- Cy Young
Denton True "Cy" Young was an American baseball player who pitched for five different major league teams from 1890 to 1911. He established numerous professional pitching records during his 22-year career in the majors, some of which have stood for a century. Young retired with 511 career wins, the most in MLB history and 94 more wins than Walter Johnson, who is second on the list. In honor of Young's contributions to Major League Baseball, MLB created the Cy Young Award, … - Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson became the first African-American professional baseball player of the modern era in 1947. While not the first African American professional baseball player in history, his Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended approximately eighty years of baseball segregation, also known as the baseball color line. The Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Robinson in 1962 and he was a member of six World Series teams. - Frank Thomas
Frank Joseph Thomas (born June 11, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1951-58), Cincinnati Reds (1959), Chicago Cubs (1960-61), Milwaukee Braves (1961), New York Mets (1962-64), Philadelphia Phillies (1964-65), Houston Astros (1965), Milwaukee Braves (1965), and Chicago Cubs (1966). He batted and threw right handed. - Todd Jones
Todd Barton Jones (born April 24, 1968 in Marietta, Georgia) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the Detroit Tigers. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He has been an effective middle reliever for a variety of teams, and he has had an up-and-down career as a closer. Since 2002 Jones has been writing a weekly column, "The Closer," for "The Sporting News". Jones graduated from Osborne High School in Marietta, … - Jim Brown
Jim Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social activist. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. He is universally acclaimed as one of the best running backs of all time, and in 2002 was named by "The Sporting News" as the greatest professional football player ever. - Bobby Cox
Robert Joseph "Bobby" Cox (born May 21, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) is the current and longtime manager of the Atlanta Braves and was a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. He first led the Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager. He moved back to the manager's role during the 1990 season, and as of the 2007 season, … - Joe Namath
Joseph William "Joe Willie" Namath (born May 31, 1943), also known as Broadway Joe, was an American football Hall of Fame quarterback in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and 1970's. Namath played for the New York Jets for most of his career. He finished out his career with the Los Angeles Rams. Namath retired with a record of 77 wins, 108 losses and 3 ties. - David Falk
David Falk (born 1950) is an American sports agent, most often representing NBA players. He is best known for representing sports icon Michael Jordan for the entirety of Jordan's career. Besides Jordan, Falk has represented more than 70 other NBA players, and is generally considered to be the most influential player agent the NBA has seen. During the peak years of Falk's career in the 1990s, … - Jason Whitlock
Jason Lee Whitlock (b. 27 April 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an African-American sportswriter for "The Kansas City Star" and for AOL Sports, a former contibutor to ESPN and a former radio personality for WHB and KCSP sports stations in the Kansas City area. - J.G. Taylor Spink
John George Taylor Spink (born October 6, 1888 in St. Louis, MO USA, died December 7, 1962 was the publisher of The Sporting News from 1914 to 1962. He inherited the newspaper from his father and ran it from April 22, 1914, until his death on December 7, 1962. During his tenure, Spink expanded the paper's coverage from just baseball to include other sports, particularly boxing and football. - Bill Self
Bill Self (born December 27, 1962 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma) is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas. He is a four-time finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year Award (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), was named National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News in 2000, and the Big 12 Coach Year in 2006. Self played collegiate basketball at Oklahoma State University, … - Al Simmons
Aloysius Harry Simmons, born Aloysius Szymański in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was an American player in Major League Baseball over three decades. His nickname was Bucketfoot Al. Aloysius Szymanski changed his name to Al Simmons after seeing an ad for a hardware store in the newspaper. A "bucketfoot" hitter who strode toward third base when hitting, … - George Sisler
George Harold Sisler (March 24, 1893 - March 26, 1973), nicknamed "Gorgeous George," was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons, primarily as a first Baseman with the St. Louis Browns. Although his career ended in 1930, from 1920 until 2004, Sisler held the MLB record for most hits in a single season. The Baseball Hall of Fame elected Sisler in 1939. - Greg Schiano
Gregory Edward Schiano (b. June 1, 1966 in Wyckoff, New Jersey) is the head coach and defensive coordinator for the Rutgers University football team. Schiano grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey, and attended Ramapo High School. He then attended Bucknell University, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, and graduated in 1988 with a B.S. in business administration. In his playing career at Bucknell University, he was a three-year letterman at linebacker. - Jason Kendall
