Manny Pacquiao

December 17, 2015 0

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao is the only boxer in history to win a world championship in eight different divisions. Born in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines, on this…

Frank Deford

December 16, 2015 0

Happy 77th birthday to one of the greatest writers in the history of sports journalism. Benjamin Franklin Deford III was born on this date in…

Madison Square Garden

December 15, 2015 0

Madison Square Garden bills itself as the “World’s Most Famous Arena.” Located at 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, on Seventh Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets in…

Pat Summerall

December 14, 2015 0

George Allen Summerall was a superb athlete but his greatest success came as a sports broadcaster. Born in Lake City, Florida—a former Seminole village along…

Dominique Wilkins

December 10, 2015 0

Jacques Dominique Wilkins was one of the best dunkers in NBA history. Born in Sorbonne—the Latin Quarter District of Paris, France,–on January 12, 1960, while…

Deacon Jones

December 9, 2015 0

In tackle football, a sack occurs “when a player making an apparent attempt to pass is tackled or downed at or behind the line of…

Katie Ledecky

December 8, 2015 0

Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky owned two world records, four world championships and an Olympic gold medal before she was old enough to take her driver license…

Johnny Bench

December 7, 2015 0

The greatest catcher in baseball history turns 68 years old today. Johnny Lee Bench was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on this date in 1947.…

Sergey Bubka

December 5, 2015 0

Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka is the most dominant pole vaulter of all time. Bubka was born in Voroshilovgrad, Soviet Union, as the younger of two boys…