Her career winning percentage of .835 is the highest percentage recorded by any collegiate softball coach with 800 career wins. Did you know Musial briefly wore 19 in Spring Training? No. For most of his career, Jordan sported the #23, except for one season during which he donned #45 after his return from retirement. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. 50 because no one wants it," he said. So we're letting you try, including polls with those select numbers. When Magic Johnson was drafted with the first overall pick in the 1979 NBA Draft, he had to change his #33 from Michigan State, which belonged to the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. His #13 is retired by both the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Miami Dolphins, and he is the greatest quarterback to ever wear the number. Forty-nine different players put up at least 10 WAR wearing No. No. Rices legendary hands were developed throughout his childhood, when he worked as a brick mason. Honorable mentions: Rickey Henderson, Ken Griffey, Jr., Manny Ramirez, Miguel Cabrera, Barry Bonds. She was a member of the teams coaching staff in 2015 and 2016. Manager Alfred Lawson chose to put numbers on his teams jerseys in order for fans to easily identify each of the players. Here are the players who didn't get the nod for this number: Rickey Henderson, Ken Griffey Jr., Manny Ramirez, Miguel Cabrera and pre-Giants Barry Bonds. But when he joined the Giants, that number had obviously been retired in honor of Mays, so Bonds chose the number 25 his father wore while Mays teammate. Why he's here: A pitcher in the 1940 and 1950s, Voiselle wore No. The 1977 NL MVP spent 11 seasons with the Reds. Why? CR7, as he is known to many fans around the world, is possibly the greatest player among this current generation of footballers. When it comes to delivering impressive performances at the plate, there are only jerseys worth remembering: Nos. Mark Buehrle, for example, put up 60 WAR in his 56, and Johan Santana posted 52 WAR in his 57. 60 Through 99 In general, any numbers above 60 are for spring training guyslike minor leaguers and plumbers plucked out of the crowdwho have no chance of making the big squad for the regular season. Honorable mentions: Tom Candiotti, Charlie Hough. Orel Hershiser won the 1988 NL Cy Young wearing his No. Honorable mentions: Charlie Gehringer, Nellie Fox, Red Schoendienst. 67 for five seasons, far more than any other player. Dot Richardson, a two-time gold medal winner from Orlando, Florida, is a right-handedshortstop softball player, an American physician. There are 101 different options, counting 0 and 00 separately. 1, which is almost universally worn by speedy middle infielders or defensively gifted center fielders, befitting the origins of uniform numbers as matching lineup positions. 25-29 jersey range. No. Her 1.59 career earned run average stands as a program record and her 1.19 mark in 1992 is a single-season record. Why hes here: Rapid Robert had already struck out 466 major-league hitters before he turned 20 years old, thats why. Why hes here: Koufax's numbers from 1962 to 1966 are staggering: Three Cy Youngs, a 113-34 record, five straight ERA titles, three seasons of more than 300 strikeouts. The Pittsburgh hero led the NL in batting average four times, led the Pirates to a World Series championship twice and won the NL MVP in 1966. He's in the top 10, but again, the Yankees didn't add numbers until 1929, by which time he was already 34 years old and 470 homers into his career. 11,544 WARNotable names: Ozzie Smith, Lou Whitaker, Pee Wee Reese, Richie Ashburn, Bobby Doerr. Tweet us @USATODAYSports and let us know. Originally from Californias Trabuco Canyon. Allen, the 1964 NL Rookie of the Year and '72 AL Most Valuable Player, briefly wore 32 at the beginning of his career and 60 at the end, but he's identified most with 15, and he remains one of history's most underrated players. Why he's here: The long-time Yankee lefty was by far the best player who wore No. Aside from "the best players, and the most players, usually wear the lowest numbers," which you already knew, look at how many players are actually afraid of wearing No. He only wore the legendary No. Jackson was a legend as well, of course, but about a third of his value came wearing 44, and after Slaughter, this one quickly turns into a list of very good players, not all-time greats. 