"Babe Ruth George Herman ""Babe"" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed ""The Bambino"" and ""The Sultan of Swat"", he began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth established many MLB batting (and some pitching) records, including career home runs (714), runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.690), and on-base plus"
"David W. Vincent David William Vincent (July 26, 1949 – July 2, 2017) was an American baseball official scorer, statistician, and historian. He was called ""The Sultan of Swats Stats"" by ESPN and was often quoted by Major League Baseball, ESPN, Fox, ""USA Today"", and other media outlets regarding the history of the home run. Vincent was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, and he studied music, earning an undergraduate degree and a doctorate. After a stint as a band director, Vincent went to work as a computer programmer for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and for Hewlett Packard once they bought out"
"style and said he was like a ""Galloping Ghost."" The nickname is one of the most famous in sports annals. Brown also coined the nickname ""The Sultan of Swat"" for legendary baseball icon Babe Ruth. As a beat writer and columnist he was known for his acerbic wit and breezy reporting style. Following the 1945 World Series, he wrote a history of the Chicago Cubs as part of the Putnam series of books that covered all the major league baseball teams. Mr. Brown's famous quote from the 1945 World Series between the Cubs and Tigers of "" I don't think"
"batting skills could not compensate for his poor fielding average of only .833 in his two games with the team. At the plate, he had a .375 batting average (three-for-eight, with one double and one RBI) in his two major league games. McGraw kept him languishing on the team's bench. He was sold by the Giants after the 1923 season, to Toledo of the minor league American Association. Years later, an article in ""Sports Illustrated"" noted: ""He was a designated hitter, born 73 years too soon."" Mose Solomon Mose Hirsch Solomon, nicknamed the Rabbi of Swat (December 8, 1900 –"
"to a major league contract. ""The Sporting News"" ran the headline that Giants scout ""Dick Kinsella Finds That $100,000 Jew"". Due to antisemitic remarks about Solomon being Jewish, he had been in a number of fights in the minor leagues. Dick Kinsella observed that: ""In every case Solomon has won the fight."" The New York Giants had been looking for a star Jewish player to attract fans the way Babe Ruth did for the New York Yankees. With a great deal of publicity, team manager John McGraw introduced Solomon to the press as the ""Rabbi of Swat"". The press accordingly"
"Mose Solomon Mose Hirsch Solomon, nicknamed the Rabbi of Swat (December 8, 1900 – June 25, 1966) was an American left-handed baseball player. In 1923, he hit 49 home runs in the minors, a new minor league record. He briefly played for the New York Giants in Major League Baseball in 1923. Solomon, who was Jewish, was born on Hester Street on the Lower East Side in New York City. His parents were Benjamin (born in Russia; a peddler and junk dealer) and Anna (Hertz) Solomon (born in Austria), and were observant Jews. While Solomon was young, the family moved"
"giving Babe Ruth the nickname ""The Sultan of Swat""; sportswriter Frank Graham of the ""New York Journal-American""; sportswriter and former BBWAA President John Malaney of The Boston Post; and former sportswriter and then current secretary-treasurer of the National League Charlie Segar. Of the eleven members, seven would eventually be inducted into the Hall of Fame themselves: Charlie Gehringer had already been inducted as a player in 1949; Branch Rickey would be inducted as an executive/pioneer in 1967; Will Harridge would be inducted as an executive in 1972; Warren Giles would be inducted as an executive in 1979; and J.G. Taylor"
"Abdul Ghani Minhat, M. Chandran, Chow Kwai Lam, Khaidir Buyong, Ken Worden, Steve Wicks, Dollah Salleh, K. Devan and many others that are not mentioned here. The state also has many football stars who brought success to the state and the country such as the late Mokhtar Dahari, R. Arumugam, Abdul Ghani Minhat and Wong Choon Wah. Santokh Singh, Soh Chin Aun, Zainal Abidin Hassan, Azman Adnan, Rusdi Suparman, Mohd Amri Yahyah and many others. The crest is shaped as a shield, while the emblem on the upper part of the crest is derived from the Selangor State Council coat"
"up publicity by advertising Mose Solomon as ""The Rabbi of Swat,"" playing across town from Babe Ruth, ""The Sultan of Swat."" Horwitz joined, among other Jewish major leaguers, Brad Ausmus, Kevin Youkilis, Ian Kinsler, Ryan Braun, Gabe Kapler, Jason Marquis, Jason Hirsh, John Grabow, Craig Breslow, and Scott Schoeneweis. Horwitz credited one set of grandparents for “instilling a lot of Jewish traits in our family,” said Horwitz. He played in the Maccabi Games when he was 15 and 16, leading his LA-area team to national titles in 1996 and 1997. In 2009, he was one of the ballplayers honored in"
