This page is dedicated to some of the sports heroes and other interesting celebrities who were around playing and entertaining us back when I was growing up. As you are no doubt aware by now, I am an incorrigible list maker. :)
BASEBALL
- HANK AARON - RF - Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers
- MICKEY MANTLE - CF - New York Yankees
- SANDY KOUFAX - P - Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers
- REGGIE JACKSON - RF - Oakland A's, New York Yankees, California Angels
- PETE ROSE (nickname: Charlie Hustle) - 1B/2B/3B/RF/LF - Cincinnati Reds
- JOHNNY BENCH - C - Cincinnati Reds
- ROD CAREW - 1B/2B - Minnesota Twins, California Angels
- WILLIE STARGELL - LF/1B - Pittsburgh Pirates
- MIKE SCHMIDT - 3B/1B - Philadelphia Phillies
- TOM SEAVER - P - New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds
- STEVE CARLTON - P - Philadelphia Phillies
- GOOSE GOSSAGE - P - Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees
- RUSSELL EARL "BUCKY" DENT - SS - Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees
- JIM PALMER - P - Baltimore Orioles
- NOLAN RYAN - P - California Angels, Houston Astros
- JOE MORGAN - 2B - Cincinnati Reds
- JIM RICE - LF - Boston Red Sox
- GAYLORD PERRY - P - Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres
- EDDIE MURRAY - FB - Baltimore Orioles
- KEN SINGLETON - RF - Baltimore Orioles
- JAMES "CATFISH" HUNTER - P - Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees
- WILLIE MAYS - CF - New York/San Francisco Giants
- STEVE GARVEY - FB - Los Angeles Dodgers
- GEORGE BRETT - 3B/1B - Kansas City Royals
- CARLTON FISK - C - Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox
- DAVE WINFIELD - RF - San Diego Padres
- DALE MURPHY - CF - Atlanta Braves
- WADE BOGGS - 3B - Boston Red Sox
- KEN GRIFFEY JR. - CF - Seattle Mariners
- MARK McGWIRE - FB - Oakland Athletics
BASKETBALL
- DARRYL DAWKINS (nickname: Chocolate Thunder) - C - Philadelphia 76ers
- JULIUS IRVING (nickname: Doctor J) - SF - New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers
- EARVIN "MAGIC" JOHNSON - PG - Los Angeles Lakers
- KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR (Lew Alcindor) - Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers
- WILT CHAMBERLAIN - C - Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers
- JAMES WORTHY - SF - Los Angeles Lakers
- BYRON SCOTT - SG - Los Angeles Lakers
- GAIL GOODRICH - SG - Los Angeles Lakers
- LARRY BIRD - SF, PF - Boston Celtics
- KEVIN MCHALE - PF - Boston Celtics
- JOHN HAVLICEK - SF - Boston Celtics
- ISIAH THOMAS - PG - Detroit Pistons
- JIMMY WALKER - SG - Detroit Pistons
- MICHAEL JORDAN - SG - Chicago Bulls
- BOB LOVE - SF - Chicago Bulls
- DAVE GREENWOOD - PF/C - Chicago Bulls
- JERRY SLOAN - SG - Chicago Bulls
- JERRY WEST - PG - Los Angeles Lakers
- JAMAAL WILKES - SF - Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers
- RICK BARRY - SF - New York Nets, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets
- CHET WALKER - SF - Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls
- DENNIS RODMAN - PF, SF - Detroit Pistons
- MICHAEL COOPER - SG - Los Angeles Lakers