181,487 WARNotable names: Mel Harder, Johnny Damon, Ben Zobrist, Gene Tenace, Jason Kendall. However, many athletes remain inseparable from their on-field persona and the uniform that they wear. Through 2022, only six players have put up even 5 WAR in one of these numbers. No. 51549 WARNotable names: Randy Johnson, Ichiro Suzuki, Bernie Williams, Willie McGree, Trevor Hoffman. 99, here are the Cubs' all-time jersey picks: No. Honorable mentions: What did we just say? That's right: 101, because we're counting both 0 and 00 separately. No. 441,090 WARNotable names: Henry Aaron, Willie McCovey, Roy Oswalt, Paul Goldschmidt, Jake Peavy. 61 for more than a few seasons, and Hernandez is the best of the bunch. Elway possessed an uncanny ability to lead his teams to victory when they trailed late in games. (That last part is important; after an initial brief experiment or two in the 1910s and '20s, the '29 Yankees were the first to commit to it full-time, meaning most of Babe Ruth's best years are not included here, coming as they did with no uniform number. Where would baseball be without No. Look at how value declines starting at No. 161,651 WARNotable names: Hal Newhouser, Whitey Ford, Dwight Gooden, Ted Lyons, Frank Viola. 39837 WARNotable names: Dave Parker, Roy Campanella, Mike Greenwell, Kevin Kiermaier, Parker wore 39 for six teams over 19 seasons, but he's best-known for doing it with the Pirates. 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Why he's here: The middle reliever is the only player in history to post a postive WAR while wearing No. 73 for 11 seasons. 19, said Gwynn, reminiscing about his Major League debut. The top 35 names on our No. Baseball history is marked by iconic numbers. Robinson possessed tremendous self-control, enduring racial slurs, death threats, and hostile fans around the country. Did you know Mickey Mantle actually wore 6 for months as a rookie? 27 during his first Spring Training with the Reds in 1963, but when he showed up for Opening Day of that season, there was a 14 in his locker. The last player to wear 25 for the Colonials was Megan Lynch in 2009. The half-dozen doesn't have quite the star power that 5 does, but it's even deeper; 57 different players put up at least 10 WAR with the 6, including Marcus Stroman, one of the few single-digit pitchers. The more creative players in the Premier League tend to wear the number 11 for their clubs, however Kevin de Bruyne who is the current leader in assists, wears the number 17 for Manchester City. In RMU softball history, nine players have immortalized themselves in both the Hall of Fame and on the outfield fence. Le's finish this off with the final group And, of course, we reach the end of the line. This one starts out hot -- just look at all those Hall of Famers -- before falling off somewhat. 261,132 WARNotable names: Wade Boggs, Chase Utley, Billy Williams, Amos Otis, Boog Powell. Joe DiMaggios 56-game hitting streak might never be topped. She also participated in the 2000 Sydney gold medal-winning team. 44, and rightfully so. For hitting, she holds the record for batting average (.380) and doubles (41) and hit 17 home runs in her career. Why hes here: The man with one of the greatest nicknames in baseball history the Wizard of Oz earned his reputation as arguably the best defensive shortstop in baseball history during a highlight-filled 19-year career that included 15 All-Star nods and 13 Gold Gloves. It's not a hard-and-fast rule, because the powerful Carlos Correa sported it during his time in Houston, but you're more likely to find a Jarrod Dyson or Garry Templeton than you are a Ruth or Gehrig here. Jeter is an iconic figure from a club renowned for outstanding players and has stood out among the games all-time greats. When uniform numbers first came into existence, they were often assigned in accordance with lineup spot, which is why you see a few cleanup hitters atop the list here. In the power categories, its pretty much Mickey Mantle (Hall of Famer), Eddie Murray (Hall of Famer), Chipper Jones (soon-to-be-Hall of Famer) and then Beltran. There can't be many more iconic combinations of player and number than Mantle and 7, right? She also was a member of the U.S. National Team 2002, who won gold at the United States, and Canada Cups, and the International Softball Federation. Why hes here: Robinsons career started with a bang he won the 1956 