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Willie Mays: one of the greatest players in the history of baseball; a Major League center fielder for the New York Giants (1951 – 1957), the San Francisco Giants (1958 – 1972), and for the New York Mets (1972 – 1973) and is a
member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (1979)
Jackie Robinson: the first African American to make it into the white professional
baseball league (1947); a Major League second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1947 – 56), and a member of the Baseball
Hall of Fame (1962)
Nellie Fox: a Major League second baseman for the Chicago White Sox (1949 – 1965) and a member of the Baseball Hall of
Fame (1997)
Phil Rizzuto: a Major League shortstop for the New York
Yankees (1941 – 1956) and is a member of the Baseball Hall
of Fame (1994)Mickey Mantle: a Major League
outfielder for the New York Yankees (1951 – 1968) and a member of the Baseball Hall of
Fame (1974)
Hank Aaron: a Major League outfielder for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves in the National
League (1954 – 1974) and for the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League for his last two years (1975
– 1976) and is a member of the baseball Hall of Fame (1982)
Bill Sharman: the only player to have ever been ejected form a major league game without ever
appearing in one (was part of the Brooklyn Dodgers)
Jackie Robinson
Nellie Fox
Mickey MantleHank Aaron
Willie Mays
Phil Rizzuto
Bill Sharman
Bob Cousy: played for the Boston Celtics and the Cincinnati Royals; was one of the best guards the game ever saw
Chuck Cooper: the first black player to be drafted by an NBA team (1951); played for the Boston Celtics, the Milwaukee Hawks, and the
Ft. Wayne Pistons
Earl Lloyd: the first black player to play in an NBA game (1950); played for the Washington Capitals, the
Syracuse Nationals, and the Detroit Pistons
Nat Clifton: the first p\black player to sign a contract with the NBA (1950); played for the New York Knicks, the NBA
All- Star team, the Detroit Pistons, and the Chicago Majors
Bill Russell: played for the Boston Celtics; a five- time winner of the NBA Most Valuable
Player Award and a twelve time All Star
Bill Sharman: played for the Boston Celtics, the All –NBA First Team, and the All- NBA Second Team; one of the
first guards to shoot better than a .400 from the field
Bob Pettit: played for the Milwaukee/ St. Louis Hawks; the first recipient of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award
Tom Heinsohn: played for the Boston Celtics; in NBA history, only his
teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones won more championship rings during
their playing careers
Chuck CooperEarl Lloyd
Nat CliftonBill Russell
Bill Sharman
Bob PettitBob Cousy
Tom Heinsohn
Bobby Hull: played for the Chicago Blackhawks, the Winnipeg Jets,
and the Hartford Whalers nicknamed “The Golden Jet”
Gordie Howe: played for the Detroit Red Wings and the Hartford Whalers
nicknamed “Mr. Hockey”
Terry Sawchuk: played for the New York
Rangers, the Detroit Red Wings, the Los Angeles
Kings, the Toronto Maple Leaves, and the
Boston Bruinsnicknamed “Uke”
Jean Béliveau: played for the Montreal Canadians
Jacques Plante: played for the Montreal Canadians, the New York Rangers, the St. Louis Blues, the Toronto Maple Leaves, and the
Boston Bruins nicknamed “Jake the Snake”
Ted Lindsay: played for the Detroit Red Wings and the
Chicago Blackhawks nicknamed “Terrible Ted”
Jean Béliveau
Gordie Howe
Terry Sawchuk
Bobby Hull
Ted Lindsay
Jacques Plante
Emlen Tunnell: the first African American to play in the New York Giants; played for the New York
Giants and the Green Bay Packers
Jim Ringo: considered vastly undersized at only 211 pounds;
played for the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia
Eagles
Frankie Albert: credited for inventing the bootleg play; played for the San
Francisco 49ers
Alan Ameche: famous for scoring the winning
touchdown in the 1958 NFL Championship game
against the New York Giants, labeled “The
Greatest Game Ever”; played for the Baltimore
Colts
Bill Austin: coached the Green Bay Packers during their “dynasty” years (mid 1960s);
played for the New York Giants
Billy Barnes: became the first player in the ACC to rush for more
than 1,000 yards in a single season where he rushed for 1,010 yards; played for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Washington Redskins,
and the Minnesota Vikings
Emlen Tunnell
Jim Ringo
Frankie Albert
Bill Austin
Alan Ameche
Billy Barnes