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Alexander, Grover Cleveland, photograph by George Rinhart. (c) Underwood & Underwood/Corbis./ Ali, Muhammad, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Ali, Muhammad, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Allen, Marcus, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Ashe, Arthur, photograph. (c) Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis./ Auerbach, Arnold, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Bench, Johnny Lee, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Benoit, Joan, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann./ Berra, Yogi, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Bird, Larry Joe, photograph. (c) Reuters New Media Inc./Corbis./ Blake, Hector "Toe", photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Brisco-Hooks, Valerie, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann./ Brown, Paul, photograph. Corbis/ Bettmann./ Caray, Harry, photograph. UPI/CORBIS-Bettmann./ Carter, Don, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Chamberlain, Wilt, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Chang, Michael, photograph. Reuters/Bettmann./ Clemente, Roberto, photograph. UPI/Bettmann./ Conner, Bart, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Connolly, Maureen, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Corbett, James John, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Costas, Bob, photograph by Wally McNamee. Wally McNamee/Corbis./ Court, Margaret Smith, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Court, Margaret Smith, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Davis, Al, photograph. (c) AFP/Corbis./ De Varona, Donna, photograph. (c) Bettman/Corbis./ Devers, Gail, photograph. Reuters/Bettmann./ Faldo, Nick, photograph. Reuters/Bettmann./ Fleming, Peggy, photograph. Corbis./ Frazier, Joe, photograph. (c) Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis./ Furtado, Julie, photograph. (c) Ales Fevzer/Corbis./ Gibson, Althea. Portrait. UPI/Bettmann./ Gifford, Frank, photograph. (c) Mitchell Gerber/Corbis./ Graf, Steffi, photograph. (c) Dimitri LundtCorbis./ Graham, Otto, photograph. Bettmann/Corbis./ Guthrie, Janet, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann./ Halas, George Stanley "Papa Bear," photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Hamill, Dorothy, photograph. UPI/Bettmann./ Hamill, Dorothy, photograph. (c) Corbis./ Hawk, Tony, photograph by Jason Wise. (c) Duomo/Corbis./ Hayes, Robert, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Heisman, John, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Heisman, John, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Hill, Lynn, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Hingis, Martina, photograph. (c) Torsten Blackwood/Corbis./ Hogan, Ben, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Holyfield, Evander, photograph. UPI/Corbis Bettmann./ Holyfield, Evander, photograph. Reuters/Bettmann./ Hornsby, Rogers, photograph. Bettmann/Corbis./ Hunter, Catfish, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Jagr, Jaromir, photograph. (c) Reuters NewMedia Inc./Corbis./ Jenner William Bruce, photograph Neal Preston. Corbis./ Johnson, Earvin "Magic," photograph. Bettmann Newsphotos./ Johnson, Jack, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Jordan, Michael, photograph. Reuters/Corbis-Bettmann./ Jordan, Michael, photograph. Reuters/Corbis-Bettmann./ Joyner-Kersee, Jackie, photograph. Reuters/Bettmann./ Kahanamoku, Duke, photograph. The Bettmann Archive./ King, Billie Jean, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Knight, Bobby, photograph by Gary Hershorn. NewMedia Inc./Corbis./ Korbut, Olga, photograph. Corbis./ Koufax, Sanford (Sandy), photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Kwan, Michelle. Reuters/Corbis-Bettmann./ Landry, Thomas, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Laver, Rod, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Lemon, Meadowlark, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Liston, Sonny, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Lombardi, Vince, photograph. Corbis/Bettmann./ Louis, Joe, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann./ Madden, John, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Maris, Roger (Eugene), photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ McEnroe, John, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Mikan, George, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Miller, Shannon, photograph. (c) Mike King/Corbis./ Mirra, Dave, photograph. (c) Duomo/Corbis./ Moise, Patty, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Montana, Joe, photograph.(c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Moody, Helen F., photograph by George Rinhart. (c) Underwood & Underwood/Corbis./ Moore, Archie Lee, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Olajuwon, Akeem, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ O'Neal, Shaquille, photograph. (c) Reuters NewMedia Inc./Corbis./ Orr, Bobby, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Owens, Jesse, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Payton, Walter, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Piazza, Mike, photograph. (c) Reuters NewMedia Inc./Corbis./ Reeves, Dan, photograph.(c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Robinson, Brooks Calbert, Jr., photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Robinson, Shawna, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Robinson, Sugar Ray, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Rozelle, Pete, photograph by Sande. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./

