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Jack Kent Cooke
Jack Kent CookeBorn: Oct. 25, 1912Football sole owner of NFL Washington Redskins from 1985-97; teams won 2 Super Bowls (1988,92); also owned NBA Lakers and NHL Kings in LA; built LA Forum for…Roone Arledge
Roone ArledgeBorn: July 8, 1931Sports TV pioneer innovator of live events, anthology shows, Olympic coverage, “Monday Night Football” and “Wide World of Sports”; ran ABC Sports from 1968–86;…Jim Brown
Jim BrownBorn: Feb. 17, 1936Football FB All-America at Syracuse (1956) and NFL Rookie of Year (1957); led NFL in rushing 8 times; 8-time All-Pro (1957-61,63-65); 3-time MVP (1958,63,65) with…Dan Gable
Dan GableBorn: Oct. 25, 1948Wrestling career wrestling record of 118-1 at Iowa St., where he was a 2-time NCAA champ (1968,69) and tourney MVP in 1969 (137 lbs); won gold medal (149 lbs) at…Pancho Gonzales
Pancho GonzalesBorn: May 9, 1928Tennis won consecutive U.S. Championships in 1947-48 before turning pro at 21; dominated pro tour from 1950-61; in 1969 at age 41, played longest Wimbledon…Franco Harris
Franco HarrisBorn: Mar. 7, 1950Football RB ran for over 1,000 yards in a season 8 times; rushed for 12,120 yards in 13 years; led Pittsburgh to 4 Super Bowl titles.Tom HarmonG - JLeon Hart…Lou Holtz
Lou HoltzBorn: Jan. 6, 1937Football coached Notre Dame to national title in 1988; 2-time Coach of Year (1977,88); coached six schools in all—Wm. & Mary (3 years), N.C. State (4), Arkansas…Sandy Koufax
Sandy KoufaxBorn: Dec. 30, 1935Baseball LHP led NL in strikeouts 4 times and ERA 5 straight years; won 3 Cy Young Awards (1963,65,66) with LA Dodgers; MVP in 1963; 2-time World Series MVP (…Grantland Rice
Grantland RiceBorn: Nov. 1, 1880First celebrated American sportswriter chronicled the Golden Age of Sport in 1920s; immortalized Notre Dame's “Four Horsemen.”Died: July 13, 1954Manon RheaumeR…Maurice Greene
Maurice GreeneBorn: July 23, 1974Track & Field world 100m champion in 1997, 99 and 2001 and 200m champion in 1999; former world record holder (9.79) in the 100m; won the gold medal in the…Trending
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