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While she was still at UCLA, Flo-Jo qualified for the 1980 Olympics Moscow in the 100 m, but she did not compete due to the U.S. boycott. At the 1984…
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A Chicago Bear for his entire professional playing career, Walter Payton would be the one to eclipse Jim Brown’s rushing record, and he for a time, he was the all-time…
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While Arnold Palmer was not the first superstar of golf, he was the first of the television era, making him the sport's top attraction.
When you think of American auto racing, a few names automatically come to mind, but no name fits it better than Mario Andretti when you think of speed. It just…
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Arguably the top male tennis star of the 1970s, Jimmy Connors was ranked #1 for 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1978 and held that rank another 108 weeks on…
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In 1932, Mildred “Babe” Didrikson had one of the best Olympics of any American female, winning Gold in the 80 m hurdles and the javelin while also capturing Silver in…
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The 1970s were loaded with the most compelling heavyweights of boxing, and Joe Frazier was among them.
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Eric Heiden had already dominated speed skating in the three years leading up to the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, but what he accomplished at that event has never been duplicated.
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Two years after leading Notre Dame to a National Championship, Joe Montana would be drafted by the San Francisco 49ers, where he took over as their starting quarterback back late…
The position of quarterback is always evolving, and the men who excelled in that position eighty years ago show little resemblance to those today. If a bridge from the early…
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Arthur Ashe was the first African-American male to be a star in the world of tennis, who faced many of the racial obstacles that Althea Gibson dealt with years before.…
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We say this with all due respect to every other football coach, but there is no other coach more synonymous with the game than Vince Lombardi.
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In the Big Four of North American sports leagues, there is only one true small market team. That is the Green Bay Packers, and without Curly Lambeau, they would have…
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After playing four years at Tennessee-Martin, Pat Summitt became a graduate student at Tennessee. The Lady Vols coach suddenly retired, and at age 22, Summitt stepped in to fulfill the…
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What would the Boston Celtics be without Red Auerbach? They might still have the same name, but they would not be the Boston Celtics.
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Paul Brown was an undersized player even by the standards of the 1920s, but through determination, he became a starting quarterback at the University of Miami of Ohio. Brown would…
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One of the most effortless statements to make in football coaching is that Eddie Robinson was the most successful ever in historically black colleges. You can (and we will) go…
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"Mr. Everything." "Papa Bear."Two nicknames. Both of which are perfect.
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A multi-sport athlete at Yale, Amos Alonzo Stagg became one of the most known coaches in the first half of the 20th century.
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Lou Holtz’s first head coaching job was in 1969 when he was hired at the College of William & Mary. He did well, bringing his squad to the Tangerine Bowl,…
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The coaching accomplishments of John Wooden is nothing short of staggering, yet those who he mentored will tell you he is so much more than that.A three-time All-American at Purdue,…
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Sports historians have called Walter Camp the "Father of American Football,"; four words that make him worthy of a sports-based hall of fame.
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Bob Johnson was one of the top college hockey coaches in the 1970s, where his school, Wisconsin, won three National Championships and six WCHA Tournaments. Like his rival, Herb Brooks,…
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We are generally hesitant to nominate an active coach, but this is Bill Belichick, a six-time Super Bowl winner and member of the NFL 100th Anniversary Team.
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The coaching career of Joe Gibbs began in 1964 at San Diego State, where he was their offensive line coach before moving to Florida State and USC in the same…
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Tony Dungy won a Super Bowl as a defensive back with Pittsburgh, and a few years later, he was their defensive back and then their defensive coordinator. After a three-year…
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A two-time Olympian as a player, Herb Brooks would coach the Minnesota Golden Gophers to three NCAA Championships. That is already an impressive feat, but it paled to what he…
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James Naismith spent his first 30 years in his native country from Canada, leaving for the United States after teaching physical education at McGill University in Montreal. Naismith relocated to…
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Bert Bell was the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles (1933-40) and later the co-owner of the Philadelphia Eagles (1941-46), but this nomination is predominantly based on his role as the…
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Just win, baby.This was the mantra of Al Davis, who may not have founded the Raiders, but he became to be their embodiment.
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Rube Foster is one of the rare nominees who could be looked at in our three main categories, player, coach, and contributor.
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Lamar Hunt desperately wanted an NFL team, but he was constantly rebuffed. Hunt was not alone, and he put together a group of other like-minded individuals who formed their own…
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