

Aeneas Williams, who was an eight time Pro Bowler, entered Canton on his third ballot. The Cornerback spent the majority of his career with the Cardinals, would lead the NFL in Interceptions in 1994.

Two players chosen by the Senior Nominee Selection Committee, Claude Humphrey and Ray Guy join these five stars.

Humphrey had 122 (unofficial) Quarterback Sacks and anchored the Atlanta Falcons defense for years. Guy was a Finalist seven times and many credited his previous omission to Canton as further evidence that the game of Football had little to no respect for Special Teams players. Guy redefined the position of Punting and is still an iconic figure for kickers coming up today.

We would like to once again extend our congratulations to the Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014 and we will definitely be watching the proceedings this evening.

Hockey List revised! Nicklas Lidstrom now #1

Aug 02, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

We aren’t messing around with revisions any more here at Notinhalloffame.com!

Two months ago, the Hockey Hall of Fame inducted five men who were on our list of those to consider for enshrinement, and as you would expect those were all highly ranked individuals, including three in our top five.

Dominik Hasek was number one on our list last year, and the Czech Goalie entered on the first year of eligibility to the surprise of nobody. Peter Forsberg (who was number four) and Mike Modano (number five) also entered the Hockey Hall of Fame. Pat Burns, who we had at number nine, finally entered the Hall as a builder. There was much hope that Burns would enter the Hall of Fame three years ago, when he was dying of cancer so that he could live to see the day. A minor surprise in our eyes was the induction of Rob Blake, who we had at number eighteen.

This glut of Hockey superstars removed from the top twenty necessitates a major change in the top twenty and at this time we are excited to unveil our new top one hundred for consideration for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.

With Hasek inducted, the number one slot is open. Like last year, we again turn to Europe and again look at someone entering his first year of eligibility.

Nicklas Lidstrom has now entered the number one spot on our Hockey list. The Swedish Defenseman and seven time Norris Trophy Winner should be a lock to enter the Hockey Hall of Fame on his first year of eligibility. Lidstrom also won four Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and the Olympic Gold Medal with Sweden.

Don Cherry, the controversial CBC broadcaster and former Jack Adams Trophy winner for the Coach of the Year in the NHL remains on the number two slot. Cherry, who was named as one of the top ten Canadians on a poll from CBC, remains an iconic figure in Canadian hockey.

Chris Pronger, who is making his debut on the Notinhalloffame Hockey List, will own the number three ranking. Pronger, a former Hart Trophy winner and Norris Trophy winner, was also a Stanley Cup winner with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007.

The number four spot goes to Sergei Federov, who like Pronger and Lidstrom enters his first year of eligibility for the Hockey Hall of Fame. The former superstar from Russia is the highest ranked forward on our list.

Fellow Russian, Sergei Makarov returns to our list at number five. Makarov has been in our top five for every year since our list’s inception until last year, and the former Red Army superstar finally goes up on the list as opposed to his perpetual plummeting.

The remaining five in the top ten starts with Paul Kariya who dropped from three to six. Despite three players in the top five receiving induction, Kariya dropped three spots as your voting and reevaluation has caused him to fall out of the top five. Remember, our lists were always meant to be fluid and aided by your input.

Rounding out the top five is Eric Lindros at seven and Mark Recchi at eight (the two had flip flopped their positions from last year), Theoren Fleury at nine (who moved up from eleven) and Dave Andreychuck at ten, which was the position he was in last year.

There are two more new additions, though they are on the tail end of the list. Former New York Islander and Ottawa Senator, Alexei Yashin debuts in the 86 spot. Ten slots below, Brian Rolston makes his first appearance at number 96.

As always, you know what we expect of you! Please vote on the new entries and let us know what you think of these players and who should be in the next Hockey Hall of Fame Class.

Teemu Selanne's number to be retired by Anaheim

Aug 02, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

The Anaheim Ducks have announced that they will retire their first number in the history of their franchise. Teemu Selanne, who spent fifteen seasons with the team and announced his retirement from the NHL, a month ago, will see his number 8, hung to the rafters in a ceremony on January 11, 2015 next season. That night will see the Anaheim Ducks face the Winnipeg Jets, the first team that the “Finnish Flash” played for in the National Hockey League.

As a member of the Anaheim Ducks (and prior to the name change the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) Selanne would generate close to 1,000 (988 specifically) in Southern California and win his lone Maurice Richard Trophy (which was the inaugural) leading the NHL in Goals scored in the 1998/99 season. Selanne would also win the Bill Masterton Trophy in 2006. He would also be a member of the Duck’s first Stanley Cup win in 2007.

The superstar from Finland will likely enter the Hockey Hall of Fame once eligible, and in looking up and Anaheim roster, it is next to impossible to imagine any other member of the team’s history receiving this honor.

At this time, we here at Notinhalloffame.com would like congratulate both Teemu Selanne and the Anaheim Ducks for this upcoming event.

The regular visitors here at Notinhalloffame.com know that we will be looking overall at the major North American sports franchises and how they handle their past stars. This addition will certainly elevate the Ducks in our eventual rankings.

We would like to congratulate both Teemu Selanne and the Anaheim Ducks at this time.