NOTABLE SPORTS FIGURES 4 NSFVolume4 6/30/03 10:34 AM Page 1 NOTABLE SPORTS FIGURES Dana Barnes, Editor VOLUME 4 • T-Z Appendix • Indexes 4 NSFVolume4 6/30/03 10:34 AM Page 3 Notable Sports Figures Project Editor Dana R. Barnes Editorial Laura Avery, Luann Brennan, Frank Castronova, Leigh Ann DeRemer, Andrea Henderson, Kathy Nemeh, Angela Pilchak, Tracie Ratiner, Bridget Travers Research Gary J. Oudersluys, Cheryl L. Warnock, Kelly Whittle Editorial Support Services Charlene Lewis, Sue Petrus Editorial Standards Lynne Maday Permissions Lori Hines Imaging and Multimedia Content Randy Basset, Dean Dauphinais, Leitha Etheridge-Sims, Lezlie Light, Dan W. Newell, Dave G. Oblender Product Design Jennifer Wahi Manufacturing Evi Seoud, Rhonda Williams © 2004 by Gale. Gale is an imprint of The Gale Group, Inc., a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Gale and Design™ and Thomson Learning™ are trademarks used herein under license. 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GV697.A1N68 2004 796'.092'2 dc21 2003011288 NSF FM 7/8/03 2:17 PM Page iv Introduction vii Advisory Board ix Contributors xi Acknowledgments xiii Entry List xxiii Timeline xxxvii Entries Volume 1 1 Volume 2 467 Volume 3 977 Volume 4 1579 Appendix of Sports Abbreviations 1833 Cumulative Geographic Index 1839 Cumulative Occupation Index 1849 Cumulative Subject Index 1863 v Contents NSF FM 7/8/03 2:17 PM Page v Notable Sports Figures provides narrative biographi- cal profiles of more than 600 individuals who have made significant contributions to their sport and to soci- ety. It covers sports figures from the nineteenth, twenti- eth, and twenty-first centuries who represent a wide variety of sports and countries. Lesser-known sports such as cricket, equestrian, and snowboarding are fea- tured alongside sports like baseball, basketball, and football. Notable Sports Figures includes not only ath- letes, but also coaches, team executives, and media fig- ures such as sportscasters and writers. Notable Sports Figures takes a close look at the peo- ple in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field or controversy off the play- ing field. It provides biographical coverage of people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. Each biography features information on the entrant’s family life, early involvement in sports, career highlights, champi- onships, and awards. Notable Sports Figures also exam- ines the impact that the subject had and continues to have on his or her sport, and the reasons why the indi- vidual is “notable.” This includes consideration of the successes and failures, on the field and off, that keep the person in the public eye. The biographies in Notable Sports Figures profile a broad variety of individuals. Athletes such as Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, and Martina Navratilova are featured for their record-breaking accomplishments. Jackie Robinson and Janet Guthrie remain in the public consciousness because of their determination to cross racial and gender boundaries. Other sports fig- ures have captured our attention by their controversial activities. Skater Tonya Harding continues to hold public interest not because of any medals won, but be- cause of the scandalous attack on Nancy Kerrigan. Baseball player “Shoeless” Joe Jackson was one of the greatest players of his era, but he is remembered more for his complicity in the “Black Sox” scandal of 1919 than for his accomplishments on the field. Their lives, accomplishments, and reasons for the public’s ongoing fascination with them are examined in No- table Sports Figures. SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA A preliminary list of athletes, team executives, sports- writers, broadcasters, and other sports figures was com- piled from a wide variety of sources, including Hall of Fame lists, periodical articles, and other biographical collections. The list was reviewed by an advisory board, and final selection was made by the editor. An effort was made to include athletes of varying nationalities, ethnici- ties, and fields of sport as well as those who have con- tributed to the success of a sport or team in general. Selection criteria include: • Notable “first” achievements, including those who broke racial or gender barriers and paved the way for others • Impact made on the individual’s sport and on soci- ety as a whole • Records set and broken • Involvement in controversial or newsworthy activi- ties on and off the playing field FEATURES OF THIS PRODUCT For easy access, entries are arranged alphabetically according to the entrant’s last name. • Timeline—includes significant events in the world of sports, from historic times to the present. • Entry head—lists basic information on each sports figure, including name, birth and death years, na- tionality, and occupation/sport played. • Biographical essay—offers 1,000 to 2,500 words on the person’s life, career highlights, and the im- pact that the individual had and continues to have on his or her sport and on society. Bold-faced names within entries indicate an entry on that person. • Photos—provide a portrait for many of the individ- uals profiled. Several essays also include an action photo. • Sidebars—present a chronology of key events in the entrant’s life, a list of major awards and accom- plishments, and, as applicable, career