The Griffeys are the first father-and-son tandem to play on the same major league baseball team. George Kenneth Griffey Sr. was born in Donora, Pennsylvania—an…
The shelf life of an NFL running back can be short. Shaun Edward Alexander was born in Florence, Kentucky—just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati—on…
The Olympic Games are the world’s foremost sports competition. Inspired by the ancient games held in Olympia, Greece, from the eighth century BC to the…
“The Intimidator” backed down to no one. Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina—a cotton mill town outside Charlotte—April 29, 1951. He…
Althea Neale Gibson’s contributions to the civil rights movement were done with a tennis racquet. Born in Silver, South Carolina, on this date in 1927,…
Jahangir Khan is the greatest squash player in history. Squash is a racket sport played in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. …
In tackle football, a “gunslinger” is a strong-armed quarterback who plays in an aggressive and decisive manner by throwing deep and with risk. Sonny Jurgensen—who…
Marathon swimming is the loneliest sport in the world. Born in New York City on this date in 1949, Diana Sneed was the great-granddaughter of…
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was one of the greatest right fielders in baseball history. Born in Carolina, a small town along the northeast coast of…