S32 ISFL Hall of Fame Class

[Kotasa]

Hello ISFL! I wanna first apologize for the lateness of this post. Taking over has been a rough transition along with the hiring process and the holidays. It's been a little crazy but hopefully with a season under our belts after the transition we can be more prompt with next season's class!

S32 Hall of Fame Ballot Results

As a quick summary, in order to be inducted into the Hall of Fame a player needs to be voted in by 2/3 of voters - if they receive 1/3 of the votes they will stay on the ballot for the next season.

As was passed in the S23 Rules Summit, we have formed a Hall of Fame Committee! The committee this season was made up of TomHanks,Woelkers, daybe, Frostbite, JuOSu, manicmav36, nunccoepi, PigSnout, and run_cmc!

With these nine, our requirements are 6 votes to be inducted and 3 votes to stay on the ballot.

Note: As was noted in the S29 Open Newsletter, the general user base can now nominate players, general managers, and user contributors for consideration or re-consideration to the Hall of Fame! Publicly-submitted nominees must be sponsored by a HOF Committee member to be entered into the voting process. You can click HERE to nominate someone for consideration to the S33 ballot. Any players/general managers/user contributors that make it to the ballot via this method will be denoted with a †. As an additional note, players will still have to receive approval from half of the committee after being sponsored by a committee member to proceed to the final ballot.

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- ISFL Player Hall of Fame -

Now, I'm pleased to introduce our newest members of the International Simulation Football League Hall of Fame! Welcome to the Hall of Fame:

Dermot Lavelle Jr. (@White Cornerback), Ashley Owens (@run_CMC), David Rector (@ddrector) and Austin McCormick (@Nokazoa)!

(S16) - Dermot Lavelle Jr. - @White Cornerback - CB
(S16-S25)

(S26-S28)

Dermot Lavelle Jr., the Lavelle family is known for their elite ability to cover and to return kicks and punts. With Dermot Lavelle Sr. being one of the greatest defenders to play the game, expectations were sky high for Jr. and he delivered. When he retired he was 2nd in pass deflections only behind his father. While he did not break that record from his father he did manage to be first in both punt and kick return yards and remains there to this day. After speaking with @White Cornerback he wanted to honor both teams he suited up for in the Baltimore Hawks and the Austin Copperheads upon his induction as his antics were well known by both teams. 200 pass defelections, and ranking top 40 in all purpose yards as a defender is no easy feat, along with a few awards and plenty of pro-bowls it’s safe to say Lavelle Jr. is one of the best to do it.

Full List of Accomplishments:
S16 - S28 (First eligible for HOF in S32)
AUS (S16 - S25)
BAL (S26 - S28)
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S20 Ultimus Champion (AUS)
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AWARDS
1x Cornerback of the Year (S24)
1x Returner of the Year (S24)
7x Pro Bowler (S17 - S20, S22 - S24)
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CAREER RECORDS
#4 Career DEF PD (200.00)

#1 Career KR (457.00)
#1 Career KR Yards (11,250)
#1 Career PR (370.00)
#2 Career PR yards (3,378)
#8 KR TDs (3.00)
#5 Career PR TDs (5.00)
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SEASON RECORDS
#3 Season KR TDs (S24 - 2.00)
#4 Season PR TDs (S17 - 2.00)
#18 Season PRs (S25 - 43.00)
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GAME RECORDS
Game DEF TD: #5 (1.00)
Game PR yards: #16 (S20 - W11 - 122.00)
Game PR yards #17 (S21 - W13 - 120.00)
Game PR TD #3 (1.00)
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POSTSEASON CAREER RECORDS
#15 Career DEF PD (13.00)
#18 Career DEF Int (2.00)
#2 Career DEF TD (1.00)

(S15) - Ashley Owens - run_CMC - RB
(S17-S18)

(S19-S24)

(S25-S27)