NL rookie of the year award in his Age 20 season for the Reds and barely ever slowed down. Over the course of his entire sixteen season NFL career, John Elway became regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks in history. In addition to those legends already named, there's Lou Boudreau, Hank Greenberg, Nomar Garciaparra, Freddie Freeman and on and on. Her success on the field at every levelmultiple NCAA championships, record breaking pitching performances, Olympic Gold Medalscombined with beauty and grace made her a celebrity who transcended the sport. No. 351,195 WARNotable names: Phil Niekro, Mike Mussina, Frank Thomas, Justin Verlander, Cole Hamels, Rickey Henderson. In Olympics 2004, Natasha won a gold medal for playing with Americas Olympic team, and in 2008, she won a silver medal. Gretzky won four Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1980s, before he was dealt in a blockbuster deal to the Los Angeles Kings. Greatest catcher in Cubs history (1922-40) and a Hall of Famer. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a43580cc7689e3272705515b273bd971" );document.getElementById("f60aa1dce8").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. In many other sports, numbers of club legends are retired from use and placed in the rafters to be revered by generations of fans. 5 is a total murderers' row. The Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, LA Lakers, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and the Detroit Pistons are a few of the famous teams to have done so. He led the NL in batting average seven times and in OPS seven times, though that statistic didnt exist during his career and finished with a career .331 average. 341,129 WARNotable names: David Ortiz, Kirby Puckett, Flix Hernndez, Fernando Valenzuela, Nolan Ryan. Not a bad run for the five-one in the Pacific Northwest. Mays hit 660 home runs, stole 338 bases and finished in the top six of the NL MVP voting 12 times in a 13-year stretch (he won the award in 1954 and 1965). No, let's talk about the numbers themselves. Winning two titles with the Knicks in 1970 and 1973, Frazier had his fair share of winning during his playing days. The lanky right-hander won the AL Cy Young three times and finished in the top five of the voting five other times in his 19-year career. Everything about the modern NBA is made, to some extent, in Michael Jordan's image. But thats OK. Brett was a wizard at the plate during a 21-year career he even led the AL in average (.329) and doubles (45) in his Age 37 season that garnered 13 All-Star nods, the 1980 AL MVP (when he hit .390) and the 1985 World Series title for Kansas City (he hit .370 against St. Louis in the series). She was a three-time All-NEC First Team member, making it twice at second base (2004, 2005) and once as a utility player (2006). "I keep No. Look at a graph that is actually showing you uniform numbers, ranked, by WAR. 45813 WARNotable names: Bob Gibson, Pedro Martnez, Steve Rogers, John Candelaria. Ferrari-Urbanskys name is scattered throughout the RMU career record books, as she was one of the better hitters during the early years of the program. 3? This, we cannot stress enough, is a list of uniform numbers. Sarah Davenport of Hillsborough (11) throws a pitch during the softball game between Hillsborough and Hunterdon Central in Flemington on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 John Jones | For NJ Advance Media No, but close enough, and after running the numbers on that, we have a list of 101 digits. The first-ever number retired by softball was Brianne Morgans no. Richardson has played with the UCLA Bruins and won the first NCAA National Championship in 1982. She was also a coach on the Colonials staff until 2014. She had the record of 24 single-season wins until it was snapped in 2012 by Nicole Sleith. 8 No. 61,881 WARNotable names: Stan Musial, Al Kaline, Sal Bando, Willie Wilson, Tony Oliva, Steve Garvey. Ryan only wore 30 for the Mets and Angels, not at all for the Astros or Rangers, with whom he spent 14 seasons wearing 34. Why hes here: Bonds wore 24 during his seven years with Pittsburgh as a tribute to Willie Mays, his godfather. Elway played all sixteen seasons with the Denver Broncos wearing the #7. Eck was the AL MVP and Cy Young winner in 1992 and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004. In modern sports, athletes are valuable assets that are the centerpiece of advertising campaigns and the faces of their organizations. 