- A.C. GREEN - PF - Los Angeles Lakers
- CHARLES OAKLEY - PF - Chicago Bulls
- SCOTTIE PIPPEN - SF - Chicago Bulls
- CHARLES BARKLEY - PF/SF - Philadelphia 76ers
- KARL MALONE (nickname: The Mailman) - PF - Utah Jazz
- DAVE COWENS - C - Boston Celtics
- ARTIS GILMORE - C - Kentucky Colonels, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs
- GEORGE GERVIN (nickname: The Iceman) - SG/SF - San Antonio Spurs
- WALT FRAZIER - PG - New York Knicks
- ELVIN HAYES - PF/C - Washington Bullets
- MOSES MALONE - C - Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets
- PATRICK EWING - C - New York Knicks
- DOMINIQUE WILKINS - SF - Atlanta Hawks
- DAN ISSEL - C/PF - Kentucky Colonels, Denver Nuggets
- CALVIN MURPHY - PG - San Diego / Houston Rockets
- JO JO WHITE - PG - Boston Celtics
- BILL WALTON - C - Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics
- WES UNSELD - C - Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets
- WALTER DAVIS - SG/SF - Phoenix Suns
- BOB LANIER - C - Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks
- ROBERT PARRISH - C - Boston Celtics
- JOHN HAVLICEK - SF - Boston Celtics
- HAL GREER - SG/PG - Philadelphia 76ers
- HAKEEM OLAJUWON (nickname: The Dream) - C - Houston Rockets
- BOB McADOO - C - New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers
FOOTBALL
- JOE THEISMANN - QB - Washington Redskins
- SONNY JURGENSEN - QB - Washington Redskins
- DOUG WILLIAMS - QB - Washington Redskins
- ROGER STAUBACH - QB - Dallas Cowboys
- TERRY BRADSHAW - QB - Pittsburgh Steelers
- FRAN TARKENTON - QB - New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings
- PHIL SIMMS - QB - New York Giants
- JOE NAMATH - QB - NY Jets
- ROMAN GABRIEL - QB - LA Rams
- VINCE FERRAGAMO - QB - LA Rams
- RON JAWORSKI - QB - Philadelphia Eagles
- RANDALL CUNNINGHAM - QB - Philadelphia Eagles
- JIM KELLY - QB - Buffalo Bills
- KEN ANDERSON - QB - Cincinnati Bengals
- BOOMER ESIASON - QB - Cincinnati Bengals
- LEN DAWSON - QB - Kansas City Chiefs
- BOB GRIESE - QB - Miami Dolphins
- DAN MARINO - QB - Miami Dolphins
- JIM MCMAHON - QB - Chicago Bears
- ARCHIE MANNING - QB - New Orleans Saints
- JIM HART - QB - St. Louis Cardinals
- KEN STABLER - QB - Oakland Raiders
- JOE MONTANA - QB - San Francisco 49ers
- JOHN ELWAY - QB - Denver Broncos
- WARREN MOON - QB - Houston Oilers
- CHARLES EDWARD("MEAN JOE") GREENE - DT - Pittsburgh Steelers
- DICK BUTKUS - LB - Chicago Bears
- LAWRENCE TAYLOR - LB - New York Giants
- JIM BROWN - RB - Cleveland Browns
- TONY DORSETT SR.- RB - Dallas Cowboys
- JOHN RIGGINS - FB - Washington Redskins
- O.J. SIMPSON - RB - Buffalo Bills
- WALTER PAYTON - RB - Chicago Bears
BOXING
- MUHAMMAD ALI - "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
- SUGAR RAY LEONARD
- "SMOKIN'" JOE FRAZIER
- GEORGE FOREMAN
- LARRY HOLMES
- RANDALL "TEX" COBB
- CARL WILLIAMS
- ROBERTO DURAN
- HECTOR "MACHO" CAMACHO
- LEON SPINKS
- MICHAEL SPINKS
- "IRON MIKE" TYSON
- EVANDER HOLYFIELD
- BOB FOSTER
- "MARVELOUS" MARVIN HAGLER
- JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ
- GENARO HERNANDEZ
- OSCAR DE LA HOYA
- RIDDICK BOWE
- FLOYD MERRIWEATHER JR.
