(Note: This Biofile was done in 1992, my rookie year as a journalist.)
Status: NASCAR champion driver of the #3 Goodwrench Chevrolet. Seven-time Winston Cup Series champion. Winner of 1998 Daytona 500.
DOB: April 29, 1951 In: Kannapolis, NC
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 185
Childhood Hero: “My dad Ralph.”
Hobbies/Interests: “Hunting, fishing, my farm, watching my [...]
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: Calgary Flames defenseman. 2006 Olympian.
DOB: Sept. 27, 1983 In: Edmonton
Ht: 6-foot-4 Wt: 215 pounds
First Hockey Memory: “In Canada, it’s just kind of something you grow up with. I remember being a little kid and going home and skating outside, that sort of thing.”
Hockey Inspirations: “I was a Detroit fan growing up so I liked [...]
Status: Calgary Flames right wing.
Ht: 6-foot Wt: 197 pounds
DOB: January 24, 1979 In: Mississauga, Ont.
Early Hockey Memory: “Getting dressed in the car on the way to the rink because we were always late. So I was that kid that had to put on his skates and skateguards in the car [...]
Status: IBF mandatory challenger will box Randall Bailey for the vacant IBF Welterweight title.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 147
DOB: April 26, 1983 In: Philadelphia, PA
First Boxing Memory: ”It goes back…probably watching Oscar De La Hoya or Mike Tyson when I was little.”
Boxing Inspirations: ”Joe Frazier. I grew up in [...]
Status: Los Angeles Kings defenseman
Ht: 6-foot Wt: 212 pounds
DOB: Dec. 8, 1989 In: London, Ont.
First Hockey Memory: “I remember I was really, really young. I loved the game of hockey, but I wasn’t very good. I remember looking up at the clock – I wasn’t a good skater – and looking up at the [...]
Status: Southern Methodist University senior. Winner of a national title this fall — USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in Flushing, N.Y.
DOB: n/a In: Wroclaw, Poland
Early Tennis Memory: “When I won my first tournament, when I was six-years-old. It was a little, small tournament, not a big deal. After I won that I wanted to keep [...]
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 [...]
Biofile with Mitchell FrankStatus: University of Virginia freshman. Winner of two national titles this fall — USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in Flushing, N.Y., and the ITA Men’s All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. Also was a finalist this summer at the USTA Boys’ 18s National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich.
DOB: October 16, 1992 In: Annandale, Virginia
Early Tennis Memory: “That [...]
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