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Nick Necosi Harper is an American football player for the Tennessee Titans, out of Fort Valley State University. Harper was acquired via free agency by the Titans after a solid stint with the Indianapolis Colts, including a Super Bowl win following the 2006 season, giving Harper his first ring. He was signed as a free agent by the Tennessee Titans in anticipation of the expected suspension of Pacman Jones. - Kevin Willis
Kevin Alvin Willis (born September 6, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA. He is a 7-foot power forward/center. At age 44, he is the oldest active player in the league. During the 2004-05 season, Willis was also the oldest player in the league at age 42. - Steve Javie
Steve Javie (born January 17, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the 1986-87 NBA season. As of the beginning of the 2006-07 NBA season, Javie has officiated 1,264 regular season, 190 playoff, and 18 NBA Finals games. He wears the number 29, which is the same number that his father, longtime National Football League (NFL) back judge Stan Javie wore. - Kerry Fraser
Kerry Fraser (born May 30, 1952, in Sarnia, Ontario) has been a National Hockey League referee since September 1, 1973. At just tall, Fraser says that his height contributed to his longevity in the league, by forcing him to "develop techniques to ... avoid being hit" He is the NHL's most senior official, having called more than 1,550 regular season games and 250 Stanley Cup playoff games since joining the league in 1979. - Don Koharski
Don Koharski (born December 2, 1955, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a professional ice hockey referee. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife and together they have two sons. He wears uniform number 12. Koharski began his officiating career as a linesman in the World Hockey Association as a 19-year old linesman in 1975, and in 1976 was signed by the American Hockey League, while working with a local dairy farm milking cows. - Yvan Cournoyer
Yvan Serge Cournoyer (born November 22, 1943 in Drummondville, Quebec) is a former hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) who played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1963 to 1979. Due to his blazing speed and small size, Cournoyer was dubbed "the Roadrunner." He credited his speed to longer blades on his ice skates, which reduced his maneuverability, but gave him a speed boost. - Ray Scapinello
Ray "Scampy" Scapinello (born November 5, 1946 in Guelph, Ontario) is a former National Hockey League linesman. Scapinello's career included the 1998 Winter Olympics, 20 Stanley Cup Finals, 2,500 regular season games, and 426 playoff games. He retired in June 2004 after 33 seasons. Over the course of his career, Scapinello never missed a single game due to injury or illness. - Scott Taylor
Scott Dean Taylor (born 23 November 1970 in Portsmouth, England) is a retired former professional footballer, who most notably played for Reading. Taylor started his career as a trainee with Reading, going on to make over 200 first team appearances for the club. While at Reading, he was part of the team that narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in the 1994-95 season, losing 4-3 after extra time in the playoff final against Bolton Wanderers. - Stephen Walkom
Stephen Walkom (b. August 8, 1963 in North Bay, Ontario), currently serves as vice president and director of officiating for the National Hockey League (NHL). He is married to Annie and together they have three children. They reside in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Walkom is a former NHL referee, until retiring August 3, 2005 when he elevated to the management position. Walkom succeeded Andy Van Hellemond as director of officiating, … - Tom Candiotti
Thomas Caesar Candiotti (born August 31, 1957 in Walnut Creek, California) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was known for his knuckleball. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers. Candiotti is currently a TV-Radio analyst for the Arizona Diamondbacks and is under contract through the 2011 season. - Brian McRae
Brian Wesley McRae (born August 27, 1967) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Toronto Blue Jays from 1990 to 1999. McRae is the son of former major league All-Star, Hal McRae, and was also managed by the elder McRae for four seasons with Kansas City. It was only the fourth occurrence of a major league manager managing his own son. - Pat Swilling
Patrick Travis Swilling (born October 25, 1964 in Toccoa, Georgia), is a former New Orleans Saints linebacker who turned his popularity as a versatile, speedy pass rusher into a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. A Democrat, Swilling is no longer a legislator. He had stated an interest in seeking the position of sheriff of Orleans Parish. He earned five Pro Bowl appearances. New Orleans fielded fierce defenses in 1991 and 1992, … - Michael Gray
Michael Gray (born August 3, 1974 in Sunderland, England), sometimes known as "Micky Gray", is an English football player who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a full-back. He wears the number 33 shirt for the club. An experienced player, he started his career for Sunderland at the beginning of the 1992/93 season, shortly after his 18th birthday. He played in various positions, including as a striker, … - Boniface N'Dong