Ryan, Nolan, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Salming, Borje. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Sanders, Summer, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Schott, Marge, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Seles, Monica, photograph. Reuters/Bettmann./ Shoemaker, Willie, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Simpson, O.J., photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Smith, Emmitt, photograph. Rueters/Corbis-Bettmann./ Spitz, Mark, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Thorpe, Jim, photograph. Corbis./ Tilden, Bill, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann./ Tretiak, Vladislav, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Tyson, Michael, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Unser, Bobby, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Ventura, Jesse "The Body," photograph. (c) Corbis./ Williams, Esther, photograph. UPI/Bettmann./ Williams, Esther, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Williams, Ted, photograph. (c) Bettmann/Corbis./ Zaharias, Babe Didriksen. Portrait. UPI/Bettmann.

FISK UNIVERSITY LIBRARY:

Owens, Jesse, photograph. Fisk University Library./ Robinson, Sugar Ray, photograph. Fisk University Library.

THE GALE GROUP:

Earnhardt, Dale, photograph by Dennis Winn. The Gale Group.

GETTY IMAGES/ARCHIVE PHOTOS, INC.:

Aaron, Hank, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Andretti, Mario, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Aparicio, Luis, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Bannister, Roger, photograph. Liaison Agency/Hilton Get./ Barclay, Charles, photograph by Sue Ogrocki. Archive Photos./ Beard, Amanda, photograph. Reuters/Gary Hershorn/Archive Photos./ Beckham, David, photograph. Anthony Harvey/Getty Images./ Belle, Albert, photograph by Scott Olson. Reuters/Archive Photos./ Bradshaw, Terry, photograph. Sporting News/Archive Photos, Inc./ Butkus, Dick, photograph. Sporting News/Archive Photos, Inc./ Campanella, Roy, photograph. Archive Photos./ Carter, Don, photograph. Archive Photos./ Casals, Rosemary, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Cawley, Evonne, photograph. (c) Hulton Archive/Getty Images./ Chastain, Brandi, photograph. (c) Scott Harrison/Getty Images./ Cobb, Ty, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Cobb, Ty, photograph. Archive Photos./ Connors, Jimmy, photograph. (c) Hulton Archive/Getty Images./ Cosell, Howard, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Cousy, Bob, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Dempsey, Jack, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./American Stock./ DiMaggio, Joe, photograph. Archive Photos/Agip./ Duncan, Tim, photograph by Bob Padgett. Archive Photos./ Evert, Chris, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Evert, Chris, photograph. Clive Brunskill/Allsport/Getty Images./ Federov, Sergei, photograph by Peter Jones. Reuter/Archive Photos./ Flutie, Doug, photograph by Brendan McDermid. Archive Photos, Inc./ Gehrig, Lou, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Greenspan, Bud, photograph. (c) Matthew Stockman/Getty Images./ Hamm, Mia, photograph by Tony Quinn. ALLSPORT Photography USA Inc./ Havlicek, John, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Hoffman, Mat, photograph. (c) J. Emilio Flores/Getty Images./ Iverson, Allen, photograph by Tom Mihalek. Hulton/Archive./ Johnson, Michael, photograph by Wolfgang Rattay. Reuter/Archive Photos./ Johnson, Rafer, portrait. (c) Getty Images./ Kirby, Karolyn, photograph. (c) Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images./ Lipinski, Tara, photograph. Reuters/Str/Archive Photos./ Lombardi, Vince, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./Sporting News./ Mack, Connie, photograph. APA/Archive Photos./ Maradona, Diego, photograph by S. Bruty. Allsport Photography (USA) Inc./ Marciano, Rocky, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Martinez, Pedro, photograph. (c) Reuters/Colin Braley/Getty Images./ Mays, Willie, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Meagher, Mary T., photograph. (c) Tony Duff/Getty Images./ Miller, Reggie, photograph by Ray Stubblebine. Reuter/Archive Photos./ Moon, Warren, photograph Susumu Takahashi. Archive Photos./ Nicklaus, Jack, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Nomo, Hideo, portrait. Reuter/Archive Photos./ Palmer, Arnold, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Pele, photograph. Archive Photos./ Petrenko, Viktor, photograph. (c) Pascal Rondeau/Getty Images./ Pierce, Mary, photograph by Jack Dabaghian. Reuter/Archive Photos./ Rickey, Branch, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./Sporting News./ Ripken, Cal, Jr., photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Robinson, Frank, photograph. Archive Photos./ Robinson, Jackie, photograph. Archive Photos./