statistics, brief biographies of important individuals in the en- vii Introduction NSF FM 7/8/03 2:17 PM Page vii trant’s life, “where is s/he now” information on pre- viously popular sports figures, and excerpts from books and periodicals of significant events in the entrant’s life and career. • Contact Information—offers addresses, phone numbers, and web sites for selected living entrants. • Selected Writings—lists books and publications written or edited by the entrant. • Further Information—provides a list of resources the reader may access to seek additional informa- tion on the sports figure. • Appendix—offers a glossary of commonly used sports abbreviations. • Indices—allow the reader to access the entrants by nationality or sport. A general subject index with cross-references offers additional access. We Welcome Your Suggestions. Mail your comments and suggestions for enhancing and improving Notable Sports Figures to: The Editors Notable Sports Figures Gale Group 27500 Drake Road Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 Phone: (800) 347-4253 viii Introduction Notable Sports Figures NSF FM 7/8/03 2:17 PM Page viii Robert Kirsch Reference Librarian Lake Forest High School Lake Forest, Illinois William Munro Manager Ponce de Leon Branch, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Atlanta, Georgia Alan Nichter Branch Librarian Seffner-Mango Branch Library Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative Seffner, Florida Mila C. Su Reference Coordinator Robert E. Eiche Library, Penn State Altoona Altoona, Pennsylvania ix Advisory Board NSF FM 7/8/03 2:17 PM Page ix Don Amerman, Julia Bauder, Cynthia Becker, David Becker, Michael Belfiore, Kari Bethel, Michael Betzold, Tim Borden, Carol Brennan, Gerald Brennan, Paul Burton, Frank Caso, Gordon Churchwell, Gloria Cooksey, Andrew Cunningham, Lisa Frick, Jan Goldberg, Joyce Hart, Eve Hermann, Ian Hoffman, Syd Jones, Wendy Kagan, Aric Karpinski, Christine Kelley, Judson Knight, Eric Lagergren, Jeanne Lesinski, Carole Manny, Paulo Nunes-Ueno, Patricia Onorato, Tricia Owen, Kristin Palm, Mike Pare, An- nette Petruso, Ryan Poquette, Susan Salter, Brenna Sanchez, Lorraine Savage, Paula Scott, Pam Shelton, Ken Shepherd, Ann Shurgin, Barbra Smerz, Roger Smith, Janet Sta- matel, Jane Summer, Erick Trickey, Amy Unterburger, Sheila Velazquez, Bruce Walker, Dave Wilkins, Kelly Winters, Rob Winters, Ben Zackheim xi Contributors NSF FM 7/8/03 2:17 PM Page xi Photographs and illustrations appearing in Notable Sports Figures have been used with the permission of the following sources: AP/WIDE WORLD PHOTOS: 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Aamodt, Kjetil Andre, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Aaron, Hank, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Abbott, Jim, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, pho- tograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Agassi, Andre, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Aikman, Troy, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Akers, Michelle, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos, Inc./ Al- bert, Marv, photograph by Ron Frehm. AP/Wide World Photos./ Albright, Tenley, photo- graph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Alexander, Grover Cleveland, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Allison, Davey, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Alamo, Roberto, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Anderson, George “Sparky,” photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Andretti, Mario, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Anthony, Earl, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Armstrong, Lance, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Armstrong, Lance, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Ashe, Arthur, photo- graph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Ashford, Evelyn, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Auerbach, Red, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Autissier, Isabelle, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bailey, Donovan, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Banks, Ernie, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bannister, Roger, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Barton, Donna, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Baugh, Sammy, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Baumgartner, Bruce, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Baylor, Elgin, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Beckenbauer, Franz, photo- graph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Becker, Boris, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Be- dard, Myriam, photograph by Roberto Borea. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bell, Bert, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./Bell, James “Cool Papa,” photograph by Leon Algee. