Dan Gable

September 30, 2015 0

Danny Mack Gable is the greatest and most important figure in the history of freestyle wrestling. Born on October 25, 1948 in the small industrial…

Kevin Durant

September 29, 2015 0

Kevin Wayne Durant is the first freshman in college basketball history to be named Naismith College Player of the Year. Born in Washington, D.C. on…

Summit Series

September 28, 2015 0

The contemporary sport of ice hockey was developed in Canada and it is that country’s official winter sport. The Soviet national team was the best…

Powell Brothers

September 25, 2015 0

The Powell brothers are the First Family of lacrosse. The three brothers were born in West Carthage, New York and attended Carthage Senior High School–in…

Babe Ruth

September 24, 2015 0

George Herman Ruth, Jr., is the greatest baseball player of all time and America’s first sports superstar. Born on February 6, 1895 in Pigtown, a…

Nancy Lopez

September 23, 2015 0

Nancy Marie Lopez played one of the greatest stretches of golf in the history of the LPGA Tour between 1978 and 1979. Born in Torrance,…

Don Shula

September 22, 2015 0

Donald Francis Shula is the winningest head coach in the history of the National Football League. Shula was born on January 4, 1930 in Grand…

Dream Team

September 21, 2015 0

The 1992 men’s U.S. Olympic team featured the greatest collection of basketball talent ever assembled. Basketball was first introduced as an Olympic competition at the…

Seve Ballesteros

September 18, 2015 0

Severiano Ballesteros Sota is the greatest European golfer of all time. Born in Pedrena, Cantabria–a fishing village on the Bay of Biscay in northern Spain–on…

Larry Fitzgerald

September 17, 2015 0

The University of Pittsburgh has produced many great football players over the years. None combine more talent, grace and class than Larry Darnell Fitzgerald, Jr.…