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Ben Crenshaw

Ben CrenshawBorn: Jan. 11, 1952Golfer co-NCAA champion with Tom Kite in 1972; battled Graves' disease in mid-1980s; 19 career Tour victories; won Masters for second time in 1995 and dedicated…

Larry Csonka Biography

Larry CsonkaBorn: Dec. 25, 1946Football RB powerful runner and blocker who gained 8,081 yards in 11 seasons in the AFL and NFL; won two consecutive Super Bowls with the Miami Dolphins (1973-…

Marcel Dionne Biography

Marcel DionneBorn: Aug. 3, 1951Hockey C fourth on NHL's all-time points list (1,771) and third on goals list (731) through 2002; tied Wayne Gretzky for the league lead in points (137) in 1980…

Bob McAdoo Biography

Bob McAdooBorn: Sept. 25, 1951Basketball F/C 1972 Sporting News First Team All-American; NBA Rookie of the Year (1973); NBA MVP (1975); All-NBA First Team (1975); Led NBA in scoring three…

Alexander Cartwright

Alexander CartwrightBorn: Apr. 17, 1820Baseball engineer and draftsman who spread gospel of baseball from New York City to California gold fields; widely regarded as the father of modern game…

A. Bartlett Giamatti

A. Bartlett GiamattiBorn: Apr. 4, 1938Scholar and 7th commissioner of baseball banned Pete Rose for life for betting on Major League games and associating with known gamblers; also served as…

Greg Louganis

Greg LouganisBorn: Jan. 29, 1960U.S. diver widely considered the greatest diver in history; won platform and springboard gold medals at both 1984 and '88 Olympics; also won a silver medal at…

Mark McCormack

Mark McCormackBorn: Nov. 6, 1930 founder and CEO of International Management Group (IMG), the sports management conglomerate that represents Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, Arnold Palmer, and…

Paul Molitor

Paul MolitorBorn: Aug. 22, 1956Baseball DH-1B All-America SS at Minnesota in 1976; spent 15 years with Milwaukee, then 3 each with Toronto and Minnesota; led Blue Jays to 2nd straight World…

Craig Patrick

Craig PatrickBorn: May 20, 1946Hockey 3rd generation Patrick to have name inscribed on Stanley Cup; GM of 2-time Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins (1991-92); also captain of 1969 NCAA champion…