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 [...]
Status: New York Giants wide receiver.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 178
DOB: May 25, 1986 In: Warren, Ohio
College: Michigan.
Football Inspirations: “Probably Jerry Rice and Charles Woodson.”
Nicknames: “People call me Rio, obviously for Super Mario.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Play video games, I like to read Sports Illustrated, shoot around, I love basketball, I like to shoot around basketball a little.”
Favorite [...]
Status: Former WBA Heavyweight champion. He boxed professionally from 1976-1997 and accumulated a ring record of 53-6-2 (33 KO’s) including wins against Jimmy Young, Ossie Ocasio, Randy ‘Tex’ Cobb, Mike Weaver, and losses to Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe and Razor Ruddock.
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 238
DOB: August 10, 1958 In: Akron, Ohio
Childhood Heroes: “Muhammad [...]
Status: Head coach of the Syracuse University basketball team. You can wager online betting on NCAA basketball action at click here
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 205
DOB: Nov. 17, 1944 In: Lyons, N.Y.
Childhood Heroes: “Jack Nicklaus, Henry Aaron, Jim Brown, Ernie Davis.”
Hobbies/Interests: “Golf.”
Nickname: “Bobo. P.J. Carlesimo calls me that one. I don’t know why.”
Early Basketball Memory: “The high school [...]
Status: Former World Heavyweight champion and 1964 Olympic gold medalist. His final ring record is 32-4-1, 27 KO’s.
Ht: 5-11 1/2 Wt: 215
DOB: January 12, 1944 In: Beaufort, South Carolina
Childhood Hero: “My father (Ruben).”
Hobbies/Interests: “CB radios – at one time. Shooting guns, rifles, at targets.”
Nicknames: “Billy, Billy Boy – family names.”
Early Boxing Memory: “Boxing was on [...]
This Biofile with Alex Rodriguez was done at Yankee Stadium in August of 1996 while A-Rod was a second-year shortstop with the Seattle Mariners and I did Biofiles for ESPNSportsZone, Baseball America and Tribune Media Services. Wow, almost 15 years ago. The standout memories from this interview were that A-Rod was a total gentleman, very [...]
My Biofile interviews with Derek Jeter, starting in 1994 when he played for Columbus and the Biofile updates which we did over the years at Yankee Stadium. It’s interesting what he has to say about his ‘good friend’ A-Rod.
This is my first interview with Derek Jeter who at the time was playing AAA with the [...]
Status: Hall of Fame NFL running back for Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs from 1982-1997.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 210
DOB: March 26, 1960 In: San Diego, CA
Childhood Heroes: “Muhammad Ali. (Meet him?) First time I met him he was at San Diego State, he was doing some pre-fight publicity there. I had [...]
Status: Former WBA Featherweight champion made a division-record 19 successful title defenses over a seven-year reign. His ring record was 41-6 (25 KO’s). Was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 126
DOB: March 2, 1953 In: Panama City, Panama
Boxing Inspiration: ”Ismael Laguna.”
Nickname: ”The Scorpion.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: ”Studying history, reading, housework.”
Favorite Meal: ”Fish.”
Favorite Breakfast [...]
Status: NFL Hall of Fame cornerback.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 195
DOB: August 9, 1967 In: Fort Myers, FL
Nicknames: Prime Time, Prime, Neon Deion.
Childhood Heroes: ”Had four of ‘em – Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron, O.J. Simpson and Julius Erving.”
Childhood Dream: ”To be successful. And take care of my family. I knew I was going to be a success [...]
