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Eugene Chung

Born: June 14, 1969Football OL first player of Asian descent to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft (1992, 13th overall by New England); All-Big East Conference selection at Virginia…

Anthony Munoz

Born: Aug. 19, 1958Football OT drafted 3rd overall in 1980 out of USC; 11-time All Pro with Cincinnati; member of NFL 75th Anniv. All-Time Team; elected to Hall of Fame in 1998.

Mel Hein

Born: Aug. 22, 1909Football C NFL All-Pro 8 straight years (1933-40); MVP in 1938 with Giants; didn't miss a game in 15 years.Died: Jan. 31, 1992

Jackie Jensen

Born: Mar. 9, 1927Football RB and Baseball OF All-America at California in 1948; American League MVP with Boston Red Sox in 1958.Died: July 14, 1982

Leroy Kelly

Born: May 20, 1942Football replaced Jim Brown in the Cleveland Browns backfield; in 1967, he led the NFL in rushing yards (1,205), rushing average (5.1 per carry) and rushing touchdowns (11).

Bobby Layne

Born: Dec. 19, 1926Football QB college star at Texas; master of 2-minute offense; led Detroit to 4 divisional titles and 3 NFL championships in 1950s. Died: Dec. 1, 1986

Marv Levy

Born: Aug. 3, 1928Football coached Buffalo to four consecutive Super Bowls, but is one of two coaches who are 0-4 (Bud Grant is the other); won 50 games and two CFL Grey Cups with Montreal (1974,77…

Chuck Noll

Born: Jan. 5, 1932Football coached Pittsburgh to 4 Super Bowl titles (1975-76,79-80); retired after 1991 season ranked 5th on all-time list with 209 wins (including playoffs) in 23 years.

Eddie Robinson

Born: Feb. 13, 1919Football head coach at Div. I-AA Grambling from 1941-97; winningest coach in college history (408-165-15); led Tigers to 8 national black college titles.

Y.A. Tittle

Born: Oct. 24, 1926Football QB Yelberton Abraham Tittle played 17 years in AAFC and NFL; All-Pro 4 times; league MVP with San Francisco (1957) and NY Giants (1962); passed for 28,339 career yards.