Terry O'Reilly is a former ice hockey player who played as a right winger for the NHL for 14 years. He played his entire career with Boston and is one of the Boston Bruins most effective enforcers in the history of the NHL. He was picked in the first round of the 1971 Draft by the Boston Bruines and was... read full bio
Chris Nilan is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL for 13 years. He played as a right wing for the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Rangers, and the Boston Bruins. He won the Stanley Cup in 1986 with the Montreal Canadiens. He is most well-known for his propensity to fight. The story of his live... read full bio
Reggie Leach is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played as a right winger in the NHL for 13 seasons. He played for the Boston Bruines, the California Golden Seals, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Detroit Red Wings. He was chosen 3rd overall in the first round of the 1970 draft pick. He is best known for his time... read full bio
Dave Schultz is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player for the NHL. He played as a Left Wing for the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburg Penguins, the Los Angeles Kings, and the Buffalo Sabres. He was chosen 52nd overall in the 1969 draft pick by the Philadelphia Flyers. His nickname is "The Hammer" because of the aggressive way he players... read full bio
John LeClair is a former American professional ice hockey player for the NHL who played as a Left Wing for 16 seasons professionally. He studied at the University of Vermont and from there was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens. He played with them for a while and went on to also play for the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.... read full bio
Mark Howe is an American-Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL for 16 seasons as a Defenseman. He also played 6 seasons in the World Hockey Association. He is the son of very famous hockey player, Gordie Howe. He played in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Detroit Red Wings. In... read full bio
Scott Mellanby was selected 27th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, Mellanby went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he played for two seasons. After his second season in the WCHA was finished, he promptly played his first two NHL games. Mellanby suffered a serious injury in a barroom brawl when he tried to... read full bio
Yvan Cournoyer is a former Canadien ice hockey player who played in the NHL for 16 years. He played as a right winger professionally with the Montreal Canadiends. He was nicknamed "The Roadrunner" due to his small size and blazing speed which he says is due to having longer blades on his ice skates. He became captain of the Canadiens... read full bio
Following a successful junior career, Dionne was selected by the Montreal Canadiens with the 81st overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft. After a strong rookie campaign with Fredericton, the Montreal affiliate, he was called up to the Canadiens for two games during the regular season. He appeared in 20 games and contributed six assists during his debut season with the Flyers,... read full bio
From 1970 until 1992, Bert pitched in the Major Leagues. Infamous for his curveball, which Brooks Robinson claimed, "was nasty, I'll tell you that." Raised in Garden Grove, California, he was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the 1969 draft following his high school graduation. The following year, he graduated to the Majors and was named the American League... read full bio
From 1987 through 1998, William Ripken, sometimes known as "Billy The Kid," played in the American National Baseball Association as a shortstop. He played for a number of teams over his career, including the Cleveland Indians (1995), Texas Rangers (1993-94, '97), Baltimore Orioles (1987-92, '96), and Detroit Tigers (1998). At 180 pounds (82 kg) and 6 feet 1 inch (1.85... read full bio
Charles Smith is a retired professional basketball player for the NBA. In college, he was named Big East Player of the Year. He went on to play for the US national team in the 1986 FIBA World Championship that won the gold medal as well as the 1988 Olympics which won the bronze medal. In 1988 he was chosen by... read full bio
Zigomanis was originally drafted in the 2nd round, 64th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Zigomanis agreed to terms with the Sabres just before the 5 pm deadline, but there was a typographical error in his contract that was faxed to the league offices. By the time the error was discovered, the deadline had passed,... read full bio
Robert “Bobby” Valentine is a former professional baseball player and manager. The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted him with the number five pick in the Major League Baseball draft. Throughout his career, Valentine played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, and California Angels. He was selected as the Pioneer League’s MVP with the Ogden Dodgers. Bobby has... read full bio
McKayla Maroney was a member of the Fierce Five," the US women's gymnastics team of 2012 London Olympics. She is considered one of the best female vaulter's in the world, even after setbacks including a broken nose and fractured toe. An unexpected slip on her last vault resulted in her Olympic silver in the individual competition. She became an internet... read full bio
John Newcombe is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player who won seven Grand Slam singles titles, and an all-time record 17 doubles titles. He was one of many Australian players to dominate the field during the 1960s and 1970s, and is one of the few men to have been ranked world No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... read full bio
Rick Smits is a retired professional basketball player from the Netherlands. With the Pacers, Smits originally backed up Steve Stipanovich, but when Stipanovich suffered a terrible injury that ended his career, Smits ended up starting 71 games in his rookie year, averaging 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and earning All-Rookie First Team honors. Smits continued to average double-digit... read full bio
Andre Tippett is a former All-American college and professional football player from Birmingham, Alabama. Tippett started his career playing high school football for Barringer High School. He then played college ball for the University of Iowa where he was a three-year letterman and an All-American defensive before signing to the New England Patriots in the NFL Draft. He remained with... read full bio
Vinny Pazienza, who was once known as Vinny Paz, is a legendary figure in the boxing world. Pazienza's odyssey, which included overcoming life-threatening ailments and winning world titles, is proof of the resilience of the human spirit. This piece explores Vinny Pazienza's extraordinary life, including his ascent to popularity, the terrifying car accident that almost ruined his career, and his... read full bio
Tiny Archibald is a retired professional basketball player for the NBA who played for the Cincinnati Royals, the Omaha Kings, the Milwuakee Bucks, and the Boston Celtics. He was an NBA champion, The NBA scoring champion and the NBA assists leader, an AllStar Player six different years, and even an NBA All-Star Game MVP. He led the NBA in free... read full bio