Boniface N'Dong is a Senegalese-German professional basketball player currently with Unicaja Málaga. The 2005-06 NBA season was the rookie season for the 7'0" Center for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA. On December 2006 He moved to Russia and signed with Spartak st. Petersburg. N'Dong moved to Spain later that season and signed with Unicaja Málaga for the ACB playoff to replace injured Daniel Santiago. On July 14 2007 he signed with Malaga on a one season contract. - Gene Bearden
Henry Eugene "Gene" Bearden (September 5, 1920 - March 18, 2004) was a left-handed knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball who completed a remarkable rookie season by closing out the Cleveland Indians' last World Series championship in 1948. Bearden was born in Lexa, Arkansas. His boyhood idol was Lou Gehrig and he learned baseball on the Tennessee sandlots. - Colin Calderwood
Colin Calderwood (born 20 January, 1965, in Stranraer, Scotland) is a former football player and currently manager of Nottingham Forest, having been appointed in May 2006. Calderwood started his career in the lower reaches of the English Divisions after failing to make the grade at West Ham. He played for Mansfield Town and Swindon Town helping Swindon to a 4-3 playoff win over Leicester in 1993 which saw them promoted to the Premiership. - Dan Rusanowsky
Dan Rusanowsky is an American sports broadcaster, best known being for the radio play-by-play announcer for the San Jose Sharks since the team's inaugural season in 1991-92. His tenure with the team has earned him the title as the "Voice of the San Jose Sharks". Before arriving in the Bay Area, Rusanowsky provided the radio play-by-play call for the American Hockey League’s New Haven Nighthawks and was the voice of St. - Jim Magilton
James "Jim" Magilton (born May 6, 1969 in Belfast) is a former Northern Irish footballer who currently manages Ipswich Town in the English Football League Championship. - Joshua Prager
Joshua Harris Prager (born 1971) is a reporter for the "Wall Street Journal" and author of the book "The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and the Shot Heard Round the World", about the Shot Heard 'Round the World, a famous 1951 baseball playoff game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. Prager often writes of secrets. He revealed the unknown heir of Margaret Wise Brown, … - Purvis Short
Purvis Short (born July 2 1957, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is a retired American professional basketball player, who starred with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association during the 1980s. A 6'7" small forward, Short averaged 17.3 points per game over his twelve-season career. After leaving The NBA in 1990, Short took a year off Basketball. In early 1991 he returned to play, this time in Israel For Hapoel Tel Aviv. - Darell Garretson
Darell Garretson is a former professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 27 years from 1967 to 1994 and served as NBA Supervisor of Officials for 17 years from 1981 to 1998. Throughout his career, Garretson officiated over 2,000 games, including 1,798 regular season NBA games, 269 playoff games, 41 Finals games and five All-Star games. - Carl Fletcher
Carl Neil Fletcher (born 7 April 1980 in Surrey Heath, England) is a Welsh professional football player, who plays for Crystal Palace. He wears the number 7 shirt, plays as a midfielder, and is also Palace Captain. Fletcher started his career at English club Bournemouth, making his debut in February 1998 as a 17-year-old. He made 185 league starts for the south-coast club, … - Bob McElwee
Robert T. "Bob" McElwee (born August 20, 1935 in Camden, New Jersey) was an American football official for 41 years with 27 of those years in the National Football League (NFL) from 1976 to 2003. In the NFL, he wore the uniform number 95 for most of his career. - Nick Wright
Nick Wright (born October 15, 1975 in Derby) is an English former professional footballer who played for Derby County, Carlisle United and Watford before his career was cut short by injury. Wright, who played as a forward, is best remembered for scoring an overhead kick in the 1999 First Division Playoff final, helping secure Watford's promotion to the Premier League. - Harry Bradshaw
Harry Bradshaw ("c."1854 - 1924) was an English football manager. Although he was never a professional footballer himself, Bradshaw was appointed secretary of Burnley in 1891, and became chairman two years later. In 1896, he became first team manager, and although the team was relegated from the First Division in his first season after finishing bottom and losing test matches (playoffs), they were promoted straight back up again the following season. - Eddie Dyer
Edwin Hawley Dyer was an American left-handed pitcher, manager and farm system official in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1922-44 and 1946-50. In 1946, Dyer's first season at the helm of the Cardinals, the Redbirds defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in a thrilling National League season that featured the first postseason playoff in baseball history, then bested the favored Boston Red Sox in a seven-game World Series. - John D'Amico
