An enthusiastic player turned discerning scout, Dave Hollins was third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1990 to 1995, and again in 2002, prior to his retirement later that year. Quick, focused, and imposing, Hollins was everything desirable in an [...]
Dan Reichert Major League Baseball Player .Quote: "I was kind of worried about being diagnosed with diabetes. My mom jumped on the Internet to find out more about the disease, and I found out a lot of [other athletes] have [...]
Born in Santa Barbara, California, Jason Johnson, starting pitcher for the Camden Riversharks, attended Conner High School in Burlington, Kentucky, prior to being signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992 as an undrafted free agent. The right-handed pitcher has played [...]
James Hunter was born on April 8, 1946 in Hertford, North Carolina. He attended Perquimans High School, where he played many different sports, including baseball and football. Near the end of his high school career, a hunting accident cost Hunter [...]
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. He was one of five children living with his single mother. Throughout his high school and junior college career, Robinson was involved in many sports, including football, basketball, [...]
Hank Stram was born Henry Louis Stram on January 3, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois. His Polish father, Henry Wilczek, was a professional wrestler. He wrestled using the name Stram, thus a new family name was born. Hank Stram attended high [...]
Tennis star Hamilton “Ham” Richardson was born in Baton Rouge, Louisana, in 1933. A competitor in the postwar tennis revival, he was a number one ranked player, a Rhodes scholar, and a father. He competed in his first tennis tournament [...]
Gary Hall Jr. was born on September 26, 1974 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Claim to Fame: Gold medal Olympic swimmer. His successful career in swimming began by the influence of his father, Gary Hall Sr., uncle Charles Keating Ill, and maternal [...]
Kelli Kuehne was diagnosed with diabetes long before she took up golfing.Now the former University of Texas All-American makes a living firing golf balls down the course. In her 11 years on the LPGA tour, she's recorded 26 top 10 [...]
Jonathan Hayes, the football player, got his start at the University of Iowa where he was switched to tight end as a junior after spending his first two seasons at linebacker. He earned first-team All-America honors as a senior and [...]