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bench, Johnny, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Berra, Yogi, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Biondi, Matt, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bird, Larry, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./Bjoerndalen, Ole Einar, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Blair, Bonnie, photograph. AP Wide World Photos./ Blair, Bonnie, portrait. AP/Wide World Photos./ Blake, Sir Peter, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bogues, Tyrone, “Muggsy,” photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bonds, Barry, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bonds, Barry, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Borders, Ila, photograph by Nick Ut. AP/Wide World Photos./ Borg, Bjorn, pho- tograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bossy, Michael, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bradley, William Warren, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bradman, Don, photo- graph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bradshaw, Terry, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Brock, Lou, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Brock, Lou, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Brooks, Herb, photograph by Gene J. Puskar. AP/Wide World Photos./ Brown, Jim, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Brown, Jim, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Brown, Mordecai, “Three Finger,” photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Brown, Tim, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Bubka, Sergei, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Budge, Don, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Butcher, Susan, photo- graph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Button, Dick, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Cam- panella, Roy, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Campbell, Earl, photograph. AP/Wide xiii Acknowledgments NSF FM 7/8/03 2:17 PM Page xiii World Photos./ Canseco, Jose, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Capriati, Jennifer, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Capriati, Jennifer, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Carter, Cris, photograph by Michael Conroy. AP/Wide World Photos./ Carter, Vince, photograph by Chuck Stoody. AP/Wide World Photos./ Carter, Vince, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Cartwright, Alexander Joy, photograph. AP/Wide World Pho- tos./ Caulkins, Tracy, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Chamberlain, Wilt, photo- graph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Chelios, Chris, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Chun, Lee-Kyung, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Clark, Kelly, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Clark, Kelly, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Clemens, Roger, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Clemens, Roger, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Clemente, Roberto Walker, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Coach- man, Alice, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Coleman, Derrick, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Colorado Silver Bullets (Samonds, Shereen, and former major league pitcher Phil Niekro), photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Comaneci, Nadia, pho- tograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Connors, Jimmy, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Conradt, Jody, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Cooper, Cynthia, photograph by David J. Phillip. AP/Wide World Photos./ Cosell, Howard, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Courier, Jim, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Cousy, Bob, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Daly, Chuck, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Davis, Ter- rell, photograph by Ed Andrieski. AP/Wide World Photos./ Dawes, Dominique, photo- graph by John McConnico. AP/Wide World Photos./ Dean, Dizzy, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Decker-Slaney, Mary, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Deegan, Brian, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ DeFrantz, Anita, photograph by Douglas C. Pizac. AP/Wide World Photos./ De La Hoya, Oscar, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Dickerson, Eric, photograph by Bill Janscha. AP/Wide World Photos./ Dimaggio, Joe, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./Disl, Uschi, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Ditka, Mike, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./Doby, Larry, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Dolan, Tom, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Dorsett, Tony, photo- graph by Bruce Zake. AP/Wide World Photos./ Dravecky, Dave, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Durocher, Leo, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Dyroen, Becky, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Earnhardt, Dale, photograph. AP/Wide World Pho- tos./ Edwards, Teresa, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Egerszegi, Krisztina, photo- graph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Elway, John, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Erving, Julius, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Esposito, Phil, photograph by Kevin Frayer. AP/Wide World./ Evans, Janet, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Ewbank, Weeb, photograph. AP/Wide