Dellin Betances, a former pitcher for the LA Dodgers who was born and raised in New York City, is renowned for his high strikeout rate. Betances was able to throw a fastball up to 85 mph in his first year of high school and by his junior year, he had improved to 90 mph. He was recognized as an Aflac Al-American, making... read full bio
Didi Gregorius is a professional shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies who was born and raised in the Netherlands. Additionally, he has previously played for the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds. Didi was originally spotted by a Cincinnati Reds scout while competing in a youth competition in The Hague. He won the Golden Glove for the Australian Baseball League... read full bio
Baseball pitcher Jesse Hahn plays for the Kansas City Royals. He is renowned for his excellent fastball, knack for getting strikeouts, and very projectable 6'5 stature. Out of Virginia Tech, the Tampa Bay Rays selected him in the MLB Draft. Later, he was a member of the San Diego Padres. In Groton, Connecticut, Hahn attended Fitch Senior High School. He was Matt... read full bio
Switch-hitter Chase Headley plays third base for the MLB team San Diego Padres. He was once a member of the New York Yankees. He has won the Gold Glove Award, the Silver Slugger Award, Player of the Week and Player of the Month three times. In his third season, the San Diego chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America overwhelmingly... read full bio
DJ LeMahieu is an infielder in the MLB for the New York Yankees, where he has won a Gold Glove Award and been chosen as an All-Star. LeMahieu was an Aflac All-American, two-time Gatorade Player of the Year and Louisville Slugger Player of the Year for the State of Michigan as a leadoff hitter in high school. During his final year, he only... read full bio
The History Channel's American Restoration, the Leftfield Pictures-produced series was filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada and followed the everyday activities of Rick Dale, the proprietor of Rick's Restorations, his team and his teenage son as they restore various historic antiques to their original state. Rick Dale is a metal artist, an expert in vintage restoration and the proprietor of Rick's Restorations. One of Dale's... read full bio
"Robert Glennon is an American author, environmentalist, attorney and professor. His book Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters is his most well-known work. In addition, he has authored numerous essays on the environment and appeared as a guest speaker on Jon Stewart. In addition to more than 30 states, Switzerland, Canada, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Saudi... 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
Former first baseman in the American Major League Baseball who goes by the moniker "Herbie" is Kent Alan Hrbek. He spent all 14 years of his baseball playing career with the Minnesota Twins (1981–1994). Hrbek threw with his right hand and batted with his left. In an exhibition game against the Phillies on April 3, 1982, he hit the first... read full bio
As the first citizen of an independent African nation to visit space, Mark Shuttleworth is a South African businessman. He established Canonical Ltd. and is responsible for steering the Ubuntu operating system. He founded numerous businesses, including the Shuttleworth Foundation and HBD Venture Capital. He rose to notoriety when he participated in an expedition that was entirely self-funded as a... read full bio
Bo Kimble is a retired NBA basketball player from Philadelphia. Prior to joining the NBA, he played basketball for Loyola Marymount University. He played for the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers during his professional career. In the draft, Bo Kimble was chosen with the eighth overall pick. Bo Kimble also starred as a fictional high school student named... read full bio
Dr. Richard Chang is CEO of Richard Chang Associates, Inc., a diversified organizational performance-improvement consulting, training and publishing firm headquartered in Orange County, California. He is well-known and well-respected throughout the world for his experience in strategic planning, organizational transformation, process management and improvement, measurement systems, business performance improvement, coaching, product realization and talent development. He has written more than 25 books... read full bio
Guion Bluford is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot and a former NASA astronaut. Prior to joining NASA, he served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he stayed and eventually attained the rank of colonel. He participated I n four Space Shuttle missions. After the Cuban astronaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, he was the second person of... read full bio
Leonard J. Elmore is a well-known sportscaster in the United States and former National Basketball Association player. Elmore has served in the same function as a college basketball analyst for ESPN, Fox Sports, as well as CBS Sports' coverage of the NBA and NCAA Tournament. Power Memorial Academy in New York City served as Elmore's place of education. He played basketball for... read full bio
Basketball player Elena Delle Donne is an all-star in the league. She was a standout player in high school, both physically at 6'5" and symbolically as one of the best in the area. Prior to being selected by the Chicago Sky in the second round of the draft, she played college basketball for the University of Delaware. In her first year... read full bio
The Minnesota Lynx's head coach is Lindsay Whalen. She has previously played for the Connecticut Sun, UMMC Ekaterinburg, ZVVZ USK Prague, Minnesota Lynx, Galatasaray, Dynamo Moscow, AGU Spor and Yakin Dogu Universeti. She played ball for the University of Minnesota. Lindsay participated in both the Olympic team and the world championship team. Gold was hers in both competitions. Lindsay Whalen's Hutchinson High School basketball... read full bio
Actor and TV personality Chris Jacobs served as the host of TLC's Overhaulin', Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auctions' principal host, co-host of TLC's Long Lost Family and presenter for the NFL Network. On the Discovery Channel, he anchored the interactive section of Chopper Live and Gold Rush Live. He has also hosted Skywire Live for the Discovery Channel and served as a correspondent for... read full bio
Leadership IQ, which was developed by Mark Murphy, is geared on ensuring that employees are engaged through the utilization of a research-based compilation of studies that assist leadership development. The cutting-edge research conducted by Mark has been highlighted in a variety of publications, including but not limited to Fortune, Forbes, Business Week, U.S. News and World Report, The Washington Post, and... read full bio
Davey Lopes played professional baseball for a number of years and later managed in the Major Leagues of Baseball. He played second base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago Cubs, and the Houston Astros throughout his professional baseball career. He has previously served as the manager of the Baltimore Orioles, the San Diego Padres, the Washington... read full bio
Sessa has been a mainstay of both the American and Brazilian music scenes for a very long time. Sessa's debut album, Grandeza, was released and he is most known for his work with NY guitar great Yonatan Gat and for co-founding the Sao Paulo psych-funk band Garotas Suecas. The New Yorker called Sessa "a songwriter carved from Veloso's mold and... read full bio
