Established 1979.
Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Alvin Attles |
Basketball |
7-Nov-1936 |
|
Warriors Head Coach, 1970-83 |
Rick Barry |
Basketball |
28-Mar-1944 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
Fred Biletnikoff |
Football |
23-Feb-1943 |
|
Raiders WR, Hall of Famer |
Matt Biondi |
Swimmer |
8-Oct-1965 |
|
Competitive swimmer, 10 Olympic medals |
George Blanda |
Football |
17-Sep-1927 |
27-Sep-2010 |
Football hall-of-famer played 340 games |
Vida Blue |
Baseball |
28-Jul-1949 |
|
Cy Young Award winning pitcher |
John Brodie |
Football |
14-Aug-1935 |
|
Former San Francisco 49ers QB |
Willie Brown |
Football |
2-Dec-1940 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
Don Budge |
Tennis |
13-Jun-1915 |
26-Jan-2000 |
First ever to win Grand Slam |
Orlando Cepeda |
Baseball |
17-Sep-1937 |
|
MLB first baseman |
Joe DiMaggio |
Baseball |
25-Nov-1914 |
8-Mar-1999 |
Where have you gone |
Dennis Eckersley |
Baseball |
3-Oct-1954 |
|
Hall of Famer, renowned pitcher |
John Elway |
Football |
28-Jun-1960 |
|
1999 Superbowl MVP |
Rollie Fingers |
Baseball |
25-Aug-1946 |
|
MLB needs more handlebar moustaches |
Peggy Fleming |
Figure Skating |
27-Jul-1948 |
|
Olympic gold medal winning ice skater |
Curt Flood |
Baseball |
18-Jan-1938 |
20-Jan-1997 |
Tried to topple MLB's antitrust exemption |
Dan Fouts |
Football |
10-Jun-1951 |
|
San Diego Chargers QB |
Lefty Gomez |
Baseball |
26-Nov-1908 |
17-Feb-1989 |
El Goofy |
Catfish Hunter |
Baseball |
8-Apr-1946 |
9-Sep-1999 |
Pitched a perfect game in 1968 |
Reggie Jackson |
Baseball |
18-May-1946 |
|
Baseball player, candy bar |
Bruce Jenner |
Track and Field |
28-Oct-1949 |
|
US Olympic track and field star |
Jackie Jensen |
Baseball |
9-Mar-1927 |
14-Jul-1982 |
American League MVP, 1958 |
Jimmy Johnson |
Football |
31-Mar-1938 |
|
Former Cornerback, San Francisco 49ers |
K. C. Jones |
Basketball |
25-May-1932 |
|
Boston Celtics |
Ronnie Lott |
Football |
8-May-1959 |
|
FOX NFL Sunday |
Hank Luisetti |
Basketball |
16-Jun-1916 |
17-Dec-2002 |
Invented one-handed shot |
John Madden |
Football |
10-Apr-1934 |
|
Gregarious Sports Announcer |
Gino Marchetti |
Football |
2-Jan-1927 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
Juan Marichal |
Baseball |
20-Oct-1937 |
|
Nine-time All-Star SF Giants pitcher |
Billy Martin |
Baseball |
16-May-1928 |
25-Dec-1989 |
NY Yankees manager, fired 5 times |
Bob Mathias |
Sports Figure |
17-Nov-1930 |
2-Sep-2006 |
Decathlon athlete turned Congressman |
Ollie Matson |
Football |
1-May-1930 |
19-Feb-2011 |
NFL Hall of Famer |
Willie Mays |
Baseball |
6-May-1931 |
|
Baseball Hall of Famer |
Willie McCovey |
Baseball |
10-Jan-1938 |
|
521 homers, 18 grand slams |
John McEnroe |
Tennis |
16-Feb-1959 |
|
Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles |
Joe Montana |
Football |
11-Jun-1956 |
|
San Francisco 49ers QB |
Joe Morgan |
Baseball |
19-Sep-1943 |
|
National League MVP, 1975-76 |
Ernie Nevers |
Football |
11-Jun-1902 |
3-May-1976 |
NFL Hall of Famer |
Pete Newell |
Basketball |
3-Aug-1915 |
17-Nov-2008 |
Influential NCAA coach |
Jim Otto |
Football |
5-Jan-1938 |
|
Hall of fame center, Oakland Raiders #00 |
Jim Plunkett |
Football |
5-Dec-1947 |
|
Superbowl MVP |
Jerry Rice |
Football |
13-Oct-1962 |
|
Hall of Fame NFL wide receiver |
Frank Robinson |
Baseball |
31-Aug-1935 |
|
MVP for both AL and NL |
Bill Russell |
Basketball |
12-Feb-1934 |
|
Boston Celtics, five time MVP |
Art Shell |
Football |
26-Nov-1946 |
|
Former Raiders player, coach |
Willie Shoemaker |
Jockey |
19-Aug-1931 |
12-Oct-2003 |
Greatest 20th century jockey |
O. J. Simpson |
Football |
9-Jul-1947 |
|
Searching tirelessly for the real killers |
Mark Spitz |
Swimmer |
10-Feb-1950 |
|
Olympic swimmer |
Ken Stabler |
Football |
25-Dec-1945 |
|
Oakland Raiders QB |
Willie Stargell |
Baseball |
6-Mar-1940 |
9-Apr-2001 |
National League MVP 1979 |
Lynn Swann |
Football |
7-Mar-1952 |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers receiver |
Nate Thurmond |
Basketball |
25-Jul-1941 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
Y. A. Tittle |
Football |
24-Oct-1926 |
|
Quarterback, NFL hall of famer |
Gene Upshaw |
Football |
15-Aug-1945 |
20-Aug-2008 |
NFL Hall-of-Fame Guard, NFLPA Leader |
Bill Walsh |
Football |
30-Nov-1931 |
30-Jul-2007 |
49ers Head Coach, 1979-88 |
Tom Watson |
Golf |
4-Sep-1949 |
|
Three-time Vardon Trophy winner |
Kristi Yamaguchi |
Figure Skating |
12-Jul-1971 |
|
Olympic figure skater |
Steve Young |
Football |
11-Oct-1961 |
|
49ers Quarterback |