Edson Arantes do Nascimento was better known as Pelé, perhaps the greatest soccer player of all time.
The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986. It is voted on by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, an organization based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Despite not playing basketball since high school, Bruce Jenner was drafted No. 139 by the Kansas City Kings after winning the men's decathlon at the 1976 Olympics.
With the final pick of the 1983 NBA draft, Philadelphia 76ers owner Harold Katz took 49-year-old Norman Horvitz out of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. There are different rumors about the connection between Katz and Horvitz, but they are commonly believed to be poker buddies.
Chiti was originally traded from the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for a "player to be named later," but after fifteen terrible games with the Mets, Chiti became that player and was shipped back to Cleveland. Chiti never played another major league game, spending two more years at Triple-A before retiring in 1964.
Plasman was notably the last player in the NFL to play a game without a football helmet. He did so in the 1940 NFL Championship game before the league mandated that helmets be worn by all players.
Terry Francona was hired to manage the Red Sox in 2004 and led the team to two World Series titles, ending the franchise's 86-year-old championship drought.
Muhammad Ali was famous for his colorful quotations. He also said, "I'm so mean, I make medicine sick."
In 2016, Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott became only the second player -- and first rookie -- in NFL history to surpass 3,500 passing yards and throw fewer than five interceptions in one season. The only other person to do so? Tom Brady.
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