Vincent Vinnie" Johnson also known as The Microwave is a former American basketball player who is most well known for playing for the Detroit Pistons during back-to-back championship wins. Johnson was the seventh overall pick in the NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics where he played for two years. Johnson ended up with the Detroit Pistons for the next ten... read full bio
Vinny Del Negro is a retired American basketball player. Del Negro is currently an analyst with NBA TV. Del Negro worked as a radio commentator for the Phoenix Suns before being promoted to director of player personnel for the Suns. Del Negro was officially introduced as the new head coach of the Bulls. Del Negro led the Clippers to the... read full bio
Vinny Pazienza, who was once known as Vinny Paz, is a legendary figure in the boxing world. Pazienza's odyssey, which included overcoming life-threatening ailments and winning world titles, is proof of the resilience of the human spirit. This piece explores Vinny Pazienza's extraordinary life, including his ascent to popularity, the terrifying car accident that almost ruined his career, and his... read full bio
Violet Palmer is a basketball referee in the NBA and WNBA and the first female official to reach the highest competitive tier in a major U.S. professional sport. She also earned recognition as a member of two NCAA Division II women's championship basketball teams. Palmer was the first woman to officiate an NBA playoff game. She attended college at Cal... read full bio
Virgil Hill is an American former professional boxer who has competed in light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. He has been a two-weight world champion and has previously held the WBA light heavyweight title twice, the IBF and lineal heavyweight titles, and the WBA cruiserweight title twice. Hill was born in Clinton, Missouri, and as an amateur boxer, he represented the... read full bio
Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch professional footballer that plays as centre-back for the English Premier League club Liverpool and he also captains the Netherlands national team. Virgil was born in Breda, Netherlands, and he began his career as a youth playing for teams Willem II and Groningen. He went on to begin playing professionally with Groningen where he scored... read full bio
Vivian Harris, also known as “Vicious”, is a Guyanese professional boxer who has competed in the light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight divisions. Harris has previously held the WBA super lightweight title. He was born in Georgetown, Guyana, and after moving to the United States, he began his amateur boxing career. As an amateur, Harris won the Metros championship as... read full bio
Vlade Divac is a retired basketball player and current sports administrator. Divac spent most of his career in the NBA. He was known for his passing skills. Divac is one of six players in NBA history to record 13,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists and 1,500 blocked shots. Divac was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in recognition of... read full bio
Vladimir Tarasenko is a Russian professional ice hockey right winter and alternate captain of the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. Tarasenko was born in Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and he began his career playing with Sibir Novosibirsk in Russia. After playing with them for a while, Tarasenko was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the NHL Draft.... read full bio
Von Hayes is an American former professional baseball player in the MLB who is best known for his long career with the Philadelphia Phillies. During his time with the Phillies, Hayes was on the NL All-Star team for a year and also finished 8th in NL MVP voting for a year. He also became the first player in MLB history... read full bio
Von Miller is an American football outside linebacker. His football career began in college at Texas A&M, where he earned the All-American Honors and the Butkus Award. Soon after, he was drafted by the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Throughout his career with the Broncos, Miller has received the first-team All-Pro honors, was named Super Bowl MVP, and... read full bio
Vonetta Flowers is an American bobsledder from Helena, Alabama who is best known for being the 1st person of African descent to win a Gold medal in the Winter Olympics. Flowers has been athletic since a young age and while in elementary school, Coach DeWitt Thomas went to Flowers’ school looking to recruit the fastest children for the Alabama Striders... read full bio
Wade Boggs is a former professional baseball third baseman. He spent his eighteen-year baseball career primarily with the Boston Red Sox, but also played for the New York Yankees, with whom he won his only World Series, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, with whom he recorded his 3,000th hit. His hitting in the 1980s and 1990s made him a perennial... read full bio
Walker Zimmerman is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a center-back for Nashville SC of the Major League Soccer as well as for the United States national team. Zimmerman was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and he began his career playing soccer in the youth academy of Gwinnett Soccer Association before going on to play college soccer with... read full bio
Former NBA Star, Walter Clyde Frazier began his basketball career when he attended Southern Illinois University. Although better known for his football skills, Frazier accepted the basketball scholarship. He became the Division II All-American for two consecutive years. After his basketball career at Southern Illinois, he became the 5th pick overall in the NBA Draft for the New York... read full bio
Walter Bond is an American former NBA player. Walter Bond, like many other young men in Chicago, aspired to play basketball for the NBA. He rose from being a reserve player coming off the bench to become the first rookie free agent to start for the Dallas Mavericks by overcoming injuries and other difficulties with uncommon tenacity. The strong values... read full bio
Walter Dix is a sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the fourth-fastest 200-meter runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters, with a best of 9.88 seconds. Dix was a highly successful amateur athlete, setting a state record in the 100 m and trying... read full bio
Walter McCarty is a retired forward in the NBA. Walter played college basketball at the University of Kentucky. He became a fan favorite in Boston for his gutsy play, hustle, and penchant for making the big shot. Walter was involved in every aspect of the team's community outreach including the Southwest Airlines/Boston Celtics Assists program, United Way of Massachusetts Bay,... read full bio
Warren Moon is a former professional gridiron football quarterback, who played for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and the National Football League's Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, and Kansas City Chiefs. He is currently a broadcaster for the Seattle Seahawks. Moon held the record for most passing yardage in professional football until surpassed by Damon Allen on September... read full bio
Wayne Cashman is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former coach who played the entirety of his professional career with the Boston Bruins of the NHL. Cashman was born in Kingston, Ontario, and he began his career playing junior hockey in the OHA with the Oshawa Generals and also played for the Oklahoma City Blazers and the Hersey... read full bio
