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Known for his quick wit and garish sweaters, he took the New York City university to national basketball prominence over 24 seasons. Lou Carnesecca, the Hall of Fame coach who [...]

Known for his quick wit and garish sweaters, he took the New York City university to national basketball prominence over 24 seasons. Lou Carnesecca, the Hall of Fame coach who [...]

A three-time winner of the Daytona 500, he was ranked as one of NASCAR's greatest drivers, with 84 victories. But his career was darkened by tragedy and injuries. Bobby Allison, [...]

A pitcher who won 99 games in 13 seasons, he played for the Braves and the Reds. But when he retired, he never looked back. Joey Jay, who in 1953 [...]

A 6-foot-4 halfback and flanker, he was a tall, reliable target for Browns quarterback Otto Graham as Cleveland rolled to titles in the late 1940s and '50s. Dub Jones, an [...]

A pitcher who won 99 games in 13 seasons, he played for the Braves and the Reds. But when he retired, he never looked back. Joey Jay, who in 1953 […]

An outstanding fielder though never an All-Star, he broke that barrier with the Giants in 1956 and later became the Tigers' first Black player. Ozzie Virgil Sr., who became the [...]

A Hall of Famer who played for powerful Detroit Lions teams and later coached them, he embodied a tidal shift in N.F. L. strategy with the rise of the passing [...]

He was known as the Destroyer for his gritty intensity as a player. He later coached Golden State to an N.B.A. championship and served as its general manager. Al Attles, [...]

The feat, a collegiate record, came in 1954 in South Carolina. As a pro, he missed a shot that would have given the Los Angeles Lakers a championship. All eyes [...]

He won eight PGA Tour tournaments and two senior majors -- but it was his flair on the greens that made him one of the sport's most popular players. Chi [...]

He won eight PGA Tour tournaments and two senior majors — but it was his flair on the greens that made him one of the sport’s most popular players. Chi [...]

He helped City College win two national championships in 1950 before pleading guilty in a point-shaving scheme. He later became City's basketball coach and a mentor. Floyd Layne, who helped [...]

Byline: Richard Goldstein Once declared 'the face of American tennis,' he was ranked among the leading players in the United States from the 1940s to the '60s. Vic Seixas, who [...]

Once declared 'the face of American tennis,' he was ranked among the leading players in the United States from the 1940s to the '60s. Vic Seixas, who won 15 Grand […]

Only the second Puerto Rican native elected to the Hall of Fame, he hit 379 home runs but later served time in prison on a drug-smuggling charge. Orlando Cepeda, the [...]

Byline: Richard Goldstein Willie Mays, the spirited center fielder whose brilliance at the plate, in the field and on the basepaths for the Giants led many to call him the [...]

His remarkable sprint in the final yards on a muddy track in the 1964 Games in Tokyo made him the only American ever to win the gold medal in that [...]

Willie Mays, the spirited center fielder whose brilliance at the plate, in the field and on the basepaths for the Giants led many to call him the greatest all-around player [...]

During the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, his color photograph of an emerging Earth, known as ''Earthrise,'' became an icon and driving force for the environmental movement. Maj. Gen. William A. [...]

He was one of the greatest drivers of the 1960s and '70s, winning six Indy races and four major NASCAR events while setting speed marks. Parnelli Jones, who as a [...]

He single-handedly shot down 16 enemy planes in dogfights over Europe. After the war, he became one of America's top test pilots during the ''Right Stuff'' era. Brig. Gen. Bud [...]

In 16 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles, he played in four Pro Bowl games and was voted Most Valuable Player in 1969. Roman Gabriel, one [...]

He won three pennants and a World Series as the St. Louis skipper, promoting what was called ''Whiteyball,'' combining speed, defense and pitching. Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager [...]

The record-setting pitcher known as Oisk in Brooklyn was the last surviving member of “The Boys of Summer.” Carl Erskine, who set a World Series strikeout record, threw two no-hitters [...]

One of the Army's most highly decorated servicemen, he received the military's supreme tribute for valor, for his actions in the Korean War -- 71 years after the fact. Col. [...]

Known for his field savvy and his powerful arm, he helped propel the New York Mets through their storied 1969 World Series run. Jerry Grote, who was among the National [...]

Known for his field savvy and his powerful arm, he helped propel the New York Mets through their storied 1969 World Series run. Jerry Grote, who was among the National [...]

Known for his field savvy and his powerful arm, he helped to propel the New York Mets through their storied 1969 World Series run. Jerry Grote, who was among the [...]

Escaping injury in the Japanese attack on the ship in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, he went on to help in recovering bodies and putting out fires. Lou Conter, [...]

The Apollo-Soyuz mission, amid the Cold War, broke new ground in space cooperation when an American capsule docked with a Soviet craft 140 miles above the earth. Thomas P. Stafford, [...]