NADA
NADA PAST & PRESENT BOARD MEMBERS
- National Association for Disabled Athletes (NADA) Volunteer Member Board
"Every member of our board and all staff (including the Executive Director and NADA President), volunteer their time. No person receives a salary or compensation. This is the policy for the last 41 years"
Thomas Scaglione, Executive Director
NJ Senator Francis X. Herbert, NADA Board President
Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves Baseball, 25x All-Star, World Series Champion, 2x NL Batting Champion, 4x NL Home Run Leader, 2x NL Batting Champion, Atlanta Braves No. 44 retired, Milwaukee Brewers No. 44 retired, Major League Baseball All-Century Team, NL MVP, 3 time Gold Glove, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Baseball Hall of Fame,
Coach Stan Albeck, Head Coach Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets, Aiistant: Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, , Head Coach, Bradley University, MVC Coach of the Year
Coach Steve Alford, Head coach, Nevada Wolf Pack, Gold medal 1984 Olympics, 2x All-American, Dallas Mavericks, UCLA Men's Head Basketball coach,
Herb Adderley, Green Bay Packers, 3x Super bowl Champion, 5x NFL Championship, 5x Pro Bowl, Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Coach George Allen, Head football coach Washington Redskins, Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2x NFL Coach of the Year, Washington Redskins Ring of Fame
Coach John Anderson, Head football coach, Brown University, Ivy League Championship
Mario Andretti, Indy 500 Winner, Formula One World Championships, 1978 Formula One World Championship, Daytona 500 Champion, 1978 Dutch Grand Prix, United States Driver of the Year,
Joe Antenora, , PBA Commissioner, PBA Hall of Fame
Eddie Arcaro, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Won Prekness Stakes 6x, Won Belmont Stakes 6x, United States Triple Crown 2x, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, 5x Winner Kentucky Derby
Hub Arkush, Football sportscaster and analyst, Publisher-Pro Football Weekly
Doug Atkins, New Orlean Saints, Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, 2x NFL Champions, 8x Pro Bowl, NFL 100th Anniversary Team, New Urlean Saints No. 81 retired, College Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Miller Barber, 11 PGA Tour wins, Ryder Cup Team, Won Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Dean Martin Tucson Open, Phoenix Open, World Open Golf Championship, U.S. Senior Open.t
Bob Beattie, Skiing coach, ESPN commentator, Head coach U.S. Ski team, Co-founder the Alpine Skiing World Cup, National Ski Hall of Fame
Patty Berg, 60 Tour wins, 7x Won Western Open, Won U.S. Women's Open, 3x LPGA Vare Trophy, Bob Jones Award, 29 Amateur Titles, World Golf Hall of Fame
Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, 2x All-Star, 4x World Series, 8x Gold Gloves
Coach Brian Bohannon, Head football coach, Kennesaw State University
Tommy Bolt, Won U.S. Open,Ryder Cup Team, Shot a Tournament round of 60, Won North & South Open, Tucson Open, Miami Beach Open, Los Angeles Open, World Golf Hall of Fame
Jill Kinmont Boothe, National Ski Champion, subject of the movie: The Other Side of the Mountain
Julius Boros , Won 18 PGA Tour events, Won U.S. Open, PGA Player of the Year, Won PGA Championship, Ryder Cup team, Golf Hall of Fame
Bob Boozer, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Seattle Super Sonics, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Championship, NBA All-Star, AAU MVP, AAU All-American, No. 30 retired by Kansas State Wildcats, College Basketball Hall of Fame, 1960 Rome Olympics - Gold medal,
Jim Bouton, New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, All-Star, World Series Champion, Author
Coach Frank Broyles, Head Coach Arkansas Razorbacks, Athletic Director, 7x Southwest Conference titles, National Champions, 2 Cotton Bowl Classic wins, Undefeated team, Won Sugar Bowl, Won Liberty Bowl, Won Gator Bowl, AFCA Conference College Coach of the Year, The Sporting News Coach of the Year, College Football Hall of Fame
Coach Earle Bruce, Head Football Coach Ohio State, University of Tampa, Iowa State, Colorado State, AFCA Coach of the Year, Big Ten Coach of the Year, 4 Big Ten Championships, Won Cotton Bowl, Won Florida Citrus Bowl, Won Fiesta Bowl, Won Freedom Bowl, Won Liberty Bowl, Won Tangerine Bowl, College Football Hall of Fame
Don Budge, Won French Tennis Open, Won Wimbledon, 2x U.S. Tennis Open, Won Australian Tennis Championship, International Tennis Hall of Fame
Dick Butkus, Chicago Bears, 8x Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame, 2x Consensus All-American, Illinois Fighting Illini No. 50 retired.
