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American Century Investments Welcome Letter

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Edgewood Tahoe Welcome Letter

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Salute to a Major Player

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It’s a Number’s Game

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Tournament Personnel

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Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority Welcome Letter

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Odds to Win

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She’s Back

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2020 Tournament Results

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Volunteers

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Player Bios

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Hole-by-Hole Guide

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elcome to the 28th annual American Century Championship at the beautiful Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. American Century Investments – a global asset management firm – takes great pride in once again bringing you this exciting star-studded tournament featuring the biggest names in sports and entertainment. Strolling the course, you’ll encounter Hall of Fame athletes, Grammy-winning singers and stars of television e’recombination delighted toofwelcome our fantasticteeing fans back the 2021 and movies. This big-name celebrities it uptoagainst theAmerican Century Championship.

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elcome to the 2021 American Century Championship, which is poised to become the most memorable yet. After last year’s COVID restrictions, we’re thrilled to welcome back the people who make this event so special. Not only will we be celebrating the 32nd year of this world-famous tournament, but we expect to attract more televised spectators.

Although the event’s spotlight traditionally falls on the celebrities, we also want to highlight and thank the sponsors, volunteers, media and participants that work to make the American Century Championship such an exceptional experience. Beyond increasing awareness for our resort and the tournament, they are critical to raising funds for both local and national charities.

The South Tahoe communities at large also deserve high praise, including the residents, businesses, and government agencies that have shown unwavering support for the event throughout the years.

In addition, we’d like to wholeheartedly thank our partners, American Century Investments, NBC Sports, and Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority — along with all the fans — for their support in making the ACC the one-of- a-kind event that it is today.

Just across from the golf course sits The Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe, an alpine getaway that is no longer a well-kept secret among select luxury travelers. In fact, this mountain-modern marvel has caught the attention of the travel industry’s top publications and organizations.

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While Edgewood Tahoe is imbued with a unique summertime vibrancy that manifests during the ACC, the year-round resort takes on a distinctive character in the spring, fall, and winter thanks to our ever-changing alpine climate and assortment of activities and events.

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ODDS TO WIN 2021 TOURNAMENT AT HARRAH’S AND HARVEYS RACE AND SPORTS BOOK

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TONY ROMO ...................... 3 / 2 MARDY FISH ...................... 2 / 1 MARK MULDER .................. 4 / 1 JOHN SMOLTZ .................. 8 / 1 KYLE WILLIAMS ................. 8 / 1 ANNIKA SORENSTAM ....... 8 / 1 DEREK LOWE ..................... 18 / 1 JACK WAGNER .................. 30 / 1 ADAM THIELEN ................. 50 / 1 STERLING SHARPE ........... 100 / 1 RAY ALLEN ........................ 50 / 1 VINNY DEL NEGRO ............ 75 / 1 ROBBIE GOULD ................. 150 / 1 AARON RODGERS ............. 150 / 1 BRIAN URLACHER ............. 200 / 1 JERRY RICE ....................... 200 / 1 KEVIN MILLAR ................... 200 / 1 PATRICK PETERSON ......... 200 / 1 BRET SABERHAGEN ......... 200 / 1 MICHAEL PENA ................. 200 / 1 ALFONSO RIBEIRO ............ 250 / 1 JEROME BETTIS ............... 200 / 1 BRIAN MCCANN ................ 250 / 1 GREG MADDUX .................. 250 / 1 TOM GLAVINE ................... 250 / 1 BRET BAIER ....................... 250 / 1 TIM WAKEFIELD ................ 200 / 1 LARRY FITZGERALD .......... 300 / 1

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ROGER CLEMENS .............. 500 / 1 CHASE UTLEY ................... 500 / 1 KYLE FULLER .................... 500 / 1 PATRICK MAHOMES .......... 500 / 1 JOE BUCK ......................... 500 / 1 JOE DON ROONEY ............ 500 / 1 DAVID WELLS .................... 500 / 1 ALEX SMITH ...................... 500 / 1 RYAN FITZPATRICK ........... 500 / 1 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ....... 500 / 1 GOLDEN TATE ................... 500 / 1 MARCUS ALLEN ................ 500 / 1 JIM MCMAHON ................. 500 / 1 JOE THEISMANN .............. 500 / 1 BRIAN BAUMGARTNER ..... 500 / 1 VINCE CARTER .................. 500 / 1 CHAUNCEY BILLUPS ......... 500 / 1 MIKE VRABEL .................... 500 / 1 JAY BILAS .......................... 1000 / 1 TAYSOM HILL .................... 1000 / 1 JOE MAUER ....................... 1000 / 1 KYLE LOWRY ..................... 1000 / 1 JAY DEMARCUS ................. 1000 / 1 LARRY THE CABLE GUY..... 2000 / 1 CANELO ALVAREZ ............. 2000 / 1 AJ HAWK ........................... 2000 / 1 TRAVIS KELCE ................... 2000 / 1 STEVE YOUNG ................... 2000 / 1

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ROB RIGGLE ...................... 2000 / 1 SEAN PAYTON ................... 2000 / 1 DOUG PEDERSON ............. 500 / 1 JIMMY ROLLINS ................ 2000 / 1 KIRA K. DIXON .................. 2000 / 1 CHARLES WOODSON ....... 2000 / 1 REGGIE BUSH ................... 2000 / 1 TERRELL DAVIS ................. 2000 / 1 EMMITT SMITH ................. 2000 / 1 RAY ROMANO .................... 3000 / 1 DOUG FLUTIE .................... 3000 / 1 MATT NAGY ....................... 3000 / 1 ANDREW WHITWORTH ..... 3000 / 1 JUSTIN TUCK .................... 3000 / 1 SEAN MCDERMOTT .......... 3000 / 1 CC SABATHIA .................... 3000 / 1 KEVIN NEALON ................. 3000 / 1 DAN QUAYLE ..................... 3000 / 1 DYLAN DREYER ................. 3000 / 1 KATHRYN TAPPEN ............ 5000 / 1 MICHAEL STRAHAN .......... 5000 / 1 AL MICHAELS .................... 5000 / 1 HERM EDWARDS ............... 5000 / 1 JOHN O’HURLEY ............... 5000 / 1 DEMARCUS WARE ............. 5000 / 1 CHARLES BARKLEY .......... 7500 / 1

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he American Century Championship has lost a true original. Don Miner, an annual fixture at the event since its start in 1990, was instrumental in helping secure the tournament for Lake Tahoe, and through the years treating players at his on-site chiropractic clinic. He passed away in November at age 81.

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LEFT: Don Miner (Top Center), NYFD (Left to Right Middle), and Charles Barkley kneeling (Center Front) all enjoying a laugh at a past ACC tournament!

He was a major player in the He started a technology company in San Francisco back in the tournament’s 32-year history, 1970s before the tech boom hit. “I didn’t know a damned thing with his role as board member for about it, except that it was coming so I hired a lot of smart people.” the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority A few years later he tired of the grind and city life and decided to in the late ‘80s, recognizing move his family with wife and four children to Tahoe to pursue a the tournament’s long-term love and practice of chiropractic following his father’s footsteps. possibilities for the destination A Southern California native, Don served a stint in the and providing vociferous, loyal United States Coast Guard, then joined the Los Angeles police support and influence for the department. His partner on the beat was future famed author organization’s backing.

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A natural leader, he believed He was known to the celebrity participants as a trusted source and wanted to “make a positive for promoting good health practices and the relief of aches and difference in people’s lives” pains. Many good-naturedly teased him, feigning fear as they and became involved in politics and won office as a passed by his clinic on the far-right side of the range. His regular Douglas County Commissioner, representing Tahoe celebrity clientele over the years included John Elway, Ivan Lendl, Township – the Nevada side of Stateline at Lake Tahoe Joe Theismann, Charles Barkley, Bret Saberhagen, John Smoltz, and Carson Valley areas. (Perhaps that inspiration Sterling Sharpe, Brian Urlacher, Steve Young, Roger Clemens started on vacations in Hawaii while watching among hundreds.

Honolulu city council meetings on tv before leaving Always an innovator, he was among the first to utilize for a tee time. (“Too bad we can’t wear Hawaiian shirts cryotherapy at his daily practice as well as at the tournament. to our Douglas County Commissioners meetings,” he After Scott Ostler, the San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist once laughed.) covering the event, went to see Miner to test the cutting-edge As chair of the Commission, he forged a reputation treatment on an aching back, he wrote, “It’s the first time in my as a straight-shooting, no-nonsense, accomplishment life I’ve literally had my ass frozen off.” While Miner laughed when driven proponent of county progress and individuals’ he saw the mention, he tracked Ostler down the next day to check rights. Among his achievements were creating new on his progress. As a highly regarded chiropractor for more than and expanded revenues, increased jobs for residents 40 years, he routinely treated patients and friends at any hour and improving and many times without public amenities. charge. His practice was his He vigorously passion and holistic a lifelong championed philosophy. development but Known to friends as a only when done good-natured, wise-cracking properly and within and frustrated golfer, Don environmental was always ready with a guidelines. He quip. Tortured for years on helped create the course with a smother new commercial hook, his highlight was a and residential double-eagle on No. 4 at improvements and Edgewood during a Men’s Club additions to various tournament. Upon arrival county parks. He admired his at the clubhouse bar, all the constituents: ranchers, and players had two shot glasses residents involved in area stacked and lined up on the THE SHOT ON NO. 4: Tortured for years on the course with agriculture, and respected bar to celebrate. He was a smother hook, his highlight was a double-eagle on No. 4 at business owners as independent always the first to his wallet Edgewood during a Men’s Club tournament. thinkers. denoting his generosity and “His conscientiousness good nature. The quick wit, and dedication led to hours of study and research prior to every dry humor and teasing sarcasm were noted traits. meeting. He was well-versed and prepared on the issues,” Golf and good times were a lifelong passion with Hawaiian former County Manager Dan Holler noted. “Serving as County vacations at the top of the list.

