I have been a baseball fan since 1972, pouring over stat books from decades before I was born, and I swear, I don't remember even hearing of George Kell before he was voted into the Hall.
Several years ago, I was out in the field working when a car pulled up and the driver asked me how to get to the Harley Hotel. I just stammered and stared because I recognized the wonderful gentleman, the TV voice and face of the Detroit Tigers for many years--George Kell. Kell, by the way, was very active in the Arkansas Republican Party--if that didn't qualify him for the Hall, well his career batting average did.