While " The Wizard of Oz " nickname was an allusion to the 1939 motion picture of the same name, Smith also came to be known as simply " The Wizard " during his playing career, as Smith's Baseball Hall of Fame plaque would later attest.

Ford later said that he was unaware of the existence of the earlier Harrison Ford until he came upon a star with his own name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

" Three Hall of Fame members came out of retirement after their induction and resumed a career in the National League: Gordie Howe, Guy Lafleur and Mario Lemieux.

Also during 1985, Perkins was inducted to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in 1987, wider recognition of his contribution to music came with his induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Although he isn't a member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame ( unlike his uncle Basilio, who is ), in 1990, Ed Brophy and some Canastota businessmen came up with the idea to build the hall of fame in Canastota, to honor Canastota's two native world champions: Basilio and Backus.

In September 2001, the original line-up of The Saints came together for a one-off reunion when they were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) Hall of Fame.

While attending the Major Indoor Soccer League ( MISL ) All-Star game on February 11, 1981, at Madison Square Garden, Jim Foster came up with his version of football and wrote the rules and concepts down on the outside of a manilla folder, which resides at the Arena Football Hall of Fame.

Another of her recent appearances came in CBS's Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, Candles on Bay Street ( 2006 ), in which she played the assistant to a husband-and-wife team of veterinarians.

Long before Doby was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame came induction in the Indians Hall of Fame in August 1966.

On July 7, 1983, at the same time the USFL announced the expansion team, Tatham introduced Hall of Fame member Sid Gillman, who came out of retirement at age 71 to serve as the Director of Operations.

Sandberg is one of two Hall of Famers who came up through the Phillies farm system and earned their Hall of Fame credentials primarily as Cubs, the other being Ferguson Jenkins.

One noted administrator for the Predators was Hall of Fame lineman Jack Youngblood who came to the Predators in 1995 as vice-president and then later, president of the organization.

In early 2001, they came out to the nation on the CBS television program 48HRS in a piece about eating disorders, entitled “ Slim Chance .” They also shared their recovery story in a chapter in a celebrity addiction book called Feeding the Fame.

A member of the " Ole Miss " Athletic Hall of Fame, he was a linebacker of the University of Mississippi who came to the American Football League's New York Titans in the 1960 college draft and helped form the backbone of a New York Jets defense that reached the playoffs in 1968 and 1969, and in 1968 captured the AFL Championship and the World Championship, over the NFL's Baltimore Colts.

Interestingly enough, Biggio's 3, 000 hit came on the same day that Frank Thomas hit his milestone 500th career home run, both marks which are considered to guarantee one's induction into the Hall of Fame.

On October 18, 2008 at Santa Anita Park, Sandy Hawley and seven other U. S. Racing Hall of Fame jockeys came out of retirement for the Living Legends Race that officially counted in their career totals and was specially approved for legalized parimutuel wagering.

* Sinéad Quinn, a singer / songwriter who came second in the first series of BBC's Fame Academy, and has since recorded an album entitled " Ready To Run ".

Celebrity dancing show Strictly Come Dancing ( 2004 – present ) was also a popular success on Saturday nights, although another Saturday night entertainment series, Fame Academy, faced accusations of being too derivative of the output of commercial rivals, and during Heggessey's era the channel frequently came under attack for being too populist and not providing enough serious programming.

Hall of Fame hitter Sam Thompson said of Clarkson: “ I faced him in scores of games and I can truthfully say that never in all that time did I get a pitch that came where I expected it or in the way in which I guessed it was coming .”< ref name =" baseballhalloffame. org ">

Daniels ' first network television appearance came in 1952 when he portrayed the young John Quincy Adams, eldest son of John and Abigail Adams in the Hallmark Hall of Fame drama A Woman for the Ages.

A $ 200, 000 yearling in 1971 ( a significant price for the early 1970s ), " Mr. P ", as he came to be known, was trained by Jimmy Croll, a Hall of Fame member who went on to train Holy Bull.

* Alistair Griffin, singer / songwriter who first came to the public's attention on the 2003 BBC television series Fame Academy 2

He directed the films Zapata: The Dream of a Hero, Like Water for Chocolate ( adapted from the novel written by his ex-wife Laura Esquivel ), A Walk in the Clouds with Keanu Reeves and Anthony Quinn, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame production A Painted House, adapted from the John Grisham novel of the same name.

It was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design's Hall of Fame, along with Sackson, in 2011.

In 2002, Vick set many records and supplied the media with numerous highlights for the season, including rushing for 173 yards in an overtime win at Minnesota, the highest single-game rushing total for an NFL quarterback ever ( Vick's footwear from this game are currently enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame ).

She was honored with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005 for her contributions to the entertainment industry.

On 15 March 2010, Andersson appeared on stage in New York with former wife Anni-Frid Lyngstad to accept ABBA's award of induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

His success with the 49ers was rewarded with his election to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1993.

Ruth retired in 1935 after a short stint with the Boston Braves, and the following year, he became one of the first five players to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The franchise history includes Browns club records and connections with Pro Football Hall of Fame players.

Veteran sportscaster Gary Thorne is the current lead television announcer, with Jim Hunter as his backup along with Hall of Fame member and former Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer and former Oriole infielder Mike Bordick as color analysts.

Some elements are associated with fame, such as appearing on the cover of Time, being spoofed in Mad, having a wax statue in Madame Tussauds, or receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Former Browns QB Otto Graham ( left, with head coach Paul Brown ), who led the Browns to 4 AAFC and 3 NFL Championships, and is a Pro Football Hall of Fame member. While the championship losses sowed bitterness among Cleveland fans who had grown accustomed to winning, the team continued to make progress.

The Bears hold the NFL record for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with 27 members, and the most retired jersey numbers ( 13 ).

Nap Lajoie, who won the 1903 American League Batting Championship with the Indians, and an MLB Hall of Fame r.

He spent 13 seasons as a player with the Cubs, and at the time of his death was regarded as one of the greatest players not in the Hall of Fame.

In 1999, Cronenberg was inducted onto Canada's Walk of Fame and was awarded with the Silver Bear Award at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.

At one point in 1945 – 46, Doris ( as vocalist with the Les Brown Band ) had five Top Ten Hits on the Billboard Hall of Fame.

In 1975, Bowie achieved his first major American crossover success with the number-one single " Fame " and the hit album Young Americans, which the singer characterised as " plastic soul ".

Young Americans yielded Bowie's first US number one, " Fame ", co-written with John Lennon, who contributed backing vocals, and Carlos Alomar.

Continuing the shakeup of the Red Wings roster, the offseason saw the departure of Brendan Shanahan and the return of Dominik Hasek, while Steve Yzerman announced his retirement after a 23-season Hall of Fame career with the Wings, having played the third most games in history ( behind fellow Wings Alex Delvecchio and Nicklas Lidström ) all with a single team.

For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Wray was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6349 Hollywood Blvd.

Geoff is unpopular with the rest of the Frontline staff to the point where he is banned from the Frontline set, but they are all supportive when he unexpectedly achieves popularity with his own one-hour programme in Addicted to Fame ( series 3 ), though he is unaware that Mike demanded the plans for the expansion of the show be cancelled because he was jealous of the attention Geoff was getting.