- LENNOX LEWIS
- KEN NORTON
- MIKE WEAVER
KICK BOXING/KARATE CHAMPIONS
- BILL "SUPERFOOT" WALLACE
- BENNY "THE JET" URQUIDEZ
- DON "THE DRAGON" WILSON
- JOE LEWIS
- CHUCK NORRIS
- JIM KELLY
- LOUIS DELGADO
- RANDALL "TEX" COBB
- RON MARCHINI
- CHUCK "THE ICEMAN" LIDDEL (MMA)
- RANDY "THE NATURAL" COUTURE (MMA)
AUTO RACING(Stock Car)
- CALE YARBOROUGH
- BOBBY ALLISON
- RICHARD PETTY
- BUDDY BAKER
- A.J. FOYT
- ROGER MCCLUSKEY
- MORGAN SHEPHERD
- HARRY GANT
- DALE EARNHARDT
- RICKY RUDD
- BILL ELLIOT
- JOHNNY RUTHERFORD
- BENNY PARSONS
- TOM SNEVA
- DARRELL WALTRIP
- RUSTY WALLACE
- RICHARD CHILDRESS
- TERRY LABONTE
- NEIL BONNETT
- MARK MARTIN
- AL UNSER
AUTO RACING (Indycar/Formula 1)
- ROGER MCCLUSKEY
- TOM SNEVA
- AL UNSER
- BOBBY UNSER
- A.J. FOYT
- MARIO ANDRETTI
- JOHNNY RUTHERFORD
- RICK MEARS
- MIKE MOSELY
- TEO FABI
- EMERSON FITTIPALDI
OLYMPICS
- BRUCE JENNER - DECATHLON
WWF
- HULK HOGAN
- ANDRE "THE GIANT"
- "ROWDY" RODDY PIPER
- JIMMY "SUPERFLY" SNUKA
- BIG JOHN STUDD
- "MR WONDERFUL" PAUL ORNDORFF
- IRON SHEIK
- BOB BACKLUND
- GEORGE "THE ANIMAL" STEELE
- TITO SANTANA
- RICKY "THE DRAGON" STEAMBOAT
- "HACKSAW" JIM DUGGAN
- "NATURE BOY" RIC FLAIR
- JUNK YARD DOG
- DON MURACO
- "MACHO MAN" RANDY SAVAGE
- JESSIE "THE BODY" VENTURA
- BARRY WINDHAM and MIKE ROTUNDO
- GREG "THE HAMMER" VALENTINE
- KING KONG BUNDY
- THE WILD SAMOANS
- THE TONGA KID
- "COWBOY" BOB ORTON
- BRUTUS "THE BARBER" BEEFCAKE
- TONY GAREA and RICK MARTEL
- MR FUJI and PROFESSOR TORU TANAKA
- SGT. SLAUGHTER
- IVAN PUTSKI "THE POLISH HAMMER"
- "THE RUSSIAN BEAR" IVAN KOLOFF
- BRUNO SAMMARTINO
- PEDRO MORALES
- BRET "THE HITMAN" HART
- JAKE "THE SNAKE" ROBERTS
- TED DIBIASE "THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN"
- "RAVISHING" RICK RUDE
- KEN PATERA
- S.D. "SPECIAL DELIVERY" JONES
- DUSTY RHODES "THE AMERICAN DREAM"
- ADRIAN ADONIS
- "SUPERSTAR" BILLY GRAHAM
- BLACKJACK MULLIGAN
- "BIG CAT" ERNIE LADD
- VINCE MCMAHON - proprietor, promoter, executive, performer
- "MEAN" GENE OKERLUND - interviewer, announcer, television host
- JIMMY "THE MOUTH OF THE SOUTH" HART - manager, executive
- "CAPTAIN" LOU ALBANO - manager
- BOBBY "THE BRAIN" HEENAN - manager, color commentator
- GORILLA MONSOON - manager, play-by-play commentator
- MR. FUJI - manager
- "CLASSY" FREDDIE BLASSIE - manager
- THE GRAND WIZARD - manager
OWNERS, PROMOTERS, MANAGERS, ANNOUNCERS
MISC PERSONALITIES
- HARRY CARAY - SPORTS ANNOUNCER(baseball) - St Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs
- HOWARD COSELL - SPORTS BROADCASTER/COMMENTATOR