Ashley Owns is one of the best football players to grace ISFL fields. From the moment he entered the league teams knew he was going to be a handful for years to come, snagging himself a offensive rookie of the year with 1,500 scrimmage yards and 7 TDs, it was known from then on Owens would be a yardage monster. In an era full of elite RBs Owens was a unicorn in that he was a receiving threat. In only one of Owen’s seasons did he have less than 500 receiving yards, even in the later years he continued elite production through the air and on the ground. Owens was the first elite offensive talent we’ve seen in New York, having over 3,500 total yards in S25 was enough to secure himself a running back of the year award along with an offensive player of the year award. He is third in all time scrimmage yards and first in total yardage among all players. The most impressive bit is that he did all of this in 10 seasons. Owens is truly one of the best offensive players of all time.

Full List of Accomplishments:
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S22 Ultimus Champion (COL)

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AWARDS

1x Offensive Player of the Year (S25)

1x Offensive Rookie of the Year (S17)

1x Running Back of the Year (S25)

5x Pro Bowler (S18, S19, S20, S24, S25)

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CAREER RECORDS

#7 Career Rush Att (2361.00)

#10 Career Rush Yds (9109.00)

#19 Career Rush Lg (1553.00)

#11 Career Rush TD (71.00)

#5 Career ST KR (329.00)

#6 Career ST KRYds (8057.00)

#12 Career ST PRYds (1690.00)

#3 Career ST KRLng (4158.00)

#10 Career ST PRLng (1252.00)

#19 Career ST KR_TD (2.00)

#20 Career ST PR_TD (1.00)

#11 Career ST PR (192.00)

#1 Career AllPurpose Yds (25119.00)

#3 Career Scrimmage Yds (15372.00)

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SEASON RECORDS

#4 Season Rush Att (S25 - 397.00)

#11 Season Rush Yds (S25 - 1542.00)

#8 Season ST KR (S25 - 50.00)

#16 Season ST KRYds (S25 - 1301.00)

#17 Season ST KR_TD (S24 - 1.00)

#17 Season ST KR_TD (S25 - 1.00)

#15 Season ST PR_TD (S21 - 1.00)

#1 Season AllPurpose Yds (S25 - 3597.00)

#5 Season Scrimmage Yds (S25 - 2048.00)

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GAME RECORDS

Game ST KRLng: #1 (S24W12 - 108.00)

Game ST KR_TD: #1 (S24W12 - 1.00)

Game ST KR_TD: #1 (S25W1 - 1.00)

Game ST PR_TD: #3 (S21W5 - 1.00)

Game ST PR: #20 (S22W12 - 6.00)

Game ST PR: #20 (S26W4 - 6.00)

Game ST PRAvg: #12 (S25W6 - 69.00)

Game AllPurpose Yds: #8 (S25W9 - 374.00)

Game AllPurpose Yds: #13 (S25W15 - 341.00)

Game AllPurpose Yds: #17 (S23W8 - 335.00)

Game Scrimmage Yds: #19 (S21W12 - 215.00)

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POSTSEASON CAREER RECORDS

#1 Career Rush Att (231.00)

#5 Career Rush Yds (857.00)

#9 Career Rush Lg (143.00)

#13 Career Rush TD (5.00)

#2 Career ST KR (28.00)

#6 Career ST KRYds (690.00)

#3 Career ST PRYds (219.00)

#5 Career ST KRLng (343.00)

#5 Career ST PRLng (129.00)

#3 Career ST PR (24.00)

#3 Career AllPurpose Yds (2133.00)

#6 Career Scrimmage Yds (1224.00)

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POSTSEASON SEASON RECORDS

#10 Season AllPurpose Yds (S22 - 463.00)

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POSTSEASON GAME RECORDS

Game Rush Att: #3 (S21W14 - 35.00)

Game Rush Att: #7 (S23W18 - 33.00)

Game Rush Yds: #18 (S23W18 - 121.00)

Game ST KR: #12 (S18W14 - 5.00)

Game AllPurpose Yds: #8 (S23W18 - 286.00)

