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Mark Spitz won five Gold Medals at the 1967 Pan-American Games, and he predicted that he would win six Golds at the 1968 Olympics. That didn't happen, as he left…
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You cannot discuss speed skating in America without Bonnie Blair’s name coming up immediately. A four-time Olympian, Blair first qualified for the 1984 Olympics, finishing eighth, but she was a…
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If there was a bad boy of tennis, then that man was John McEnroe. McEnroe became famous (or infamous) for his confrontations with umpires and anyone in a position of…
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Chris Evert helped change the game of tennis with her work on the baseline, but she was far more than just innovative, as she was one of the most successful…
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Mike Tyson's story is a complicated one, but one of the most potent careers in all of sports. One of the most intimidating figures in a sport that bred intimidators,…
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Inducted in the charter classes for both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame, Red Grange has been called by many the greatest college…
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Playing in four different decades, Nolan Ryan appeared to age, but his right arm kept throwing out batters, winning his last of eleven Strikeout Titles at 43.
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"The Big O," Oscar Robertson was one of the greatest point guards in basketball, where he excelled at every level of the game.
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One of the first players to excel as a quarterback, Sammy Baugh also played in the two-way era, where he was a good defensive back and punter. Saying that, it…
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The game of football was evolving, and the forward pass was not yet an integral part of most offenses. The Cleveland Browns of the upstart AAFC looked to integrate more…
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As the passing game slowly grew in football, you had to know that elite receivers were only a matter of time. Don Hutson was the first and the prototype for…
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Denton True “Cy” Young set an unbreakable standard of 511 wins, a record that will never be broken. Young, who played for Cleveland (AA), St. Louis (NL), Boston (AL), Cleveland…
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There is no greater star when it comes to the track & field discipline of hurdles than Edwin Moses. Period. Moses won the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 Montreal…
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Just how good was Ty Cobb? When the Baseball Hall of Fame named their first class in 1936, it was Cobb who received the most votes, defeating such luminaries as…
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Matt Biondi made the Olympics ahead of schedule, at age 19, making the 1984 Los Angeles Games, where he won Gold in the 4x100 Freestyle. It was a great start,…
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The American Basketball Association had its share of talent, but nobody shone brighter than “Dr. J” Julius Erving. Erving signed with the ABA out of UMass, and the superstar would…
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Racing from 1958 to 1992, "The King" Richard Petty is not just one of the most successful auto racers of all-time; he is easily amongst the most popular. It is…
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If it had four wheels, A.J. Foyt could drive it…and win. Over his illustrious career, Foyt made history as the only driver to have won the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona…
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Peggy Fleming was the elegant swan, and Dorothy Hamill was the "girl next door." This is a compliment to them both as you could not take your eyes off of…
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There have been women who won Olympic Gold in Ladies’ figure skating before Peggy Fleming won in Grenoble in 1968, but with all due respect, Fleming's grace and unique style…
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The American League had Babe Ruth. The National League had Rogers Hornsby.
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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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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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The 1970s were loaded with the most compelling heavyweights of boxing, and Joe Frazier was among them.
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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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