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Brent Woody Musburger became one of sports broadcastings most iconic voices over nearly five decades, transforming every game he called into a major event through his signature gravitas and storytelling ability that made audiences feel they were witnessing history. Born May 26, 1939 in Portland, Oregon and raised in Billings, Montana, Musburger sol ... ... ( read more! ) Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a former American professional basketball player, active businessman, and majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most ef ... ... ( read more! ) ... Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer. He is often regarded as the greatest point guard of all time. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP ... ... ( read more! ) ... Larry Joe Bird is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBAs most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to chronic back problem ... ... ( read more! ) Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer, competing from 1985 to 2005. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion, and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title, at 20 years, four months, and 22 days old. ... ... ( read more! ) Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy. ... ... ( read more! ) Darryl Eugene Strawberry is an American former professional baseball right fielder and author. Strawberry is well known for his 17-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB). Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Strawberry was one of the most feared sluggers in the sport, known for his prodigious home runs and his intimidating presence in the batt ... ... ( read more! ) Ronald Reagan (February 6, 1911 June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (19811989), the 33rd Governor of California (19671975) and prior to that an actor.Upon his college graduation, Reagan first moved to Iowa to work as a radio broadcaster and then in 1937 to Los Angeles, California. He began a career as an actor appearing in ov ... ... ( read more! ) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. (born April 16, 1947) in New York City, grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Harlem in a family of Trinidadian descent, raised in the Catholic tradition and imbued with values such as honor and dignity. An only child, he was quickly marked by his exceptional height: from elementary scho ... ... ( read more! ) ... Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956), known professionally as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and actor from Mason, Ohio. He hosts The Dan Patrick Show broadcast on radio on Premiere Radio Networks and streaming on Peacock. He co-hosted NBCs Football Night in America and serves as a senior writer for Sports Illustrat ... ... ( read more! ) Thomas John Brokaw is an American television journalist and author. He was the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for twenty two years (19822004). Brokaw is the only person to have hosted all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He now serves as a special correspondent for NBC N ... ... ( read more! ) Christopher Berman is an American sportscaster, best known as an anchor for "SportsCenter" on ESPN, and as a host for the networks "Sunday NFL Countdown" program from 1985 to 2016. ... ... ( read more! )