Leroy /le-roy/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced LEE-roy, le-ROY. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Leroy is the king. From the French phrase Le Roi. Occupational name: one of the servants or pages of the king. Poet Amiri Baraka was originally named Everett LeRoi Jones.
Mike Alstott for the NFL Hall of Fame. On Thursday of last week I opined on the Bucpower Forum that Mike Alstotts jersey should be retired by the Buccaneers. I continue to stand by that. I further stated that I did not think Alstott would be worthy of enshrinement in the Professional Football Hall of Fame.
Ken Griffey Jr. sets record for highest Hall of Fame voting percentage Ken Griffey Jr. sets record for highest Hall of Fame voting percentage With 99.3 percent of the BBWAA vote, Ken Griffey Jr. has broken Tom Seaver's record. The 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame class is Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey Jr. We found out as much on Wednesday evening. Further, we found out that there's a new record-holder when it comes to the percentage of the BBWAA Hall of Fame vote. It's Junior, as he was named on 437 of the 440 votes, or 99.318 percent. The former record-holder was Tom Seaver at 98.84 percent of the vote. Here's the new top 20, in tenths of a percent with the year elected: