Jerry Rice
Justifiably acclaimed as the greatest pass receiver in football history, Jerry Rice held at the time of his retirement twelve NFL regular seasons, seven post-season, and nine Super Bowl records. He left the game as the all-time leader in receptions (1549), receiving yards (23,540), touchdown receptions (198), and touchdowns overall (208). He starred on three […]
Jerry Coleman
Jerry Coleman signed with the New York Yankees after graduation from San Francisco’s Lowell High School in 1942, but served instead as a decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II. He finally joined the Yankees in 1949 after several seasons in the franchise’s farm system and won Rookie of the Year honors. A […]
Will Clark
Will Clark earned his nickname, “Will the Thrill”, in his first major league at-bat with the San Francisco Giants, slugging a home run off baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan on April 8, 1986. Blessed with an elegant batting stroke, he hit .308 with 35 homers in his second season and led the National League […]
Jennifer Azzi
As Stanford’s first All American woman basketball player, Jennifer Azzi led the Cardinal to the school’s first NCAA Women’s Championship in 1990 and received the coveted Naismith Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate woman player that year. She was also the Most Valuable Player of the women’s Final Four. A speedy, sharp-shooting guard, she finished […]