(S18) - David Rector - ddrector - CB
(S18-S27)

David Rector was an unsung hero in a time the league was dominated by a tenacious NOLA defense. For the majority of his career he was tasked with locking down a team's second option, and while some may look at this as a way to discredit him. It showed his talent off that much better, Rector was a real nose to the ground grinder, over the seasons he showed why you don’t get to pass in New Orleans. Over the seasons Rector accumulated 31 interceptions, good for 15th of all time along with being 20th in all time pass deflections. Rector’s claim to fame came in S26 where he had one of the most dominant seasons of any cornerback, being able to get the Lineback of the year again defensive player of the year award, cornerback of the year and add a second pro bowl to his resume. Understanding what Rector brought to the NOLA defense in a time where they were historically great it is no wonder why he’s in the HOF.

Full List of Accomplishments:
S21 Ultimus Champion (NOLA)
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AWARDS
1x Defensive Player of the Year (S26)
1x Performance of the Year (S22)
1x Cornerback of the Year (S26)
2x Pro Bowler (S22, S26)
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CAREER RECORDS
#20 Career DEF PD (168.00)
#15 Career DEF Int (31.00)
#13 Career ST PR_TD (2.00)
#16 Career ST KRAvg (27.87)
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SEASON RECORDS
#18 Season DEF PD (S26 - 32.00)
#12 Season DEF Int (S26 - 7.00)
#12 Season DEF TD (S26 - 2.00)
#10 Season ST KRYds (S25 - 1330.00)
#19 Season ST PRYds (S26 - 426.00)
#17 Season ST KR_TD (S25 - 1.00)
#15 Season ST PR_TD (S24 - 1.00)
#15 Season ST PR_TD (S26 - 1.00)
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GAME RECORDS
Game DEF PD: #7 (S26W1 - 7.00)
Game DEF PD: #15 (S22W6 - 6.00)
Game DEF Int: #2 (S22W6 - 3.00)
Game DEF TD: #5 (S26W3 - 1.00)
Game DEF TD: #5 (S26W12 - 1.00)
Game DEF TD: #5 (S27W2 - 1.00)
Game ST KR: #6 (S25W12 - 7.00)
Game ST PRYds: #15 (S26W3 - 124.00)
Game ST PRLng: #19 (S26W3 - 86.00)
Game ST KR_TD: #1 (S25W3 - 1.00)
Game ST PR_TD: #3 (S24W15 - 1.00)
Game ST PR_TD: #3 (S26W3 - 1.00)
Game Other Penalties: #11 (S19W2 - 3.00)
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POSTSEASON CAREER RECORDS
#12 Career DEF PD (14.00)
#18 Career ST PRYds (107.00)
#12 Career ST PR (14.00)
#14 Career ST KRAvg (33.44)
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POSTSEASON SEASON RECORDS
#9 Season ST KRYds (S26 - 234.00)
#6 Season ST PRYds (S26 - 107.00)
#6 Season ST KRLng (S26 - 139.00)
#15 Season ST PRLng (S26 - 45.00)
#1 Season ST PR (S26 - 13.00)
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POSTSEASON GAME RECORDS
Game DEF Int: #15 (S19W14 - 1.00)
Game ST PR: #11 (S26W17 - 5.00)
Game ST KRAvg: #9 (S26W17 - 47.00)

(S19) - Austin McCormick - Nokazoa - TE
(S19-S28)

Austin McCormick provided a safety net for NOLA QBs for the nine seasons he was with the team. Becoming one of the best TEs in history in the process. In a time many TEs played out of the slot McCormick stayed lined up at the line, coming off the OL to not only clobber defensive lineman but snag plenty of receptions on his way to ranking 18th in career receptions. On top of this McCormick showed his dominance, after winning the Ultimus McCormick would then go on to win tight end of the year in back to back seasons, along with ranking up 6 probowls. McCormick also holds the 2nd place spot for postseason career records, showing off his receiving ability in full force when it mattered most. A well deserved spot in the hall for one of the greatest pure TEs of his era.

