06/29/1936 - 05/17/2011
Killebrew was a Major League Baseball left fielder, first baseman, and thrid baseman. His 22-year long career saw him play for only three different teams: Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals.
03/21/1972 - 04/28/2005
Christopher Raul Candito (March 21, 1972–April 28, 2005)was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido. Throughout most of his career, he was accompanied by his high school sweetheart Tammy Lynn Sytch.
12/12/1981 - 07/25/2011
Jeret "Speedy" Peterson (December 12, 1981 – July 25, 2011) was an American World Cup aerial skier from Boise, Idaho, skiing out of Bogus Basin. A three-time Olympian, he won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouve...
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09/01/1923 - 08/31/1969
Rocky Marciano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969), born Rocco Francis Marchegiano, was an Italian-American boxer and the heavyweight champion of the world from September 23, 1952, to April 27, 1956. When he retired he became the only heav...
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Buck Buchanan (Junious Buchanan)
09/10/1940 - 07/16/1992
Junious "Buck" Buchanan (September 10, 1940 – July 16, 1992) was an American collegiate and professional Football defensive tackle. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League (AFL) and in the National Foot...
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03/15/1953 - 03/19/2004
Brian Leigh Maxwell (1953, London, England – March 19, 2004, San Anselmo, California) was a Canadian athlete, track coach, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He founded PowerBar, a ma...
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Jessey Owens (James Cleveland Owens)
09/12/1913 - 03/31/1980
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the sprints and the long jump. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he...
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03/29/1917 - 04/14/2008
Thomas Francis Holmes (March 29, 1917 — April 14, 2008) was an American right and center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played nearly his entire career for the Boston Braves.
04/28/1960 - 10/03/2004
John Joseph Cerutti (April 28, 1960 - October 3, 2004) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, and later a broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Chuck Daly (Charles Jerome Daly)
07/20/1930 - 05/09/2009
Charles Jerome "Chuck" Daly (July 20, 1930 – May 9, 2009) was an American basketball head coach. He led the Detroit Pistons to consecutive National Basketball Association (NBA) Championships in 1989 and 1990, and the Dream Team to...
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08/25/1927 - 09/28/2003
Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is...
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12/30/1969 - 03/26/2009
Shane McConkey (December 30, 1969 – March 26, 2009) left at 5pm on March 26th, 2009, only 39 years old. During that time, he inspired countless lives, changed the ski world forever and altered the paths of thousands of friends and acquaintan...
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04/02/1925 - 01/27/2004
Don Stansauk (April 2, 1925 - January 27, 2004)was a professional wrestler and actor, known by his ring name, Hard Boiled Haggerty. He was previously a professional American football player, and became a successful character actor after his wrestl...
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Nellie Briles (Nelson Kelley Briles)
09/05/1943 - 02/13/2005
Nelson Kelley "Nellie" Briles was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1965-70), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971-73), Kansas City Royals (1974-75), Texas Rangers (1976-77) and Baltimore Orioles (1977-78). B...
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