Commissioner was an honor to Don. He worked hard, argued for The golf connection also extended to the non-profit side where those issues most important to him and respected the decision he served as tournament chairman for a regional American made regardless of his personal view. He became more than a Junior Golf Association tournament for many years. He was boss, more than an elected official – he was a friend and mentor also a volunteer board member for the 1985 U.S. Senior Open to many.”

Championship at Edgewood Tahoe.

John Wagnon, former vice president of marketing at Heavenly His celebrity golf chiropractic clinic has been entrusted to good Mountain Resort, who spent many hours in various community hands, with his son-in-law, Michael Nevius, and staff, continuing meetings with Don referred to him as, “A huge supporter of the family tradition. tourism. A great representative on the commission who did so Don’s good nature, intelligence, loyalty, generosity and much good for our community and Tahoe specifically. He will be adventurous spirit will always be appreciated and sorely missed. missed by so many.”

His efforts will continue to be enjoyed for years at the American He curiosity and affinity for recognizing trends served him well.

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ANNIKA SORENSTAM MAKES A MUCH-ANTICIPATED RETURN TO THE AMERICAN CENTURY CHAMPIONSHIP

BY CRAIG DOLCH

Annika Sorenstam has long been considered among the greatest women golfers of all time. She won 10 majors, 72 LPGA Tour titles and eight Player of the Year awards.

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nd, oh, yeah, she’s the only woman to shoot 59 in competition.

But the Swede wasn’t content just beating other women. She also liked taking a shot at the guys. She memorably did so at the 2003 Bank of America Colonial, becoming the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event since Shirley Spork in 1952.

And Sorenstam will do so again at the American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe, competing in the event for the first time since she tied for second place in 2014. Sorenstam isn’t making a gender statement by playing with the boys (and three other women – Today Show meteorologist Dylan Dreyer, Golf Channel reporter and 2015 Miss America Kira K. Dixon and NBC Sports studio anchor Kathryn Tappen); she’s done this since she was a kid.

“I have always enjoyed challenging myself against the guys,” Sorenstam said. “I grew up in Sweden playing ‘open golf’ where they just pair you on the tee and you play. I always played with the guys and never thought much about it. These guys in Tahoe are all superb athletes and fantastic golfers. It’s a great test for me.”

Sorenstam stepped away from the game at the end of the 2008 season when she was 38 and wanted to start raising a family. She has two children with husband Mike McGee. At 50, she started to get the itch to return to competition this year. She made the cut in this year’s Gainbridge LPGA, played at her primary home in Lake Nona, which was impressive considering she hadn’t played in an official tournament in more than 12 years.

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Annika TOP LEFT: Annika in 2014 enjoying the fans while signing autographs.

BOTTOM LEFT: Annika in 2014 with husband and caddie Mike McGee. RIGHT: Annika in 2014 giving high fives to the players from the field.

Ever the perfectionist, Sorenstam knew she could have played better had she been more mentally prepared.

“It felt good to dig deep and play well to make the cut when I needed to, but I didn’t play well at all on the weekend,” she said. “I realize a lot of that was more of a mental letdown after having nothing left to play for, but getting past those mental hurdles is all part of it.”

Playing in the celebrity event in Lake Tahoe, where the Sorenstams also have a family home, won’t be as much of a grind. But she doesn’t tee it up to finish second.

She thought she had a chance to win in 2014 – she had a putt on the 16th hole to take the lead over Mark Rypien before a storm delayed play.

“I thought that would be to my advantage because of playing so much tournament golf,” she said. “We went back out after a couple hours, and it was cold, and all the fans were gone. It was eerie.

“I missed the putt and Mark behind me went eagle, birdie, birdie and I lost by 11 points. It happened quickly and it was a bit of a letdown.”

Despite her layoff, oddsmaker William Hill has Sorenstam as the co-fourth betting choice in the American Century Championship at 8-1 behind past champions Tony Romo (3-2), Mardy Fish (2-1) and Mark Mulder (4-1). She’s the only Hall of Famer in the field for golf, but Sorenstam says the Modified Stableford scoring format – where players earn points for scores -- works to her disadvantage instead of traditional

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stroke play.

“I think it’s fun, especially with all these athletes and celebrities,” she said. “They can make lots of birdies and eagles and their bad holes don’t penalize them as much.

“They hit it so much farther than I do, and I tend to make less birdies but less mistakes, so I’m not sure the format plays to my advantage at all. It’s certainly more fun for the fans, though.”

Winning is no longer what drives Sorenstam as it did for 25 years. She wants to play well in Lake Tahoe, but she knows the family will have a blast no matter where she finishes.

“It means so much to me to have my children there,” Sorenstam said.

“Not only to watch me play, but to see all the other players. They love sports, especially Will, so for him to see Patrick Mahomes and Charles Barkley and all these amazing stars interacting with Mama, it’s really cool for all of us. It’s fun having Mike on the bag, as well.”

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“Craig Dolch has covered professional golf in Palm Beach County for more than 40 years and spent one week as a PGA Tour caddie.

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ith the American Century Championship reclaiming its stature as the happening of the year in Lake Tahoe, the fun times will flow and the laughs will echo throughout Harrah’s, Harveys and the other hotel casino properties as fans watch Charles Barkley hit the golf ball again. In the end, an edge will surface because sports wagering has become so widely popular around the U.S.

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The Player Odds To Win sheet is one of the special attributes of the annual Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course extravaganza and 2021 is more attractive than ever with the most prominent and the most competitive field in the long, rich history of the tournament.

The array of stars will be competing for $600,000, and the #1 target is defending champion Mardy Fish, the U.S. Davis Cup Captain. The betting favorite, though, is two-time ACC champion Tony Romo, who withdrew with an injury last year.

Three-time champion Mark Mulder, and PGA TOUR Champions exemption competitor and Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz are also threats to win.

Smart bettors will be wagering on Romo at 3/2 (risk $20 to win $30), Fish at 2/1 (risk $10 to win $20), Mulder at 4/1 ($10 to win $40) and Smoltz at 8/1 ($10 to win $80).

Of special interest could be Annika Sorenstam, the greatest player in the history of women’s golf, who finished second in 2014 but is playing regularly again and intending to compete for the title. The William Hill oddsmakers have Annika also at 8/1.

TOP: Canelo Barkley is listed as the longest long shot at 7,500-1. So, yes, you holding a check can bet $10 on Charles to win the tournament and if he does so, for $12,500 to you collect $750. donate to the Everything will start friendly, and stay friendly, until everyone South Lake picks up a golf club. That’s when the competitive juices will begin Tahoe Boys and to flow. Mulder wants to hold the crystal ACC Champions Cup aloft Girls Club. again, after winning in 2015, ’16 and ’17.

“I like my odds. There are a handful of us that will do well, so RIGHT: Jimmy the odds are pretty accurate,” said Mulder, 43, the father of three Rollins talking and 2006 World Series champion. “All of the years I did win, I it up. didn’t bet on myself, and the years I did bet on myself, I didn’t win.

So that’s created a trend.

“Every year this is an amazing event with the celebrities and and that was it. When you’re walking around and your name is the athletes. It’s such a good group of guys. There are some guys who announced, there is a sense of pride. You want to win your group take it seriously, but we are all here to enjoy ourselves and put on a and not finish last.” little bit of a show. We all joke every year that we’ll bet on Charles and With so many big names and odds on all of them, fans love to let him win. I will tell you what, there’s not a better guy than Charles peruse the big boards in the sportsbooks. There’s Aaron Rodgers and how he interacts with everyone and the fans.

(150-1), Jerry Rice (200-1), Greg Maddux (250-1), Tom Glavine (250“I tell people that when you retire from being a professional 1), Larry Fitzgerald (300-1), Justin Timberlake (500-1) and Emmitt athlete you have that void of competition. Golf has filled that void for Smith (2000-1). Ray Romano is (3,000-1) and the 5000-1 club includes me. Trust me, when it comes time to hit that shot in the final round Michael Strahan, Al Michaels, John O’Hurley, DeMarcus Ware and on Sunday, I’m focused. You better believe everyone who’s won this Herm Edwards. before wants to win again.”

And fans are always excited about the tournament first-timers.

Former Philadelphia Phillies all-time great, Major League MVP and Newcomers include Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott (30002008 World Series champion Jimmy Rollins is listed at 2000/1. The 1), New Orleans Saints star Taysom Hill (1,000-1), Los Angeles Rams shortstop says the odds need to be tweaked. offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth (3000-1), two-time New York “My odds should be zero-to-zero,” laughed Rollins, who will be Giants Super Bowl champion Justin Tuck (3000-1) and former New competing in the ACC for the third time. “I don’t play to win; I go to York Yankees star pitcher CC Sabathia (3000-1). hang out with the retired community. But there are guys who grind, like Romo, Mulder, Smoltz. Those are the real golfers and you can expect them to compete in the final round.

“The last couple of years, Charles has improved. He has ABOUT THE AUTHOR supposedly improved his swing. I know he’s been bragging about his “Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter based in the game. I will say this, this tournament brings out something in you.

