Dave Corzine is a retired professional basketball player for the NBA. This Chicago native was the 18th overall pick for the 1978 NBA Draft. He was chosen by the Washington Bullets. He was traded to the San Antonio Spurs and then traded again to the Chicago Bulls, back to his hometown. He got to stay in his hometown for seven... read full bio
Cliff Levingston was a professional NBA basketball player who started his career killing it at Wichita State University before being drafted to the Detroit Pistons in 1982. A couple years after, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks. He moved to the Chicago Bulls after that where he won two championship rings in 1991 and 1992. He eventually got traded... read full bio
Sidney Green is a former player and coach for the NBA. He started his career in basketball playing in college for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels until he was drafted to the Chicago Bulls in the 1983 Draft Pick. He was chosen in the 1st round and was the fifth overall pick. He played in the NBA for ten years on... read full bio
Jeff Sanders is a retired professional NBA star who was chosen in the first round of draft picks by the Chicago Bulls. He has played for the Chicago Bulls, the Charlotte Hornets, and the Atlanta Hawks. He scored 112 points in 55 total career games. On two separate occasions he has been selected as the TAAC Play of the Year.... read full bio
Kenny Battle is a retired professional basketball player who played collegiately at Northern Illinois University and University of Illinois. His nickname at the time was "King of the 360's". Fans loved to watch him play because he was known to hustle and he always performed outrageous slam dunks. He made it to the NBA when the Detroit Pistons chose him... read full bio
Marcus Liberty is an athlete who possesses a strong sense of drive, passion, and competitive spirit, and it would be accurate to say so. Liberty is praised by ESPN Magazine as one of Illinois' greatest players of all time. Liberty had been exciting fans on the basketball for years, but he craved for something even bigger off the court. He was aware... read full bio
American professional basketball player Jason Collins left the National Basketball Association in 2004. Collins played basketball for Stanford University, and in the 2000–01 season he was named an All-American. In addition, he received the NABC Pete Newell "Big Man of the Year" Award and was chosen to the All Pac-10 First Team. In terms of field goal percentage and blocked... read full bio
The manager of the San Francisco Giants is Bruce Bochy. Bochy managed the San Diego Padres for twelve seasons before coming to the Giants. During his time in San Diego, he guided the Padres to one World Series appearance in addition to leading the Giants to three World Series Championships. The only other former player to manage the Padres is Bochy.... read full bio
In 1974, Lampley started his broadcasting career after being selected for what ABC referred to as a "talent hunt." Executives at ABC believed that because of his youthful appearance, Lampley would appeal to the college fans they wanted to see at their college football games. He covered five Olympics, baseball games, the Indianapolis 500, and the Wide World of Sports... read full bio
Formerly an All-Star in the National Hockey League, Brian was a legendary player for the Philadelphia Flyers, a sports announcer, an entrepreneur, an expert in corporate relationships and development, and a community philanthropist. In addition to being a devoted husband and father of two, Brian is currently a member of Wolf Commercial Real Estate's senior leadership team. Propp has made... read full bio
Brad May is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player, that played for 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played as a Left Wing for the Buffalo Sabres, the Vancouver Canucks, the Phoenix Coyotes, the Colorado Avalanche, the Anaheim Ducks, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Detroit Red Wings. He was chosen the 14th overall pick in... read full bio
Throughout the early 1980s, Ralph Sampson, a graceful and athletic player, dominated college basketball and contributed to the sport's revolution. When the University of Virginia was chosen by the two-time state champion from Harrisonburg, Virginia, the intense competition for Sampson recruits came to an end. Sampson was the first center to ever demonstrate all-court flexibility. He was faster than the... read full bio
Natalie Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100m backstroke gold in two consecutive Olympics. Coughlin's success has earned her the World Swimmer of the Year Award... read full bio
Triple H's career took a dramatic upward swing when he enlisted the services of his female bodyguard, Chyna. The duo joined forces with Shawn Michaels to form D-Generation X and change the World Wrestling Federation forever. After Shawn took time off for injuries, Triple H asserted himself as a premier superstar by taking over as leader of the faction. But... read full bio
Former American baseball player, Todd Helton played for the MLB Colorado Rockies 17 years. Raised in Knoxville, Tennessee Helton had a very successful baseball career in high school. He was drafted as the 55th overall pick to the San Diego Padres in 1992, but opted to continue his schooling and attend college at the University of Tennessee. He was awarded... read full bio
Reggie Bush is a former professional football player who played as running back. Bush was born in Spring Valley, California, and he began his career playing high school football and was considered a five-star recruit by Rivals and was listed as the number 1 running back in the nation. Bush went on to take a scholarship to play for the... read full bio
Marcellus Wiley is a former American football player who played in the sport professionally for 10 seasons. Wiley grew up in Southern California and in high school became a football and track and field star. Being Valedictorian and a member of the National Honor Society, he attended Columbia University. Wiley had a very successful football career at Columbia. He was... read full bio
Dominique Dawes is a retired United States artistic gymnast. 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, U.S. all-around senior National Champion, a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning Magnificent Seven". Dawes is also notable as being the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics, and the... read full bio
"Hunter Mahan was born May 17, 1982 in Orange California. He had an impressive amateur career, winning the 1999 5A Texas State High School Championship and the 1999 U.S. Junior Amateur. While attending the University of Southern California, Mahan was named the Pacific-10 Conference Freshman of the year. Hunter transferred to Oklahoma State University a year later where he was... read full bio
Ernie Irvan is a former professional stock car racing driver who was nicknamed Swervin Irvan. Irvan had suffered from a serious head injury during a competition at Michigan International Speedway and ended up coming back to NASCAR. He has been awarded with several awards over the years including being in one of NASCARs 50 Greatest Drivers, and being inducted into... read full bio
