Called Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country Rock, it will span from the 1960s to the 1980s, and will start. The next major exhibit will also delve into the California influence in country, just later in the timeline. The original band was to last only through 1982, with two band members dying from drug overdose.Ĭhrissie Hynde has used many different configurations of the Pretenders over the years, sometimes drawing musicians from other bands but often using session musicians for her recordings. A few years ago, the Hall of Fame also delved into the Bakersfield Sound coming out of California. The band had success with two singles in the UK in 1979 before releasing their first album in 1980, which reached #1 in the UK, and the top 10 in the US. Chrissie Hynde was raised in Ohio, but moved to England in the 70s.Īfter gigs writing for New Musical Express and working in Malcolm McLaren’s SEX boutique, Hynde playing in a couple of bands before forming the Pretenders in 1978. Eight of those 12 are Hall of Famers and the four who haven't made it recently retired and could be on their way.The Pretenders successfully crossed the divide between punk and new wave to top 40 rock radio starting with their first release in the 1970s.
Only 12 players in NFL history have crossed the 14,000-yard mark. That would add 5,300 yards to his career total, which would put him at 14,000 career receiving yards. Then he plays another three years through his age 35 season and picks up another 2,100 receiving yards. Let's say over the next three years he finishes with 3,200 receiving yards. By the time his current contract with the Chargers is up he is going to be the team's all-time leader in receiving yards, which is going to make it very hard to not induct him in the Hall of Fame.Īllen's game should translate well and I would not be surprised if he plays into his late 30s. We might see Allen start to regress some but he still should have another two years, at the very least, of 1,000-yard football in him. While Allen has never been the best receiver in the league, he has constantly put up big numbers for the Chargers and still has more to accomplish. Keenan Allen has the best Hall of Fame odds of anyone on this list as he has been around for long enough and has put up the numbers to back it up. That raises the question, which current LA Chargers have the best chance of making the Hall of Fame in the future? There are 4 Chargers who have a pretty good chance of making the Hall of Fame as it stands today: Gates is not in the Hall of Fame yet because he is not yet eligible but he should undoubtedly be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
However, there still is older talent on the roster and while the Chargers do not have an Antonio Gates-like veteran, they do have players who have a good chance of following in Gates's footsteps as a Hall of Famer. There is a lot of talent on this roster that is ready to make a Super Bowl run and in theory, that talent is only going to get better. The LA Chargers are a relatively young team as they head into the 2022 season, which is exactly how the front office drew it up.