Philadelphia area who has been writing for PhillyVoice.com since its When you’re walking around, there is a sense of pride to play well and inception in 2015, Ring Magazine, and has written for ESPN, Sports get a positive score.

Illustrated, the Philadelphia Daily News. He is the president of the “I did well up until the last day last year, and I wanted to end Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be followed on Twitter up on the right side of things. Then I shanked four shots in a row here: @JSantoliquito.”

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T38 Patrick Mahomes 4 -3 -1

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4 Stephen Curry 56 14 16

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T40 Marcus Allen -3 -1 1

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T40 Chauncey Billups -3 4 -6

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6 Mark Mulder 52 17 18

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T42 Joe Buck -4 2 0

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T7 Dell Curry 50 17 19 14

T42 Mike Vrabel -4 6 -8

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T7 Derek Lowe 50 16 20

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44 Jay Bilas -5 6 0

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T7 Vinny Del Negro

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T45 Troy Mullins -7 -9 3

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10 Jack Wagner 48 18 9

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T45 Andre Reed -7 -10 0

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47 Cooper Kupp -8 3 -4

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54 Steve Young -23 -6 -11 -6

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T55 Jimmy Rollins -24 -3 -1

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T55 Charles Woodson -24 -5 -11 -8

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T26 Greg Maddux 20 1 3

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T62 Chace Crawford -36 -10 -12 -14

28 Roger Clemens 18 16 -9

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70 Eddie George -71 -30 -23 -18

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36 Shane Victorino 6 1 2

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He had a phenomenal 16-year career with the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs where he posted 3,022 carries for 12,243 yards with 5,411 receiving yards. Third on the NFL’s all-time rushing touchdown list with 123, Allen was MVP of Super Bowl XVIII when the Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins. His other accolades include: 1982 NFL Rookie of the Year, 1985 NFL MVP, 1982 and 1985 First-Team All-Pro, 1984 Second-Team All-Pro, and 1993 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. Allen’s best year came in 1985, when he led the league with 1,759 rushing yards on 380 carries and 11 touchdowns. At the University of Southern California, Allen won the 1981 Heisman Trophy setting an all-time single-season rushing record with 2,342 yards.

Career Highlights: As FOX News Channel’s chief political anchor, Bret Baier enters his 12th year anchoring one of the top cable news shows, “Special Report with Bret Baier.” Prior to his anchor role, Baier was named FOX’s chief White House correspondent in 2006, covering the second term of the Bush administration.

Before that, he served as national security correspondent covering military and national security affairs, as well as military policy and the intelligence community from the Pentagon. Baier joined the network in 1998 and served as the Southeastern correspondent from 1998 to 2001. He has anchored more than 30 political specials on FNC, reported from Iraq and Afghanistan numerous times, traveled the world with various administrations and military officials and reported from almost 75 countries. Prior to joining FNC, Baier worked for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina, WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois and WJWJ-TV in Beaufort, South Carolina. A graduate of DePauw University, he is the author of the New York Times Best-Seller, “Special Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage and Love” and “Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower’s Final Mission.”

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Career Highlights: Considered one of the game’s most prolific shooters ever, Ray Allen won two NBA Championships with the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics.

A 10-time NBA All-Star guard, Allen was inducted into the 2018 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The NBA career leader in three-pointers made with 2,973, his clutch shooting helped Miami win the 2013 NBA Championship.

Prior to joining the Heat, Allen led Boston to five straight NBA Playoffs including the 2008 NBA title. He had an incredible 2011 season leading the NBA in points scored, minutes played, field goals made, field goals attempted, three-point field goals made, and three-point field goals attempted. Prior to Boston, Allen played for the Seattle SuperSonics (2003-07) and the Milwaukee Bucks (1996-2003), where he still holds numerous franchise records for both teams. He led the NBA in three-point field goals made four times, and was named to the 2005 All-NBA Second Team and 2001 All-NBA Third Team. Allen won the 2003 NBA’s Joe Dumars Sportsmanship Award and an Olympic gold medal with the 2000 United States basketball team.

Career Highlights: One of the NBA’s most dominant power forwards ever, Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is now best recognized as the popular and insightful analyst on TNT’s “Inside the NBA.” Inducted into the 2006 Basketball Hall of Fame, Barkley followed up his NBA career with an Emmy Awardwinning television career. A colorful entertainer, Barkley has evolved into a pop culture icon on TNT where he has been an NBA studio analyst since 2000. An 11-time NBA All-Star, five-time All-NBA First Team, five-time Second Team selection, and one-time Third Team selection, Barkley won the 1993 NBA MVP award, when he led the Phoenix Suns to the NBA Finals. Barkley played his first eight seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers and finished his career with the Suns and Houston Rockets, posting career averages of 22.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists. Other accolades include: 1991 NBA All-Star Game MVP, 1985 NBA All-Rookie Team, and NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. A member of the 1992 and 1996 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball teams, he was named Sports Illustrated’s 2002 “Personality of the Year.”

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Brian Baumgartner

Jerome Bettis

Jay Bilas

Chauncey Billups

Career Highlights: Best known for playing Kevin Malone on the former NBC hit comedy “The Office,” Emmy Award-winning actor Brian Baumgartner has numerous film and television credits. Baumgartner appeared on the big screen in the comedy “Four Christmases” with Vince Vaughn, “License to Wed” starring Robin Williams, the independent drama films “Into Temptation,” “Dirty Girl,” “The Last Push,” “House of Good and Evil,” and the comedy “One Last Night,“ followed by the 2020 film, “My Boyfriend’s Meds.” Baumgartner’s numerous television credits include: “The Goldbergs,” “Chicago Fire,” “Arrested Development,” “CSI,” “Jake in Progress,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “Mike & Molly,” “Criminal Minds,” and many others. Baumgartner began his career in the theater in Minneapolis and co-founded the Hidden Theatre. The Theatre’s first offering was Athol Fugard’s “People Are Living There” followed by “Of Mice and Men” and more complex roles including “The Crackwalker” and “Curse of the Starving Class.” Baumgartner became a notable figure in theater reviews and in 1998 began a run of the one-man show “Rum and Vodka” and then a one-man comedy show showing his versatility in drama and comedy.

Career Highlights: ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas shines on the popular Saturday morning and evening college basketball program “College GameDay,” and in 2015 added analyzing the “Saturday Primetime” game-ofthe-week telecasts. Bilas, who has been with ESPN since 1995, also provides Men’s Final Four studio coverage, writes for ESPN.com, and contributes to “SportsCenter” and ESPN Radio. Bilas was the recipient of the prestigious 2016 Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

In college, Bilas was a four-year starter at Duke from 1982-86. He scored 1,062 points, grabbed 692 rebounds and helped Duke to the 1986 NCAA Championship game. Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks, Bilas chose to play professional basketball overseas, ranking among top scorers in Italy during the 1987 and 1988 seasons, and in Spain for part of the 1989 season. Bilas returned to Duke in 1990 to serve as an assistant coach, while also earning his law degree from Duke Law School. As an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship game three times, winning back-to-back titles in 1991 and 1992.

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Career Highlights: Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis is considered one of the greatest NFL power running backs of his era. A six-time Pro Bowler and two-time AP FirstTeam All-Pro, the 13-year NFL veteran rushed for 13,662 career yards and retired following the Pittsburgh Steelers 2006 Super Bowl victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Selected 10th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1993 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame, Bettis began his successful rookie campaign rushing for 1,429 yards. His post-season honors included being named Co-Rookie of the Year, Sporting News Rookie of the Year, and the Rams MVP. Nicknamed “The Bus,” Bettis played the first three years of his career with the Rams before being traded to the Steelers where he played for 10 more illustrious seasons. A member of the 10,000 yards rushing club, Bettis was one of only eight players in history to rush for 1,000 yards for eight or more seasons. His other accolades include the 1996 Comeback Player of the Year, three-time Steelers MVP, and the Walter Payton Man of the Year.

Career Highlights: A five-time NBA All-Star, Chauncey Billups won the 2004 NBA Championship with the Detroit Pistons beating the Los Angeles Lakers where he was named the NBA Finals MVP. A 17-year veteran, Billups earned the nickname “Mr. Big Shot” for making late-game shots with Detroit. Drafted third overall in 1997 by Boston, Billups played for seven different teams including: Boston (1997-98), Toronto (198999), Denver (1999-2000, 2008-11), Minnesota (2000-02) Detroit (2002-08, 2013-14), New York Knicks (2011), and Los Angeles Clippers (2011-13). During his career, he was named All-NBA Second Team, All-NBA Third Team (twice) and NBA All-Defensive Second Team (twice). His other accolades include being winning the 2008 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, 2009 NBA Sportsmanship Award, and 2013 Teammate of the Year. Billups played in 1,043 career games averaging 15.2 points, 5.4 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game, respectively. Following his playing career, Billups embarked on a broadcasting career as a studio analyst with ESPN, then “NBA Countdown,” and as an analyst on Los Angeles Clippers games, before recently joining the Clippers staff as an assistant coach.

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Joe Buck

Reggie Bush

Canelo

Derek Carr

Career Highlights: As the lead play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports’ NFL and MLB coverage, Joe Buck has called an astounding six Super Bowls, 23 World Series and 25 MLB League Championship Series for the network. A seventime Emmy Award winner, Buck learned while on the air in 2020, that he would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as the winner of the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. As the lead voice of FOX NFL since 2002, Buck and analyst partner Troy Aikman, are the second longest-running broadcast team to call NFL games. Buck joined FOX Sports in 1994, and at 25 years old was the youngest announcer to call a full slate of network television game, and just two years later became the youngest play-byplay announcer to call the World Series. Buck also was a local radio and television announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1991 to 2007. His broadcasting career began in 1989 at Indiana University. The son of the late broadcasting legend Jack Buck, they are the only father and son to each call the Super Bowl on network television.

