Phil Rizzuto Born: Sept. 25, 1916Died: Aug. 14, 2007Baseball SS nicknamed “the Scooter”; AL MVP with the Yankees in 1950; 5-time All-Star; retired in 1956 and became Yankees radio and…
Duke SniderBorn: Sept. 19, 1926 Died: Feb. 27, 2011Baseball OF hit 40 or more home runs five straight seasons (1953-57); led the league in runs scored 1953-55; played in six World Series with…
Leon Spinks Born: July 11, 1953Boxing won heavyweight crown in split decision over Muhammad Ali in Feb. 1978; Ali regained title seven months later; won gold medal in light heavyweight…
Don SuttonBorn: April 2, 1945Baseball RHP won 324 games and tossed 58 shutouts in his 23-year career; recorded NL record five career 1-hitters; lost 13 straight games to the Cubs–a major…
Nellie FoxBorn: Dec. 25, 1927Baseball 2B batted .306 in 1959 to win the AL MVP award with the pennant-winning Chicago White Sox; led the league in fielding percentage six times, hits four…
Walt FrazierBorn: March 29, 1945Basketball G won the NBA championship two times (1970 and 73) with the New York Knicks; 35 points and 19 assists in the 1970 championship game vs. the Lakers;…
Bernie GeoffrionBorn: Feb. 16, 1931Hockey RW credited with popularizing the slap shot, earning his nickname “Boom Boom”; scored 30 goals in 1952 to win the NHL's Calder Trophy (Rookie of the…
Michelle KwanBorn: July 7, 1980Figure Skater 1998 Olympic silver medalist at Nagano and 2002 bronze medalist at Salt Lake City; 9-time U.S. Champion (1996,98-05) tieing Maribel Vinson's…
Elvin HayesBorn: Nov. 17, 1945Basketball C Known as “the Big E”; Overall number one pick of the 1968 NBA draft; three-time All-NBA first team (1975,77,79); 1978 Finals MVP; 12-time NBA all-…
Gil HodgesBorn: Apr. 4, 1924Baseball 1B-Manager tied Major League record with four home runs in one game on Aug 31, 1950; won three Gold Gloves (1957-59); drove in 100 runs in seven…
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