99 for the Dodgers after being traded in July. Robinson was a six-time All-Star, World Series Champion, and the 1949 National League MVP. Lionel Messi has made history wearing no.10 for Barcelona, while Cristiano Ronaldo is often referred to by his legions of fans as 'CR7' - Those are some iconic digits at the top, before you get into Spring Training numbers near the bottom. 74 for his entire six-season career. 1 - Warren Moon, QB, Houston (1984-93), Minnesota (1994-96), Seattle (1997-98), Kansas City (1999-2000) A nine-time Pro Bowler (and a five-time Grey Cup champion in his six seasons in Canada), Moon. The youngest player at the Women's Major Fastpitch National Championship, her ensuing career spanned over 25 years. Why hes here: Ruth was, without a doubt, the single most transformative player in baseball history. No. Bumgarner kept his 40 with Arizona, having made a deal with reliever Andrew Chafin after signing with the D-backs to retain his number from his glory days with San Francisco. Why hes here: Because he's Tom friggin' Seaver, that's why. 44 for the Atlanta Braves, carrying it over with the team from Milwaukee, and he was the first player to have his number retired by two teams when the Brewers did so in 1977. Why hes here: The Big Hurtwas one of the top right-handed hitters in history, leading the league in OPS four times and slugging 35 or more homer eight times. In 2008, Enquist was honored with induction at the International Womens Sports Hall; the National Fastpitch Coaches Association in 2006; UCLA Hall of Fame in 1993; and the Unified Capistrano School, 2000. Time magazine described her as the worlds most famous softball player.Her MLB training camps and All-Star games even take her talents to challenge the best of baseball. No one looks back at Belle's two-year Oriole career fondly, but he did put up some big numbers for the Birds. So when New York pulled off the massive deal to get Rodriguez, he switch to No. In his 22-year career, the right-hander with a devastating curveball won 289 games, struck out 3,701 (that total is still fifth all-time) and pitched nearly 5,000 innings in the majors (4,970, to be exact). In 2015, he was an All-Star and won AL Comeback Player of the Year. Why he's here: The long-time Angels Reliever is the best of a so-so group who wore No. Honorable mentions: Lou Whitaker, Pee Wee Reese, Richie Ashburn, Why hes here: Jeters career was nothing short of amazing. Because he wore 24 the most during his career, that number gets full credit for the season, while 14 gets nothing.). Honorable mentions: Ted Simmons, Luis Tiant, Don Mattingly. Let's get into something fun. Why hes here: The first-ballot Hall of Famer was just the third player in MLB history to register 3,000 hits and 500 homers. No. Linsey Fagan Perhaps the most famous Penn State player in history finds his name in this week's Nos. A scholarship also bears her name, and she has the only number outlined in red on the fence. As the Athletic detailed, 43 was issued by the clubhouse manager, which Eckersley would wear for the rest of his career, except for his Cubs debut in 1984, which had him wearing 40 before he was able to switch back. 21,518 WARNotable names: Derek Jeter, Charlie Gehringer, Troy Tulowitzki, Nellie Fox, Red Schoendienst. Congratulations, we guess? Best all-time MLB players at each jersey number, 1-99 Ryan Fagan and Justin McGuire 85 slides Baseball history is marked by iconic numbers. Lawrie struck out 1860 batters . It's not a coincidence that as we're in the midst of a glut of high 30s and mid 40s here, 13 stands out like a sore thumb. 42, but it's the only number that's guaranteed to fall down, not go up, because it's of course retired sport-wide in honor of Jackie Robinson. She holds theNCAAcareer records fortotal basesand intentional walks as well as thePac-12career records forbatting averageandslugging percentage. She was named to the All-NEC First Team three times as a pitcher and won both NEC Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year in 2001. 50513 WARNotable names: Mookie Betts, Adam Wainwright, Jamie Moyer, Sid Fernandez, J.R. Richard. Scott Eklund . Mantles Yankees played in the World Series 12 times they won seven of those and The Mick hit 18 homers in 65 games, a record that will never be broken. 