Career Highlights: One of Mexico’s greatest boxers, Canelo Alvarez has held multiple world boxing championships in four different weight classes. Currently ranked as the world’s best active boxer, pound for pound, by BoxRec, Ring Magazine, and the Boxing Writers Association of American, his titles include the WBA (Super), Ring, and lineal middleweight titles since 2018, and the unified WBA (Super), WBC and Ring super middleweight titles since December. In 2020 Alvarez defeated Callum Smith in a unanimous decision in a unification bout for the WBA and vacant WBC super middleweight titles, and retained those titles defeating Avni Yildirim this past February. Known as a strong counterpuncher who is able to exploit his opponents’ guard while avoiding punches with lots of head and body movement, Alvarez’ impressive record includes 58 total fights with 55 wins (36 by knockout), two draws and one loss. His other titles were the WBA (Unified), WBC and Ring light middleweight titles (2011 to 2013); the WBC (twice), IBF, Ring and lineal middleweight titles (2015 to 2021); WBO light middleweight title (2016 to 2017); and the WBO light heavyweight title in 2019.

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Career Highlights: A former First-Team All-Pro running back for the New Orleans Saints, Reggie Bush won the 2010 Super Bowl with the Saints. One of the most electrifying college players ever, Bush was selected second overall in the 2006 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern California.

In his 11-year NFL career, he played for New Orleans (2006-10), Miami (2011-12), Detroit (2013-14), San Francisco (2015), and Buffalo (2016) and finished his career with 1,286 carries for 5,490 running yards, 3,598 receiving yards, and 54 total touchdowns. He was especially effective in the Saints offense, catching 47 or more passes from 2006 to 2009. In 2008, Bush tied the NFL record for fastest to his 200th catch, doing so in 34 games. In his standout career at USC, Bush was a two-time consensus All-American, two-time Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, and named the 2005 AP and Sporting News Player of the Year. He also won the Doak Walker Award, Walter Camp Award, and the Heisman Trophy (but forfeited it later as part of an NCAA investigation).

Career Highlights: A threetime Pro Bowler, Derek Carr is starting his eighth season as the quarterback of the Las Vegas/Oakland Raiders. The younger brother of former NFL quarterback David Carr, Derek Carr ranks first in Raiders history with 26,896 passing yards and is the only player in team history with three consecutive 4,000-yards seasons through the air. Over the past two seasons, Carr set career highs in passing yards (4,103 in 2020), yards per attempt (7.9 both seasons), completion percentage (70.3 in 2019) and passer rating (101.4 in 2020). He holds numerous Raiders career records including touchdown passes (170), pass completions (2,468), pass attempts (3,830), pass completion percentage (64.4%), lowest interception percentage (1.9%), most game-winning drives (24) to name a few. Carr ranked first in NFL history with 21 fourthquarter comebacks through his first seven seasons and completed a career-high 381 passes in 2018. Carr played four collegiate seasons at Fresno State where he established 27 school records and 21 Mountain West Conference records over his career. He was a two-time All-American selection and two-time Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year.

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Vince Carter

Career Highlights: Regarded as one of the most electrifying dunkers in NBA history, Vince Carter played an NBA-record 22 seasons, and is currently an ESPN analyst. An eight-time All-Star, Carter burst into the league in 1998 with Toronto where he won the 1999 NBA Rookie-of-the-Year honor and dazzled capturing the 2000 NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk title. Throughout his illustrious career, Carter played for Toronto (1998-2004), New Jersey (2004-09), Orlando (2009-10), Phoenix (2010-11), Dallas (2011-14), Memphis (2014-17), Sacramento (2017-18), and Atlanta (2018-20). Carter holds numerous Toronto and New Jersey franchise records where he led the Raptors to their first playoff series win in 2001, advancing them to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Carter was named to the 20002001 All-NBA Second Team and the 1999-2000 All-NBA Third Team. In his career, Carter played in 1,541 games scoring 25,728 points (16.7 points per game). A member of the 2000 gold-medal winning United States Olympic basketball team, Carter played college ball at the University of North Carolina where he helped UNC to two NCAA Final Four appearances in 1997 and 1998.

Dell Curry

Career Highlights: A 16year NBA veteran, Dell Curry is an analyst for the Charlotte Hornets broadcasts, as well as the franchise’s ambassador and special projects advisor. Curry’s name is synonymous with the Hornets where he finished as the team’s all-time leader in points and three-point field goals made, and won the 1994 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. Best recognized now as the father of two NBA players (Stephen Curry/Golden State and Seth Curry/Philadelphia, and daughter Sydel, a former Elon volleyball player), Curry played for Utah (1987-87), Cleveland (1987-88), Charlotte (1988-98), Milwaukee (1999), and Toronto (1999-2002). He spent 10 seasons with the Hornets, mostly coming off the bench to provide instant offense with his strong three-point shooting. Curry ranks among the Hornets’ all-time leaders in points, games played, three-point field goals made and attempted, and three-point field goal percentage. He finished his career with 12,670 points, 2,617 rebounds and 1,909 assists.

Also an accomplished baseball player, Curry was selected in the MLB Draft both out of high school and college at Virginia Tech, but chose a basketball career.

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Roger Clemens

Career Highlights: An 11-time All-Star and seven-time Cy Young Award winner, Roger Clemens’ pitching records are unmatched in major league history. In an illustrious 24-year MLB career, Clemens was a two-time World Series Champion with the Yankees (1999 & 2000), a seven-time ERA leader, five-time AL strikeout leader, four-time MLB wins leader, two-time triple crown leader (wins, ERA and strikeouts), and was the 1986 American League MVP. Clemens played for Boston (198496), Toronto (1997-98), New York Yankees (1999-2003, 2007) and Houston (2004-06). With the Yankees in 2001, Clemens became the first pitcher to start a season 20-1, and also won his sixth Cy Young. Clemens retired in 2003, but came back to play for his hometown Houston Astros for three seasons, winning his seventh Cy Young Award (most by any pitcher) in 2004 (oldest winner at age 42). He also led the Astros to their first World Series in 2005, which they lost to the Chicago White Sox. Clemens finished his career with 354 wins, a 3.12 ERA and 4,672 strikeouts. His Roger Clemens Foundation supports children’s charities.

Seth Curry

Career Highlights: As the younger brother of Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Seth Curry has forged his own impressive basketball career.

Currently, a guard with the Philadelphia 76ers, Curry scored a career playoff high 30 points in the 76ers series-closing win in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs over Washington. Curry started his collegiate career with Liberty for one year, before becoming a Duke Blue Devil. At Duke, Curry was named All-ACC First Team and a Second-Team AllAmerican his senior year. Undrafted, he began in his career back and forth between the NBA and the NBA Development League (D-League). From 2013 to 2015 he played for the Santa Cruz Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Erie Baysox. Curry was a two-time NBA D-League All-Star and was named to the 2015 All-NBA D-League First Team, 2014 AllNBA D-League Second Team and 2014 D-League All-Rookie First Team. In eight NBA seasons with Memphis, Cleveland, Phoenix, Sacramento, Dallas (twice), Portland, and Philadelphia, Curry has averaged 10.5 points, 1.9 assists, 2.4 rebounds, with an impressive 47.3 field goal percentage and 44.4 three-point field goal percentage.

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Stephen Curry

Terrell Davis

Vinny Del Negro

Jay DeMarcus

Career Highlights: Considered one of the NBA’s greatest shooters ever and a world-wide fan favorite, Golden State guard Stephen Curry is a two-time league MVP, two-time NBA scoring champion, and has won three NBA Championship titles with the Warriors. A seven-time All-Star, Curry is also a six-time All-NBA Team member (First-Team three times, Second-Team twice, and Third-Team once). A 12-year NBA veteran, Curry holds numerous NBA and Warriors records, and is a six-time NBA three-points field goal leader, four-time NBA free-throw percentage leader, and two-time NBA Three-Point Contest champion. Last season, he finished with a league leading 32.0 points per game and surpassed Wilt Chamberlain (17,783 points) to become the Warriors all-time scoring leader. A 12-year NBA veteran, Curry boasts impressive career averages of 24.2 points per game, 6.5 assists, 4.6 rebounds, a 90.7 free throw percentage, 47.7 shooting percentage from the field, and 43.3 three-point field goal percentage. The 2011 Joe Dumars Trophy honoree and 2014 NBA Community Assist Award honoree, Curry was a consensus First-Team All-American at Davidson where he led the nation in scoring his junior year.

Career Highlights: Vinny Del Negro has extensive broadcasting experience as a former analyst for ESPN, the San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, and now currently at NBA-TV. As an NBA Head Coach, Del Negro led his teams to the playoffs in four of his five seasons. He spent three seasons transforming the Los Angeles Clippers into one of the most exciting squads in the NBA, and leading the team to the 2012 and 2013 NBA Playoffs. At the time, the Clippers posted a franchise-best 56-26 record and their first 50-win season in history, including a record 17game winning streak. Del Negro finished his Clippers career with 128-102 record, logging a .557 winning percentage. Prior to Los Angeles, Del Negro lead the Chicago Bulls to two consecutive trips to the NBA Playoffs (2009 and 2010). He also spent two seasons with the Phoenix Suns as Director of Player Personnel and then as Assistant General Manager. As a player, Del Negro spent 12 years in the league and scored more than 7,000 points playing for five teams (Phoenix, Golden State, Milwaukee, San Antonio, Sacramento).

