Athletes' Bios

Baseball

Bob Boone

  • Phillies (1972-1981), Angels (1982-1988), Royals (1989-1990)
  • Four time All Star
  • 1980 World Series Champs

Jose Canseco

  • Oakland A's (1985-1992, 1997), Texas Rangers (1992-1994), Boston Redsox (1995-1996), Toronto Blue Jays (1998), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999-2000) New York Yankees (2000), Chicago Whitesox (2001)
  • 2x World Series Champion
  • AL MVP 1988
  • AL Rookie of the Year 1986
  • 6x All Star
  • 4x Silver Slugger
  • 1994 AL Comeback Player of Year
  • First 40/40 player

Darren Daulton aka "Dutch Daulton"

  • Phillies (1983-1997), Marlins (1997)
  • Three time All Star
  • 1997 World Series Champs

Jim Eisenreich

  • Minnesota Twins (1982-1984), Kansas City Royals (1987-1992), Philadelphia Phillies (1993-1996), Florida Marlins (1997-1998), LA Dodgers (1998)
  • Helped win NL Pennants in 1993 and 1997
  • World Series Champion 1997
  • Career .290 batting average

Bob Feller

  • Hall of Fame, 1962
  • Cleveland Indians (1936-1941, 1945-1956)
  • In the U.S. Navy (1942-1945)
  • Eight time All Star
  • Three no hitters pitched, including one on opening day
  • Career: 266 wins; 2581 strikeouts, 279 complete games, 44 shutouts

Tommy Greene

  • Braves (1989-1990), Phillies (1990-1995), Astros (1996)
  • No hitter on May 23, 1991

Dave Hollins

  • Philadelphia Phillies (1990-1995, 2002), Boston Redsox (1995), Minnesota Twins (1996), Seattle Mariners (1996), Anaheim Angels (1997-1998), Toronto Blue Jays (1999), Cleveland Indians (2001)
  • 93 All Star
  • Helped in NL Pennant in 1993

Ryan Madson

  • Philadelphia Phillies (2003-PRES)
  • World Series Champion 2008
  • Helped win NL Pennant 2008 and 2009

Mickey Morandini

  • Philadelphia Phillies (1990-97, 2000), Chicago Cubs (1998-99), Toronto Blue Jays (2000)
  • 1995 All Star
  • Part of the 1993 NL Champs Philadelphia Phillies

Frank Thomas

  • Pittsburgh Pirates (1951-58), Cincinnati Reds (1959), Chicago Cubs (1960-61, 1966), Milwaukee Braves (1961, 1965), New York Mets (1962-64), Philadelphia Phillies (1964-65), and the Houston Astros (1965)
  • Original 1962 Met
  • Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1958 (7/28/58)
  • Three time All Star: 1954, 1955, 1958

Basketball

Darryl Dawkins aka "Chocolate Thunder"

  • 76ers (1975-1982), NJ Nets (1982-1988), Jazz (1988), Pistons (1988-1989)
  • Average double figures in scoring nine times in fourteen years

Football

Victor Abiamiri

  • Philadelphia Eagles (2007-PRES)
  • College:  Notre Dame
  • Over 20 career sacks at Notre Dame

Billy Ray Barnes

  • Philadelphia Eagles (1957-1961), Washington Redskins (1962-1963) and Minnesota Vikings (1965-1966)
  • College: Wake Forest
  • 1956, First player in ACC to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a single season, when he rushed for 1,010 yards. 1956 ACC Player of the Year
  • 1975, Wake Forest Hall of Fame
  • Three time Pro Bowler
  • 1960 NFL Champions

Bill Bergey

  • Cincinatti Bengals (1969-1973) and Philadelphia Eagles (1974-1980)
  • College: Arkansas State
  • Five time Pro Bowler
  • 1969 Rookie of the Year

Larry Brown

  • Washington Redskins (1969-1976)
  • College: Kansas State
  • Four time Pro Bowler
  • 1972 NFL MVP
  • 70 Greatest Redskins

Gary Clark

  • Washington Redskins (1985-1992), Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1993-1994), Miami Dolphins (1995)
  • College:  James Madison University
  • 2x Super Bowl Champion
  • 70 Greatest Redskins Team
  • 4x Pro Bowler