Coach Jerry Burns, Head football coach, Minnesota Vikings, Assistant Coach Green Bay Packers, Head football coach University of Iowa
Angela Buxton, Won Doubles-French Tennis Open, Won Doubles- Wimbledon Tennis Title, International Jewish Hall of Fame, Won Gold Medal Maccabiah Games,
Ralph Branca, Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, 3x All Star
Governor Brendan Byrne, New Jersey Governor, U.S. Army Air Corp., Distinguished Flying Cross
Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers, Won World Series Championship, 8x All-Star, 3x NL MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, Los Angeles Dodgers No. 39 retired
R.R.M. Carpenter, III, former owner Philadelphia Phillies, Delaware Sports Hall of Fame
Scott Carpenter, Naval Aviator, Commander USN, Mercury 7, 2 nd American to orbit the earth, Awarded Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, NASA Distinguished Service, Navy Astronaut Wings, Sealab team,
Rosemary Casals, , Won 112 professional doubles tournament, Wimbledon Champion
Billy Casper, 51 PGA Tour wins, 5x Vardon Trophy, Ryder Cup Team, Won Bing Crosby Invitational, Won Bob Hope Desert Clasic, Won Masters Tournament, Won Sammy Davis Jr., Greater Hartford Open, Won U.S. Senior Open, 2x PGA Player of the Year, Won U.S. Open, World Golf Hall of Fame,
Bob Cerv, New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Angels, All-Star, World Series Champion
Florence Chadwick, Long distance swimmer, Clothing Designer, 1st woman to swim English Channel, 1st woman to swim Catalina Channel, International Swimming Hall of Fame
Ed Charles - NY Mets, World Series Champion,
Georgio Chinaglia, New York Cosmos, NASL, NASL MVP, National Soccer Hall of Fame
Coach Geoff Colins, Head football coach, Georgia Tech. Temple University
C. Carson Conrad, Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics, 6x NBA Champion, NBA MVP, 13x NBA All-Star, President Medal of Freedom, Basketball Hall of Fame, College Basketball Hall of Fame
Coach Carmen Cozza, Head football coach, Yale University, 10 Ivy League titles, College Football Hall of Fame
Bruce Crampton, PGA, 14 PGA Tour wins, Vardon Trophy, As a senior, he won 20 times on the Championship Tour.
Lou Creekmur, Detroit Lions, 3x NFL Champion, 8x Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Coach Chuck Daly - Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Head Coach, Boston College, 4x Ivy League Champion, University of Pennsylvania, 2x NBA Champions, No.2 retired Detroit Pistons, 4x Ivy League Champion, 5x Big 5 Champion, 3x NCAA Final Four, 3x ACC Conference Tournament Champion, 4x Regular Season Champion, Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach, College Basketball Hall of Fame, Gold Medal 1992 Olympics , 2x Naismth Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Mel Daniels, Pleyer: Indiana Pacers, Mephis Sounds, New York Nets, Head Coach: Indiana Pacers, 3x ABA Champions, 2x ABA MVP, 7x All Star, 3x ABA Rebound Champion, ABA All Time Team, No. 35 retired Indiana Pacers, All-American, Basketball Hall of Fame
Coach Nancy Darsch -Olympic Gold Medal - U.S. Women Team, Head coach New York Liberty, Head coach Ohio State University, Assistant coach USA National Team Bronze medal
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Entertainer, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Emmy Award, Kennedy Center Honors
Willie Davis, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, 2x Super Bowl Champion, 5x NFL Championship, 5x Pro Bowl, Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, Walter Camp Man of the Year, Recover 21 fumbles, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team,
Dave DeBusschere, NY Knicks, 8x NBA All Star, 2x NBA Champion,
Basketball Hall of Fame, NBA All-Rookie First Team, College Basketball Hall of Fame, No. 22 retired by New York Knicks; Player, baseball Chicago White Sox, One of only 13 players to play in NBA and MLB
Coach Rod Dedeaux, Brooklyn Dodgers, Coach - Winningest coach in College Baseball History (1,332 wins) Baseball Coach- USC Trojans, 11x College World Series National Champions, 29x PCC/AAWU Pac 10 College Championships, 6x Coach of Year (CBCA), ABCA Hall of Fame, CBCA Hall of Fame, Omaha College Baseball Hall of Fame, College Baseball Hall of Fame
Coach Bob Devaney, Head coach Nebraska, Univ. of Wyoming, College Football Hall of Fame
Coach Dan Devine, Head football coach, Notre Dame University, Head football coach Missouri, 2 Big Eight Championships, Head football coach Arizona State, Head football coach,Green Bay Packers, National Championship, 2 Big Eight Championships, College Football Hall of Fame,
Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, 13x All-Star, 9x World Series Champion, 3x AL MVP, 2x AL Batting Champion, 2x AL RBI Leader, MLB 56 game hitting streak record, New York Yankees No. 5 retired, Major League Baseball All-Century Team Baseball Hall of Fame,
Michael Depasquale, Jr., Publisher Karate International Magazine, AAU East Karate Championship, Author, Combat Ju-Jitsu, NiDai Soke (Master), Founder Federation of United Martial Arttists, Actor,