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Career Highlights: Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis helped the Denver Broncos to two Super Bowl Championships (1997 & 1998). Davis’ NFL career was unfortunately cut short to seven years due to a devastating knee injury, yet his accolades are numerous including: three-time Pro Bowler, three-time First-Team All-Pro, two-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year, two-time NFL rushing touchdowns leader, 1998 NFL rushing yards leader, 1998 NFL MVP, and 1996 AFC Player of the Year. Davis was also named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team and Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team.

As the 196th pick in the 1995 Draft, Davis became the lowest-drafted player to rush for 1,000 yards in his inaugural season. He rushed for 1,538 in his second season and led the league with 15 rushing touchdowns the following year. In Super Bowl XXXII, Davis capped one of the most remarkable seasons ever with a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance to help beat Green Bay, and earn Super Bowl MVP honors. In 1998 he rushed for a career-high 2,008 yards and 21 touchdowns, and helped the Broncos to their second Super Bowl title over Atlanta.

Career Highlights: Vocalist, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and producer, Jay DeMarcus is a member of the country band Rascal Flatts, alongside Joe Don Rooney and Gary LeVox. After 21 years together they planned their Rascal Flatts Farewell – Life is a Highway Tour in 2020, which was postponed due to the pandemic. Since their debut in 2000, Rascal Flatts has sold more than 23 million albums, delivered 17 #1 singles, and is the most awarded country group of the past decade earning more than 40 acclaimed honors. DeMarcus got his musical start with the Christian music group New Harvest and later helped start the contemporary Christian music group East to West. He also produced albums for James Otto, Jo Dee Messina, Austins Bridge and Chicago.

DeMarcus moved on to play with country star Chely Wright’s band, while doing his own music – which led to the formation of Rascal Flatts. In late 2018, DeMarcus founded the label Red Street Records, an independent Christian music label, and released his memoir, “Shotgun Angels: My Story of Broken Roads and Unshakeable Hope.”

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Kira Dixon

Dylan Dreyer

Herm Edwards

Mardy Fish

Career Highlights: Named Miss America in 2015, Kira (Kazantsev) Dixon is a tireless advocate on women’s issues, a keynote speaker, podcaster, and reporter. Dixon recently joined the Golf Channel as a reporter in February 2021, all while studying online for her master’s degree from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. During her year as Miss America, Dixon served as the National Goodwill Ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and visited troops overseas with the USO. Dixon later served as Director of Digital Marketing for CMN, and consults on the “Play Yellow” campaigning, pioneered by Jack Nicklaus, that utilizes the golf community to raise money for children’s hospitals. Dixon has been a longtime partner with Safe Haven, the largest provider of domestic violence services in the country from which she received their “Voice of Empowerment” award. A 2013 Hofstra University graduate, Dixon also attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she completed the Stanford Ignite Entrepreneurship program.

An accomplished singer, Dixon has sung at the NBA All-Star Game, MLB games, and entertained thousands of troops during her USO Tour.

Career Highlights: After nearly a decade as an ESPN NFL studio analyst, Herm Edwards recently finished his third season as Head Football Coach at Arizona State University where he has led the Sun Devils to bowl games in two of the past three seasons.

A former NFL head coach and player, Edwards joined ESPN in 2009 and appeared on “NFL Live,” “SportsCenter,” and ESPN Radio. Edwards spent eight years as an NFL head coach with the New York Jets (2001-05) and Kansas City Chiefs (2006-08) leading his teams to four playoff appearances. He is one of only four NFL coaches to lead two different teams to the playoffs in his first season. Prior to coaching, Edwards played defensive back for 10 NFL seasons with Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Atlanta. A member of the Eagles’ 1980 Super Bowl team, he is also known for his role in the “Miracle at the Meadowlands,” a memorable 1978 play where he scooped up a New York Giants’ fumble with no time remaining and ran 26 yards for a touchdown, giving Philadelphia a 19-17 win.

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Career Highlights: Dylan Dreyer is the weather anchor of NBC’s “Weekend Today” and “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.”

Dreyer also serves as a weekday weather correspondent and regular co-host for “Today” in its third-hour, and hosts a Sirius XM Radio show, “Off the Rails,” with co-hosts Al Roker and Sheinelle Jones. She has hosted “Earthy Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer” on Saturdays for the past three years, which followed “Journey with Dylan Dreyer,” the Telly Award-winning program that aired on NBC on Saturday mornings. Dreyer also was a part of NBC’s extensive coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and will be again in the 2021 Summer Olympics. Prior to joining NBC in 2012, Dreyer was the weekday morning meteorologist in Boston for WHDH’s “Today in New England” since 2007.

From 2005 to 2007, she was the weekend meteorologist at WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, and from 2003 to 2005 she was the weekend meteorologist at WICU-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania. Dreyer graduated from Rutgers University in 2003, and has a debut children’s book titled, “Misty the Cloud: A Very Stormy Day” coming out in September.

Career Highlights: Once ranked the top American professional tennis player, Mardy Fish received the honor of being named captain of the United States Davis Cup team in 2019, a team he played for from 2002 to 2012. In April 2011, Fish overtook former high school classmate Andy Roddick to become the No. 1 rated American in the ATP ranking and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 7 that August. That year he had a career-best 43 match wins, recording his sixth career title while reaching two other finals. During his career, Fish won six ATP Tour tournaments and reached the final of four Masters Series. His best Grand Slam tournament results included reaching the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, 2008 U.S. Open, and 2011 Wimbledon Championships. Fish also won eight career doubles titles. One of Fish’s major accomplishments was winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. Since retiring from professional tennis after the 2015 U.S. Open, Fish has also excelled in golf winning the 2020 American Century Celebrity Golf Championship and also the Diamond Resorts Invitational three times.

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Larry Fitzgerald

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Doug Flutie

Kyle Fuller

Career Highlights: One of the NFL’s most prolific and popular wide receivers, Larry Fitzgerald holds numerous NFL records including being second overall for all-time career receptions, career receiving yards, and consecutive games with a touchdown. In 17 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, Fitzgerald holds more than 40 franchise records including receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, total touchdowns, and 1,000-yard receiving seasons. An 11-time Pro Bowler, Fitzgerald is a two-time NFL receptions leader and two-time NFL receiving touchdowns leader. During the Cardinals run to the 2008 Super Bowl, he shattered the NFL single postseason record for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. First-Team All-Pro (2008) and Second-Team AllPro (2009 and 2011) honoree, Fitzgerald was the inaugural 2014 Art Rooney Award recipient recognizing outstanding sportsmanship as voted on by the players, in addition to being the 2016 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. In college at Pittsburgh in 2003, he earned unanimous All-American honors and was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-Big East, and winner of the Fred Biletnikoff Award and Walter Camp Award.

Career Highlights: Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie is often best recognized for his college football career at Boston College where his “Hail Mary” touchdown pass against Miami on November 23, 1984 is considered among the greatest moments in college football history.

Flutie won the 1984 Heisman Trophy and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award and also was named an academic Rhodes Scholar finalist that year.

Following his storied college football career, Flutie played 10 seasons in the NFL for Chicago, New England, Buffalo, and San Diego. In 1998 with the Bills, he was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year and played in his first Pro Bowl. He also played six seasons in the Canadian Football League, where he won three Greg Cups, was named Grey Cup MVP three times, was a six-time CFL All-Star and six-time CFL Most Outstanding Player. Flutie currently serves as lead analyst for NBC’s coverage of Notre Dame Football, a role he began at the end of the 2014 season. Prior to joining NBC, Flutie served as a college football analyst for ESPN and ABC from 2006 to 2009.

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Career Highlights: After two strong seasons with the Miami Dolphins, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick recently signed a contract with the Washington Football Team. Considered to be among the NFL’s most iconic journeyman quarterbacks, Fitzpatrick has played for eight different teams during his 16year career, the most of any NFL quarterback. Drafted in 2005 by St. Louis out of Harvard, Fitzpatrick has played for St. Louis (2005-06), Cincinnati (2007-08), Buffalo (200912), Tennessee (2013), Houston (2014), New York Jets (2015-16), Tampa (2017-18), Miami (2019-20) and now Washington (2021). He has played in 165 career games with 5,055 pass attempts, 3,069 pass completions, for a 60.7 completion percentage and 82.3 percent passer rating. Fitzpatrick holds numerous NFL records including most consecutive games of 400 yards passing (3), most games with at least 400 passing yards in a season (4 tied with Dan Marino and Peyton Manning), and most career touchdown passes by an Ivy League graduate (223). At Harvard, Fitzpatrick was the first quarterback to rush for over 1,000 yards and was named 2004 Ivy League Player of the Year and 2004 First-Team All-Ivy League.

Career Highlights: Pro Bowl Cornerback Kyle Fuller spent the first seven years with the Chicago Bears before recently signing with the Denver Broncos in March 2021.

A two-time Pro Bowler, Fuller was named First-Team All Pro in 2018 and selected to his first Pro Bowl. Fuller started 94 of 96 games for the Bears, producing 328 tackles, 19 interceptions, and four forced fumbles. In his career-best season in 2019, Fuller posted 82 combined tackles (72 solo tackles), and seven interceptions (NFL interceptions co-leader). In his rookie season in 2014, he ranked first in the NFL in interceptions with four, and first in forced fumbles with three, and was named to the All-Rookie Team. Fuller, who became the first Bears rookie since Chris Harris in 2005 to record two interceptions in a game, received the 2015 Brian Piccolo Award. Selected 14th overall in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Fuller played college football at Virginia Tech where his honors included being named 2011 Second-Team All-ACC, 2012 Honorable Mention All-ACC, and 2013 Third-Team All-ACC, in addition to being a 2013 Second-Team AllAmerican.