291,384 WARNotable names: Adrin Beltr, Rod Carew, John Smoltz, Mickey Lolich, Ken Singleton, No. We told you: Fun. He won two MVP awards and finished second four other times he won the AL triple crown in two of those second-place years and his career on-base percentage of .482 is No. Abbott is the NCAA Division I leader in strikeouts, shutouts, wins, and innings. This part of the list is led by No. Nomar . 46768 WARNotable names: Andy Pettitte, Jim Maloney, Kevin Gross, Burt Hooton, Ryan Dempster, Craig Kimbrel. Think we left someone off? 66. 5. Every day, hundreds of people walk or drive by the softball field at the North Athletic Complex and see the nine retired numbers that hang on the right-field fence. How did we get there? Cat Osterman retired in 2015 but then decided in 2018 that she would take a run atthe 2020 U.S. Olympic softball team. Honorable mentions: Dwight Gooden, Hal Newhouser, Ted Lyons. At shortstop, Spargo was named to the All-NEC First Team in both 2005 and 2006. That was pretty awesome for a couple of years. 64 are even more umipressive than Bonifacio. Take that list of 101 numbers ordered by value, and it looks like this. Honorable mentions: Jeff Kent, Mark Langston, Dusty Baker. The retired softball star has made history as the first woman to serve on every national broadcasting platform as a World Series analyst. He retired as the all-time leader in goals scored with 894 and holds the all-time lead in assists with 1,963. Now we're talking, so far as all-time stars go. 6 Via bleacherreport.com If one is going to put any basketball number on this list, that individual must also include the jersey of Julius Erving. 281,526 WARNotable names: Bert Blyleven, Cesar Cedeno, Wilbur Wood, Buster Posey, Nolan Arenado, Sometimes there's a great story behind a number, and sometimes, as Arenado noted, it's just what happens. "Because I was a second baseman," Rose said in 2016 when the Reds retired his 14, "and 27 wasn't a good number for a second baseman, so I got 14." No. Why he's here: No one at No. How does a number led by those two legendary aces not rank higher? 3 for six seasons, during which time he accumulated 48.9 WAR, less than a third of his career total of 162.7 WAR.). Why hes here: Larkin, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in his third year of eligibility, actually wore No. No. 331,239 WARNotable names: Larry Walker, Eddie Murray, Jos Canseco, Ron Hunt, Jim Barr. Paul Goldschmidt, the 2022 NL MVP, wore 44 with Arizona, but he took 46 upon his trade to the Cardinals, saying that it was the closest number to 44 available, because 44 was taken at the time and 45 was retired for Bob Gibson. The sport was never the same. Required fields are marked *. The still-active Wainwright edges out ageless Jamie Moyer. Why he's here: Quite simply, Hammerin' Hank was one of the greatest players in the history of baseball. Honorable mentions: Robin Roberts, Jim Kaat. No matter what else happens, that's always going to be Kris Bryant. The unlucky 13, at least in the eyes of some players. At every turn, Ronaldo has succeeded and proved to be the best. Maybe it's No. 97. 171,598 WARNotable names: Todd Helton, Lance Berkman, Mark Grace, Dizzy Dean, Shohei Ohtani. "There's actually no reason," he said. 27 in Minnesota, and there wasn't exactly a mystery as to why he claimed 34 when he moved to Boston in 2003. 5 Best WWE Tag Team Champions Of The Golden Era (& 5 Worst), Every WWE Tag Team Championship, Ranked By Belt Design, 10 Things You Should Know About Kevin Nash's Life Outside WWE. She was named to the RMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002. Also, he's been a pretty good pitcher, with a Cy Young, three All-Star selections and 218 wins to his name. Why hes here: The Hall of Famer won the Cy Young in both leagues, registered 314 wins and struck out 3,534 batters. MORE: Best current players at each jersey number, 1-97. Honorable mentions: Joe Morgan, Gene Tenace, Andy Van Slyke. 321,123 WARNotable names: Steve Carlton, Sandy Koufax, Roy Halladay, Milt Pappas, Jon Matlack. OK, it's time to lightning round this by showing all of the 51st-through-75th-ranked numbers together here. The number 22 is worn by the . Several of the greats share the same number (Looking at you, No. Hall of Fame center Moses Malone's pro career spanned two decades, over which he played for nine different teams. Why he's here: Underrated Bobby Abreu is Drysdale's only real competition. 