- Michael Jordan
Mike's wife Jill is a mathematician, recently achieving her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College. They are expecting their first child in late April or early May 2006. Mike is a graduate of Houghton College in New York and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Liturgical Studies at Drew University in Madison, NJ. - Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera (born November 29 1969 in Panama City, Panama) is a relief pitcher for Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. Nicknamed "Mo", Rivera is frequently referred to as the greatest postseason relief pitcher of all time, and is often considered to be the greatest closer in baseball history. He has the 3rd most regular season career saves in Major League history, is the American League's career leader in saves, and has won 4 World Series titles with the Yankees. - Hank Aaron
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama), nicknamed "Hammer","Hammerin' Hank", or "Bad Henry", is a retired American baseball player whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned the 1950s through the 1970s. After playing with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League and in the minor leagues, Aaron started his Major League Baseball career in 1954. He played 21 seasons with the Milwaukee Braves and the Atlanta Braves, … - Joe Montana
Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr., (born June 11 1956 in New Eagle, Pennsylvania), nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "The Comeback Kid", is a retired American football player whose professional career in the National Football League (NFL) spanned the late 1970s through the early 1990s. Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played quarterback (QB) for the next 14 seasons. - Mike McCarthy
Mike McCarthy (born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 10, 1963) is the head coach of the National Football League's Green Bay Packers, having been hired on January 12, 2006, to replace Mike Sherman, whom the organization had fired ten days earlier following a disappointing season in which the Packers had finished 4-12. McCarthy was an American football tight end while a student at Baker University, an NAIA school located in Baldwin City, Kansas, … - Yorvit Torrealba
Yorvit Adolfo Torrealba [pron., /joɾ.ˈvit ˌto.re.ˈal.ba/] (born July 19, 1978 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Colorado Rockies. Previously, Torrealba played for the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners. He bats and throws right handed. Torrealba debuted with the San Francisco Giants in 2001. He showed some potential, but when Benito Santiago left via free agency in 2003, … - Shannon Sharpe
Shannon Sharpe (born June 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American Football tight end and wide receiver who played 12 of his 14 seasons with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Sharpe is known both for his creative commentary and trash talking and his incredible football skills. Among tight ends, he is the NFL's all-time receptions and yardage leader. - Reggie Smith
Carl Reginald Smith (born April 2, 1945 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, coach and front office executive. During a 17-year big league career (1967-1982), Smith appeared in 1,987 games, hit 314 home runs and batted .287. He was a switch-hitter who threw righthanded. In his prime, he had one of the strongest throwing arms of any outfielder in the big leagues. Smith played at least 70 games in 13 different seasons, … - Sam Perlozzo
Samuel Benedict Perlozzo (born March 4 1951 in Cumberland, Maryland) is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball, most recently with the Baltimore Orioles. After graduating from Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland, Perlozzo's professional baseball career included parts of two seasons as a reserve with the Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres. He was drafted by the Twins after playing college ball at George Washington University. - Hank Greenberg
Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg, nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank," was an American baseball player whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned the the 1930s and 1940s. Though Greenberg's MLB career lasted from 1930 until 1947, he only appeared in a game in 13 of those seasons. A first baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg was one of the premier power hitters of his generation. - Trev Alberts
Trev Alberts is entering his third season as a game and studio analyst for CBS College Sports Network. Alberts, a former NFL first-round draft choice, serves as a studio and game analyst for the network. He was previously at ESPN from 2002-2005, and CNN from 1997-2001. Born and raised in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Alberts went on to become a star linebacker at the University of Nebraska. - Brian Calhoun
Brian Calhoun is an American football running back for the Detroit Lions. After achieving numerous honors in [[High School], Oak Creek High School in Southeastern Wisconsin, including being named All-America, first-team all-state, and being ranked the nation’s 12th best RB by Rivals.com, Brian attended the University of Colorado. After playing there for his freshman (in 2002), and sophomore (2003) years, … - Cornelius Griffin
Cornelius Griffin (born December 3, 1976 in Troy, Alabama) is a football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins. Griffin was selected in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, where he played for four seasons. He was signed by the Giants' NFC East-rival Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on March 3, 2004, during the 2004 offseason. He had his best season as a pro in 2004, … - 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. - Marcus Grönholm
Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a rally driver from Finland. He won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. He also won the 2002 Race of Champions, taking home the "Henri Toivonen Memorial Trophy" and earning the title "Champion of Champions". - Andy King
Andy King (born October 29, 1988 in Devon) is a Welsh football midfielder who plays for Leicester City in the English Football League Championship. A product of the youth academy he has yet to make a first team appearance for Leicester City, but has been given a squad number this season. He is also a Wales U19 international. He is a midfielder with a great passing ability and also a keen eye for goal. - Josh McDaniels
Josh McDaniels (born April 2, 1976 in Canton, Ohio) is the American football offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. McDaniels is notable as being the youngest offensive coordinator in the history of the NFL, accepting the position at age 29 after the 2005 season. McDaniels first joined the Patriots as an assistant in the scouting department in 2001. - Alonzo Bodden
Alonzo Bodden (born 1962) is an American comedian and actor known for winning the grand prize in the third season of the reality-television series "Last Comic Standing". He had been the runner-up in the previous season. Bodden was born in Queens, New York. He has performed on numerous television shows including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", "Make Me Laugh", "Late Friday", … - Erik Lund
Erik Lund (born November 6, 1988 in Sweden) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Aston Villa in the FA Premier League. Lund was signed on July 1, 2005 from Swedish team Ljungskile SK. Lund appeared in 10 games for Aston Villa Reserves in the 2006/07 season, and scored a rare goal in the opening match of the HKFC Philips Lighting International Soccer Sevens against Hong Kong Football Club in a 1-0 victory. - Dave Mackay
David Craig Mackay is a former Scottish footballer and football manager who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 14 November 1934. A Scottish schoolboy, under-23 (4 caps) and full international (22 caps). He also represented the Scottish Football League. He tied with Tony Book of Manchester City for the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year Award in 1969. - Chip Caray
Harry Christopher "Chip" Caray III (born 1965) is a television broadcaster for Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) and is also an occasional radio broadcaster and co-host of the pre-game and post-game shows on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network. Chip is also very well known from his time as a broadcaster for the FOX Saturday Game of the Week and as the television play-by-play broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs from 1998 to 2004. - Jason Fisk
Jason Fisk (born September 4, 1972, in Davis, California) is a retired NFL defensive tackle. Fisk played high school football at Davis High School, and college football at Stanford University, where he lettered four years. Fisk was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and earned degrees in biology and psychology while at Stanford. Fisk was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 35th pick in the seventh round (243rd out of 249 overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft. - Karl Henry
Karl Henry (born November 26 1982, Wolverhampton, England) is a professional footballer, playing with Football League Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers. A midfielder, Henry began his career as a youth player with Stoke City, making his first team debut during the 2001-2002 season, and has been selected for England under 18, 20 and 21 squads. He spent a spell on loan at Cheltenham Town F.C. in the 2002-2003 season, … - Rob Dimaio
Robert DiMaio (born February 19, 1968 in Calgary, Alberta) is a professional hockey player who plays with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. DiMaio was first drafted by the New York Islanders 6th round, 118th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and captained their minor league Springfield Indians affiliate to a Calder Cup championship in 1990; he is the final active player of the Indians' franchise. He previously played for the Islanders, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, … - George Murdock
George Murdock (born June 25, 1930), also known as Eric Rush, is an American actor. Known for frequently playing judges, (for instance, Judge Julius Hoffman in West Coast and Chicago stage productions of "The Chicago Conspiracy Trial" and in an adaptation for BBC Radio), he also performed the role of "Big Daddy" in Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with The Arizona Theater Company during the 1988 season. Among his most famous characters for movies and TV are Dr. - Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher (formerly Gary Fletcher) (born June 4 1981 in Liverpool) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for English club Blackpool. He has been known as "Gary Taylor-Fletcher" since his marriage, after he compromised with his wife who was the last "Taylor" in her family. After being bought on a free transfer from Lincoln City in June 2005, Fletcher scored a hat-trick against Chesterfield in the Carling Cup. - Steve Guppy
Stephen Andrew Guppy (born March 29 1969) is an English football (soccer) left midfielder, currently playing for Stevenage Borough. Guppy was born in Winchester, Hampshire and was spotted playing for his local team, Colden Common and offered a contract by Southampton in March 1989. He made a handful of appearances in the Saints reserves at the end of the 1988-89 season (but failed to break into the first team) before moving to Wycombe Wanderers in September 1989. - Isaac Smolko
