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Harvey Glance

Sprinter, I came across him while researching Houston McTear. He was expected to win the 100 meter dash at the North Florida Relays in 1975 when Mctear edged him out by .2 seconds, but amazingly, the top 3 in that race finished in under 10 seconds. Glance went on to a scholarship at Auburn University [...]

Houston McTear

By request: “When I was in High School there was, very briefly, a young man named Houston Mctear who was called the fastest man in the world. To my knowledge he was the only person to ever run the 100 yard dash in 9 seconds flat. Houston came along about 2-3 years before amateur athletes [...]

Pat Sullivan

In addition to winning the Heisman Trophy in 1971 (Auburn), he also twice earned consensus All-America honors (1970 and 1971) and was named Most Valuable Player of the 1971 Gator Bowl and 1972 Sugar Bowl. He led the Tigers to 25 victories in 30 games. He accounted for 73 touchdowns (55 passing, 18 rushing) — [...]

Johnny K-9

During the particularly manic phase of the WWF in the mid-to-late 80′s Johnny K-9 was one of the “canon fodder” no-names, tossed into the ring against the likes of Hulk Hogan and Ricky Steamboat who would deftly wipe up the matt with him. His enthusiasm and his patented theatrics during the ring announcer’s intros earned [...]

Judy Arnold

She was the pretty, blonde,bomber of the Philadelphia Warriors roller-derby team. Captain from 1967-1975.x  

The Ultimate Warrior

Pro Wrestling superstar in the 1980s, former WWF Heavyweight champion. [The webmaster wonders out loud 'where to put wrestlers?' Show Biz? Sports?]  

Bo Jackson

From the InfoPlease sports Who’s Who (see references) he “won Heisman Trophy in 1985 and MVP of baseball All-Star Game in 1989; starter for both baseball’s Kansas City Royals and NFL’s LA Raiders in 1988 and ’89; severely injured left hip Jan. 13, 1991, in NFL playoffs; waived by Royals but signed by Chicago White [...]

Bjorn Borg

Coming from Sweden, Borg became one of the most successful tennis players ever during the 1970s. He managed, among lots of competitions, to win five Wimbledon in a row, from 1976 to 1980, as well as a total of six victories in the French Open.  

Ingemar Stenmark

Swedish alpine skier 3-time World Cup overall champ (1976-78); posted 86 World Cup wins in 16 years; won 2 gold medals at 1980 Olympics.  

Vladislav Tretiak

He played in net for the Russians in all 8 games of the 1972 Summit Series and became a legend. He was the first Russian to be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989. Even more amazingly, he was elected in without ever playing in the NHL (Serge Savard when he was GM [...]