Status: Track and field athlete. Ranked #6 in the world in the 800 meters the last two years. 2008 Olympian and member of US World Championship teams in 07, 09 and 11.
First Running Memory: ‘In eighth grade when I ran my first cross-country race. And I asked my dad for tactical advice. And he [...]
Status: Former Heavyweight champion (1952-1956). Final ring record: 49-0 (43 KO’s). Made six successful title defenses. Only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated.
DOB: September 1, 1923 in Brockton, MA Passed: August 31, 1969
Childhood Heroes: “Tony Lanzeri, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis – he spoke so reverently of him. Felt he was as classy a guy as he [...]
Status: Former MLB pitcher from 1976-89 for Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants. Currently serves as a Giants TV commentator.
DOB: January 21, 1952 In: Long Beach, CA
Baseball Inspirations: “Don Drysdale and Frank Howard. They’re my guys. Frank Howard was my hero.”
Nicknames: “Otter. (Why?) The guy in Animal House. They just [...]
Status: Artist.
DOB: April 9, 1971 In: Johannesburg, South Africa
First Art Memory: “Is winning an art competition when I was a young boy (age 7). And for some reason the teacher picked my painting. I never ever thought about art again till about ten years ago. I saw a Van Gogh in a museum and [...]
Status: Former right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars. Former head coach of the Flyers and Hartford Whalers. Currently serves as the General Manager of the Flyers.
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 210
DOB: December 2, 1955 In: St. Paul, Minn.
Childhood Heroes: “Well, I was a big baseball fan, I loved baseball when I was a kid. [...]
(This week Floyd Mayweather admitted to reporters in Las Vegas that he won’t fight Manny Pacquiao because of health concerns and again accused the Filippino of using PEDs without any evidence. This is the article I penned two months ago for BoxingInsider.com about Floyd admitting his fear and cowardice of Pacquiao.)
March 4th, 2012
By Scoop Malinowski
Now [...]
Status: ATP tennis pro. Winner of three ATP singles titles. Member of Canada’s Davis Cup team.
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 185
Age: 21
Birthplace: Montenegro
Residence: Ontario, Canada
First Tennis Memory: “A lot of time with the ball machine. I think that’s how I started out, mostly. That’s where I started to get my level up. And my dad [...]
(Note: This Biofile interview with Ben Crenshaw was done in 1994 at the Senior PGA event in Upper Montclair, NJ.)
Status: Former PGA golfer and two-time Masters winner.
DOB: January 11, 1952 In: Austin, TX
Childhood Heroes: “Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus. The Big Three. They have some unbelievable records. And for the men [...]
Status: Chicago White Sox first baseman
Ht: 6-6 Wt: 240
DOB: November 9, 1979, in Houston, Texas
Childhood Heroes: “I really didn’t have any childhood heroes.”
Nicknames: “I want to skip that one, there’s a lot of them [smiles].”
Hobbies/Interests: “I like fishing, hunting and playing PlayStation.”
Early Baseball Memory: “I can remember when I [...]
(NOTE: This Biofile was done in 1996 at the Chicago White Sox training camp in Sarasota, Florida.)
Status: Manager of Miami Marlins. Former MLB shortstop from 1985-2000 with Chicago White Sox, Baltimore, Atlanta and Tampa Bay.
DOB: January 20, 1964 In: Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela
Baseball Inspirations: “Roberto Clemente. David Concepcion – from Venezuela, [...]
