Jared Allen ripped his pants while being inducted into the Hall of Fame over the weekend. At the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, the former star defensive end celebrated his enshrinement with a wardrobe malfunction. After receiving his gold jacket, Allen performed his signature “calf-roping” sack dance while on stage with his family. Jared Allen rips …
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I quit on Nick Saban to play college basketball before making NFL history with Hall of Fame induction
Only 15 undrafted players have entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Nobody has ever made it to Canton without playing a snap of college football, but that is about to change. 3 Gates was honored ahead of the hall of Fame GameCredit: Getty Antonio Gates is one of the greatest tight ends ever to grace the field and will …
Read More »Sterling Sharpe inducted into Pro Football HOF: Induction long overdue for Packers star WR
When the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined its 2025 class in Canton, Ohio on Saturday, perhaps the NFL’s greatest wide receiver that the average football fan isn’t familiar with finally received his due: Sterling Sharpe. No, this isn’t a typo referring to Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe. This story and this weekend is about Sterling, Shannon’s older …
Read More »Ichiro Praises Former Red Sox Pitcher During Induction Speech
The class of 2025 was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame with Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dave Parker and Dick Allen all receiving the prestigious honor during a well-attended ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday. Wagner, who was the only inductee who played for the Boston Red Sox during his career, was selected on his 10th …
Read More »Ichiro Suzuki adds humorous touches to Hall of Fame induction ceremonies
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — If you want someone for your next celebrity roast, Ichiro Suzuki could be your guy. Mixing sneaky humor with heartfelt messages, the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame stole the show Sunday in Cooperstown. Morning showers and gloomy skies delayed the ceremonies by an hour, but the moisture gave way …
Read More »Dick Allen’s Hall of Fame induction: Bill James has no apologies for cruel criticism of him
On Sept. 9, 2014, three months before the members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Golden Era Committee would vote to determine whether any of the 10 candidates on their ballot were worthy of induction, the writer and statistician Bill James wrote an email inspired, at least partially, by a vague threat. Dick Allen was one of those candidates. …
Read More »Glorious Retro Caps All Across Baseball for Hall of Fame Induction Weekend – SportsLogos.Net News
Major League Baseball will honour this year’s Hall of Fame induction weekend with a look back into the past across the league as all 30 teams wear retro-style caps during games played July 25 through 27. It marks the first time every club has worn a specially designed throwback cap for the occasion. The caps, each designed by New Era, …
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