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Biofile with The Naked Cowboy  | read this item

Biofile with The Naked Cowboy

Status: Free spirit, musician, entrepreneur, and New York City mayoral candidate.
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 220
Born On: December 23, 1970 In: Cincinnati, Ohio
Childhood Heroes: “Man, I never had a bunch of heroes. KISS – the rock group KISS because my brother liked KISS. Rocky – because I watched the movie Rocky. I mean, I lived [...]

Biofile Classic: Andy Bathgate  | read this item

Biofile Classic: Andy Bathgate

Status: NHL center/right wing from 1952-1971 with Rangers, Toronto, Detroit and Pittsburgh. Scored 349 goals and 973 points in 1069 NHL games. Played in eight NHL All-Star Games. Hart Trophy winner in 1959. Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978. Rangers No. 4 all-time leading scorer.
Ht: 6-foot Wt: 180 pounds
DOB: August 28, 1932 [...]

Alexis Arguello Tribute Biofile  | read this item

Alexis Arguello Tribute Biofile

Status: Hall of Fame boxing great. Former Featherweight, Super Feather and Lightweight champion. 1952-2009.
Birthplace: Managua, Nicaragua
Childhood Heroes: “Hank Aaron, Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Frank Robinson and Jesse Owens…I love that man, especially for what he did to Hitler.”
Nicknames: “The Explosive Thin Man – from Howard Cosell. Little Onion – my father was Big Onion.”
Childhood Dreams: [...]

Biofile with Fedor "Toots" Tyutin  | read this item

Biofile with Fedor “Toots” Tyutin

Columbus’ Fedor Tyutin had nine goals and 34 points in 82 games for the Blue Jackets last season.
Status: Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman.
Ht: 6-foot-3 Wt: 210 pounds
DOB: July 19, 1983 IN: Izhevsk, Russia
First Hockey Memory: “Well, my first hockey memory, when I think about my career, is, of course, how I started to play [...]

Biofile with Andy Bathgate  | read this item

Biofile with Andy Bathgate

Former New York Ranger Andy Bathgate speaks during a ceremony retiring his jersey prior to a game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Rangers Feb. 22, 2009.
Status: NHL center/right wing from 1952-1971 with Rangers, Toronto, Detroit and Pittsburgh. Scored 349 goals and 973 points in 1069 NHL games. Played in [...]

John McEnroe On Boxing  | read this item

John McEnroe On Boxing

Why I Like Boxing: John McEnroe
September 13, 1981, John McEnroe was on top of the world. He was the world’s #1 tennis player, having just won his third consecutive U.S. Open title in New York. Just three nights after his 46 62 64 63 KO win over Bjorn Borg, which sent the super Swede staggering [...]