Joseph DePietro, Bantamweight Weightlifter, Gold Medal Olympic Games, World Championships Gold Medal, Bronze Medal, Pan American Games Gold Medal
Governor Edward DiPrete- Governor State of Rhode Island
Larry Doby, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Manager: Detroit Tigers, 2nd Black player to break baseball barrier, 7x All-Star, 2x AL Home Run Champion, AL RBI Leader, Chicago White Sox, Baseball Hall of Fame , Cleveland Indians Retired No. 14
John Dockery, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Sportscaster, Super Bowl Champion
Bobby Doerr, 14 years playing for Boston Red Sox, 9x All-Star, Boston Red Sox retire No. 1, Baseball Hall of Fame
Coach Vince Dooley, Head football coach, University of Georgia, 6x Southeastern Conference titles, 1980 National Championship, AFCA Coach of the Year, Amos Alonzo Stagg Award, UGA Circle of Honor, Bear Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award, College Football Hall of Fame
Coach Anne Donovan, Player -Old Dominion, National Player of the Year, 2 - Olympic Gold Medals - Los Angeles and Seoul, Head Basketball Coach, East Carolina University, WNBA, Connecticut, Charlotte, New York Liberty, Indiana, Seattle Storm, 2 Gold Medals at Pan American Games, Bronze medal at FIBA World Championships,
Leo Durocher, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, Manager: Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, 3x All-Star, 4x World Series Champion, Baseball Hall of Fame
Coach Pat Dye, Coach Wyoming, Auburn, 3x SEC Coach of the Year: Athletic Director, Auburn, Player- Edmonton Eskimos, College All-American, College Hall of Fame
Lee Elder, PGA, Won Monsanto Open, Houston Open , American Express Westchester Classic Winner, Bob Jones Award
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Coach Norm Ellenberger, Indiana University (Assistant coach) ., Chicago Bulls (Assistant), Monmouth (IL) Assistant, New York Liberty (Assistant) UTEP (Assistant) Head Coach - Butler University
Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians, 18 seasons with Cleveland Indians, 8x All-Star, World Series Champion, 6x Wins Leader, AL ERA Leader, 7x MLB strikeout Leader, Cleveland retired his No. 19, Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame, Pitched 3 No Hitters, President, MLB Players Association, Baseball Hall of Fame
Vince Ferragamo, Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, Montreal Alouettes (CFL), All-American, Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
Governor James Florio, Boxer, Governor State of New Jersey
Doug Ford, 34 Professional Golf wins, Won Masters Tournament , Won PGA Championship, member of 4 Ryders Cup Teams, World Golf Hall of Fame
Whitey Ford, New York Yankees, 10x All-Star, 6x World Series Champion, Cy Young Award, World Series MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, New York Yankees retired No.16
Ron Freeman, Olympic Track, Gold Medal 1968 4x400 relay, 1968 Olympic Broze Medal, 400 Meters
Paul Friedman, Long Distant Runner, Author
Terry Funk, NWA World Heavyweight Champion, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion, WWF World Tag Team Championship, WWE Hall of Fame, PWI Wrestler of the Year,
James Garner, Movie & television actor. "The Rockford Files"
Coach Augie Garrido, Texas, Cal State Fullerton, 5x Baseball College World Series Champions, CCAA Regular Season Champions, 4x PCAA Big West Regular Season Champions, 2x The Sporting News College Coach of the Year, 6x Big 12 coach of the Year, College Baseball Hall of Fame
Vitas Gerulaitis, Tennis, Won Australian Open, Won Doubles title Wimbledon, Won 2 Italian Open Titles
Althea Gibson, Won 11 Grand Slam tournaments, 5 singles titles, 5 doubles titles, International Tennis Hall of Fame, First African American woman to join the Golf LPGA, Professional Golfer & Tennis player
Frank Gifford, New York Giants, 8x Pro Bowl, NFL MVP, Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame
Coach Sid Gillman, Coach - Miami //////////9OH)Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles QB coach, AFL Championship, General Manager, Los Angeles Chargers, Won 5 AFL Western Division titles, Coach- College Hall of Fame, Football Hall of Fame
Forrest Gregg, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, SMU Athletic Director, VP Operations Ottawa Renegades, Coach - San Diego Chargers, Coach - Cleveland Browns, - Coach -Cincinnati Bengels, Coach - Green Bay Packers, 3x Super Bowl Champion, 5x NFL Champion, 9x Pro Bowl, Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Marv Grissom, New York Baseball Giants, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, All Star, World Series Champion
Carlo Maria Guilina, Conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonia, 5 Grammy Awards, Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music,
Curt Gowdy, Sportscaster, Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, Ford C. Frick, Award, Pete Rozelle Award, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame
