Posts Tagged ‘Hall of Fame’

Michael Strahan fires back at Warren Sapp after Hall of Fame vote

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Warren Sapp and Michael Strahan, two finalists for the latest Pro Football Hall of Fame voting, have swapped shots after Sapp was elected, but Strahan was not.

After Saturday’s Hall of Fame vote, Sapp went on WDAE Radio with his belief that he couldn’t compete with Strahan’s media presence on Live With Kelly & Michael.

“Say if I rewind this to Saturday at 12 o’clock me and you are sitting and I say, ‘It breaks down whatever and whatever and then you have Michael Strahan and me.  C’mon, the menace and the media darling,’” Sapp told WDAE.  “C’mon.  Madness, or Good Morning America?  I mean, c’mon.”

Strahan apparently felt slighted and fired back at Sapp via Twitter.


  • Published On Feb 08, 2013
  • Five eliminated from Hall of Fame consideration

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    Eight hours of Hall of Fame deliberation among 46 voters concluded late on Saturday afternoon, with the finalists for the Hall of Fame trimmed down to ten. Eliminated during the voting was Art Modell, Eddie DeBartolo Jr., Kevin Greene, Tim Brown and Will Shields.

    The ten finalists in the Hall of Fame class include Bill Parcells, Michael Strahan, Jonathan Ogden, Jerome Bettis, Cris Carter, Andre Reed and Charles Haley.

    The deliberation started at 8 a.m. and continued until 4 p.m. The longest debate was for Parcells, lasting 55 minutes. Only seven candidates can get in, including two senior finalists.


  • Published On Feb 02, 2013
  • Naismith Hall of Fame Announces 2012 Inductees

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    The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced has announced the 12 members of the Class of 2012.

    The Inductees include the following seven prominent figures in the sport of basketball:  five-time NBA All-Star Reggie Miller, the NBA’s all-time winningest coach Don Nelson, three-time National College Player of the Year Ralph Sampson, two-time Olympic gold medalist Katrina McClain, distinguished basketball official and coordinator Hank Nichols, former college and NBA star Jamaal Wilkes and the first women’s professional basketball team, the All American Red Heads.

    They join the five directly elected members who were announced during the NBA All-Star Weekend in February.  The five directly elected members include: two-time ABA MVP Mel Daniels, 1948 Olympic gold medalist Don Barksdale, Lidia Alexeeva from the International Committee, seven-time NBA All-Star Chet Walker and Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight.

    The official induction is scheduled for September 6-8, 2012 in Springfield, Massachusetts.


  • Published On Apr 02, 2012
  • Barry Larkin Named To MLB Hall Of Fame

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    Former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, according to the organization’s official Twitter account.

    This was Larkin’s third time on the Hall of Fame ballot. Last year he received 62.1% of the vote. This year he received 86.4%.

    Larkin played 19 seasons with the Reds, earning trips to 13 All-Star games over the course of his illustrious career. In total he collected 2,340 hits and stole 379 bases while posting career averages of .295/.371/.444. He also won three Gold Gloves over the course of his career.

    In 1995, Larkin was named the National League MVP after hitting .319/.394/.492 with 15 home runs and 51 stolen bases.


  • Published On Jan 09, 2012


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