Andre Ward
Andre Ward is a former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and held multiple world titles in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super), WBC, Ring magazine, and lineal super middleweight titles between 2009 and 2015; and the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and Ring light heavyweight titles between 2016 and 2017. During his reign as light heavyweight champion, Ward was ranked as the world’s […]
Julie Foudy
Julie Foudy was a soccer midfielder, two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. She played for the United States women’s national soccer team from 1988 to 2004. Foudy finished her international career with 274 caps and served as the team’s captain from 2000 to 2004 as well as the co-captain from 1991 to 2000.[2] In 1997, she was the […]
Patrick Willis
Patrick Willis is a former football middle linebacker who played his entire eight-year career with the San Francisco 49ers. He was drafted by the 49ers in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football for Ole Miss and received consensus All-American honors. During Willis’s senior season at Ole Miss, he received the Butkus Award and the Jack Lambert Award as the nation’s top linebacker. A year […]
Buster Posey
Buster Posey spent his entire twelve-year Major League Baseball career with the San Francisco Giants, from 2009 until his retirement at the conclusion of the 2021 season. In September 2022, Posey joined the Giants’ ownership group. Posey was born in Leesburg, Georgia. He played four sports in high school; in baseball, he excelled at hitting and pitching. He attended Florida State University, where […]
Gary Payton Sr.
Gary Payton Sr. is a former professional basketball player who played the point guard position. Widely considered one of the greatest point guards of all time, he is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, where he holds franchise records in points, assists, and steals. He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Miami Heat. […]
Tony La Russa
Tony La Russa managed the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and the St. Louis Cardinals to six League Championships and three World Series wins. Among all major league managers, he ranks third in total wins, behind Connie Mack and John McGraw. The cornerstone for his success was the knowledge acquired during 50 years of baseball […]
Robert (Bob) Lurie
Robert (Bob) Lurie was a real estate magnate and philanthropist, but he is best known in Northern California as the man who saved the Giants baseball team for San Francisco. A long time sportsman who graduated from Northwestern University, he competed in 40 straight AT&T Pebble Beach/Bing Crosby Pro-Am Golf Tournaments. Lurie, along with help […]
Jim Hines
Jim Hines is one of the select few men to possess the title of “World’s Fastest Human” and has the sole distinction of being the “first person to break the 10 second barrier”. Hines earned that distinction while representing the United States in the 1968 summer Olympics in Mexico City. A product of Oakland’s McClymonds […]
Owen Nolan
Owen Nolan, one of the National Hockey League’s purest power forwards, enjoyed his best NHL seasons as a member of the San Jose Sharks. Nolan was the first overall selection in the 1990 NHL draft by the Quebec Nordiques, where he would play his first five NHL seasons before the franchise relocated to Denver as […]
Gino Marchetti
A member of the University of San Francisco’s undefeated 1951 team, Gino Marchetti was the New York Yankees’ Number two draftee in 1952. He moved to Dallas in his rookie season, was with the Baltimore Colts from 1953 to 1964, and returned to that team for the 1966 season. He was selected for a record […]