David Graham, PGA, 8 PGA tour wins, Won PGA Championship & U.S. Open;
Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns, 3x NFL Champion, 5X Pro Bowl, 3X NFL MVP, 2X AAFC MVP, Cleveland Browns No. 14 retired, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, Coach: Coast Guard, Washington Redskins, College Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Larry Grantham, New York Titans/ Jets, 5x AFL All-Star, New York Jets Ring of Honor, AFL All-Time Team ;
L.C. Greenwood, Pittsburgh Steelers, 4x Superbowl Champion, 6x Po Bowl, NFL 1970 All Decade Team, Pittsburgh Steelers All Time Team
Ali Haji Sheik, New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, NFL Rookie of the Year, All-Pro, Super Bowl Champion
Leon Hart, Detroit Lions, Pro Bowl, 3x NFL Champion, 2x All-American, Heisman Trophy Winner, Maxwell Trophy, Sporting News Player of the Year, Notre Dame University, College Football Hall of Fame
Bob Hayes, Dallas Cowboys, 3x Pro Bowl, 2 x receiving touchdown leader, Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Gold Medal 1964 Olympics 100 m,
Coach Jud Heathcote, Basketball coach, Montana, Michigan State University, 2 Big Sky Championship, 3 Big Ten Championships, NABC Coach of the Year, 2x Big Ten Coach of the Year, College Basketball Hall of Fame
Lorne Henning, NY Islanders, Stanley Cup Champion, Assistant General Manager, Vancouver Canucks, Head Coach NY Islanders, Head Coach Minnesota North Stars
Coach Lou Henson, New Mexico State, Illinois, Hardin - Simmons, 2x NCAA Regional Final Four, Big Ten Conference Regular season Championship, Big Ten Coach of the Year, College Basketball Hall of Fame
Dave Hill , Won 13 PGA Tour events, Won 6 PGA Champions Tournaments
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsh, Los Angeles Rams, All-Time All-Pro Team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame, Los Angeles Rams General Manager, Wisconsin Athletic Director, 3x Pro Bowl, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, Wisconsin Badgers No. 40 retired
Eleanor Holm, Swimmer, Olympic Gold Medal 100 m backstroke, Actress, Interior Designer, International Simmers Hall of Fame
Coach William "Red" Holzman, Head coach NY Knicks, 2x NBA Champion, 2x All-Star, 2x NBA Coach of the Year, Basketball Hall of Fame as
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Bob Hope, Actor, Boxer, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 5 Academy Award, Television Hall of Fame, Congressional Gold Medal, Dept. of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, National Medal of Arts, former owner Cleveland Indians, Owner, Riverside International Raceway, Golden Globe Awards
Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packers, 4 NFL titles and first Super Bowl, 2x Pro Bowl, NFL MVP, Bert Bell Award,NFL All Decade Team, Heisman Trophy, College All-American, Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame
Elston Howard, New York Yankees, 12x All-Star, AL MVP, 6x World Series Champion, NY Yankees No. 32 retired
Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks, Winnipeg Jets, Hartford Whalers, 1063 NHL Games, Officer of the Order of Canada, Art Ross Trophy, Hockey Hall of Fame, Chicago Black Hawk retired No. 9
Monte Irvine, New York Baseball Giants , Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, All Star, World Series Champion, NL RBI Leader, Baseball Hall of Fame
Hale Irwin, 3 U.S. Open titles, 20 PGA Tour wins, Professional wins 83, PGA Hall of Fame, World Golf Hall of Fame, Champion Tour Leading Money Leader, Byron Nelson Award, Payne Stewart Award, Charles Schwab Cup,
Colonel James Irwin, Astronaut, Pilot Lunar Module, Apollo 15, 8th person to walk on the Moon, Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, International Space Hall of Fame,
Coach Don James, University of Washington, Kent State, AFCA Coach of Year, Paul "Bear" Bryant Award, MAC Coach of Year, 3x Pac Coach of the Year, College Football Hall of Fame
Vic Janowicz, Heisman Trophy Winner, Ohio State, All-American, Hula Bowl MVP, Washington Redskins, Baseball- Pittsburgh Pirates, Ohio Stateretired No.31, College Football Hall of Fame
Joe Jemsek, Golf Professional, Owner of Pine Medow and Summer Grove Country Clubs, Golf Course Designer ,
Caitlyne Jenner, Gold Medal decathlon, 1976 Olympic, Pan American Gold Medal, Decathlon, 1975 French National Championship, Race Car Driver: IMSA Camel GT
Gary Jeter, All-American, New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, Pro Bowl
Gordon Johncock, 2x Indy 500 Winner, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame, International Motorsports Hall of Fame
Rafer Johnson, Gold Medal decathlon 1960 Olympic, Silver Medal 1956 Olympic Games, Gold Medal Pan American Games, Silver Medal Decathlon Melbourne Olympic Games, Actor,
Jay Johnstone, California Angels, NY Yankees, LA Dodgers, 2x World Series Champion, Sportscasrer, Author
Parnelli Jones, Indy 500 Winner, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame, International Motorsports Hall of Fame, USAC Sprint Car Series Champion
