The Griffeys

August 31, 2016 0

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…

Shaun Alexander

August 30, 2016 0

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…

Athens Olympics

August 29, 2016 0

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…

Dale Earnhardt

August 26, 2016 0

“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 Gibson

August 25, 2016 0

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

August 24, 2016 0

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. …

Sonny Jurgensen

August 23, 2016 0

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…

Diana Nyad

August 22, 2016 0

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…

Mavericks

August 19, 2016 0

A maverick is non-comformist, free-spirited, original and eccentric. Located 20 miles south of San Francisco and one-half mile offshore from Pillar Point Harbor, Mavericks is a winter…

Roberto Clemente

August 18, 2016 0

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…