Claim To Fame : Sports Figures
6,114 memorials found
Walter Camp
7 Apr 1859 – 14 Mar 1925Professional Football Coach. He is known as the "Father of...
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Ty Cobb
18 Dec 1886 – 17 Jul 1961Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Ranks as one of...
Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Maureen “Mo” Connolly
17 Sep 1934 – 21 Jun 1969Professional Tennis Player. Born in San Diego, California, she...
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
James “Gentleman Jim” Corbett
1 Sep 1866 – 18 Feb 1933Professional Boxer. Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1892...
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Dizzy Dean
16 Jan 1910 – 17 Jul 1974Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player, Broadcaster. He was...
Bond, Stone County, Mississippi, USA
Jack Dempsey
24 Jun 1895 – 31 May 1983Professional Boxer. Nicknamed "The Manassa Mauler", he was...
Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Ralph DePalma
19 Dec 1882 – 31 Mar 1956Race Car Driver. From 1911 until 1925 he competed in 10...
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Jim “Sunny” Fitzsimmons
23 Jul 1874 – 11 Mar 1966Horse Trainer. Born July 23, 1874, in Brooklyn, New York, he went...
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Bob Fitzsimmons
26 May 1863 – 22 Oct 1917Professional Boxer. Born in England, as a youth he worked as a...
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Frankie Frisch
9 Sep 1898 – 12 Mar 1973Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. He started his career...
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Lou Gehrig
19 Jun 1903 – 2 Jun 1941Legendary Baseball Player. Despite his numerous baseball...
Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA
Robert “Lefty” Grove
6 Mar 1900 – 22 May 1975Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Played 17 seasons with...
Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Walter Hagen
21 Dec 1892 – 5 Oct 1969Hall of Fame Professional Golfer. The first practitioner of his...
Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Ray Harroun
12 Jan 1879 – 19 Jan 1968Race Car Driver Pioneer. Born in in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania,...
Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA
John William Heisman
25 Oct 1869 – 3 Oct 1936Pioneer Coach, Author. He was an innovator and developer of...
Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA
Gil Hodges
4 Apr 1924 – 2 Apr 1972Major League Baseball Player. Played first base for the Brooklyn...
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
William Ambrose Hulbert
23 Oct 1832 – 10 Apr 1882Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Executive. Regarded as a...
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Lew “Sweetswatter” Jenkins
4 Dec 1916 – 30 Oct 1981Welterweight boxer. A hard-hitter from Milburn, Texas, Jenkins...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Bobby Jones
17 Mar 1902 – 18 Dec 1971Hall of Fame Golfer. Though his career was brief, and while he...
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
20 Nov 1866 – 25 Nov 1944Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Commissioner, U.S. Federal...
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