Sonny Jurgensen, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, NFL Championship, NFL Hall of Fame, 5x Pro Bowl
Harry Kalas, Philadelphia Phillies Sportscaster, Ford C. Frick Award, National Radio Hall of Fame, Voice over narrator for NFL Films
Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers, 18x All Star, Won World Series Championship, 10x Gold Glove, Detroit Tigers No. 6 retired, Baseball Hall of Fame
Jim Katcavage, New York Giants 13 seasons, 3x All-Pro, 2x All Conference
Paula Keim, One of the top women Jockeys in the United States, featured in the book "Sport of Kings" America's Top Women Jockeys Tell Their Stories", Considered one of the best female Jockeys during her career,
Jack Kemp, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers, Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, 2x AFL Champion, 7x AFL All-Star, AFL MVP, Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame, Congressman,
Alan King, Actor, Comedian, Bally's Casino executive
Billi Jean King, Tennis Hall of Fame, won 39 Grand Slam titles, , Won Austrlian Open, Won U.S. Open, Won French Open, 129 Career Titles, Presidential Medal of Freedom
Tony Kubek, NY Yankees, 4x All-Star, 3x World Series Champion, AL Rookie of the Year, Baseball broadcaster, Ford C Frick Award, Baseball Hall of Fame, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Bob Kurland, Won 2 Olympic Gold Medals, College: Oklahoma A&M, 2x NCAA Champions, 3 National Titles, First person to dunk in college basketball, 3x AAU Champion, 6x AAU All-American, Sporting News Player of the Year, Basketball Hall of Fame, 3x 1st team All-American, College Basketball Hall of Fame
Coach Tom Landry, Head football coach Dallas Cowboys, NFL Coach of the Year, Player- NY Giants, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor, NFL Championship, 2x Super bowl Champion, 5 NFC Titles,
Dick "Night Train" Lane, Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions, 7x Pro Bowl, 2x NFL Interception Leader, NFL All-Time Team, Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor, 14 NFL Seasons, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Don Larsen, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox, 2x World Series Champion, World Series MVP, Pitched a perfect game in the World Series,
Bobby Layne, Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, 3x NFL Champion, 6x Pro Bowl, 2x NFL Passing yard leader, Detroit Lions No. 22 retired, College All-American, Texas Long horns retired No. 22, College Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Bill Lee, All-Star, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, Red Sox Hall of Fame, Author
Coach Earl Lloyd, Head Basketball Coach Detroit Pistons, 1st African American player in NBA, Washington Capitols, Syracuse Nationals, Detroit Pistons,, All-American West Virginia State University, NBA Championship, Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
Carl "Spider" Lockhart, New York Giants, 2X Pro Bowl
Johnny Logan, Pittsburgh Pirates, Bostton Braves, 4x All Star, World Series Champion
Eddie Lopat, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Manager- Kansa CityAthletics, All Star, 5x World Series Champions, AL ERA leader
Sparky Lyle, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, American League Cy Young Award, 3x All-Star, 2x AL saves leader, 2x World Series Champion
Coach Johnny Majors, Head Football Coach, University of Tennessee, Head Football Coach Iowa State University, National Championship, College football Hall of Fame: Player: All-American, Finished 2nd to Paul Hornung in voting for the Heisman Trophy,
Coach Bill Mallory, Head Football coach Indiana Hoosiers,Norther Illinois University, Colorado, Miami (Ohio), 2x MAC Champions, 1 Big 8 Championship, 2x Big Ten Championship, Won Liberty Bowl, Won Copper Bowl,2x MAC Coach of the Year, 2x Big Ten Coach of the Year,
Carol Mann, Won U.S. Women.s Open, Raleigh Ladies Invitational, Baton Rouge Ladies Invitational, Peach Blossom Invitational Western Open, LPGA Leading Tour Money Winner, Babe Zaharias Award, LPGA First Lady of Golf Award, 38 LPGA Tour event wins, World Golf Hall of Fame
Mickey Mantle, NY Yankees, MLB Hall of Fame, MLB All-Century Team, 20x All-Star, 7x World Series Champion, 3x MVP, Triple Crown, Baseball All-Century Team, Gold Glove Award, 4x AL home run leader, AL RBI Leader, AL Batting Champion, New York Yankees No.7 retired.
Alice Marble, Wimbledon Singles and Doubles Championships, U.S. Champion, AP Athlete of the Year, Int. Tennis Hall of Fame
Dave Marr, Won PGA Championship, PGA Player of the Year, Won 5 Tour tournaments, Ryder Cup Team, ABC Golf Analyst
Billy Martin, Manager NewYork Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Manager- Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, As a Player: All-Star, 5x World Series Champion, NY Yankees No. 1 retired
Bill Matis, New York Jets, Super Bowl Champion, 2x AFL All Star, Clemson University Hall of Fame
Ollie Matson, Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, 7x All-Pro Bowl, NFL 1950s All Decade Team, Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame, 1952 Olympic Silver Medal, College Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, 2x All-Star
