Kent Desormeaux

December 31, 2015 0

Kent Jason Desormeaux won more races in the 1989 season than any jockey in history. Born in Maurice, Louisiana—a town with 476 residents about 150…

LeBron James

December 30, 2015 0

Where LeBron Raymone James fits in the pantheon of greatest players in basketball history remains to be determined. James was born in Akron, Ohio, on…

Ray Nitschke

December 29, 2015 0

The Green Bay Packers won five NFL titles between 1961 and 1967. Raymond Ernest Nitschke anchored the defense for every one of them. Born in…

Raymond Bourque

December 28, 2015 0

The best stories conclude with a fairy tale ending and no athletic career has ever ended better than that of Raymond Jean Bourque. Bourque was…

NFL Longest Game

December 25, 2015 0

The longest game in National Football League history was played 44 years ago today. On Christmas Day, 1971, the Kansas City Chiefs played host to…

Lou Brock

December 24, 2015 0

Louis Clark Brock is one of the most under-appreciated players in the history of major league baseball. Born in El Dorado, Arkansas, on June 18,…

Ironman World Championship

December 23, 2015 0

The Ironman World Championship may be the most grueling single-day sporting event in the world. The event has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978…

Pete Maravich

December 22, 2015 0

Peter Press Maravich was perhaps the greatest creative offensive talent in basketball history. Born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania—a steel town outside of Pittsburgh that produced NFL…

Chris Evert

December 21, 2015 0

Happy 61st birthday to the only tennis player in history—male or female–to reach 34 career Grand Slam singles finals. Christine Marie Evert was born as…

Mike Hessman

December 18, 2015 0

Michael Steven Hessman is the real life Crash Davis, the character played by Kevin Costner in the film, Bull Durham. Born in Fountain Valley, California,—a…