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Yankee Stadium is considered “The House that Ruth Built”, Associated Press Athlete of the Century, Member of ESPN’s Sport Century/ Athletes of the Century, Greatest baseball player of all time by the Sporting News
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Founded National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
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Greatest female athlete of all time, Sports included: Basketball, track, golf, baseball, tennis, swimming, diving, boxing, volleyball, handball, bowling, billiards, skating, cycling, first female athlete to sign an endorsement contract Wilson sporting goods for 100,000
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First student to letter in four sports at UCLA, Pro football for LA Bulldogs, Broke Major League Baseball color barrier—offered contract to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, won National League batting title and Most Valuable Player awards, Former President of Chock Full O’ Nuts
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Self-promoted as “I am the Greatest!” , Won Gold Medal—Olympics—Light, Heavy weight division, Joined Nation of Islam—Changed name to Muhammad Ali, refused to join the army.
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Born Pinehurst, NC, Graduated from ECU, 1982—Purchased capitol Wrestling from father, late called World Wrestling Federation, Called professional wrestling “sports entertainment” Battled World Wildlife Fund to keep WWF Changed to WWE
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Greatest player to ever play basketball, Nike and NBA marketed him as “Air Jordan”, Minor league baseball with Birmingham Barons, the Double A affiliate of Chicago White Sox, Movie Space Jam, President of Basketball Operations for the Washington Wizards,
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Basketball scholarship at UCLA, Cover of Sports Illustrated—labeled “Super Woman”, First female to be named The Sporting News Woman of the Year
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Founded Muhleman Marketing Inc. in Charlotte, Coca- Cola, and DuPont, Created permanent seat license