John J. McHale, , GM of Montreal Expos, GM Detroit Tigers, GM Atlanta Braves
Jim McKay, Sportscaster, Emmy Award, George Polk Award, former owner of Baltimore Orioles, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, Coverage of 12 Olympics, Host ABC Wide World of Sports
Zubin Mehta, Conductor, Israel Philharmonic, , Montréal Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Don Meredith, Dallas Cowboys, 3x Pro Bowl, Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor, All-American, SMU No. 17 retired, College Football Hall of Fame,
Robert Merrill, Operatic Baritone Metropolitan Opera, National Medal of Arts,
Guy Mezger, Martial Arts, UFC Fighting Championship, Professional Combat Sports, MMA
Dr. Cary Middlecoff, Won Mater's Tournament, PGA Championship, Vardon Trophy, World Golf Hall of Fame
George Mikan, Chicago American Gears, Minneapolis Lakers, 5x BAA/NBA Champion, 4X NBA All-Star, 3X NBA Scoring Champion, No. 99 honored by Los Angeles Lakers, Pro Basketball Hall of Fame, College Basketball Hall of Fame
Col. F. Don Miller, U.S. Olympic Boxing, Executive Director 16 years U.S. Olympic Committee, National Collegiate Boxing Champion, Silver Star, 2 Purple Hearts U.S. Army
Johnny Miller, PGA, U.S. Open Championship, Won 25 PGA Tour events, World Golf Hall of Fame
Stu Mittleman, Long Distance endurance athlete, Fitness trainer, Holds running endurance records, author
Johnny Mize, New York Yankees, St.Louis Cardinals, 10x All-Star, 5x World Series Champion, 4x NL Home-run leader, Baseball Hall of Fame
Orville Moody, Won U.S. Open, Won U.S.Senior Open, PGA Player of the Year,
Archie Moore, Light Heavywieght Champion, Actor, Boxing Hall of Fame
Dudley Moore, Actor, Golden Globe Award, Commander of the Order of The British Empire (CBE)
Father Kenneth Moore, Carmelite Catholic Priest, Chaplin NY Giants
Lenny Moore, Baltimore Colts, 2x NFL Champion, 7x Pro Bowl, Baltimore Ring of Honor, Baltimore Colts No. 24 retired, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Father Tim Moore, Carmelite Catholic Priest, Athletic Director, St. Cecilia, Englewood, NJ. Hired Coach Vince Lombardi as the High School Football Coach. Chaplin NY Giants
Emery Moorehead, New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears
Joe Morrison, NY Giants, NY Giant No. 40 retired, Head football coach University of New Mexico, University of South Carolina
Marion Motley, Cleveland Browns, NFL Champion, Pro Bowl, AAFC rushing leader, 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Coach William Murray, Head football coach of Duke University, National Championship, College Football Hall of Fame
Bronko Nagurski, Chicago Bears, 3x NFL Champion, 4x first team All-Pro, 3x 2 nd team All-Pro, NFL Rushing TD Leader, NFL 75th Anniversary Team, Chicago Bears No. 3 retired, A,College All-American, Minnesota Golden Gophers No. 72 retired, College Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Coach Frank Navarro, Head football coach Princeton University, Head football coach Williams College,
Byron Nelson, Won 52 PGA Tour events, Won Masters tournament twice, Won US Open, Won PGA Championship, Won Western Open, Won New Orleans Open, Greater Greensboro Open, Canadian Open, Los Angeles Open, Phoenix Open, NJ State Open, one of only seven golfers who won 50 or more PGA tour events, World Golf Hall of Fame
Don Newcombe, LA Dodgers, 4x All-Star, World Series Champion, NL MVP, Cy Young, MLB Strikeouts Leader
Jack Nicklaus, PGA, 73 PGA wins, 6x Masters titles, 5x PGA Championship, 4x U.S. Open titles, 5x PGA Player of Year, World Golf Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal
Irv Noren, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Kansas City Athletics, St Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, 5x World Series Champions, All-Star
Coach Lute Olson, Coach - Arizona, Iowa, Long Beach State, NCAA Div. Tournament Champion, 5x NCAA Regional Final Four, Big 10 Coach of the Year, 7x Pac 10 Coach of the Year, C0ach - FIBA World Champion, 1986 Gold Medal 1986 Spain, National TeamCollege Basketball Hall of Fame
Maureen Orcutt, 7x Women's Eastern Amateur's Golf Champion, 4 Curtis Cup teams, Canadian Women's Amateur Champion, 3x North & South Women's Amateur Champion, 10 x Won New York Metropolitan Golf Association Title, Golf Hall of Fame, Won 65 tournament victories, Sportswriter,
Eugene Ormandy, Conductor, violinist, Philadelphia Philharmonic, Won 2 Grammy Awards,
Coach Tom Osborne, Head football coach Nebraska University, 3 National Championships, 12 Big Eight Championships, ESPN Coach of the Decade, House of Representatives Nebraska 3rd District, College Football Hall of Fame
Andy Pafko, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves, 5x All-Star, World Series Champion, Chicago Cubs All Century Team
Joe Pagliei, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Titans, Hotel Executive
Coach Ara Parseghian, Head football coach, University of Notre Dame, 2 National Championship, College Football Hall of Fame