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Robbie Gould

A.J. Hawk

Taysom Hill

Career Highlights: Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Glavine was a World Series champion, two-time Cy Young Award winner, 10-time All-Star, five-time 20-game winner, five-time National League wins leader, and four-time Silver Slugger honoree as a pitcher.

Inducted into the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame, Glavine’s illustrious 22-year major league career included a 305-203 record, 3.54 ERA and 2,607 strikeouts with Atlanta (1987-2002, 2008) and the New York Mets (2003-07). Known for both his calm demeanor and tenacity on the mound, Glavine led the Braves to the National League West title in 1991 while posting a 20-11 record, 2.55 ERA, and a league-leading nine complete games, earning his first Cy Young Award. He helped the Braves advance to their first World Series (lost to Minnesota in seven games). The Braves got back to the World Series and the title in 1995, where Glavine threw eight-shutout innings in Game 6 against Cleveland, earning a 1-0 victory, and was named the World Series MVP after going 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA. Glavine won his second Cy Young in 1998 after posting a 20-6 record.

Career Highlights: A.J. Hawk enjoyed an impressive 10-year NFL career as one of the league’s most dominant defensive players.

As a linebacker, Hawk spent his first nine seasons with the Green Bay Packers and finished his career with Cincinnati in 2015, and Atlanta in 2016. In his NFL career, Hawk recorded 945 total tackles with 643 solo tackles. He posted his two best statistical seasons in 2012 and 2013 with the Packers, and played an instrumental role in the Packers 31-25 victory over Pittsburgh in the 2011 Super Bowl. Known for his strength and durability, Hawk played 158 of 160 career games.

He either led the team or was a top three tackler in eight of his nine seasons with the Packers. Drafted by Green Bay fifth overall in 2006 out of Ohio State, Hawk finished third in the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year voting, and earned a spot on Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie Team. He was also chosen the team’s Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Packers in tackles in 2006 with 119.

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Career Highlights: A 16-year NFL veteran, Robbie Gould played the past four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers after spending the first 11 years as the Chicago Bears record-setting placekicker. Since joining the 49ers, Gould has made 114 of 129 field gold attempts, an 88.4 percent conversion rate.

Gould spent the 2016 season with the New York Giants. The most accurate kicker in Bears history, Gould made a record 276-of-323 (85.4%) field goals, and also holds franchise records in career scoring, field goals made in a season, and field goals of at least 50 yards. Named the 2016 Ed Block Courage honoree, Gould led the Bears in scoring in 10 of his 11 seasons, and had a franchise record 10 seasons with 20+ field goals in a season. Gould only missed four points after touchdown in his Bears career (379-of-383). The first placekicker in Bears history selected to the Pro Bowl after leading all kickers with 143 points during the 2006 season, for his effort he was named All-Pro (AP, USA Today, The Sporting News and ESPN.com) and named All-NFL and All-NFC by Pro Football Weekly.

Career Highlights: One of the NFL’s most athletic and versatile players, Taysom Hill is listed as the New Orleans Saints backup quarterback, yet, has played several different offensive positions including kick returner and running back. Hill also plays on the defensive side of the ball on special teams as the team’s primary gunner, in addition to blocking several punts. For his versatility, the Saints’ media has nicknamed him “The Human Swiss Army Knife.” During the 2020 season, Hill won three of four games as a starting quarterback when he filled in for an injured Drew Brees. For the season, he completed 88 of 121 passes for 928 yards (98.8 passer rating), and ran for 457 yards on 87 attempts for a 5.3 average per rush. Hill originally signed as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers out of Brigham Young University in 2017, the Saints claimed him off waivers and he began his pro career later that year recording two special teams tackles. His versatility has allowed him to block a punt, rush for a touchdown and catch a touchdown pass, all in the same game.

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Travis Kelce

Brian Kelly

Larry the Cable Guy

Derek Lowe

Career Highlights: One of the NFL’s strongest tight ends, Travis Kelce won Super Bowl LIV (2019 season) with the Kansas City Chiefs over the San Francisco 49ers. An eight-year NFL veteran and six-time Pro Bowler, Kelce was named First-Team All-Pro three times (2016, 2018, 2020) and Second Team All-Pro twice (2017, 2019). For all his efforts, Kelce was named to the NFL 2010’s All-Decade Team. Travis holds the NFL record for most consecutive seasons with 1,000 yards receiving by a tight end (five), and the record for most receiving yards by a tight end in a season (1,416 yards in 2020).

In 2020, Kelce also became the first tight end to have two 100-catch seasons, including 105 catches last season. The Chiefs again went to the Super Bowl for the second consecutive season where Kelce set a Super Bowl record for most receiving yards by a tight end in a single Super Bowl after catching 10 passes for 133 yards. Kelce played college ball at the University of Cincinnati and is the younger brother of Jason Kelce, the center for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Career Highlights: A stand-up comedian, actor, author, and former radio personality, Larry the Cable Guy is a multiplatinum recording artist, Grammy nominee and Billboard award winner. Larry starred in the popular History Channel series “Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy,” where he explored the country and immersed himself in different lifestyles, jobs, and hobbies. The voice of the beloved Mater in the Disney animated “Cars” films, Larry’s catchphrase: “Git-R-Done!” is also the title of his best-selling book. A member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour that included Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Jeff Foxworthy, Larry also co-starred in the Tyler Perry movie “A Madea Christmas.” Larry has released seven comedy albums, of which three have been certified gold. He won Billboard’s 2005 Comedy Artist of the Year and Comedy Album of the Year, and the 2006 Billboard Top Comedy Tour Award. He has starred in three Blue Collar Comedy Tour-related movies, as well as other films including: “Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector,” “Delta Farce,” “Witless Protection,” ”Tooth Fairy 2,” and “Jingle All the Way 2.”

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Career Highlights: Brian Kelly is entering his 31st season as a collegiate head coach and 12th year at the University of Notre Dame. Kelly is the winningest active coach in NCAA football, and is the only coach to win the Coach of the Year honor three times (2009, 2012, 2018). His 72.4 winning percentage trails only Nick Saban among active FBS coaches with at least 15 years of head coaching experience.

Kelly boasts an 81-39 record with Notre Dame. Last season, he led the Irish to a 10-2 record, and a trip to the Rose Bowl and the semi-finals of the College Football Playoffs where it lost to eventual champion Alabama. With 10 wins in six seasons at Notre Dame (2012, 2015, 2017-20), Kelly has matched Lou Holtz for the most 10-plus win seasons in school history. Prior to Notre Dame, Kelly spent four seasons leading the University of Cincinnati to an impressive 34-6 record including a perfect 12-0 regular season in 2009 that earned him his first national-coach-of-the-year honors. Kelly spent three years at Central Michigan and 13 years at Grand Valley State, winning everywhere he coached.

Career Highlights: Former All-Star pitcher Derek Lowe had a strong 17-year major league career including winning a World Series Championship with Boston.

A two-time All-Star, Lowe had several different roles as a starter, reliever, and with seven teams: Seattle (1997), Boston (19972004), Los Angeles Dodgers (200508), Atlanta (2009-11), Cleveland (2012), New York Yankees (2012), and Texas (2013). Throughout his career, Lowe played in 681 games with a 176-157 win-loss record and 4.03 ERA in 2,671.1 innings.

He recorded 1,721 strikeouts and 86 saves. Some of his best years came with Boston, where in 2000 he was the American League saves leader. In 2002 he threw a no-hitter against Tampa Bay, posted a 21-8 record with a 2.58 ERA. That same season, Lowe was awarded the Thomas A. Yawkey Red Sox MVP honor. In the 2004 post-season, Lowe posted a 3-0 record and was the winner in the final game of all three post-season series as he helped the Red Sox to their first World Series Championship in 86 years. He also was the 2006 National League saves leader while with the Dodgers.

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Kyle Lowry

Greg Maddux

Patrick Mahomes

Joe Mauer

Career Highlights: All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors has been instrumental is leading the Raptors to the NBA Playoffs eight of the past nine years, including winning the 2019 NBA Championship. Lowry’s tenacious playing style helped him being named a six-time All-Star, and to the All-NBA Third Team in 2016. Lowry is Toronto’s all-time leader in assists and triple-doubles, and in three-point field goals made in a season. A 16-year NBA veteran, Lowry was selected out of Villanova by Memphis in the 2006 NBA Draft. He spent three seasons in Memphis, three years in Houston before being traded to the Raptors in 2012. During his second season with the Raptors, the team won an Atlantic Division title and reached the playoffs for the first time in seven years. In 2015-16, the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time. Throughout his career, Lowry has averaged 14.7 points, 6.2 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game. Lowry also won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a member of the United States national team.

Career Highlights: All-Pro Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has already led the team to two consecutive Super Bowls, including winning Super Bowl LIV in February 2020, where the Chiefs defeated San Francisco for their first title since 1970. For his efforts, Mahomes was named Super Bowl MVP, the youngest quarterback to do so. Selected 10th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft, Mahomes’ performance throughout the 2018 season earned him multiple awards including being named NFL MVP, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, NFL passing touchdowns leader, First-Team All-Pro, and to his first of three consecutive Pro Bowls. Mahomes became just the second quarterback in NFL history to throw for 50 touchdowns and 5,000 passing yards in a season, and the fastest player to 4,000 passing yards by accomplishing the feat in just 13 career games. In just four NFL career seasons, Mahomes holds numerous other NFL and Kansas City franchise records including fastest to 10,000 career passing yards (34 games), fastest to 100 career touchdowns (40 games), most consecutive 300-plus passing yard games (eight, tied), and career passing yards per game (307.7).