Full List of Accomplishments:
S21 Ultimus Champion (NOLA)

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AWARDS

2x Tight End of the Year (S22, S23)

6x Pro Bowler (S21, S22, S23, S24, S26, S27)

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CAREER RECORDS

#18 Career Rec Rec (694.00)

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POSTSEASON CAREER RECORDS

#2 Career Rec Rec (87.00)

#15 Career Rec Yds (806.00)

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POSTSEASON SEASON RECORDS

#6 Season Rec Rec (S27 - 20.00)

#10 Season Rec Rec (S26 - 18.00)

#20 Season Rec TD (S26 - 2.00)

#7 Season Rec Tar (S27 - 27.00)

Congratulations to our new Hall of Famers!

Here's how the ballot broke down:
* indicates number of ballots the player has previously been on
^ indicates number of renominations the player has received

Inducted:
  9/9 - Dermot Lavelle Jr.
  9/9 - Ashley Owens
  9/9 - Austin McCormick
  6/9 - David Rector

Remains on ballot:
  5/9 - Jay Cue

Removed from ballot:
  2/9 - Lanzer Grievous*****
  2/9 - Jammerson Irving
  1/9 - Mervin Leonard
  1/9 - Haha Mango-Panda
  0/9 - Richard D'Attoria V
  0/9 - Tyron Brackenridge
  0/9 - Honda Edmond
  0/9 - Shane Masters
  0/9 - Tyrone Biggums
  0/9 - Jed Podolak
  0/9 - Darrel Williams
  0/9 - Chika Fujiwara
  0/9 - John Smirh
  0/9 - Rando Cardrissian
  0/9 - Greedy Sly


3 out of 4 of our nominees being Dermot Lavelle Jr., Ashley Owens, and Austin McCormick are the 31st 32nd and 33rd players to receive a unanimous induction to the Hall of Fame, joining Ian Bavitz, Mike Boss, Dan Miller, Reg Mackworthy, Angus Winchester, Owen Taylor, Dermot Lavelle, Paul DiMirio, Trey Willie, Dean Jackson, Andre Bly Jr, Austin Roenick, Borkus Maximus III, Mason Brown, Verso L'Alto, Vinny Valentine, Kazimir Oles, Dan Schneider, Lennox Garnett, Kulture Fulture, Danny Grithead, Errol Maddox, James Bishop, Thorian Skarsgard, Cooter Bigsby, Mo Berry, Alex Selich, Johnny Snuggles, Franklin Armstrong,and Alex Dasistwirklichseinnachname

Finally, as passed in the S26 Rules Summit, players can be renominated to the Player Hall of Fame if they receive the approval of over half of the committee. This season, no players were renominated for the Hall of Fame.

No players were renominated for HOF this season.

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- ISFL User Hall of Fame -

Now, we move on to the User Hall of Fame! As passed in the S24 Rules Summit, the rules for the User HOF have changed:

- To be inducted, a user will need to obtain "YES" votes from 2/3 of the voters.
- Users will remain on the ballot for 3 seasons before being removed from the ballot.
- Users who have been removed from the ballot can be renominated by the committee.

This season, we have no inductees to the User Hall of Fame.

Here is how the ballot broke down:
* indicates number of ballots the player has previously been on
^ indicates number of renominations the player has received


Remains on ballot:
5/9 - PigSnout***^†

Removed from ballot:
2/9 - Oles***†


All nominees with two or more asterisks next to their name will be removed from the next ballot and eligible for re-nomination.

There were no new nominations or renominations for the S31 User Hall of Fame Ballot.

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- ISFL General Manager Hall of Fame -

Finally, we move on to the General Manager Hall of Fame. As was passed in the S25 Rules Summit, the GM HOF has been created. This will follow the same nomination/induction process as the User HOF.

