Sir Mario Lemieux is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged to be one of the best players of all time. He played parts of seventeen seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Pittsburgh Penguins. Two years following his retirement, he bought the Penguins and their top minor-league affiliate, the American Hockey League's (AHL) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, out of... read full bio
Archie Manning is known as the patriarch of the Manning family of football. Archie played football as a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings. The football legacy has continued through his three sons, Cooper, Peyton and Eli. Archie was a subject in the ESPN documentary series, The Book of Manning. The ESPN special shows the... read full bio
Cris Collinsworth is a fifteen-time Emmy Award-winning television sportscaster and former college and professional football player, who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons in the 1980s. Collinsworth played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. Now, he is a television sportscaster... read full bio
Derek Fisher is a former American professional basketball player who played for more than 14 years. He owns five NBA titles and is currently the president of the National Basketball Players Association. Fisher spent the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he was instrumental in the team's three-peat championship wins from 2000 to 2002. During this time,... read full bio
As a star basketball athlete, Fox attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was coached by the legendary Dean Smith. He graduated in 1991 with a B.A in Radio Television and Motion Pictures. He began his pro basketball career when he was drafted into the NBA by the Boston Celtics Red Auerbach as a first round pick.... read full bio
Gary Payton can attribute his successful seventeen-year basketball career in the NBA to his remarkable work ethic and his leadership on and off of the court. The only point guard ever to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection, nine-time NBA All-Star and nine-time All-NBA Team member, he is widely considered one... read full bio
Richard Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the NASCAR Championship seven times, winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 races (ten... read full bio
Tony Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars, as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of ""one of the finest racers of his generation."" Stewart currently owns and drives the #14 Office Depot/Old Spice/Burger King Chevrolet Impala... read full bio
John Daly started playing golf at the age of four and has since risen to become a true legend. His long list of achievements include being named the 1990 PGA Tour Rookie of the year, becoming the youngest active player on PGA Tour with two major championship titles, and becoming the fourth American since World War II to win two... read full bio
Barry Sanders is a former American football running back of the Detroit Lions. Sanders is a member of the college and professional football Halls of Fame. After suddenly leaving football just shy of completing the all-time rushing record, Sanders is still considered one of the greatest and most elusive running backs of all time. In contrast to many of the... read full bio
Danica Patrick is a professional racecar driver turned pop culture icon. She created several records for women drivers, which include becoming the first woman to lead the Indy 500 as well as the winning the pole position at the Daytona 500. Danica placed 4th in the Indianapolis 500, the highest for a female driver, only being the fourth woman to... read full bio
A strange medical ailment ended Chris Bosh's playing career in the peak of his career. Bosh is an NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the league's Global Ambassador. His incredible career came to an end "in a doctor's office in the middle of the afternoon," not at a moment of his choice. He... read full bio
Jeff Van Gundy is an American TV analyst who has also been the basketball coach of both the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets in the NBA. Van Gundy began his basketball coaching career at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, New York. The following year he became a graduate assistant under Rick Pitino at Providence College, helping the... read full bio
Kevin McHale is a retired American professional basketball player, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, and since has worked as the head coach of the Houston Rockets. McHale began working for the Minnesota Timberwolves immediately following his retirement at different times, as a TV analyst, general manager, and finally head coach. McHale then worked as an on-air analyst for NBA... read full bio
Mark Jackson is a retired NBA player and American basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach of the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. A point guard from St. John's University, he played for the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets in the NBA in a career... read full bio
Joe Dumars is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association. At 6'3 (190 cm) Dumars could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and was a highly effective defender. He played for the Detroit Pistons from 1985 until 1999. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dumars and Isiah Thomas combined to form one of... read full bio
Chris Mullin is a former American basketball player and current head coach of the St. John's Red Storm. He previously served as special advisor for the Sacramento Kings and general manager of the Golden State Warriors. He is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2010 as a member of the... read full bio
Mike Fratello spent six seasons as the Cleveland Cavaliers head coach. In those six campaigns, he collected 248 wins and 212 losses, taking the Cavaliers to the playoffs in all but two seasons. Fratello also served as the Atlanta Hawks head coach seven seasons compiling a 324-250 record. He led five of those Atlanta teams to the post-season, which captured... read full bio
Evander Holyfield grew up in poverty in Atmore, Alabama. There was always food on the table and while his older siblings worked to help support the family, Evander spent every waking non-school hour playing football, racking up both offensive and defensive MVP trophies despite his small size. Evander had discovered boxing at the age of eight, and didn’t lose a... read full bio
Shane Battier is a truly outstanding person, and his successes on and off the court are evidence of both his extraordinary talent and persistent commitment. Battier showed off his exceptional talent at a young age, when at the age of 12, he was ranked first among 106 trumpeters at Birmingham, Michigan's acclaimed annual youth orchestra event. At Detroit Country Day, where... read full bio