John David D'Amico (September 21, 1937-May 29, 2005) was a National Hockey League (NHL) linesman and later supervisor of officials. A native of Toronto, Ontario, D'Amico's NHL career started as a referee on October 12, 1964, when he was 28-years-old. He would only referee 19 games before becoming a linesman. He retired in 1987 as the last Original Six official. D'Amico's career included 1,689 regular season games and 247 Stanley Cup playoff games. - Lebron James
LeBron Raymone James (born) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. Commonly nicknamed "King James" and "The Chosen One", the Akron, Ohio-born James was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA star while still in high school, and was named Ohio's "Mr. Basketball" three times. - Cadillac Anderson
Gregory Wayne "Cadillac" Anderson (born June 22, 1964 in Houston, Texas) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. A 6' 10" power forward/center, he was part of the later versions of the Phi Slamma Jamma teams at the University of Houston, succeeding Akeem Olajuwon upon his move to the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He earned the nickname "Cadillac" because he rode his bicycle to and from campus. - Matthew Elliott
Matthew Elliott (born 8 December, 1964) is an Australian former rugby league player and is the coach of the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League since 2007. Elliott played for the St. George Dragons in the 1992 Grand Final against the Brisbane Broncos and was later appointed coach of the Bradford Bulls in the English Super League. After serving as assistant to Canberra Raiders coach Mal Meninga during the 2001 season, … - Martin Butler
Martin Neil Butler (born 15 September 1974 in Dudley, England) is an English football striker with Walsall. Butler spent most of his youth in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, attending Castlefields Primary School and Oldbury Wells School. Butler started his career at Walsall, where he rose through the youth ranks. Following rave reviews, he made his senior debut in the 1993-94 season. - Jeff Hopkins
Jeffrey Hopkins (born 14 April 1964 in Swansea) is a retired former Wales international football defender, who most notably played club football for Fulham and Reading. Hopkins started his career as a trainee with Fulham, going on to make over 200 first team appearances for the club. This was followed by a four year spell at Crystal Palace, including a loan to Plymouth Argyle in 1991. He spent a few months at Bristol Rovers in 1992, … - Elliott Ward
Elliott Ward (born January 19, 1985 in Harrow) is an English professional football player. Ward, a central defender, currently plays for Coventry City. Ward came up through the youth system of West Ham United, making his debut for the Under-17 side before joining the first team in August 2003. In 2004, Ward went out for two loan spells, at Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers in July and December 2004 respectively. - Anderson Hernández
Anderson Hernández is a middle infielder in Major League Baseball playing for the New York Mets. He made his major league debut in 2005. Hernández is a 5' 9" switch hitter with decent speed. He was signed as an undrafted free agent at age 18 by the Detroit Tigers in 2001. In the minor leagues, Hernández showed poor patience and high strikeouts typical of a teenager and didn't rise past single-A until 2004. - Simon Osborn
Simon Osborn (born 19 January 1972 in Croydon, England) is a professional footballer with Bromley. A central midfielder, he started his career as a trainee at Crystal Palace before playing for Reading, where he formed a vital part of the team that finished second in the Football League First Division in the 1994-95 season, … - Stanislav Neckář
Stanislav Neckář [pronounced "NETS-carsh"] (born December 22, 1975 in Písek, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech ice hockey player. Neckář was a second round choice for the Ottawa Senators, 29th overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. His other former teams include New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Nashville Predators. During the 2005-2006 season, Neckář was playing in Sweden for Elitserien team Södertälje SK. In his entire NHL career, … - Mick Gooding
Michael Charles Gooding (born 12 April 1959 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a former professional footballer and football manager. Following a successful playing career, Gooding was appointed joint player-manager of Reading with Jimmy Quinn when manager Mark McGhee acrimoniously left to take the reins at Leicester City. Under their guidance, Reading finished second in the First Division, but were left to battle for a place in the Premier League through the playoffs, … - Stuart Lovell
Stuart "Archie" Lovell (born 9 January 1972 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian-born English professional footballer, who can play as a striker or midfielder. Born in Australia, Lovell moved to England at an early age, and was brought up in Reading. He joined Reading Football Club, his local team, as an apprentice on their Youth Training Scheme. While there, he was part of the team that narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in the 1994-95 season. - Marlon Harewood
Marlon Harewood (born August 25, 1979) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Aston Villa. He started his career at Nottingham Forest, had a successful spell on loan to FC Haka before joining West Ham United in 2003 and then Aston Villa in 2007. - Davis We 5-1 And Looking To Go To Th Playoff
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