Itzhak Perlman, Violinist, Conductor, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 14 Grammy Awards, 4 Emmy Awards
Joe Perry, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts, 3x Pro Bowl, 2x Rushing yards Leader, NFL All-Decade Team 1950s, San Francisco No. 34 retired, Pro Football Hall of Fame, NADA Board Memberc Raschi
Vic Raschi, New York Yankees, St Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Athletics, 4 x All Star, 6x World Series Champion, AL Strikeout Leader
Beasley Reece, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sportscaster, Host nada Sports Clinic TV Show
Hal Reniff, New York Yankees, New York Mets
Glenn "Chico" Resch, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils
Allie Reynolds, NY Yankees, Cleveland Indians, 6x All-Star, 6x World Series Champion, 2 no-hitters
Bobby Riggs, Wimbledon Champion, Grand Slam Doubles Champion, U.S. Open title, International Hall of Fame
Tootie Robbins, Green Bay Packers, Phoenix Cardinals,
Sugar Ray Robinson, Boxer, World Welter Weight Title, Won NBA/The Ring Middle Weight Title, NY Golden Glove Title,
Robin Roberts, Philadelphia Phillies, B Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, aseball Hall of Fame7x All Star, 4x MLB win leader, 2x MLB strikeout leader, Philadelphia Philies No. 36 retire, Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame,
Bill Rodgers, 4x Boston Marathon Winner, New York City Marathon Winner, USA Track and Field Hall of Fame
Coach Pepper Rodgers, Head Football Coach, Kansas, UCLA, Georgia Tech, Memphis Showboats, Vice President Operations, Washington Redskins, 1 Big Eight Championship, Authorj
Coach Andy Rondeau, Head football Coach Pace University
Murray Rose, Olympic Swimmer, 4 Gold Medals Melbourne Olympics, 1 Gold Medal Rome Olympics, 4 Gold Medals British Empire Common Wealth Games, 1 Silver Medal Rome, 1 Bronze Medal Rome, Order of Australia, Author
Kyle Rote, New York Giants, NFL Champion, 4x Pro Bowl, College Football Hall of Fame
Wilma Rudolph, Won 3 Olympic gold medals, won 1 bronze medal, fastest woman in the world in the 1960s, Black Sports Hall of Fame, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Coach Don Salls, Head Football coach- Jacksonville State University, 3 conference championships, Army Purple Heart, Masters and Doctoral Degree in Education
Bruno Sammartino, 2x WWWF World Heavyweight Champion, WWWF International Tag Team Championship, Held world record bench press 565 pounds, 11 years held WWWF Wrestling Championship, WWE Hall of Fame,
Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears, 4x Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2x Consensus All-American, College Football Hall of Fame, Kansas Jayhawks No. 48 retired
Wally Schirra, Jr., Astronaut, Mercury Atlas 8, Gemini 6A, Apollo 7, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA astronaut, Distinguish Flying Cross, Navy Astronaut Wings, 1st astronaut to go into space 3 times
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor, State of California, Actor, Professional bodybuilder,
Ashley Sebera (Dana Brook), IFBB Fitness Professional, Gymnast, WWE Wrestler
Herb Score, Cleveland Indians, 2x All-Star, AL Rookie of the Year, 2x Strikeout Leader, Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame
Vin Scully, sports caster, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ford C. Frick Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom
Jeannie Seeliger, Esq., General Partner, Jacoby & Meyers Law Offices, Equestrian show jumping
Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics, 4x NBA Champions, 8x NBA All-Star, NBA All-Star Game MVP, 4x NBA First Team, No. 21 retired by Boston Celtics, College ALL Anerican, No. 11 retired USC Trojans, As Executive- 5x NBA Champions, -Baketball Hall of Fame, College Hall of Fame
Bill Shoemaker, 5x Belmont Stakes winner, 4x Kentucky Derby winner, 2x Preakness Stakes winner, Jockey Club Gold Cup 4 x
Charlie Sifford, PGA, Won Greater Hartford Open, Won Los Angeles Open, Won Long Beach Open, World Golf Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedon,
Phil Simms, New York Giants, 2x Super Bowl Champion, 2x Pro Bowl, Super Bowl MVP, New York Giants No. 11 retired
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor, Author, Composer, St. Louis Symphony, 10 Grammy Awards
Stan Smith, 2x Tennis Grand Slam singles champion. Wimbledon Championship, Won U.S. Open
Marilynn Smith, A Founder of the LPGA, 21 LPGA Golf Title Wins, LPGA Patty Berg Award, World Golf Hall of Fame, Pabst Ladies Classic Title,
Tom Sneva, Indy 500 Winner, Motorsports Hall of Fame, USAC Championship
Duke Snider, 8x All-Star, 2x World Series Champion, NL Home Run Leader, NK RBI Leader, Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers No. 4 retired, Baseball Hall of Fame
Harold Solomon, Tennis, 22 singles titles, ITA Hall of Fame, reached Finals at French Open, 2x Cincinnati Masters titles, Member American Davis Cup Team
Mike Souchak, 15 PGA Tour wins including Texas Open, St. Paul Open, Western Open & Buick Invitational.
