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Formerly baseball's all-time home-run king,¬ Aaron played 23 years as an outfielder for the Milwaukee (later Atlanta) Braves and Milwaukee Brewers (1954-76).
Basketball player. Born Lewis Ferninand Alcindor on April 16, 1947, in New York, New York. Standing an amazing 7 foot, 2 inches tall, Abdul-Jabbar was one of the best players in basketball history.
Boxer, born Cassius Marcellus Clay on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. As an amateur boxer (1954-60), winning 100 of 108 matches, he became the 1960 Olympic light-heavyweight champion.
Tennis player. Born Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. on July 10,1943 in Richmond, Virginia.
Basketball player. Born February 20, 1963 in Leeds, Alabama.With an outspoken personality and unstoppable talent, Barkley has made his mark on the NBA, winning its most valuable player award during the 1992-1993 season.
Bonds is the son of former Giant and longtime Major League outfielder Bobby Bonds, distant cousin of baseball great Reggie Jackson, and godson of the legendary Willie Mays.
Prizefighter. Born May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey. In 1966, at the height of his boxing career, Carter was wrongly convicted-twice-of a triple murder and imprisoned for nearly two decades.
Basketball player. Born Wilton Norman Chamberlain on August 21, 1936¬ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Professional basketball player. Born on February 22, 1950, in Roosevelt, New York.
Boxer. Born January 10, 1949 in Marshall, Texas. Reared in the black ghetto of Houston, Foreman learned to box in a Job Corps camp in Oregon.
Professional boxer. Born on October 19, 1962, in Atmore, Alabama.
Jackson was encouraged in sports by his father and became a star athlete at Cheltenham High School in Pennsylvania, excelling in track and football as well as baseball.
Basketball player. Born Earvin Johnson, Jr. on August¬ 14,¬ 1959¬ in Lansing, Michigan. After leading Michigan State University to a National Collegiate Athletic Association championship (1979),¬ Johnson played 12 years as a guard for the Los Angeles Lakers (1980-91).
Marion Jones was born October 12, 1975, in Los Angeles, California. A dual citizen of the U.S. and Belize, she was a star high school athlete.
American collegiate and professional basketball player, widely considered to be the greatest all-around player in the history of the game.
Track and field athlete. Born Jacqueline Joyner on March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Missouri.
American boxer, known for his agility and finesse, who won 36 of 39 professional matches and several national titles.
Track and field athlete. Born Frederick Carlton Lewis on July 1, 1961 in Birmington, Alabama.
American boxer who was world heavyweight champion from June 22, 1937, when he knocked out James J. Braddock in eight rounds in Chicago, until March 1, 1949, when he briefly retired.
Athlete, actor, musician. Born Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal on March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey. O'Neal attended Cole High School in San Antonio, Texas and Louisiana State University.
American track-and-field athlete, who set a world record in the running broad jump (also called long jump) that stood for 25 years and who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
American football player. Born on July 25, 1954, in Columbia, Mississippi. Sometimes known by his nickname "Sweetness,"¬ù Payton was equally admired for his off-the-field personality as well as for his football skills.
Athlete, Olympic track and field champion. Born on June 23, 1940, in St. Bethlehem, Tennessee.
Baseball player, civil rights activist. Born Jack Roosevelt Robinson on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. Breaking the color barrier,Jackie RobinsonǬ became the first African American to play in¬ baseball's major leagues
Serena Jameka Williams on September 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan. Raised in the turbulent Los Angeles suburb of Compton, Serena Williams and her siblings were taught tennis by their father in hopes it would lead them to a better life.
Born Venus Ebone Starr Williams on June 17, 1980¬ in Lynwood, California. Coached by her father, she became the dominant female player of 2000, that year winning the Wimbledon singles title, the US Open, and Olympic gold in Sydney.
Tiger was born Eldrick Woods on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California. Woods started as a young golf wunderkind who grew up to become a master player.
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