Rose, Pete, photograph. (c) Stephen Dunn/Getty Images./ Russell, Bill, portrait. (c) Sporting News/Getty Images./ Sayers, Gale, photograph. Sporting News/Archive Photos, Inc./ Shoemaker, Willie, photograph. APA/Archive Photos, Inc./ Shriver, Eunice, photograph. Archive Photos, Inc./ Skobilikova, Lydia, photograph. (c) Hulton Archive/Getty Images./ Sorenstam, Annika, photograph by Steve Marcus. Archive Photos./ Starr, Bart, photograph. Sporting News/Archive Photos, Inc./ Sullivan, John Lawrence, photograph.(c) Hulton Archive/Getty Images./ Swann, Lynn, photograph. Sporting News/Archive Photos./ Thomas, Derrick, photograph by Susumu Takahashi. Reuters/Archive Photos, Inc./ Torre, Joe, photograph. Reuters/Ray Stubblebine/Archive Photos./ Tretiak, Vladislav, photograph. (c) Getty Images./ Trinidad, Felix Tito, photograph. (c) Gary M. Williams/Liaison Agency/Getty Images/ El Neuvo Dia./ Turner, Ted, photograph. Archive Photo/Malafronte./ Van Dyken, Amy, photograph. Reuters/Eric Gailard/Archive Photos./ Wenzel, Hanni, photograph. (c) Tony Duffy/Getty Images./ Williamson, Alison, photograph. (c) Mark Dadswell, Getty Images./

HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:

Blake, Hector, photograph. Courtesy of Hockey Hall of Fame./ Vezina, Georges, photograph. Courtesy of Hockey Hall of Fame.

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS:

Dempsey, Jack, photograph. The Library of Congress./ Rockne, Knute, photograph. The Library of Congress. Rudolph, Wilma, photograph. The Library of Congress./ Ruth, Babe, photograph. The Library of Congress.

BILLY MILLS:

Mills, Billy, photograph. Courtesy of Billy Mills./ Mills, Billy, photograph. Courtesy of Billy Mills.

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION:

Thorpe, Jim, photograph. National Archives and Records Administration.

NATIONAL BASEBALL LIBRARY & ARCHIVE:

Chicago White Sox team, photograph. National Baseball Library & Archive, Cooperstown, NY.

NEW YORK KNICKS

Ewing, Patrick, photograph by George Kalinsky. The New York Knicks.

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY:

Washington, Ora, photograph by D. H. Polk. Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.

PENSKE MOTORSPORTS, INC.:

Jackson, Joe, photograph. From The Image of Their Greatness: An Illustrated History of Baseball from 1900 to the Present, revised edition, by Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig. Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1992. Copyright (c) 1992 by Lawrence S. Ritter and Donald Honig./ Penske, Roger. Photo courtesy of Penske Motorsports, Inc.

POPPERFOTO:

Patterson, Floyd, photograph. Popperfoto/Archive Photos./ Retton, Mary Lou, photograph. Popperfoto.

MITCHELL B. REIBEL:

Borg, Bjorn, photograph. Mitchell Reibel.

SPORTSPICS:

Petty, Richard, photograph. SportsPics.

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL:

U. S. Olympic Hockey team, 1980, photograph. Courtesy of United Press International.

WIREIMAGE.COM:

Bryant, Kobe, photograph. Steve Granitz/WireImage.com.