Earle F. Zeigler, a founder of the North American Society of Sport Management, once wrote that “from antiquity we know that ‘hero’ was the name given to a man of ‘superhuman strength, courage, or ability, favoured by the gods; regarded later as demigod and immortal.’” He further defined a cultural hero as “a mythicized historical…
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Bruce Sutter, Hall of Famer and Cy Young Winner, Dies at 69
Bruce Sutter, a Hall of Fame reliever and the 1979 Cy Young winner, has died. He was 69. Sutter was recently diagnosed with cancer and died Thursday night in hospice, surrounded by his family, one of Sutter’s three sons, Chad, told The Associated Press. The Baseball Hall of Fame said Bruce Sutter died in Cartersville,…
Teemu Selanne, Teppo Numminen Going Into Jets Hall of Fame
Winnipeg will induct original Jets Teemu Selanne and Teppo Numminen into the club’s Hall of Fame in November. The Finnish players will be the ninth and 10th members of the Winnipeg Hall of Fame. Their banners will be raised on Nov. 17 during a pregame ceremony ahead of Winnipeg’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. Selanne…
Big Night for Big Papi: Red Sox Honor Hall of Famer Ortiz
BOSTON—With three giant World Series banners laid across the outfield grass, three championship trophies on a table and his Hall of Fame plaque hanging behind him, David Ortiz basked in the welcome of the Fenway fans on Tuesday, two days after he was inducted in Cooperstown. Thanking those who helped him throughout his career—many of…
NASA Inducts 3 Veteran Astronauts Into Hall of Fame
NASA inducted three veteran astronauts into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at a ceremony Saturday at the Kennedy Space Cpmplex in Cape Canaveral. The prestigious award went to astronauts David Leestma, Sandra Magnus and Chris Ferguson “for their outstanding accomplishments in furthering NASA’s mission of exploration and discovery,” the space agency said. Their induction…
Phelps, Vonn Headline Team USA Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, and alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn headlined the United States Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame Class of 2022 that was announced on Monday. Among the 12 individuals being inducted are Natalie Coughlin (swimming), Mia Hamm (soccer), Michelle Kwan (figure skating), the late Pat Summitt (coach:…
Scott Hall, Wrestling Superstar and 2-Time WWE Hall of Famer, Dead at 63
Scott Hall, a wrestling superstar and two-time World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Hall of Famer, died on Monday after suffering complications from surgery. He was 63. WWE said in a statement on March 14 it was “saddened to learn” that Hall, who wrestled as the character “Razor Ramon” and revolutionized the wrestling-entertainment industry as a founding…
Tiger Woods Inducted Into World Golf Hall of Fame
Riding the emotional and poignant comments of his daughter, Sam, 15-time major champion Tiger Woods was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Wednesday night at PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Tiger Woods, 46, entered the storied hall as part of the Class of 2022 along with retired PGA Tour…
‘Hit King’ Rose Still Signing Up to Please Large Crowds of Fans
More than 35 years after playing his last game—and 32 years after managing his last one for the Cincinnati Reds—baseball’s “Hit King” Pete Rose still draws large crowds in Cincinnati, where he remains one of the Queen City’s favorite sons. Now 80 years old and a grandfather, Rose likely won’t be attempting his signature head-first…
Hall of Fame Defensive Lineman Curley Culp Dies at 75
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Curley Culp, the Hall of Fame defensive lineman who helped the Kansas City Chiefs win their first Super Bowl during a 14-year NFL career, died Saturday of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 75. Culp announced this month that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. His wife, Collette Bloom Culp, announced…
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