Famous Athletes

Bobby Clarke was born in Canada in August of 1949. At the young age of eight, Clarke began to play hockey for his home team, the Flin Flon Bombers. The best performance in the league was when Clarke racked up [...]

Billie Jean King was born on November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California to a firefighter father and a housewife mother. She was raised in a very athletic household — her brother Randy grew up to be a professional baseball [...]

Bill Talbert was born on September 4, 1918 in Cincinnati, Ohio. At 10-years-old, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and soon after became fixated on the non-contact sport of tennis as a teenager. Before Talberts career was kicked off, [...]

Since being diagnosed with diabetes in 1997, Steve has become a source of inspiration for many diabetics. Having initially thought his career may be over, Steve sought the guidance of medical experts and went on to win his fifth gold [...]

Nick Boynton is a Type I diabetic who hasn't let diabetes stop him from being a successful athlete.Nick was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes at the age of 19 and has managed to have a successful NHL career including being [...]

Kenny Duckett was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Despite being diagnosed with diabetes in 10t grade, he ignored doctors’ warnings and risked complications to his health to play for his high school's team. Duckett scored 20 touchdowns and over 2000 [...]

James “Buster” Douglas, famous heavyweight boxer, will forever go down in history for beating the Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson in 10 rounds. Douglas was born in Columbus, Ohio where he lived and grew up. He started boxing when he was [...]

Doug Burns, an athlete with type 1 diabetes, uses an insulin pump to manage his disease. Doug was diagnosed at the tender age of 7. At that time it was difficult to keep blood glucose in an acceptable range because [...]

Cincinatti, Ohio-born former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher David Pember, 27, has had type 1 diabetes since youth. As a player for the Milwaukee Brewers, Pember pitched three years of professional baseball, including four games in the major leagues for the Milwaukee [...]

David Lee Wells was born May 20, 1963 in Torrance, California. A true athlete, he played both basketball and baseball at Point Loma High School in San Diego. Not long after he graduated in 1982, he debuted for the Toronto [...]