Birgit Fischer

September 30, 2016 0

Birgit Fischer is the greatest kayaker ever to paddle a boat. First introduced as a demonstration sport at the 1924 Paris Games, Flatwater [now known…

Joe Garagiola

September 29, 2016 0

Joe Garagiola grew up on Elizabeth Street, across from Yogi Berra.  After Cardinals’ broadcaster Jack Buck moved onto the block early in his broadcasting career,…

Grant Fuhr

September 28, 2016 0

Grant Scott Fuhr is one of the most clutch goaltenders ever to play ice hockey. Born in Spruce Grove—a small town 30 minutes west of…

Al McCoy

September 27, 2016 0

For Phoenix Suns fans, there is only one real McCoy. Al McCoy was born in Williams, Iowa–a tiny town of 600 residents about 50 miles…

Ryder Cup

September 26, 2016 0

The Ryder Cup is one of the last great sporting events founded on prestige rather than prize money. The Ryder Cup is a biennial men’s…

The Big Red Machine

September 23, 2016 0

The Big Red Machine dominated baseball’s National League in the 1970s. The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first professional baseball team in America, becoming one…

Bob Hurley

September 22, 2016 0

Robert Matthew Hurley has won 28 state championships as a high school basketball coach. Born in the Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey, July…

Juan Pablo Montoya

September 20, 2016 0

Number Two turns 41 today. Juan Pablo Montoya Roldan was born in Bogota—Columbia’s capital and largest city–on this date in 1975.  His father Pablo was…

Al Oerter

September 19, 2016 0

Alfred Oerter Jr. was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Summer Olympics. Born in the…