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Career Highlights: Hall of Famer Greg Maddux won more games during the 1990s than any other pitcher. In his illustrious 23-year MLB career, Maddux won a World Series Championship, four Cy Young Awards (1992-95) and eight All-Star nods. He is the only pitcher in MLB history to win at least 15 games for 17 straight seasons. Maddux was a record 18time Gold Glover, a four-time ERA leader and three-time wins leader.

He pitched in 13 Division Series contests, 17 League Championship games, and five World Series games.

Maddux spent his first seven seasons with the Chicago Cubs (1986-1992) winning 20 games (2.18 ERA) in 1992, earning his first Cy Young honor. He signed with Atlanta in 1993 and the Braves won 11 consecutive division titles, advanced to the World Series three times, and won the 1995 World Series. In that time, Maddux went 198-88 with a 2.63 ERA. He returned to the Cubs in 2004 and led the NL in starts (35) in 2005 at age 39. Maddux boasts a career 355-227 record, 3.16 ERA with 3,371 strikeouts.

Career Highlights: A six-time All-Star, five-time Silver Slugger Award winner, three-time Gold Glove honoree and an American League MVP, Joe Mauer spent his entire 15-year MLB career playing for his hometown Minnesota Twins. Selected first overall in the 2001 MLB Draft, Mauer was a star high school athlete becoming the only athlete ever to be selected as the USA Today High School Athlete of the Year in two sports. Named the 2001 Gatorade National Player of the Year in football, Mauer forgo his football commitment to Florida State for a professional baseball career with the Twins. Two years after his MLB debut in 2004, Mauer became the first catcher in history to lead the American League in batting average (.347). He was the only catcher to win three AL batting titles. In 2009, he became the first catcher to lead the league in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage in a season, and for his efforts was named the American League MVP. Mauer retired in 2018 and played in 1,858 games posting a .306 average, 2,123 hits, and 923 RBI.

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Brian McCann

Career Highlights: A seven-time All-Star catcher and six-time Silver Slugger honoree, Brian McCann won the 2017 World Series with Houston. In his 15-year MLB career, McCann played 1,755 games with Atlanta (2005-13 & 2019), New York Yankees (2014-16), and Houston (2017-18). He posted a .262 career batting average with 1,018 RBI, and hit 18 or more home runs in 12 of his 15 seasons, 282 home runs total. Drafted by Atlanta in 2002, McCann made his major league debut in 2005, and hit his first home run in just his second regular-season game. McCann became the first Braves player to hit a home run in his first playoff at-bat, and was the first Braves player to be selected to the All-Star team in his first three full seasons, where he was named the 2010 All-Star Game MVP. McCann signed with the Yankees in November 2013 where he averaged 23 home runs in his three seasons in New York before being traded to the Astros in November 2016. He signed with the Braves in 2019, finishing his career where he started.

Jim McMahon

Career Highlights: Super Bowl champion quarterback Jim McMahon has long been known as one of the NFL’s grittiest quarterbacks in history. McMahon led the Chicago Bears’ offense for the first eight seasons of his 15-year NFL career, from 1982 to 1989, including coming back in 1985 from a season-ending injury the year before and leading the Bears to the 1986 Super Bowl title beating the New England Patriots. McMahon was named to the Pro Bowl that season. Throughout his career, he played for San Diego, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Arizona and earned a second Super Bowl ring with the 1996 Green Bay Packers.

Also recognized for his headbands and sunglasses, McMahon finished his career playing 120 regular season games and completing 1,492 passes for 18,148 yards and 100 touchdowns. A consensus All-American at Brigham Young University, McMahon led the nation in passing in 1980 and 1981 and was the first player to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season. At the time, he set 32 NCAA records. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

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Sean McDermott

Career Highlights: Sean McDermott is starting his fifth season as Head Coach of the Buffalo Bills. Under his leadership, the Bills had immediate success as in his first season in 2017 he led the team to a 9-7 record and their first playoff appearance since 1999, ending the thenlongest postseason drought in the four major sports. Last season, McDermott helped the Bills clinch the AFC East and win a playoff game for the first time since 1995 en route to their first AFC Championship Game appearance in 28 years. In his tenure, the team has a 38-26 record, and has made the playoffs in three of the past four seasons. Prior to Buffalo, McDermott began his NFL coaching career with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2001 and for 10 seasons held various coaching responsibilities.

McDermott joined the Carolina Panthers in 2011 and was the team’s Defensive Coordinator for six seasons, which included a trip to Super Bowl 50. McDermott graduated from the College of William and Mary, and was an all-conference safety in 1997, and a teammate of current Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin.

Al Michaels

Career Highlights: One of sports’ most renowned broadcasters, Al Michaels is starting his 16th season as the play-by-play voice of NBC’s “Sunday Night Football. Michaels has covered more major sports events than any sportscaster, including 20 years as the play-by-play voice of “Monday Night Football.” He is the only commentator to call the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and host the Stanley Cup Final for network television. Among his accolades, Michaels has won eight Emmy Awards – seven for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play and one in 2011 for the Lifetime Achievement Award. Michaels received the 2021 Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2013, Michaels was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the prestigious Pete Rozelle Radio & Television Award, the Television Academy Hall of Fame, and the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Michaels earned his first Sportscaster of the Year award in 1980, when he made his memorable call, “Do you believe in miracles?

Yes!” on the U.S. men’s hockey team’s dramatic upset win over the Soviets at the Winter Olympics.

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Kevin Millar

Mark Mulder

Matt Nagy

Kevin Nealon

Career Highlights: Kevin Millar is a former 12-year major league veteran best recognized for his years with the Boston Red Sox, and now as the popular cohost of “Intentional Talk,” the MLB Network’s longest running show dating back to 2011.

Millar became a favorite with the Red Sox with his outgoing personality, clubhouse presence and offensive production that helped spark the Red Sox to the 2003 AL Championship Series and the 2004 World Series Championship. In his MLB career, Millar batted .274 with 170 home runs and 699 RBI with the Florida Marlins (1998-2002), Boston (2003-05), Baltimore (2006-08) and Toronto (2009). He played in 1,427 games posting 1,284 hits and a .358 on base percentage. Millar received the 2003 Jackie Jensen Award, presented annually by the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America to the player who embodies the spirit of the former Red Sox outfielder. Millar also received the 2001 Charlie Hough Good Guy Award from the BBWAA Florida Chapter.

He joined the MLB Network in 2010, and has also contributed to NESN’s Red Sox coverage and FOX’s baseball coverage since retiring.

Career Highlights: Matt Nagy, who enters his fourth season as Head Coach of the Chicago Bears, has compiled a 28-20 record in his first three seasons, with one division championship and two playoff appearances.

In his first season in 2018, both the Pro Football Writers Association and Associated Press named Nagy Coach of the Year, after he led the Bears to a 12-4 record and Chicago’s first NFC North Championship and playoff appearance since 2010. Prior to joining the Bears, Nagy had 10 years of NFL coaching experience, all under Head Coach Andy Reid with Philadelphia and Kansas City. A former Arena Football League quarterback, Nagy played six seasons for the New York Dragons, Carolina Cobras, Georgia Force, and Columbus Destroyers. During his career, Nagy completed 65.5 percent of his passes for 18,866 yards, 374 touchdowns and a 115.1 quarterback rating. Nagy played collegiately at Delaware, setting more than 20 career passing records at the time, including career marks for passing yards and touchdowns. Nagy earned All-America honors as a senior for the Blue Hens after setting single-season records in attempts, yards and touchdowns.

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Career Highlights: Selected second overall in the 1998 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics, Mark Mulder was on the fast track to the major leagues as he showed his dominance in his first full season in 2001 leading the American League with 21 wins, followed by a 19-win season and a career-best 159 strikeouts in 2002.

Injuries limited his play in 2003, yet, he still won 15 games and posted a career-best 3.13 ERA. A two-time All-Star, Mulder helped the Athletics make the postseason four years in a row while posting a 7142 record. He led the American League in complete games (2003 & 2004) and shutouts (2001 & 2003). Traded to St. Louis in 2005, Mulder finished the season with a 16-8 record, 3.64 ERA, and helped the Cardinals reach the National League Championship Series. He finished his career with a 103-60 record, 4.18 ERA and 834 strikeouts. Mulder has a strong golf game too, winning the American Century Celebrity Golf Championships three times, and the celebrity division of the 2017 Diamond Resorts Invitational.

Career Highlights: Actor and comedian Kevin Nealon, who is known for a variety of roles including several of Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison films, recently starred in the CBS sitcom “Man with a Plan” for the past five years. A cast member of the hit Showtime dark comedy “Weeds” for eight seasons, Nealon is one of the longest-running cast members of “Saturday Night Live” (1986-95). He is best remembered for characters such as “The Subliminal Man,” Franz of “Hans and Franz” and “Weekend Update Anchorman.” Since making his film debut in the 1987 romantic comedy, “Roxanne” with Steve Martin, he has recently starred in “Ghost Squad,” “Blended,” “Walk of Shame,” “Aliens in the Attic,” “Get Smart” and “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan.” Some other film credits include “Anger Management,” “Daddy Day Care,” “Cecil B. Demented,” “Happy Gilmore” and “The Wedding Singer.” Some of Nealon’s television credits include: “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Dharma and Greg,” “Third Rock From the Sun” and “The Outer Limits.” Nealon wrote his first book in 2008 titled “Yes, You’re Pregnant but What About Me?”

