Chuck Wepner was the real Rocky Balboa. Charles Wepner was born in New York City on February 26, 1939. After his parents separated, Chuck and…
Larry Kehres is the winningest coach you have never heard of. Kehres was head football coach at the University of Mount Union [formerly Mount Union…
Harvey Catchings played in the NBA as a six-foot, nine-inch power forward for 11 seasons. And he isn’t even the best basketball player in his…
Fergie Jenkins is the best Canadian-born player in Major League Baseball history. Born in Chatham—located in southwestern Ontario along the northern banks of Lake Erie—on…
Gale Sayers may be the most electrifying runner in pro football history. Sayers played just 68 games over seven NFL seasons. He scored 336 points—56…
The Heisman Trophy is the most famous individual trophy in all of sports. First awarded on this date in 1935, it was originally called the…
“Larry Legend” turns 60 today. Unflappable and unstoppable, Larry Bird was one of the most clutch performers in basketball history. In 13 NBA seasons—all with…
God helps those that help themselves. The Trans Am Bike Race [TABR] is an annual, self-supported, ultra-distance cycling race across the United States. Starting from…
It is said that records are made to be broken. While that may be true, some are just too great—actually mind-boggling—to ever be touched. In…