Troy Aikman has harnessed the drive and dedication, that formed the foundation of his Hall of Fame football career with the Dallas Cowboys, in numerous successful business ventures since retiring from the game. Through broadcasting, real estate, and The Troy Aikman Foundation, Aikman has quickly discovered numerous ways to keep himself occupied in “retirement”. After leaving the playing field, Aikman... read full bio
Fred Couples is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. A former World No. 1, he has won numerous events, most notably the Masters Tournament in 1992. Couples attended O'Dea High School in Seattle and the University of Houston, where, as a member of the Houston Cougars men's golf team, he roomed with Blaine... read full bio
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach was a star player on the United States team for fourteen years, during which she helped lead the team to victory in the FIFA Women's World Cup. During this time, she became an inspiration to young girls and women around the world. A master of scoring goals with diving headers, she became the first... read full bio
Derek Carr is the football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. In the second round of the NFL Draft, the Raiders drafted him. In college, Carr played for Fresno State University. His college career put him in the spotlight, Carr won the Sammy Baugh Trophy and finished 8th place in the Heisman Trophy voting. Carr’s success... read full bio
Watt was chosen as the Walter Payton Man of the Year and has earned the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award three times. Although the path from backyard football to the NFL stage was not always clear-cut and was fraught with hardship, JJ was able to realize his boyhood aspirations with the incredible help of his friends and family. Off... read full bio
Larry Bird is a highly awarded former professional basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics. Larry has been to be referred to as “The Living Legend” by Sports Illustrated. He is a true superstar, which helped him gain a very illustrious basketball career. The Boston Celtics decided on Larry Bird as the sixth overall pick in the NBA Draft.... read full bio
In total, Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Steffi Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24. She became the first and only tennis player (male or female) to achieve the Calendar Year Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same... read full bio
Lee Trevino rose up from a hardscrabble youth to become one of the greatest golfers of his time, or any time. He did it by hitting millions of golf balls, and he did it with a smile and a wit rarely matched in golf history. Lee began working at a very early age, toiling in the Texas cotton fields as... read full bio
The starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1992-2007, Brett Favre has thrown more touchdown passes than any quarterback in NFL history (464). He has won the Most Valuable Player award three times and during his career he led the Packers to a victory in Super Bowl XXXI and passed franchise records set by... read full bio
Best known as the number one star in the professional wrestling arena, Steve Austin has transitioned that into a fantastic and quickly growing film and TV career. He is currently hosting the hit USA reality series TOUGH ENOUGH, which had a record breaking debut. Steve’s credits include THE EXPENDABLES opposite Sly Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li amongst others.... read full bio
Brad Stevens is a former basketball player and current head coach for the Boston Celtics of National Basketball Association (NBA). Brad played basketball in high school and college. He grew up in Zionsville, Indiana where he starred on the Zionsville Community High School basketball team and set four records. He attended and played for DePauw University, Brad... read full bio
Aaron Rodgers is a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, who was selected by the Packers in the first round of the NFL Draft. Rodgers became the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers and led them to victory in Super Bowl XLV. He was named MVP of the game and, as a result, Associated Press Athlete of the Year.... read full bio
"Sidney Crosby is a Canadian professional hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Crosby won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the Professional Hockey Writers Association's choice for most valuable player and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the NHL Players Association's choice for most outstanding player, becoming the seventh player in NHL history to earn all... read full bio
Julian Edelman is an American football wide receiver and punt returner who is currently playing for the New England Patriots of the NFL. He playing college football at College of San Mateo for a year and then transferred to Kent State University where he played for three years as their quarterback. From there, Edelman was selected as the 27th pick... read full bio
Derrick Rose is an American professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. Rose was born in Chicago, Illinois and began his career playing high school basketball at Simeon Career Academy where he earned titles of Illinois Mr. Basketball, First-team Parade All-American, Third-team Parade All-American, and Fourth-team Parade All-American. He played one year of... read full bio
Nikola Jokic is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays center for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He began his career playing youth basketball which led to him signing a contract with Mega Vizura in the Mega Basket club in Serbia. While there, Jokic was an ABA League Top Prospect and an Adriatic League MVP. Jokic then went on... read full bio
Drew Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. Brees was born in Dallas, Texas, and he began his career playing football in high school at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. He went on to play college football at Purdue where he set numerous records, won a Maxwell Award, a Bart Starr Award, won Academic... read full bio
Mike Trout is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of the MLB. He was born in Vineland, New Jersey, and he began his career playing baseball in Cal Ripken Baseball, a division of Babe Ruth League. From there, he went on to play both baseball and basketball at Millville Senior High School and was then... read full bio
Angel Di Maria is an Argentine professional footballer who currently plays for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and who also plays for the Argentina national team as a winger or attacking midfielder. Angel was born in Rosario, Argentina and he began his career committing to play for the youth club Torito, before joining Rosario Central. He played in the... read full bio
Wayne Rooney is an English professional footballer and captain for the Championship club, Derby County. Rooney was born in Croxteth, England, and he began his career playing for youth clubs such as Liverpool Schoolboys, Copplehouse Boys, and Everton. Rooney went on to turn professional with Everton and while with them, he played in the League Cup, was the youngest goalscorer... read full bio
