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Lynn Sherr Biography

Lynn SherrTV news reporter Sherr received a BA from Wellesley College. After working as a reporter for the Associated Press, WCBS-TV in New York, and the PBS stations WNET in New York and…

Mark McGwire Biography

Mark McGwireBorn: Oct. 1, 1963Baseball 1B Sporting News college player of the year (1984); Member of 1984 U.S. Olympic baseball team; won AL Rookie of the Year and hit rookie-record 49 HRs…

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Biography

Kareem Abdul-JabbarLew Alcindor,Born: Apr. 16, 1947Basketball C led UCLA to 3 NCAA titles (1967-69); Final 4 MOP 3 times; Player of Year twice; led Milwaukee (1) and LA Lakers (5) to 6 NBA…

Herb Brooks

Herb BrooksBorn: Aug. 5, 1937Hockey former U.S. Olympic player (1964,68) who coached 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team to gold medal and 2002 U.S. team to silver medal; coached Minnesota to 3 NCAA…

Arnold Palmer Biography

Arnold PalmerBorn: Sept. 10, 1929Golfer winner of 4 Masters, 2 British Opens and a U.S. Open; 2-time PGA Player of Year (1960,62); 1st player to earn over $1 million in career (1968); annual…

Joe Paterno Biography

Joe PaternoBorn: Dec. 21, 1926Football passed Bear Bryant in 2001 as all-time wins leader in college football (since passed himself by Bobby Bowden); coached Penn St. to 339-109-3 record, 20-…

Gene Upshaw

Gene Upshaw Born: Aug. 15, 1945 Died: Aug. 17, 2008 Football G 2-time All-AFL and 3-time All-NFL…

Lamar Hunt

Lamar HuntBorn: Aug. 2, 1932Football/Soccer Founder of the Kansas City Chiefs (formerly Dallas Texans); instrumental in forming the AFL in 1959 and merging the league with NFL in 1966;…

Alvin John Krueger Biography

Alvin John KruegerAge: 79 late 1930's college football star who guided USC to two straight Rose Bowl victories over undefeated, unscored-upon teams in 1939 and 1940; caught a 19-yard TD with…