Frostbite
:Sailfish: (S22-S30)

Frostbite took an expansion team and made them into a force to be feared for seasons to come. The mantra Frostsuxlmap does not apply when coming to his ability to build a team. In Frost’s time with the Sailfish they only missed the playoffs once. Spouting a great 63% win percentage over his career along with two championships Frost did amazing things with the Sailfish. A GMOTY to top it all off cements Frost’s place in the GM HOF even if it was a bit later than others would want.

Full List of Accomplishments:
1x GMOTY (S27)
2x Championships (S27, S30)

FlyEaglesFly
(S17-S18)
(S20-S30)

FlyEaglesFly is one of only four general managers to enter the 100 win club, doing so on a 62% win rate, which is no easy feat looking across the board. Fly took a team that had been the Buffalo Bills of the ISFL, constantly making the dance but coming up short, and turned them into a team to fear if they made it to the postseason. A consistent contender over his 10 year tenure in Yellowknife and it showed, 1 ultimus ring is hard enough to get for most GMs, three is an incredible accomplishment. 69% win rate in the postseason along with a GMOTY in S23 secures Fly’s place in the Hall.

Full List of Accomplishments:
1x GMOTY (S23)
3x Championships (S23,S26,S28)

Here's how the ballot broke down:
* indicates number of ballots the player has previously been on
^ indicates number of renominations the player has received

Inducted:
  7/9 - Frostbite***^†
  7/9 - FlyEaglesFly

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For counting purposes:

Player HOF:

1. Orange County Otters - 14
2. Baltimore Hawks - 13
3. New Orleans Second Line - 10
4. Yellowknife Wraiths - 9
5. Colorado Yeti - 8
6. Arizona Outlaws - 6
7. San Jose SaberCats - 4
8. Austin Copperheads - 3
8. Philadelphia Liberty - 3
10. Chicago Butchers - 1
10. Las Vegas Legion - 1
10. Unaffiliated - 1
10. New York Silverbacks - 1
14. Sarasota Sailfish - 0
14. Honolulu Hahalua - 0
14. Berlin Fire Salamanders - 0
*Boss Tweed went in unaffiliated. He played for the Colorado Yeti and Yellowknife Wraiths.
Both Dermot Lavelle Jr. and Ashley Owens had asked to be inducted as a member of two different teams. We have decided to allow this thus increasing their represented teams each by one

S0 Players - 1*
S1 Players - 16
S2 Players - 6
S3 Players - 3
S4 Players - 1
S5 Players - 3
S6 Players - 4
S7 Players - 3
S8 Players - 1
S9 Players - 3
S10 Players - 3
S11 Players - 4
S12 Players - 4
S13 Players - 3
S14 Players - 2
S15 Players - 7
S16 Players - 4
S17 Players - 1
S18 Players - 2
S19 Players - 1

*King Bronko was undrafted in the S1 ISFL Draft as he was automatically selected to the Arizona Outlaws via GM Pick.

General Manager HOF:

1. Orange County Otters - 3
1. Yellowknife Wraiths - 3
3. Baltimore Hawks - 2
4. New Orleans Second Line - 1
4. Sarasota Sailfish - 1
5. Arizona Outlaws - 0
5. Austin Copperheads - 0
5. Chicago Butchers - 0
5. Colorado Yeti - 0
5. Philadelphia Liberty - 0
5. San Jose SaberCats - 0
5. Las Vegas Legion - 0
5. Honolulu Hahalua - 0
5. New York Silverbacks - 0
5. Berlin Fire Salamanders - 0

[qWest]

frost is good lmap

[Raven]

Congrats to everyone introduced!

[Starboy]

Bad HoF. Chika should be in

[infinitempg]

@run_CMC <3

[zaynzk]

Owens was dominant on the silverbacks happy he decided to half and half his jersey <3

[.Laser]

Excellent class here!

[mithrandir]

Congrats to all, but especially to my guys Noka and Rector. So well-deserved

[LB3737]

Frolf unanimous smh

[moonlight]

Jay Cue dangerously close to the HOF