LAMAR HUNT, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS OWNER: Mr. Hunt was one of the great innovators in sports and one of the few who thought about the big picture....not just what benefitted his own wallet. Something to remember as 32 NFL teams have hope each and every summer as they report to training camp.
RED AUERBACH, BOSTON CELTICS PRESIDENT: Another great man who helped take a league from the back page to the light. Auerbach showed everyone what a dynasty was by not only coaching it....but building it brick by brick himself.
BYRON NELSON, GOLFER: You know that Tiger Woods cat?? Well, Nelson was that kind of golfer in his day. Dude won 11 tournaments in a row!!!!!
BUCK O'NEIL, BASEBALL PLAYER, HISTORIAN: Buck O'Neill was known more for his passion of keeping alive the Negro Leagues. Because of him, the Negro Leagues will be remembered via the Hall of Fame he put together in Kansas City and by the long delayed absence in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
CURT GOWDY, TV ANNOUNCER: Gowdy was the voice to Super Bowls, World Series and nearly everything in between.
ERIC GREGG, BASEBALL UMPIRE: Gregg was know as "that big fat guy" that was a MLB ump before the umpire's union foolishly called for mass resignations from many of their constituents. Gregg was one of those umps that didn't get their jobs back when the union and baseball came to an agreement.
IRONHEAD HEYWARD, RUNNING BACK: A big back who loved to bowl over defenders and was the definition of short-yardage back. He passed away at the age of 39 to brain cancer.
STEVE HOWE, PITCHER: Howe was the posterboy for the drug problems in baseball by being suspended SEVEN times by Major League Baseball before finally getting the boot. He was the 1980 NL Rookie of the Year.
COREY LIDLE, PITCHER: Yanks pitcher who died in a plane crash in Manhattan.
BUD CARSON, NFL COACH: Carson was the architect of The Steel Curtain and was one of the top defensive coaching minds in NFL history.
FLOYD PATTERSON, BOXER: Former heavyweight champion who took the title after Rocky Marciano retired.
KIRBY PUCKETT, MINNESOTA TWINS OUTFIELDER: Puckett was small in stature, tubby by nature....but all heart. His performance in Game 6 of the 1991 World Series is legendary.
RANDY WALKER, NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL COACH: Walker died of a heart attack at the age of 52.
PAUL DANA, IRL DRIVER: Dana died in a crash during warmups before the Toyota Indy 300. He was only 30 years old.
TREVOR BERBICK, BOXER: The last man to fight Muhammad Ali and the guy who Mike Tyson beat to gain his first championship belt....Berbick was murdered in Jamiaca.
MAGGIE DIXON, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH: Dixon took Army....ARMY....to their first NCAA tournament and passed away not too much longer after the season ended. She was just 28 years old.
RAY MEYER, DEPAUL BASKETBALL COACH: Meyer built DePaul into a national power [if you can believe that now].
EARL WOODS, TIGER'S DAD: Mr Woods is the one who taught Tiger Woods the game and instilled the determination and focus to create Tiger into the legend he's becoming.
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