By Scoop Malinowski  Status: San Francisco Giants pitcher. DOB: April 18, 1990 In: Freehold, NJ First Baseball Memory: “I would say getting a college scholarship, then going to the College World Series two years in a row. Those are pretty big moments in my life. Also getting drafted and making my …

By Scoop Malinowski Status:  Drives the No. 19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing on the NASCAR Cup Series. Was the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion. Has won 31 career NASCAR Cup Series races.   Ht:  5-11  Wt: 175   DOB: June 29, 1980  In: Mayetta, N.J.  Childhood Heroes:  “My …

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former NHL goaltender from 1984-2003 for Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche. Current head coach of Quebec Remparts of QMJHL. Ht: 6-0 Wt: 192 DOB: October 5, 1965 In: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Childhood Heroes: “Rogie Vachon was the best goalie I ever saw. Very spectacular, great …

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former NBA forward from 1986-2000 for Detroit, San Antonio, Chicago, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks. DOB: May 13, 1961 In: Trenton, NJ Ht: 6-8 Wt: 210 Childhood Heroes: I didn’t have any in basketball. I liked Drew Pearson, Roger Staubach and Billy Joe Dupree. Early Basketball …

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Jazz artist. Founding member of the group Spyro Gyra. DOB: May 14, 1951 In: Brooklyn, N.Y. First Jazz Memory: “I met Cannonball Adderley when I was 12. He did a school performance around where I lived and I was just blown away.” Inspirations: “The greats of jazz. My …

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former three-time World Heavyweight Champion. DOB: January 7, 1942 In: Louisville, Kentucky Childhood Heroes: Willie Pastrano. Inspirations: My father used to tell me to believe I was the greatest and that I couldn’t be beat. He told me that I was going to be bigger than …

By Scoop Malinowski Status: NBA Great won six NBA Championships with Boston Celtics. DOB: August 9, 1928 In: New York, N.Y. Childhood Heroes: “Didn’t have any.” Nicknames: “Houdini Of The Hardwoods. The Houdini haunted me through high school and college (at Holy Cross). I’m only teasing you [smiles]. I was doing all that fancy …

By Scoop Malinowski STATUS: Bob was a pitching star for the old Negro League New York Black Yankees from 1946-1950. DOB: June 22, 1930-2020 IN: Macon, Georgia CHILDHOOD HERO: “My father, Howard. He was a man that loved baseball. He organized a team in Macon, Georgia…the Macon Braves when I …

By Scoop Malinowski Occupation: Journalist, writer, editor, actor. Author of Open Net, Paper Lion, Out Of My League, among other titles. DOB: March 18, 1927 (Passed in 2003) In: New York, N.Y. Childhood Heroes: “Carl Hubbell. A left-handed pitcher with the Giants. He was a screwball pitcher. His arm was deformed. …

By Scoop Malinowski Status: American singer and actress best known for playing “Liz Chandler” on Days of Our Lives soap opera for six years (1980–86). She and Carl Anderson performed the duet “Friends and Lovers,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986. DOB: December 10, …