"of Georgia (1946–1950), tallying a career college basketball record of 136–103. During his time coaching basketball, he also served as an assistant football coach at the two schools. Auburn's Jordan–Hare Stadium was renamed in Jordan's honor in 1973. Jordan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1982. Born in Selma, Alabama, Jordan was nicknamed ""Shug"" as a child because of his love for sorghum sugar cane. A 1932 graduate of Auburn, he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball and was voted the Most Outstanding Athlete in 1932, awarded the Porter Loving Cup. Jordan was"
"George S. Halas Courage Award (Pro Football Writers Association). From 1966 to 1996, the George S. Halas Trophy was awarded to the NFL defensive player of the year by the Newspaper Enterprise Association. The Chicago Bears retired number 7 in his honor, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame is located on George Halas Drive. The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign inducted Halas into the Engineering Hall of Fame in 2016. George Halas George Stanley Halas Sr. (; February 2, 1895October 31, 1983), nicknamed ""Papa Bear"" and ""Mr. Everything"", was a player, coach, and owner involved with professional American football."
"his wife, who passed in January 2005. She was 89 years old. Mike Sebastian Michael John ""Lefty"" Sebastian (June 7, 1910 – June 28, 1989) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Pirates, (later renamed the Steelers) and the Cleveland Rams. Nicknamed the Rose of Sharon, he also played for the Rams while they were still members of the second American Football League as well as the AFL's Rochester Tigers. Prior to his professional career, Mike played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. At Pitt, he played"
"over 28 years in which his teams won 17 conference championships. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Mort Kaer Morton Armour Kaer (September 7, 1902 – January 11, 1992), nicknamed ""Devil May,"" was a world-famous athlete, as a track star and All-American collegiate and professional American football player. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska and died in Mount Shasta, California. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, he placed fifth in the Olympic pentathlon competition. The pentathlon, a track and field event comprising five events: the 200 metres, 1500 metres, discus, javelin, and long"
"Hulk Hogan Terry Gene Bollea (, born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name as Hulk Hogan, is an American retired pro wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and musician. Hogan is regarded by many as the greatest professional wrestler of all time. According to IGN, he is ""the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s"". Hogan enjoyed considerable mainstream popularity between 1984 and 1993 as a face in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), which continued for the remainder of the 1990s in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he turned heel"
"Mike Sebastian Michael John ""Lefty"" Sebastian (June 7, 1910 – June 28, 1989) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Pirates, (later renamed the Steelers) and the Cleveland Rams. Nicknamed the Rose of Sharon, he also played for the Rams while they were still members of the second American Football League as well as the AFL's Rochester Tigers. Prior to his professional career, Mike played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. At Pitt, he played under coach Jock Sutherland, who had declared Mike the best passer whom"
"Frank Juhan Frank Alexander ""June"" Juhan (April 27, 1887 – December 31, 1967) was an American football player and coach as well as an Episcopal bishop. He played center for the Sewanee Tigers football team and was the first roving linebacker in the South, analogous to Germany Schulz's status in football history nationally. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966, and is also a charter member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and a member of the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1924, he was appointed the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese"
"and twins, Morgan and Taylor, through Cindi. McDaniel's health started to deteriorate in the mid-1990s, which led to his retirement in 1996, and he eventually lost both kidneys. He was awaiting a kidney transplant when he died of complications from diabetes and renal failure on April 18, 2002. Wahoo McDaniel Edward McDaniel (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was a Choctaw-Chickasaw Native American who achieved fame as a professional American football player and later as a professional wrestler. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. McDaniel was a major star in prominent"
