Thursday, 21 November 2024
The Inaugural Class of Inductees (37)
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We have other nominated athletes who transcended sports, but there is still only one Muhammad Ali.
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Six NBA titles, six NBA Finals MVPs, and five MVPs. There are many fans and pundits who believe that Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of all-time, and they…
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After a brief time with the Indianapolis Clowns in the Negro Leagues, Hank Aaron would become the greatest player in Atlanta Braves history, which is no small feat considering the…
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The Associated Press named Jim Thorpe the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th Century, and with the myriad of sports that he excelled in, it should have…
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How good an athlete was Jim Brown? When he was a star fullback at Syracuse, he also lettered in basketball, track, and lacrosse.
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In 1935, Owens was enrolled at Ohio State set records in the 100 m dash and long jump, and there was no doubt that he was the top athlete in…
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After World War II, many within Major League Baseball knew that it was time to re-integrate (there had been black players in the Majors in the 1880s), and it was…
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Babe Ruth was not the first star in Baseball, but he was the first man of the game who transcended the sport. "The Sultan of Swat" began his career as…
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The Boston Celtics had a legacy of winning long before Larry Bird got there, but when you won as many the championships as they had, the bar is set pretty…
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Bill Russell is not always in the conversation when basketball fans talk about the greatest player ever, but there are many reasons why they should.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won everywhere he went.
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One of the purest hitters in Baseball, Ted Williams, was the template by which thousands of batters followed.
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"He can run, but he can't hide."Joe Louis said this about Billy Conn, one of the many who challenged him for the heavyweight title and failed.
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson became the Los Angeles Lakers' face during their "showtime" years, which considering the number of other personalities, was no small accomplishment.
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In 1936, Jesse Owens set the track world on fire by winning four Gold Medals. It was believed that in 1984, Carl Lewis could do the same thing.
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You can’t talk about scoring in basketball without mentioning Wilt Chamberlain, one of the most prolific scorers in the history of the game. Chamberlain, a seven-time scoring champion, is the…
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Willie Mays played two years with Birmingham of the Negro Leagues before he signed with the New York Giants, and it would not take long before the “Say Hey Kid”…
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The long and incredible career of Martina Navratilova began in the Soviet Bloc country of Czechoslovakia, where at age 18, Czech officials demanded that she return home as the budding…
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If Babe Ruth was the first baseball player to be a national celebrity, Joe DiMaggio was the first to be one part of an athlete/celebrity power couple when he was…
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Babe Ruth was the first superstar on the New York Yankees, but it did not take long before he was joined by another one, Lou Gehrig.
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From Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente was not the first Latin American star in Major League Baseball, but he was the first one who transcended the sport.
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Jack Nicklaus is one of the most recognized and successful golfers ever, and depending on the metric, you can argue the best of 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.
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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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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…
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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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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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"Mr. Everything." "Papa Bear."Two nicknames. Both of which are perfect.
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