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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…