Jason Daniel Kendall is a Major League Baseball catcher with the Chicago Cubs. He is the son of former catcher Fred Kendall, who played in the majors from 1969–1980. Kendall attended and played at Torrance (California) High School, where he tied a national high school record by hitting safely in 43 straight games. He was drafted out of high school in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft (23rd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates. - Gene Upshaw
Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. (born August 15, 1945 in Robstown, Texas) is a former football offensive guard who played for the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and the NFL for sixteen years after graduating from Texas A&M University-Kingsville. He played in three Super Bowls in the 1967, 1976 and 1980 seasons. He also played in three AFL Championship Games, seven American Football Conference title games, one AFL All-Star game, and six NFL Pro Bowls. - Willie Davis
William Delford Davis was born July 24 1934 in Lisbon, Louisiana. Willie, grew up in rural Louisiana and graduated from Grambling State University, The Cleveland Browns drafted Davis in the 15th round in the 1956 NFL Draft, and he was originally an offensive tackle, but didn't play up to his standards, but in 1959 Green Bay Packers GM/Head Coach Vince Lombardi saw talent in Davis. - Mike Scioscia
Michael Lorri "Mike" Scioscia (born November 27, 1958 in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania) is a former catcher and current Major League Baseball manager. His last name is pronounced SO-shuh. He is often referred to by the nickname Sosh. Since 1999, he has served as the manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. - Hal McRae
Freed from a logjam on the Cincinnati Reds bench, Hal McRae found a home with the Kansas City Royals. He became the first player to make a career out of being a full-time designated hitter, and retired with nearly every record for that position. He passed his aggressive baserunning on to George Brett and others on the Royals, and helped the team to seven post-season appearances, six division titles, two pennants, and their only World Series title. - Mike Hargrove
Dudley Michael Hargrove (born October 26, 1949 in Perryton, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball player and is the former manager of the Seattle Mariners. A first baseman who batted and threw left-handed, Hargrove played with the Texas Rangers (1974-78), San Diego Padres (1979) and Cleveland Indians (1979-85). After retiring, he managed for the Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and Seattle Mariners. - Willie Keeler
William Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 - January 1, 1923) in Brooklyn, New York, nicknamed "Wee Willie", was a right fielder in professional baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in the National League, and the New York Highlanders in the American League. Keeler was a remarkable hitter, whose advice to hitters was, "Keep your eye clear, and hit 'em where they ain't" -- "they" being the opposing fielders. - Pie Traynor
Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor (November 11, 1898 - March 16, 1972) was a professional baseball third baseman who played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1920-37). Traynor was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. He received his nickname for a fondness for eating pie. He is generally considered to have been the greatest National League third baseman before the 1950s. Although he played in the era before the Gold Glove award was created, … - Mason Crosby
Mason Walker Crosby (born September 3, 1984 in Lubbock, Texas), is a American professional football placekicker for the Green Bay Packers. He was widely considered the best kicker in college football, as evidenced by his number one spot on ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr.'s Top 5 Seniors by position. He was a unanimous selection as a First Team All American by the Associated Press, FWAA, The Sporting News, and Walter Camp for the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. - Eric Hinske
Eric Scott Hinske (born August 5, 1977 in Menasha, Wisconsin) is a Major League Baseball player with the Boston Red Sox. Prior to joining the Red Sox, Hinske had played his entire major league career with the Toronto Blue Jays, playing third base, first base and right field. He is 6' 2, 235 pounds, and of Norwegian descent. Hinske is known for his intensity and short temper while playing the game. - Joe Gordon
Joseph Lowell Gordon (February 18 1915 - April 14 1978), nicknamed "Flash", was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians from 1938 to 1950. He was the outstanding player at his position during the 1940s, winning the 1942 American League MVP Award and being named to <i>The Sporting News</i>' Major League All-Star Team in six of his eleven seasons. - Steve Palermo
Stephen Michael Palermo (born October 9 1949 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1977 to 1991. His field career ended when he was shot in the back following his intervention in an altercation outside Campisi's, a Dallas Italian restaurant. He wore uniform number 14 when the American League began using uniform numbers for its umpires in 1980. - Dennis Johnson
Dennis Alan Johnson (born December 4, 1979 in Danville, Kentucky) is a former NFL Defensive End that played for the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers. While playing his senior season for Harrodsburg High School, he was named the National Player of the Year by Sports Illustrated and 1997 National High School Defensive Player of the Year by USA Today, The Sporting News and Parade magazine. - Mike Marshall