"of the New York Giants, who was named after the Duke of Wellington by his father, Tim Mara, founder and first owner of the Giants. Wilson Sporting Goods, the manufacturer of the NFL ball since 1941, named the ball after Wellington Mara at the urging of George Halas, the owner of the Chicago Bears, to reward Tim Mara for arranging the contract that made Wilson the official supplier of footballs to the NFL. The nickname was originally used until 1970, when Wilson changed the game ball upon the merger of the NFL and AFL. Wellington Mara died in 2005, and"
"Terengganu, where he died in 1901. In modern times, the name ""Tok Gajah"" is also renowned as the nickname of the state football team Pahang FA, although it tends to associate more with its literal meaning, the elephant, which is a symbol of Pahang, rather than the historical figure. Tok Gajah Rasu Bin Shahrom (Jawi: راسو بن شهروم ), also popularly known as ""Tok Gajah"" (Malay for 'Lord Elephant'), was a Malay nobleman of Pahang Kingdom and modern Pahang Sultanate. He was one of the loyal followers of the then Wan Ahmad, and one of the important figures in the"
"me this award, but I’ll tell you here and now that I accept it for Brian Piccolo. Brian Piccolo is the man of courage who should receive the George S. Halas Award. I accept it tonight, but I’ll present it to Brian tomorrow. I love Brian Piccolo. And I’d like all of you to love him, too. And tonight, when you hit your knees, ask God to love him, too."" Other notable winners of the PFWA Halas Award include Joe Namath, Steeler running back Rocky Bleier, Hall of Fame cornerback Jimmy Johnson, New York Giant cancer survivor Karl Nelson, Hall"
"three championships at his time at the club. On 16 September he was released along with 7 other players by Arbil FC. [[Damascus International Championship]] [[Syrian Premier League]] [[Syrian Cup]] [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Iraqi footballers]] [[Category:Iraq international footballers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Iraqi expatriate footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate footballers in Syria]] [[Category:Al-Ittihad Aleppo players]] [[Category:Olympic footballers of Iraq]] [[Category:2004 AFC Asian Cup players]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Al-Zawraa players]] [[Category:Al-Shamal Sports Club players]] [[Category:Al-Shorta SC managers]] [[Category:Association football forwards]] Ahmad Salah Alwan Ahmad Salah Alwan (; born June 18, 1982 in Iraq) was an Iraqi footballer who is currently the head coach of"
"Wilmeth Sidat-Singh Wilmeth Sidat-Singh (February 13, 1918 – May 9, 1943) was an African-American basketball and football player who was subject to segregation in college and professional sports in the 1930s. His parents were both African-American. After the death of his father, Elias Webb (a pharmacist), his mother, Pauline, married Samuel Sidat-Singh, a medical student from India who adopted Wilmeth, giving him his family name. After his graduation from Howard University, Dr. Sidat-Singh moved the family to Harlem and set up a family medical practice. Wilmeth showed great talent as an athlete and became a basketball star, leading DeWitt Clinton"
"brilliant performance. Once during his visit to India, he had met the British governor general of India. He was fondly known in Kohat as Gullu. He was born in 1895 and was a resident of Mohalla Rangarh, Kohat city. He died in 1980 in Kohat at the age of 85. Some other famous football players of Kohat were: Syed Hamayun shah, Babu Nisar, Aslam alias Daddi, Rashid alias Sheedu and shams-ud-din alias Shammi. Who was famous player of Shining Club and Shooting star and played at Leftout position. Sharifullah Gullu Sharifullah Gullu (1895–1980) was a Football player from Kohat, North-West"
"Aishah Tengku Ibrahim, two sons and two daughters. Abdul Ghani Minhat Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Ghani bin Minhat (Jawi: ابدول غاني مينهات ‎ 23 December 1935 – 28 September 2012) was a football player who represented the team Selangor FA and Negeri Sembilan FA in the 1950s until the late 1960s. He played as a striker and winger while representing Singapore and Malaysia. He was sent by FAM to undergo a training session at Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany and other countries. He was known as the Raja Bola (Malay for King of Football) and is considered one of Malaysia's greatest football"
"to join the football team. Sidat-Singh starred for Syracuse, playing a position equivalent to modern-day quarterback. In that era, when games were played in Southern segregation states, African-American players from Northern schools were banned from the field. Because of his light complexion and name, Sidat-Singh was sometimes assumed to be a ""Hindu"" (as people from India were often called by Americans during this time). However. shortly before a game against Maryland, a black sportswriter, Sam Lacy wrote an article in the ""Baltimore Afro-American,"" revealing Sidat-Singh's true racial identity. Wilmeth Sidat-Singh was held out of the game and Syracuse lost that"