Isaac Smolko (born February 28, 1983 in Youngstown, Ohio) is a former professional American football tight end. He signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers and had a relatively productive preseason, including making an athletic touchdown catch in Arizona versus the Cardinals. He was released at the end of the preseason. - Bertrand Gachot
Bertrand Gachot (born December 23, 1962 in Luxembourg) is a Belgian former racing driver. Gachot was the son of a French European Commission official. He began karting at the relatively old age of 15. In 1983, he attended Winfield School, a well-known racing-driving school in France. After this, he focussed on his racing career, competing first in the Formula Ford 1600 series. By 1986, he had won the British Formula Ford championship. - Bradley Scott
Bradley David Walter "Brad" Scott (born May 3, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. The identical twin brother of Chris Scott, Brad was recruited to Hawthorn in the 1994 AFL Draft at pick 60. Without playing a game, he was delisted and then re-drafted in the 1996 Draft, where he made his debut in 1997. Playing all 22 games he was seen as a very solid contributor, but was traded at the end of that season to the Brisbane Lions, … - Karl-Heinz Riedle
Karl-Heinz Riedle was a German professional footballer, who won the FIFA World Cup with West Germany in 1990 and the UEFA Champions League in 1997 with Borussia Dortmund. Riedle ended his international career with 42 caps and 16 goals. Riedle's youth clubs are TSV Ellhofen and SV Weiler. He started his senior career at FC Augsburg. He then moved to Blau-Weiss 90 Berlin in 1986, who had just been promoted to the Bundesliga. However, the club finished last in that season, … - Hugh Green
Hugh Donell Green (born July 27, 1959 in Natchez, Mississippi) is a former American Football linebacker in the National Football League. He played for eleven seasons from 1981 to 1991 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Miami Dolphins. He is considered to be one of the greatest linebackers in Buccaneers history. Green had a stellar college football career as a defensive end for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers in the late 1970s where he was a three-time All-American. - Willie Upshaw
Willie Clay Upshaw (b. April 27, 1957 in Blanco, TX) is a former American professional baseball player. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1978, 1980-1987) and Cleveland Indians (1988), both of Major League Baseball's American League. During his big league career, he played the positions first base, outfield and designated hitter. Upshaw was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. - Leon Hart
Leon Joseph Hart (November 2, 1928-September 24, 2002) was an American football tight end and defensive end. He was from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. He won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award whilst at the University of Notre Dame in 1949 and played in the National Football League for eight seasons, all with the Detroit Lions. He holds the distinction of being the only lineman in world history to win three National Titles in both college and the pros. - Wes Chandler
Wesley Sandy Chandler (born August 22, 1956 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida) is a former American football wide receiver. He currently serves as the wide receivers coach for the Cleveland Browns. Chandler was drafted out of the University of Florida in the 1978 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. During his career with the Gators, he caught 92 passes for 1,963 yards and a school record 22 touchdowns, and added six more scores rushing and returning kickoffs. - Max Gradel
Max Gradel is an Ivorian football midfielder who plays football for Leicester City in the English Football League Championship. A product of the youth academy he has yet to make a first team appearance for Leicester City, but has been given a squad number this season. On Saturday May 5 2007 he signed his 1st professional contract with leicester alnog with 7 other players, including Eric Odhiambo and Andy King. - Stephen O'Halloran
Stephen O'Halloran (born November 29 1987) in Cobh, Co. Cork is an Irish defender playing for Aston Villa. O'Halloran, a left-sided defender who broke into the Villa squad for their2006/2007 pre-season friendlies, has represented the Republic of Ireland at U15, U16, U17, U21 and senior level. O'Halloran signed for Aston Villa in 2003, and subsequently went out on loan to Wycombe Wanderers on October 20 2006, until January 2007. - Gary Plummer
Gary Dean Plummer (born February 21, 1962 in Highland Park, Michigan), is a 6'9" former American-Isreali professional basketball player. He played for Osborn High School in Detroit, Michigan, and Boston University. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 2nd round (45th overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft. A 6'9" forward-center from Boston University, Plummer played in two NBA seasons. He played for the Warriors and Denver Nuggets. - Richard Seigler
Richard Seigler (born October 19, 1980) is an American former football linebacker, most recently for the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL franchise. He was drafted out of Oregon State University in 2004 by the San Francisco 49ers, then waived during the 2005 pre-season. In 2006 he was picked up by the Steelers, playing with them during their Super Bowl XL winning season. - Malinga Bandara
Charitha Malinga Bandara (born 31 December, 1979, Kalutara, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan Test and one-day international cricketer. He is a right hand batter and he also bowls legbreaks. Bandara made his Test debut against New Zealand in 1998, but performed poorly and was subsequently dropped. A useful performance against England 'A' in March 2005 (match-figures of 11 for 126) resulted in a Test recall in December, …
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