Warren Spahn, Cy Young Award, 17x All-Star, 4x NL Strike Leader, 2 No Hitters, MLB - All Century Team, Baseball Hall of Fame
C.C. Johnson Spink, Publisher, Sporting News
Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers, New Orlean Saints, Superbowl Champion, 2x NFL Passing Leaders, Bert Bell Award, NFL MVP, 4x Pro Bowl, College All-American, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Robert Stack, Actor, Sportsman, Emmy Award, The "Untouchables" television series, Movie - "Airplane",
Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates, 7x All-Star, 2x World Series Champion, Robert Clemente Award, Baseball Hall of Fame, Pittsburgh Pirates retired No. 8
Rusty Staub, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, 6x All-Star, Montreal Expos No. 10 retired, New York Mets Hall of Fame
Bob St. Clair, SF 49ers, 5x Pro Bowl, NFL 1950s All Decade Team, San Francisco 49ers No. 79 retired, Mayor of Daly City, CA, Actor, Pro Football Hall of Fame,
George Steinbrenner, Owner New York Yankees, Owner NJ Devils, 7x World Series Champion, New York Yankees, 2x Stanley Cup Champion, George M. Steinbrenner High School, Lutz, Florida
Oren Stevens, Actor, Sportscaster, Host nada Sports Clinic TV Show
Darryl Stingley, New England Patriots, #1 Draft Pick
Mel Stottlemyre, Player- NY Yankees , Coach- NY Yankees, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, 5x All-Star, 5x World Series Champion, NY Yankees Monument Park Honoree
Coach Eddie Sutton, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, College of Southern Idaho, - 5x SWC Regular season Championships, SEC Tournament Champions, 2 Big Eight Regular season Championships, 2 Big 12 Tournament Championships, 2x AP Coach of the Year, NABC Coach of the Year, 4x SWC Coach of the Year, Big Eight Coach of the Year, 2x Big 12 Coach of the Year, College Basketball Hall of Fame, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Chuck Tanner, Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Manager -Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, World Series Champion
Roscoe Tanner, Tennis, Won Australian Open
Billy Taylor, New York Giants, New York Jets, Los Angeles Raiders, Host nada Sports Clinic TV Show
Jim Taylor - Green Bay Packers, New Orlean Saints, Super bowl Champion, 4x NFL Champion, 5x Pro Bowl, 2x rushing Leader, Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Joe Theisman, Washington Redskins, NFL MVP, 2x Pro Bowl, Washington Redskins Ring of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame
Bobby Thomson, New York Baseball Giants, Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, 3x All-Star,
Tony Torcasio, CEO/Chairman, Tropicana Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV
Tom Tresh - New York Yankees - AL Rookie of Year, Gold Glove, 2x All-Star, World Series Champion
Gene Upshaw, Oakland Raiders, 6x Pro Bowl, 2x Super bowl Champion, NFL All-100th Anniversary All-Time Team, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Steve Van Buren- Philadelphia Eagles, 6x 1st eam All-Pro, 4x NFL Rushing Leader, 4x NFL TD Leader, NFL 100th Anniversary All-Pro Team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Philadelphia Eagles retired No. 15
Brad Van Pelt, New York Giants
5x Pro Bowl, 2x All American, College Football Hall of Fame
Ken Venturi, U.S. Golf Open Champion, PGA Player of the Year, World Golf Hall of Fame, Golf Designer, Television golf commentator, California Amatuer Champion
Bill Virdon, Manager, New York Yankees, Manager, Pittsburgh Pirates, Player- St. Louis Cardinals'
Coach Margaret Wade, Coach: Delta State University 157-23 record, Played at Delta State, Coach at Cleveland High School 453-89 record, 3 consecutive National Championships AIIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, International Womens Sports Hall of Fame
Jersey Joe Walcott (Arnold Cream) , Won NBA, NYS, The Ring Boxing Heavyweight Championship. Defeated Ezzard Charles for the title. Lost title fight to Rocky Marciano, Lost Split decision to Joe Lewis. Elected Sheriff Camden County, NJ.
Doak Walker, Heisman Trophy,Maxwell Trophy, Detroit Lions, 5x Pro Bowl, 2x NFL Champion, College All-American, Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame, Detroit Lions No. 37 retired
Richard Waters, CEO Sporting News, CFO Readers Digest
Bob Watson, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, General Manager New York Yankees, World Series Champion,
William "Billy" Weinberger, President, Bally's Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ's , President Caesars Palace, Ambassador Emeritus Golden Nugget, Prime Minister's Medal for Israel Bonds
Coach George Welsh, Head football Coach Army. Head football Coach Virginia, 2 ACC Championships. 4x ACC Coach of the Year, Bobby Dodd Coach of Year Award, All American, College Football Hall of Fame
Bob Welch, Los Angeles Doders, Oakland Athletics, 2x All-Star, 3x World Series Champion, AL Cy Young Award, MLB wins leader,
Paul Westphal, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Seattle Super Sonics, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Coach- Boston Celtics, Pepperdine University, NBA Champion, NAIA Champion, 5x NBA All-Star, No. 4 retired by USC Trojans, 2x NBA All-Star head coach, No. 44 retired Phoenix Suns, College Basketball Hall of Fame, Professional Basketball Hall of Fame
Bill White, NL President, Player- S.F. Giants, Philadelphia Phillis, 7x Gold Glove, Author, Sportscaster
Richard Widmark, Actor, Golden Globe Award, Academy Award nomination
Esther Williams, Actress, Swimming Champion, Business Executive
Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox, 19x All-Star, 2x AL MVP, 2x Triple Crown, Boston Red Sox No. 9 retired, Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, Baseball Hall of Fame
Warner Wolf, Sportscaster
Gary Wood, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Cornell Hall of Fame
Gene Woodling, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, All-Star, 6x World Series Champion, Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame
Colonel Alfred Worden, Command Module Pilot, Apollo 15 Astronaut
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright - Professional Golfer, World Golf Hall of Fame, 13 Major Tournaments, 4 x U.S. Women's Open Titles, Won 13 Major Titles, Bob Jones Award, 90 Professional wins
Coach Joe Yukica, Head football coach, Dartmouth College
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