"Sam had the best curveball I ever saw." - Stan Musial

Ranked #12 on Bert Sugar's all-time greatest fighters list. Canzoneri was just the second boxer (after Bob Fitzsimmons) to win world titles in 3 different weight classes - featherweight, lightweight & junior welterweight.

Excellent defensive player that could also score. His number 10 was retired by Chicago in 1994 - an honor shared by Jerry Sloan, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen & Derrick Rose.

Some Bobby Shantz facts:
Standing 5' 6", he is tied with Phil Rizzuto & Jose Altuve as the shortest players to ever win the MVP.
In his only all-star appearance, he struck out all 3 batters he faced - Whitey Lockman, Jackie Robinson & Stan Musial. He made 3 all-star teams, but that was his only game action.
He won 8 consecutive Gold Gloves.
At 99, he's the second oldest living major league player!

Messersmith was the first player to successfully challenge baseball's reserve clause. He pitched the 1975 season for the Dodgers without a contract, and won the right to become a free-agent when an arbitrator ruled in his favor. He signed a $1,000,000 deal with Atlanta for 3 years, more than twice as much as LA had offered him.