World./ Fangio, Juan Manuel, photograph by Eduardo DiBaia. AP/Wide World Photos./ Faulk, Marshall, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Favre, Brett. AP/Wide World Photos./ Fernandez, Lisa, photograph. AP/Wide World Pho- tos./ Figo, Luis, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Fisk, Carlton, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Fittipaldi, Emerson, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Flem- ing, Peggy, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Flowers, Vonetta, photograph by Darron Cummings. AP/Wide World Photos./ Foreman, George, photograph by Charles Rex Ar- bogast. AP/Wide World Photos./ Forsberg, Magdalena, photograph. AP/Wide World Pho- tos./ Foyt, A.J., photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Foyt, A. J., photograph by Dave Parker. AP/Wide World Photos./ Freeman, Cathy, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Gable, Dan, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Galindo, Rudy, photograph by Craig Fujii. AP/Wide World Photos./ Garcia, Sergio, photograph by Beth A. Keiser. AP/Wide World Photos./ Garnett, Kevin, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Gehrig, Lou, photo- graph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Gibson, Althea, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Gibson, Josh, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Gonzales, Richard “Pancho,” photo- graph. AP/Wide World Photos./Goolagong, Evonne, photograph. AP/Wide World Pho- tos./ Goosen, Retief, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Gordeeva, Ekaterina, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Graf, Steffi, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Granato, Cammi, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Grange, Harold “Red,” photo- graph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Grange, Red, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Graziano, Rocky, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Greenberg, Hank, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Greene, Joe, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Griese, Bob, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos./ Griffey, Jr., Ken, photograph. AP/Wide World Pho- xiv Acknowledgments Notable Sports Figures NSF FM 7/8/03 2:17 PM Page xiv [...]... 144 0 American race car driver Briana Scurry 144 3 American soccer player Junior Seau 144 5 American football player Tom Seaver 144 8 American baseball player Secretariat 145 1 American racehorse Teemu Selanne 145 5 Finnish hockey... Sawchuk 141 2 Canadian hockey player Roy Simmons, Jr 148 2 American college lacrosse coach xxxiii Entry List Notable Sports Figures O.J Simpson 148 4 American football player Picabo Street 15 54 American skier Lydia Skoblikova 148 8 Russian speed skater Kerri Strug... Rodman 1 340 American basketball player xxxii Notable Sports Figures Entry List Alex Rodriguez 1 343 American baseball player Gale Sayers 141 6 American football player Chi Chi Rodríguez 1 347 American golfer Dolph Schayes 142 0 American basketball player Pete... 46 3 American basketball player Uschi Disl 40 1 German biathlete VOLUME 2 Mike Ditka 40 3 American football coach F Larry Doby 40 5 American baseball player Nick Faldo 46 7 British golfer Tom Dolan 40 9 American swimmer... 42 9 American synchronized swimmer E Dale Earnhardt, Sr 43 3 American race car driver Teresa Edwards 43 7 American basketball player Krisztina Egerszegi 44 0 Hungarian swimmer Juan Manuel Fangio 47 0 Argentine race car driver Marshall Faulk 47 3 American... 145 8 Yugoslav tennis player Bud Selig 146 2 American baseball commissioner Sterling Sharpe 146 4 American football player Jack Shea 146 7 American speed skater Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 140 0 Spanish tennis player Gary Sheffield 146 9 American baseball... 140 2 American football player Willie Shoemaker 147 2 American jockey Deion Sanders 140 5 American football and baseball player Eunice Kennedy Shriver 147 6 American sports activist Summer Sanders 140 9 American swimmer Don Shula 147 9 American football... 47 6 American football player Sergei Fedorov 47 9 Russian hockey player Lisa Fernández 48 1 American softball player Luis Figo 48 4 Portugese soccer player Carlton Fisk 48 6 American baseball player Emerson Fittipaldi 48 9 Brazilian race... 1 742 Liechensteinian skier Georges Vezina 1687 Canadian hockey player Jerry West 1 743 American basketball player xxxv Entry List Notable Sports Figures Reggie White 1 747 American football player Lynette Woodard 17 94 American basketball player Kathy... in Canton, Ohio The original league has 14 teams Notable Sports Figures His total is more than 12 teams hit during the season Ruth retires with 7 14 career home runs, also a record at the time 1928 Ty Cobb retires from baseball with a lifetime 366 average that still stands as a record today Cobb also retired with the career record for hits (4, 189) and runs (2, 246 ) 1930 Uruguay hosts and wins the first . NOTABLE SPORTS FIGURES 4 NSFVolume4 6/30/03 10: 34 AM Page 1 NOTABLE SPORTS FIGURES Dana Barnes, Editor VOLUME 4 • T-Z Appendix • Indexes 4 NSFVolume4. improving Notable Sports Figures to: The Editors Notable Sports Figures Gale Group 27500 Drake Road Farmington Hills, MI 48 331-3535 Phone: (800) 347 -42 53 viii Introduction