By Scoop Malinowski Status: Professional boxer from 1988-2017. Won multiple world titles across four weight divisions, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heayweight. Final record is 77-10-3 with 47 knockouts and 2 no contests. Ht: 5-10 1/2 Wt: 190 DOB: August 24, 1968 In: Grand Rapids, Michigan Childhood Heroes: …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: 1984 Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics. DOB: January 24, 1968 In: Fairmont, West Virginia Childhood Heroes: Nadia Comaneci – my gymnastics idol. Larry Bird. Babe Didriksen – I remembner reading about her. Unreal. Joe Montana. Nicknames: Tiny. Shorty. Shrimp Lou. Lulu. Panda Bear. Boo Boo. Hobbies/Interests: …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former Hollywood movie star appeared in films “10” in 1979, “Tarzan The Ape Man” in 1981 and “Bolero” in 1984. DOB: November 12, 1956 In: Long Beach, CA Hobbies/Interests: Horses, horses and horses. Travel in connection… I’ve done horse rescue and horse welfare. I’m just a …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback for Baltimore Colts (1956-1972) and San Diego Chargers (1973). DOB: May 7, 1933 In: Pittsburgh, PA (Passed away on Sept. 11, 2002 in Baltimore.) Childhood Heroes: Didn’t have any of those. Early Football Memory: In my first organized year of football …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: University of Colorado football head coach. Former NFL cornerback and MLB outfielder. Played college football for Florida State. DOB: August 9, 1967 In: Fort Myers, FL Ht: 6-1 Wt: 195 Childhood Sports Heroes: Had four of ’em… Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron, OJ Simpson and Julius Erving. …
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By Scoop Malinowski STATUS: NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver (1996-2008 for Indianapolis Colts). Won Super Bowl XLI. Eight-time Pro Bowler and All-Pro. Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 2016. DOB: August 25, 1972 In: Philadelphia, PA Ht: 6-1 Wt: 185 CHILDHOOD HEROES: I was a Dallas Cowboys fan …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Hall of Fame Cincinnati Reds catcher.DOB: December 7, 1947 In: Oklahoma City, OKChildhood Heroes: “Mantle, easy. Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig. I started reading about him early, in the baseball library – which was very slim pickins when you only had 100 kids in the whole high …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Guitarist/songwriter for Skid Row. Former manager of Down. DOB: September 16, 1964 In: Sayreville, N.J. Hobbies/Interests: “I don’t have any hobbies anymore, I really don’t. Managing Down is basically taking up every waking moment of my day and night.” Music Inspirations: “Originally – I’m the youngest of five …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former Major League Baseball catcher for Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels and Kansas City Royals from 1972-1990. DOB: November 19, 1947 In: San Diego, CA Childhood Heroes: My dad Ray and Al Rosen. Nicknames: Bobby, Booney. Hobbies/Interests: Hunt, fish, golf, read, that covers it. Early Baseball Memory: …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Singer, songwriter and frontman for Down, Super Joint Ritual and Pantera. DOB: June 30, 1968 In: New Orleans, LA Childhood Heroes: “I hate to say it…because we toured with them, done shows, became friends with them…KISS was a very big influence in my life. Looking back at them, it was …
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