Football Legend Bart Starr's designation of Most Valuable Player describes more than his legendary performance on the football field-it describes him as a man. Playing for the legendary Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr learned the fundamentals for leadership and success. He was Most Valuable Player in America's first two Super Bowls, NFL Man of the Year, Professional Player of t... read full bio

Bernhard Langer is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion, and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 90s, being the first official number one ranked player in 1986. Through much of his career, Langer has battled the yips", a term used to denote a strong tendency to flinch or twitch during putting. He has changed his grip... read full bio

Bill Belichick is an American football head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. After spending his first 15 seasons in the league as an assistant coach, Belichick got his first head coaching job with the Cleveland Browns in 1991. Of his five seasons coaching Cleveland, only one featured a winning record, and Belichick did not serve as head c... read full bio

Bill Russell was the cornerstone of the Boston Celtics' dynasty of the 1960s, an uncanny shotblocker who revolutionized NBA defensive concepts. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a 12-time All-Star, the angular center amassed 21,620 career rebounds, an average of 22.5 per game and led the league in rebounding four times. He had 51 baskets in one game, 49 in two other... read full bio

Smith was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 1983. He was the 5th pick in the 1st round, and was the first defensive player taken in the draft. He was the Chargers team MVP, and the team defensive player of the year. Smith was voted Second-team All-AFC by UPI and was voted Second-team All-Pro by NEA. Smith played his entire 10-year NFL career with the Chargers. His top s... read full bio

With the Advent of NBC's Football Night in America Bob Costas adds another chapter to his long and diverse career in sports television. Bob Costas will host the prime time Sunday night broadcast of top NFL games, including playoff games this season and two super bowls over six years. Bob Costas has been with NBC Sports since 1979, and has also hosted HBO sports and enterta... read full bio

Christian Vande Velde is a professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for Garmin-Transitions. The son of United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee John Vande Velde, Christian became professional in 1998 for US Postal. With the team time trial win by Slipstream-Chipotle in Stage 1 of the 2008 Giro d'Italia, Vande Velde became the first American to wear the Mag... read full bio

Danny White is a former quarterback and punter for the Dallas Cowboys, and football coach in the Arena Football League and also occasionally appears as an analyst on broadcasts of college football games. He was named the head coach of the Arena Football League expansion Utah Blaze, which began play in 2006. Prior to that, he served as the head coach of the Arizona Rattlers... read full bio

Don Shula is a former American football cornerback and coach. He is best known as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team he led to two Super Bowl victories, and to the National Football League's only perfect season. Shula was named 1993 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. He currently holds the NFL record for most career wins with 347. Shula only had two losing sea... read full bio

She skated her way into hearts across the nation when she took home the gold medal at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. America's sweetheart, Dorothy Hamill, is a champion not only in the skating rink, but in life as she battled depression and came out victorious. ... read full bio

Dottie Pepper joined the LPGA Tour in 1988 and won 17 official events on the Tour, including two major championships: the 1992 and 1999 Nabisco Dinah Shores. Her 19-under-par finish in the 1999 victory still stands as the lowest score in relation to par in a major championship. She topped the money list in 1992 and finished in the top ten in ten of eleven seasons between 1... read full bio

Doug Barron started playing golf at the age of three. He qualified for the PGA Tour for the first time by placing third at the 1996 Qualifying School Tournament. Barron made 21 of 31 cuts in his rookie season in 1997. He made headlines when he became the first PGA golfer to be suspended for use of performance-enhancing substances and was suspended from the tour for one yea... read full bio

Julius Erving is an NBA Legend and 1983 Champion with the Philadelphia Sixers. Since his retirement, Erving has forged a successful business and broadcasting career. His investments include: ownership of a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Philadelphia, as well as cable television stations in New York and New Jersey. After working as an in-studio analyst for NBC during it's cove... read full bio

The PGA of America chose wisely when it came to picking The United States 2004 Ryder Cup Captain. Sutton' personal Ryder Cup record reflects a career that has, more than anyone else, been a game of two halves. When he turned professional in 1981 he carried with him the title College Player of The Year and the first of his 14 US PGA Tour victories was carved out just 12 mon... read full bio

Hank Aaron's Major league baseball career spanned the years 1954 through 1976. Aaron is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. In 1999, editors at The Sporting News ranked Hank Aaron fifth on their list of "Greatest Baseball Players". Aaron's consistency helped him to establish a number of important hitting records during his 23-year career. Aa... read full bio

Jimmy Shea is a retired American skeleton racer who won the Gold medal in dramatic fashion at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Shea also was chosen by fellow athletes to recite the Athlete's Oath during the Opening Ceremonies and along with his father, Jim Shea Sr., passed the Olympic Torch to the 1980 U.S. Mens' Hockey Team who ignited the Olympic Cauldron. Sho... read full bio

Larry Bird, referred to as The Living Legend" by Sports Illustrated, is credited with the resurgence of the National Basketball Association in the 1980s on a national scale as well as in the '90s on an international scale, by being co-captain of the very first Olympic Dream Team, and as the indisputable leader of the great Boston Celtics teams. Larry Bird dazzled all and... read full bio

What can Mario Lemieux speak about? ‰ÛÏInspirational‰Û is the most common adjective used to describe a Mario Lemieux speaker appearance. Throughout most of his career, Mario overcame injuries and disease. In 1993, he was diagnosed with cancer and underwent radiation treatments. Not only did Lemieux conquer his cancer, he played on the last day of his therapy, won ... read full bio

Mike Ditka proved to be a superior blocker but he also became one of the first tight ends to catch a large number of passes. He earned All-NFL honors four straight seasons from 1961 through 1964 and was a Pro Bowl choice after each of his first five seasons. He wound up his 12-year career with 427 receptions for 5,812 yards and 43 touchdowns. At the time of his retiremen... read full bio

The current President and former Head Coach of the Miami HEAT, Pat Riley is a seven-time National Basketball Association World Champion, as well as the only Head Coach in NBA history to capture Coach of the Year honors with three different teams: the Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Knicks, and the Miami HEAT. Coach Riley reached the 1000 victory plateau faster than any ot... read full bio