"Affairs ambassador. Champion (4):1967, 1969, 1971, 1973 With Sudan National Football Team Ali Gagarin Haydar Hassan Haj Al-Sidig known as Ali Gagarin (born in Omdurman) is a former Sudanese footballer who played with Al-Hilal Club. He participated in the Africa Cup of Nations 1970 and 1976. He earned his nickname of Ali Gagarin when he played professional football for Al-Hilal, one Sudan’s biggest teams, his meteoric rise in the sport was likened to that of the famous Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Having retired from playing sport, he became an administrator, who has held posts, such as vice-president at Al-Hilal and"
"Superstar Billy Graham Eldridge Wayne Coleman (born June 7, 1943) is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under a Legends Contract. An iconic figure in professional wrestling, he worked under the ring name ""Superstar"" Billy Graham and gained recognition for his tenure as the WWWF Heavyweight Champion in 1977–1978. As an award-winning bodybuilder, he was a training partner and close friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is most remembered for revolutionizing the interview and physique aspects of the professional wrestling industry, and for his charismatic performance style. Some of his wrestling protégés include Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura, and"
"of Fame in 1951, and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1991. Wildcat Wilson George ""Wildcat"" Wilson (September 6, 1901 – December 27, 1963) was an American football player, earning All-American honors as a halfback for the University of Washington Huskies. George scored a career 37 touchdowns as a Husky, tying him with Joe Steele for a Husky record. His jersey #33 is also only 1 of 3 jerseys to be retired in Husky football history. Wilson had a standout game in the 1926 Rose Bowl. The legendary sportswriter Damon Runyan described it as such: The Rose Bowl statistics"
"Henry D. Phillips Henry Disbrow Phillips (January 16, 1882 – June 29, 1955) was an American Episcopal bishop (1938–1955) and college American football player and coach (1900–1909). Sportswriter Fuzzy Woodruff called him ""the greatest football player who ever sank cleated shoes into a chalk line south of the Mason-Dixon line."" Phillips was twice selected All-Southern as a guard and captain of the 1902 Sewanee Tigers football team. On the dedication of Harris Stadium, one writer noted ""The University of the South has numbered among its athletes some of the greatest. Anyone who played against giant Henry Phillips in 1901-1903 felt"
"the Arabs : Ammo Baba, from Iraq, Sidiik Mnzul, Borai Abdalkhar, from Sudan, Chicha of Morocco, Hassan Al-Amir, from Algeria .. And others After retiring from playing, he coached Somalia in 1973, and managed Al-Satra in Southern Yemen, before moving to Johar Al-Rab. The national stadium in Sana'a is named after the player. He was appointed councilor for Minister of Youth and Sports until his death in 1994. The Ali Mohsen Al-Moraisi Tournament has been played annually in his honour since 1992, in cooperation with Aden Football Association. The Moraisi Football Tournament was started in 1992, in cooperation with Aden"
"George Halas George Stanley Halas Sr. (; February 2, 1895October 31, 1983), nicknamed ""Papa Bear"" and ""Mr. Everything"", was a player, coach, and owner involved with professional American football. He was the founder, owner, and head coach of the National Football League's Chicago Bears. He was also lesser known as a Major League Baseball player. Halas was one of the co-founders of the National Football League (NFL) in 1920, and in 1963 became one of the first 17 inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Halas was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a family of Czech-Bohemian immigrants. His parents"
"Mort Kaer Morton Armour Kaer (September 7, 1902 – January 11, 1992), nicknamed ""Devil May,"" was a world-famous athlete, as a track star and All-American collegiate and professional American football player. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska and died in Mount Shasta, California. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, he placed fifth in the Olympic pentathlon competition. The pentathlon, a track and field event comprising five events: the 200 metres, 1500 metres, discus, javelin, and long jump. Then came three great years as a halfback for the USC Trojans, 1924 to 1926. In 1925, he set a school record"
"in the chronicles as ""Saraz"", a Serbo-Croatian transliteration of the Hungarian word ""Száraz"", which means ""Dry"" in Hungarian, a name he received probably because of his looks. Many websites confuse Jenő Ábrahám with Eugen ""Geza"" Ábrahám. The two played in FK Vojvodina in same time, and usually the first was recorded as Saraz I and the second as Saraz II. Unfortunatelly many football-specialized internet websites merged the two and erroneously named the player described in this article as Geza Abraham Sarasz. Jenő Ábrahám Jenő Ábrahám (, ) was a Hungarian and Yugoslav international football player. Born in Szeged, Hungary, he"