Michael Grant (Mike) Marshall (born January 15, 1943 in Adrian, Michigan) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for 14 seasons (1967 - 1981, excluding 1968) for nine different teams, including multi-year stints with the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins. Marshall won the National League Cy Young Award in 1974 as a member of the Dodgers as well as being named the NL Pitcher of the Year by "The Sporting News". - Bernie Carbo
Bernardo "Bernie" Carbo (born August 5, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball right fielder/designated hitter who played with the Cincinnati Reds (1969-72), St. Louis Cardinals (1972-73, 1979-80), Boston Red Sox (1974-76, 1977-78), Milwaukee Brewers (1976), Cleveland Indians (1978) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1980). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Carbo was a journeyman outfielder who started his career with Cincinnati. - Furman Bisher
Furman Bisher (born November 4, 1918) is a sports columnist for the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution", where he once served as sports editor, and is a columnist for "The Sporting News". Bisher has written for "Sports Illustrated", "The Saturday Evening Post", and many other national publications. Bisher was born in in Denton, North Carolina, and is a 1938 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. - Jared Gaither
Jared Gaither (born March 18, 1986 in White Plains, Maryland) is an American football offensive tackle who currently plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Ravens in the fifth round of the 2007 Supplemental Draft. He played collegiately at The University of Maryland. - Zack Greinke
Donald Zackary Greinke (born October 21, 1983 in Orlando, Florida) is a Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. He went to high school in Apopka, Florida. He is a right-handed pitcher, who throws a fastball topping out at 97 miles per hour; a slider; changeup; curveball; and a slow curve, which he has thrown as slow as 50 miles per hour. After being selected out of high school (and turning down a scholarship to Clemson) in the first round of the 2002 draft, … - Derrick Williams
Derrick Williams (b. July 6, 1986) is an American football player at Pennsylvania State University. Williams was widely regarded as one of the top high school football prospects of 2005, coming out of Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. As a freshman, Williams was spectacular at both running back and wideout. - Tamba Hali
Tamba Boimah Hali (born November 3, 1983, in Monrovia, Liberia) is a defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was the 20th overall pick out of Penn State Nittany Lions in the 2006 NFL Draft. Hali grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and is a graduate of Teaneck High School. There was not much pre-draft hype for Hali heading into the 2006 NFL Draft until "The Sporting News" made his amazing story of escape from war-torn Liberia at age 11 their April 21, … - Andy Benes
Andrew Charles Benes (born August 20 1967 in Evansville, Indiana) is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four teams: the San Diego Padres, for which he is the current all-time strikeout leader for the team, the Seattle Mariners, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks, in a fourteen-year career from 1989 to 2002. His brother Alan also pitched in the major leagues, and was his teammate in 1996-97 and 2000-01. - Jason Phillips
Jason Wesley Phillips (born February 14, 1986) is an American football linebacker who is currently playing at the collegiate level for Texas Christian University. Phillips played quarterback and linebacker at Waller High School in Waller, Texas, where he was coached by his father, Jim Phillips. He also served as the Bulldogs' long snapper. As a senior in 2003, he threw for 1,070 yards and rushed for 1,291 to earn District 18-4A MVP honors. - Bobby Bell
Robert Lee Bell, Jr (born June 17, 1940, in Shelby, North Carolina, USA, is a former collegiate and professional American football linebacker/defensive end. He excelled in several sports at a then-segregated Cleveland High School. At the University of Minnesota, he was named an All-American and the winner of the 1962 Outland Trophy and the nation's outstanding interior lineman. - Larry Wilson
Lawrence Frank Wilson (born May 24, 1938, in Rigby, Idaho) is a former American football free safety who played for the St. Louis Cardinals. Wilson atteneded Rigby High School, where a plaque now hangs noting his accomplishments. After high school Wilson played college football at the University of Utah, where he was a two-way starter. Despite his skill and adaptability, Wilson was not drafted until the 7th round of the 1960 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. - Sam McDowell
Samuel Edward Thomas McDowell (born September 21, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball, playing his first 11 seasons for the Cleveland Indians before a 1971 trade to the San Francisco Giants and subsequent stints with the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. A tall (6 feet, 5 inches) and powerful left-hander whose blazing fastball led to his memorable nickname: "Sudden Sam". - Leonard Koppett
Leonard Koppett (September 15 1923 - June 22 2003) was one of the most prolific and influential sportswriters of the 20th century. Born in Moscow, Koppett moved with his family from Russia to the United States when he was five years old. They lived in The Bronx, New York, a block away from Yankee Stadium, sparking his early interest in sports. A graduate of Columbia University, he was a reporter and columnist for the "New York Herald Tribune", …
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