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Willie McGee and Jim Edmonds to the Cardinals HOF

May 01, 2014

The St. Louis Cardinals, who launched their franchise’s Hall of Fame in January of this year, has announced that four new members will be inducted along with the twenty-two men who were inducted immediately.

Those initial twenty-two, were players and contributors who were already inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after having extensive service with the St. Louis Cardinals. It was announced that the fans would be able to vote on a ballot of eight former Cardinals, whereby the top two would also be inducted.

The votes are in and the Cardinals fans chose Willie McGee and Jim Edmonds to join the esteemed Hall. McGee won the 1985 National League MVP Award on a season where he won the Batting Title, a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove Award.

Jim Edmonds was a part of the 2006 World Series Championship Team and earned three All Star appearances and three Gold Gloves. The popular outfielder smacked 241 Home Runs while playing there.

The special “Red Ribbon Committee” added Marty Marion, “The Octopus” to their Hall of Fame. Marion was not known for his hitting, but he was regarded as the top defensive infielder in his day and he won the 1944 NL MVP Award.

The Cardinals themselves chose longtime broadcaster, Mike Shannon, who served in that capacity for four decades.

We would again like to congratulate the St. Louis Cardinals for putting together a quality Hall of Fame that is fan interactive and recognizes their glorious past.

Country Music HOF adds Crystal Gayle Exhibit

May 01, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

The Country Music Hall of Fame is at it again. With their size now doubled from the year previous they have had room for new exhibits, a new theatre and as such, a week after they announced a Kenny Rogers exhibit, a spotlight exhibit on Crystal Gayle will be gracing the Hall next month.

Dubbed “Crystal Gayle: When I Dream”, the exhibit will showcase her awards, her fashion and personal memorabilia starting from May 2 to November 3 of this year. Gayle will be on hand on the 3^rd of May for a concert, which will be streamed on the museum’s website.

The younger sister of Country Music icon, Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle was best known for her floor length hair and Country Pop success. Her biggest hit, “Don’t it Make it Brown Eyes Blue” was one of the biggest songs of the 1970’s, and is still well known today.

Again, we commend the Country Music Hall of Fame for being one of the most innovative of its kind.

Women's Boxing Hall of Fame debuts first class

Apr 30, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

We here at Notinhalloffame.com are fascinated with the creation of new Halls of Fame (especially since we have made two of our own). As such we are very curious to see how the new International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame will grow now that they have named their first ever Class.

The inaugural Class of 2014 includes the following six women:

Barbara Buttrick, an English pioneer in the sport who competed in the Flyweight and Bantamweight division and stood an inch under five feet. She had an unverified record of 30-1-1, and was recognized in 1957 as the first ever women’s boxing champion when she defeated Phyllis Kugler in a match in San Antonio by unanimous decision.

Bonnie Canino spent sixteen years as a Kickboxer and Boxer in the late 80’s and 90’s. Canino held the WIBF and IFBA Featherweight Titles and had an 11 and 4 Boxing record.

Christy Martin might very well be considered the headliner of the inaugural class. Martin signed with Don King and became the most famous female boxer of her day. In the eyes of many, her pugilistic prowess legitimized female boxing. Martin retired with a record of 49-7-3 with 31 Knockouts.

Regina Halmich was born in Germany and competed for fifteen years from 1993 to 2007. She was the first Continental European Female Boxing superstar and she won three IFBA Titles in three different weight classes. Halmich finished her career with a record of 54-1-1.

Lucia Rijker was born in the Netherlands and has been referred to as the most dangerous woman in the world by multiple publications. She starred as a Kickboxer and would later become undefeated in the boxing realm amassing a 17 and 0 record.

Jo-Ann Hagen is inducted posthumously and is one of the early pioneers of Women’s Boxing.

The ceremony will take place on July 10^th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

RIP: Dr. Jack Ramsay

Apr 28, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

It was reported that Dr. Jack Ramsay passed away to today at the age of 89. Ramsay was best known for his twenty-one seasons as a Head Coach in the National Basketball Association, most famously for leading the Portland Trailblazers to their only Championship to date. This was accomplished in his first season in Oregon a year after the Blazer had failed to even make the playoffs. Overall, Ramsay had a winning percentage of .525 and he was known as being ahead of the curve in regards to conditioning of his players.

After his coaching career ended in 1988, he would later take a broadcasting job with the Miami Heat in 1992 which he would hold for eleven years. The Portland Trailblazers would later retire the number 77 (the year that they won the title) in his honor and in 1992 he would be selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com offer our condolences to the family and friend of Dr. Jack Ramsay at this time.