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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts/San Diego Chargers Hall of Famer |
| Hank Greenberg | One of the first Jewish Baseball players...Hall of Famer Detroit Tigers Slugger |
| Tris Speaker | Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame Slugger |
| Christy Mathewson | New York Giants Hall of Fame Pitcher |
| Bob Mathias | Two time Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalist |
| Jerry Rice | San Francisco 49ers Great Hall of Famer W.R holds the record for most TDs caught and is quite a dancer |
| Ted Atkinson | Canadian born American Horse Jockey hall of fame |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | 1919 Chicago White Sox Scandal...the Black Sox Scandal |
| Stan Musial | "Stan the Man" St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer |
| Jackie Robinson | Brooklyn Dodger Great Hall of Famer |
| Pete Carrol | NFL Coach N.E Patriots and Seattle Seahawks and USC Trojans |
| Dizzy Dean | Hall of famer hurler for the St. Louis Cards |
| Johnny Lujack | Chicago Bears Hall of Fame QB who also was a Heisman Trophy winner at Notre Dame |
| Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins Hall of Fame QB |
| Larry Bird | Boston Celtics Hall of Famer |
| Bobby Layne | Detroit Lions Hall of Fame QB |
| Jerry Bailey | American Hall of Fame Jocky |
| Hugh McElhenny | San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame Running Back known as the "king" |
| Hack Wilson | Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame slugger also played for the N.Y Giants. Had the best N.L singleseason at one time 56 Homers and 191 Rbis |
| Otto Graham | Cleveland Brown Hall of Fame QB |
| Lou Gehrig | N.Y Yankees Hall of Famer known as the "Iron Man" |
| Bill Dickey | N.Y Yankees Hall of Fame catcher |
| Walter Alston | Long time Brook/LA Dodgers Manager |
| Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts Hall of Fame running back and Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Wisconsin. known as the "Horse" |
| Carl Lewis | Track and Field Legend...Olympic Gold Medalist |
| Wilma Rudolph | Women's Track and Fiels Legen...Olympic Gold Medalist |
| Elgin Baylor | Lakers Legendary Hall of Fame Forward and one time basketball executive for the Clippers |
| Lefty Grove | Philadelphia A's Legenfary Hall of Fame Pitcher |
| Mel Patton | is an American track adn field athlete who won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics |
| Roger Bannister | English former athlete best known for running the first mile in less then 4 minutes |
| Jerry West | Lakers Hall of Fame LEgen and executive |
| Bob Seagren | Track and Field Pole Vault Gold Medalist champ and actor |
| Steve Young | 49ers Hall of Fame Legend QB and ESPN analyst |
| John McGraw | Legendary Manager of the New York Giants Baseball Club |
| Parry O'Brien | American shot put champion. Born in Santa Monica, CA. he competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics where he won two hold and one silver. Placed fourth in his last competition |
| Evelyn Ashford | Women's Track and Field Legend. Olympic Gold Medalist |
| Knute Rockne | Legendary player and coach at Notre Dame |
| Willie McCovey | San Francico Hall of Fame slugger known as "stretch" |
| Hank Aaron | Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves Hall of fame legend |
| Walter Johnson | Washington Nationals legendary pitcher |
| Tom Brady | New England Patriots All pro star QB |
| Kenny Washington | was a professional football player who was the first African American to sign a contract with the NFL. Played for LA RAMS |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg | American athlete and pioneering college coach in multiple spots, primarily football |
| Peyton Manning | All Pro QB for the Broncos and Colts |
| Gayle Sayers | Chicago Bears hall of fame Legend |
| Cy Young | Legendary pitcher and has a trophy named after him for the top pitcher in each league |
| Felix Blanchard | Heisman trophy winner and college footbal great and championship coach |
| Jay Berwanger | First heisman trophy winner |
| Red Grange | Chicago Bears Hall of Famer and known as "the galloping ghost" |
| Kyle Rote | Heisman Trophy Winer . N.Y Giants great H.B and broadcaster |
| Luc Robitaille | Legendary Hall of Famer Forward for the LA Kings. Won a Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings |
| John Brodie | San Fran 49ers QB legend an dStanford All American and College Football Hall of Famer. also a pro golfer |
| D. Wayne Lukas | American horserace owner and trainer |
| Marcus Allen | USC All American R.B and NFL superstar for the Raiders and Chiefs |
| Lew Alcindor | Kareem Abdul Jabbar UCLA all american. NBA hall of famer with Bucks and Lakers |
| John Wooden | UCLA Hall of fame legendary coach that won 11 National Championships |
| Mauric Richard | Montreal Canadiens Legendary Hall of Famer. 50 goals in 50 games. "the rocket" |
| Bob Miller | Hall of Fame Hockey Broadcaster for the LA Kings |
| Carl Hubbel | N.Y Gials Hall of Fame LEgendary Pitcher |
| Pee Wee Reese | Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame LEgendary Short Stop |
| Norm Van Brocklin | Hall of fam Legendary QB for LA Rams and Phila. Eagles "dutchman" |
| Tony Lazzeri | N.Y Yankees legend played with Ruth and Gehrig |
| Roy Campanella | Legendary Brooklyn Dodgers Catcher |
| Bob Waterfield | NFL QB for the Cleveland and LA Rams |
| Johnny Vandermeer | Cincinatti Reds pitching great that threw consecutive no hitters in 1938 |
| Don Larsen | threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series. N.Y Yankees champion |
| Troy Aikman | Dallas Cowboy star QB |
| Bart Starr | Legendary Hall of Fame QB and Superbowl MVP for the Green Bay Packers |
| Frankie Albert | Legendary S.F 49ers QB |
| Charlie Whittingham | American race horse trainer |
| Honus Wagner | Pittspurgh Hall of fame legen. "flying dutchman" |
| Bill Shoemaker | Legendary Horse Jockey |
| Candance Parker | WNBA LA Sparks |
| Ernie Banks | Chicago Cubs Slugger. Hall of Fame |
| Sandy Koufax | LA Dodgers Hall of Famer . CY young winner |
| Bill Martin | Yankees Legendary Hall of Famer player and manager |
| Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions Hall of Fame R.B |
| Emmit Smith | Dallas Cowboy Hall Of Fame R.B |
| Miller Huggins | Legendary MLB player |
| Enos Slaughter | St. Louis Cardinals MLB Hall of Fame slugger |
| Joe Montana | S.F 49ers Legend. Hall of Famer |
| Michael Jordan | Greatest Basketball player Chicago Bulls |
| Roger Staubach | Dallas QB. Hall of fame legend |
| Phil Rizzuto | Yankee great and broadcaster |
| Vin Scully | Hall of Fame legendary broadcaster |
| Monte Irvin | N.Y Giants legendary outfielder |
| Chris McCarron | Hall of fame horse jockey |
| Doak Walker | Legendary College and NFL player |
| Lisa Leslie | USC all american. ladies basketball great |
| Frank Gifford | N.Y Giants Hall of famer and broadcaster |
| Marion Jones | ladies track and field star |
| Rafer Johnson | Track and field legend |