"Bullet" Bill Dudley

  • Steelers (1942, 1945-1946), Detriot Lions (1947-1949), Washington Redskins (1950-1951, 1953)
  • College:  Virginia
  • NFL Hall of FAME: 1966
  • College HALL OF FAME:  1956
  • NFL MVP 1946
  • 1940's All Decade Team
  • 70 Greatest Redskins Team
  • 2x Pro Bowler

Pat Fischer

  • St. Louis Cardinals (1961-1967) and Washington Redskins (1968-1977)
  • Member of 70 Greatest Redskins Team
  • Super Bowl VII Champion
  • 3x Pro Bowler

Irving Fryar

  • New England Patriots (1984-1992), Miami Dolphins (1993-1995), Philadelphia Eagles (1996-1998) and Washington Redskins (1999-2000)
  • College: Nebraska
  • Five time Pro Bowler
  • All-American at the University of Nebraska

Roman Gabriel

  • LA Rams (1962-1972) and Philadelphia Eagles (1973-1977)
  • College: NC State
  • Four time Pro Bowler
  • 1969 MVP award
  • Two time All-American at North Carolina State University
  • Rams all-time passing leader

Darryl Grant

  • Washington Redskins (1981-1990) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991)
  • College: Rice
  • 2x Super Bowl Champion: Super Bowl XVII (1982) and Super Bowl XXII (1987)
  • Front cover of Sports Illustrated issue date 31 Jan 1983

L.C. Greenwood

  • Pittsburgh Steelers
  • College: AM&N
  • 4 Time Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, and XIV)
  • Member of the Steel Curtain
  • Six Time Pro Bowler
  • Member of the NFL 1970's All Decade Team
  • On the front cover of 2 Sports Illustrated Magazines (Nov 10 1980 and Jan 14 1980)

Sam Huff

  • New York Giants (1956-1963) and Washington Redskins (1964-1969)
  • College: West Virginia
  • 70 Greatest Redskins; NFL 1950's All-Decade Team
  • Redskins Ring of Fame
  • Became the first NFL player to be featured on the cover of Time Magazine (11-30/1958)
  • Four time Pro Bowler; Eight time All-Pro
  • Hall of Fame 1982

Trevor Laws

  • Philadelphia Eagles (2008-PRES)
  • College:  Notre Dame
  • The most tackles in major college ranks by a defensive lineman in 2007

Frank Lemaster

  • Philadelphia Eagles (1974-1982)
  • College: Kentucky
  • 1981 Pro Bowl

Dexter Manley

  • Washington Redskins (1981-1989), Phoenix Cardinals (1990) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993-1994)
  • College:  Oklahoma State
  • 2x Super Bowl Champion
  • 70 Greatest Redskins Team
  • Pro Bowler

Brian Mitchell

  • Washington Redskins (1990-1999), Philadelphia Eagles (2000-2002) and New York Giants (2003)
  • College: Louisiana-Lafayette
  • 70 Greatest Redskins
  • 14,014 yards from kickoff returns and his 4,999 punt return yards, both are an NFL record

Rich Milot

  • Washington Redskins (1979-1987)
  • College:  Penn State
  • 2x Super Bowl Champion

Michael Nelms

  • Washington Redskins (1980-1984)
  • College: Baylor
  • 70 Greatest Redskins team
  • Two time Pro Bowler

Christian Okoye aka "Nigerian Nightmare"

  • Kansas City Chiefs (1987-1992)
  • College: Azusa Pacific
  • Two time Pro Bowler

Neal Olkewicz

  • Washington Redskins (1979-1989)
  • College: Maryland
  • 2x Super Bowl Champion
  • 70 Greatest Redskins Team

Vince Papale

  • Philadelphia Eagles (1976-1978)
  • Movie "Invincible" was based on his story
  • Eagles 75th Anniversary Team

Mike Rozier

  • Houston Oilers (1985-1990), Atlanta Falcons (1990-1991)
  • College: Nebraska
  • 2006, college football Hall of Fame
  • Two time Pro Bowler
  • 1983 Heisman Trophy Winner

Ricky Sanders

  • Washington Redskins (1986-1993), Atlanta Falcons (1994), Miami Dolphins (1995)
  • College: Texas State
  • 2x Super Bowl Champion
  • 70 Greatest Redskins Team

Hockey

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Wrestling

Brutus Beefcake

  • Debut 1977
  • Well known wrestling with Hulk Hogan
  • Known for the Sleeper Hold move

Chris "Wildcat" Harris

  • Debut 1994

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