91 for his entire seven-year career. He won the 1977 AL MVP when he batted .388 with 16 triples, 14 homers, 100 RBIs, 23 stolen bases and 128 runs scored for the Twins. Through 2022, this is the deepest number, as 57 different players -- from Martinez at 68.4 WAR to Bill Mueller at 10.1 WAR -- have posted at least 10 WAR in the one-one, more than any other number. 25. Di Maria will be the next to carry on the tradition associated with the #7 at Man U. Wayne Gretzky, the greatest hockey player of all time, can easily be identified by his #99. Deion Sanders dazzled the nation as he high stepped into the end zone after interceptions and punt returns, frustrating football purists and giving birth to the moniker Prime Time. Carew made the All-Star team in 18 of his 19 seasons in the majors and was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot (1991). Why hes here: Raines, one of the greatest leadoff batters in baseball history (career .385 OBP hitting first in the lineup), stole 808 bases in his career. We can split the same credit for No. Ferrari-Urbansky was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000. He wore No. Sometimes, numbers take on a personality, and that's pretty clear true with the No. 22 for his brief 13-game cup of coffee in 1972, but when outfielder Roger Freed was traded to Cleveland after the season, Schmidt claimed his iconic No. 251,720 WARNotable names: Barry Bonds, Jim Thome, Rafael Palmeiro, Buddy Bell, Tommy John, Mark McGwire. Why hes here: One of the greatest pichers ever, Maddux won four straight Cy Youngs and was elected to the Hall of Fame in a landslide on his first try. Why he's here: No one else at No. 14 10 - Walt Frazier. Robinsons #42 will never be worn by another Major League baseball player. 1. 1: Jose Cardenal. 43782 WARNotable names: Dennis Eckersley, Johnny Antonelli, Ral Mondes, Gary Peters, Ken Forsch. 37911 WARNotable names: Dave Stieb, Kenny Rogers, Keith Hernandez, Stephen Strasburg. Perfect? Why hes here: Marichal was a stalwart in the San Francisco rotation from the moment he arrived in the big leagues he struck out 12 and threw a one-hit shutout in his debut. Eighty-eight years ago this week, the New York Yankees became the first professional sports team to permanently wear numbers on their uniforms. ", No. These are the most famous softball players ever. 301,330 WARNotable names: Tim Raines, Willie Randolph, Orlando Cepeda, Mel Stottlemyre, Nolan Ryan. Jim Brown?) Why hes here: Ripken started his career with a bang he won the AL rookie of the year in 1982 and the AL MVP in 1983 and spent the rest of his time with the Orioles fashioning a no-doubt Hall of Fame career. Not every player to wear the #7 has found success with the club, but it has been donned by icons that have had a lasting impact on the beautiful game. For certain numbers, itis almost impossible to choose one top athlete. Henry Aaron didn't, but 1.4 WAR of his legendary career counts here anyway, because he wore it for his rookie season in 1954 before switching to his now-iconic 44. No. Tittle, NFL, Bart Starr, NFL; ThurmanMunson, MLB;Carmelo Anthony, NBA; Hal Greer, NBA; Earl Monroe, NBA, Joe Montana, NFL; Brett Hull, NHL; George Blanda, NFL; Whitey Ford, MLB; Len Dawson, NFL; Dwight Gooden, MLB, Dizzy Dean, MLB; John Havlicek, NBA;Jari Kurri, NHL; Matt Kenseth, NASCAR; Doug Williams, NFL; Darrell Waltrip, NASCAR, Peyton Manning, NFL; Dave Cowens, NBA; Charlie Joiner, NFL; Denis Savard, NHL; Bobby Labonte, NASCAR, Johnny Unitas, NFL; Willis Reed, NBA; Steve Yzerman, NHL; Lance Alworth, NFL, Bob Feller, MLB; Robin Yount, MLB; Tony Gwynn, MLB, Barry Sanders, NFL; Lou Brock, MLB; Mike Schmidt, MLB; Frank Robinson, MLB; Tony Stewart, NASCAR; Luc Robitaille, NHL; Ed Reed, NFL;RobNiedermayer, NHL; Josh Gibson, baseball, Roberto Clemente, MLB; Tim Duncan, NBA; Warren Spahn, MLB; LaDainian Tomlinson, NFL; Sammy Sosa, MLB; David Pearson, NASCAR; Roger Clemens, MLB; Deion Sanders, NFL, Emmitt Smith, NFL; Elgin Baylor, NBA; Clyde Drexler, NBA; Bobby Lane, NFL; Jim Palmer, MLB, Michael Jordan, NBA; LeBron James, NBA; Kirk Gibson, MLB; Calvin Murphy, NBA; Ryne Sandberg, MLB, Willie Mays, MLB; Kobe Bryant, NBA; Jeff Gordon, NASCAR; Moses Malone, NBA; Ken GriffeyJr., MLB; Lenny Moore, NFL; Rick Barry, NBA, Barry Bonds, MLB; FredBiletnikoff, NFL; Mark McGwire, MLB; K.C. 1. 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