Tag Archives: Hall Of Fame
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This Day In Sports History (January 29th) — Baseball Hall of Fame
It was on this day in 1936 that the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its first members. The five men chosen to be the first inductees were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson. Perhaps the most notable player on this list is Ty Cobb, who holds several prestigious MLB records, including [...]
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Bill Murray Was Inducted Into The South Atlantic League Hall of Fame (Video)
Bill Murray is pretty damn awesome. You probably don’t need any further evidence of this, but in case you do, here’s a video of his induction speech into the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame. Despite Murray’s professed ignorance as to why he was asked into the Hall (“nobody’s ever asked me to be in [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 9th) — Satchel Paige
It was on this day in 1971 that Satchel Paige became the first player from the Negro-League to be elected into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. Paige was unanimously chosen to be the first Negro-Leaguer in the Hall due to his pitching dominance during the 30’s and 40’s. Paige was a superstar and the Negro-League’s [...]
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9 Obscure Sports Museums
In the past seven weeks, the sporting press has spilled a lot of ink (both real ink and, in the case of sports websites like this one, virtual ink) covering the 2011 inductions to both the baseball and football halls of fame. It makes sense, of course, since these are some of the most popular [...]
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Deion Sanders’ Bust Looks Nothing Like Deion Sanders (Pics)
<a href="http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/deio How To Get Ex Husband Back Thru My Kid n-sanders-bust.jpg”> Deion Sanders’ bust can be described as exactly that – a bust. The definition we are talking about is not “a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure.” Instead, the type of “bust” we are referring to is “a failure,” which is exactly how [...]
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9 Overlooked Players Who Should be in the MLB Hall of Fame
Baseball, being so rich in nostalgia and steeped in tradition, holds sacred the Hall of Fame in a manner that no other sport does. Consequently, any snubs at the hand of the induction committee are seen, justifiably, as slights against a given player’s legacy. However, there are only so many spots that can be handed [...]
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Michael Irvin Had Sex In His Hall Of Fame Jacket
With the NFL Hall Of Fame Game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys only a few days away, now is the time for inductees, old and new, to reminisce about their experience and what it means to be a Hall of Famer. Perhaps no one has shown such pride in putting on that [...]
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Vintage Roberto Alomar McCain: “Catch The Taste!” (Video)
Apparently this clip has been making its way around the internet for a while now, but its too funny to pass up an opportunity to share it here. Roberto Alomar, former Blue Jay great and Hall of Fame hopeful was the pitchman for McCain Punch once upon a time. The only thing better than a [...]
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The Day Joe Thornton Met TPS Writer Ron Canada
Total Pro Sports – This past February 16th, I decided to take advantage of the family day long weekend in Canada and get as far away from my family as possible, so I figured a trip to the Big Apple would suffice. When I arrived at my hotel, there were two teenagers standing there, stocking me [...]
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Mike Green Donates His Stick To The Hall Of Fame
Total Pro Sports – After declining the NHL’s first request to donate his hockey stick after setting a record by a defenseman scoring in 8 consecutive games. Mike Green has changed his mind and has donated the hockey stick to the Hall. Mike Green at first was little hesitant to donate the stick because he [...]
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A-Fraud? The Saddening Truth
Total Pro Sports – What has baseball become? America’s game is so deep in a steroid scandal, it begs the question if the integrity of the game will ever be saved. Alex Rodriguez admitted today to using steroids through the 2001-2003 seasons. And while an admission and an apology is a start, his statement comes [...]
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Alex Rodriguez Admits To Using Steroids
Total Pro Sports – ESPN has just released a statement that Alex Rodriguez has admitted to using steroids through the 2001-2003 season. “When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day,” Rodriguez told ESPN’s Peter Gammons in an [...]