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John O’Hurley

T.J. Oshie

Carson Palmer

Joe Pavelski

Career Highlights: Popular television personality John O’Hurley is best recognized for his portrayal of the dashing clothing cataloguer J. Peterman on the former hit show “Seinfeld.”

O’Hurley, who was in the recent film “7 Days in Vegas,” hosted the game show “Family Feud” for five years, and also has hosted NBC’s “The National Dog Show” since 2002. A true Renaissance man, O’Hurley was the runner-up celebrity dancer in the first season of “Dancing with the Stars.” He actively does voice work for children’s shows and videos including “The Looney Tunes Show,” “Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated,” “SpongeBob Square Pants,” “Hey Arnold,” “Tarzan & Jane,” and “Kim Possible.” O’Hurley has also starred in several daytime dramas and television movies. A selftaught pianist and classically trained vocalist, he released a two-album project entitled “Peace of Our Minds,” a compilation of his original piano compositions in tandem with famed cellist Marston Smith. O’Hurley has written three books including the New York Times bestseller “It’s Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump,” “Before your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You Have to Do It, and “The Perfect Dog.”

Career Highlights: Former All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl quarterback Carson Palmer enjoyed an impressive 15-year NFL career. Palmer went 38-21-1 during his final five seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, which included leading the team to a 31-3 record and a spot in the NFC Championship Game during an MVP-caliber 2015 season. For his efforts, Palmer set a franchise record with 35 touchdowns and was named All-Pro Second Team.

Palmer spent five years with the Cardinals after two seasons with the Oakland Raiders and eight with the Cincinnati Bengals. The 2002 Heisman Trophy winner, Palmer holds numerous Bengals’ single-season records including completions, touchdowns, passing yards, touchdown passes in a game, highest passer rating and the team’s all-time best completion percentage. The No. 1 pick in the 2003 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern California, Palmer set numerous USC all-time records and won numerous honors in addition to the Heisman Trophy, including Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Player of the Year by The Sporting News and CNN/SI, and First-Team All-America from the Associated Press, Football Writers Association, CBS Sportsline and ESPN.

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Career Highlights: A fan favorite due to his fast and energetic style of play, Washington Capitals right winger T.J. Oshie won the 2018 Stanley Cup with the Capitals. A 13-year NHL veteran, Oshie played for St. Louis for seven seasons (2008-15) and was traded to Washington prior to the 2015-16 season, Oshie has helped the Capitals reach the NHL Playoffs the past five seasons. He has played in 856 regular season games, with 260 goals, 350 assists and 610 career points. Oshie rose to prominence while playing for the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in a preliminary-round game against Russia. After the initial three rounds of the overtime shootout, Oshie was sent out by USA Head Coach Dan Bylsma for the next five rounds and converted four times, including the game-winner. Oshie has also played on three U.S. Men’s National Teams and one U.S. National Junior Team. In college at the University of North Dakota, Oshie played for three seasons (2005-08) where he was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award and was named to the AHCA West All-America First Team and AllWCHA First Team.

Career Highlights: A 15-year NHL veteran, Joe Pavelski spent the first 13 years of his career with the San Jose Sharks, before signing with the Dallas Stars in 2019. In 2020, Pavelski helped the Stars to a Stanley Cup Finals where he scored his 61st playoff goal to become the all-time NHL playoff goal score leader of American-born players. As team captain in San Jose, Pavelski also led the Sharks to their first ever Stanley Cup Finals in 2016, where he finished as the league leader in playoff goals and third in points. A three-time All-Star, Pavelski scored 64 points, including a team-leading 38 goals and 26 assists in 2019. He began his NHL career in 2006 scoring a goal in his first game, and seven goals and 10 points in his first 12 games.

In his career, Pavelski has posted 394 goals, 449 assists and boasts a 136 plus/minus. He won a silver medal as a member of Team USA at the 2010 Winter Olympics, played on the 2014 USA Olympic Team, and won the 2006 NCAA Men’s Hockey Championship with the University of Wisconsin.

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Sean Payton

Doug Pederson

Michael Pena

Patrick Peterson

Career Highlights: As New Orleans Saints Head Coach for 14 seasons, Sean Payton boasts a 143-81 record, including winning the NFC South title the past four seasons, and six times overall.

Payton joined New Orleans in 2006 and under his leadership the team made the 2006 NFL Playoffs, after a 3-13 season in 2005. For his efforts he won the Coach of the Year honors.

Following the 2009 season, the Saints won their first Super Bowl title in franchise history by defeating Indianapolis. Known for his offensive prowess, Payton’s teams scored more points (2,804) and gained more yards (40,158) than any other team in a coach’s first 100 games in NFL history. Prior to the Saints, Payton was a member of Dallas’ staff for three years, where he came after four years with the New York Giants (19992002). Prior to the NFL, Payton coached collegiately at San Diego State University (1989-89 and 1992-93) around a stop at Indiana State (1990-91).

Following the 1993 season, Payton moved to Miami of Ohio (1994-95) and spent 1996 at Illinois before entering the NFL with Philadelphia as quarterback coach.

Career Highlights: Actor Michael Pena has been acting in Hollywood for more than 25 years, with an eclectic film and television career that includes memorable parts in back-to-back Oscar Best Pictures “Million Dollar Baby” and “Crash,” and on the small screen in the acclaimed series “The Shield.” Most recently, he starred in “Tom and Jerry,” “Dora and the Lost City of Gold, “ “Fantasy Island,” and six films in 2018 including “The Mule,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” and “12 Strong.” Pena played the lead role of DEA agent Kiki Camarena in the television series “Narcos: Mexico.” He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor in “End of Watch” alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, and an ALMA Award for Special Achievement in film in portraying “Cesar Chavez.” Other notable roles were played in movies such as “Fury” alongside Brad Pitt, “Shooter” with Mark Wahlberg, and “The Lincoln Lawyer” with Matthew McConaughey. Pena’s resume includes more than 50 films including “American Hustle,” “Battle: Los Angeles,” “Tower Heist,” “Babel,” “Collateral Beauty,” and “Observe and Report,” to name a few.

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Career Highlights: Former Head Coach Doug Pederson led the Philadelphia Eagles to their first Super Bowl title in history in a win over New England in 2018.

In just his second season in 2017 as an NFL head coach, Pederson led the Eagles to a 13-3 regularseason record, an NFC East title, the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs and the Super Bowl LLI title.

With a combined 24 years of NFL experience as a coach and player, Pederson joined the Eagles in 2016 after three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. As Chiefs’ offensive coordinator from 2013 to 2015, Pederson helped Kansas City to a 31-17 regular-season record and two playoff appearances. In 2015, Pederson helped the Chiefs win a team-record 11 consecutive games, including their first playoff victory in 22 years. Before coaching, Pederson enjoyed a 12-year NFL playing career with the Packers, Dolphins, Eagles and Browns. As a backup quarterback for Green Bay, he was part of a team that won Super Bowl XXXI, captured two NFC Championships and earned eight playoff berths.

Career Highlights: A three-time First-Team All-Pro cornerback/ punt return specialist for 10 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, Patrick Peterson recently signed with the Minnesota Vikings. Named to the Pro Bowl in his first eight NFL seasons (2011-18), Peterson made an impact in his rookie season when he became the only player in NFL history with four puntreturn touchdowns of at least 80 yards in a single season, and the longest overtime punt return for a touchdown (99 yards). Selected fifth in the 2011 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State University, Peterson was the only rookie to be selected to the 2011 All-Pro First Team, in addition to being named First Team All-Pro in 2013 and 2015. He holds other Cardinal records including the longest gamewinning punt return touchdown in overtime (99 yards), and most punt return yards by a rookie in a season (699). At LSU, he was recognized as the best college defensive back in the country and was a unanimous 2010 All-American, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and Jim Thorpe and Chuck Bednarik Award winner.

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Dan Quayle 44th Vice President of the United States

Career Highlights: Dan Quayle served as the 44th Vice President of the United States with President Herbert Walker Bush from 1989 to 1993. Quayle was elected to Congress in Indiana at the young age of 29, was elected to the United States Senate at 33, and became Vice President of the United States at age 41. During his tenure he made official visits to 47 countries, was chairman of the President’s Council on Competitiveness and the National Space Council, and served as President Bush’s point man on Capital Hill. Quayle was a leader in causes from legal system reform to deregulation to the renewal of basic American values. Since leaving office, Quayle has written three books: “Standing Firm,” “The American Family” and “Worth Fighting For.” In recent years, Quayle has served as Chairman of the international division of Cerberus Capital Management. He also has served on a number of corporate boards and chaired several business ventures. Quayle is the only Vice President to have a museum, The Dan Quayle Museum in Huntington, Indiana, which features information on Quayle and all U.S. Vice Presidents.

Jerry Rice

Career Highlights: Regarded as one of the greatest football players in NFL history, Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice was a 13-time Pro Bowler and named All-Pro 12 times (10 times First-Team) during his illustrious 20-year career playing for San Francisco (1985-2000), Oakland (2001-2003), and Seattle (2004).

Elected into the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame, Rice won three Super Bowls and one Super Bowl MVP title with the 49ers during his 15 years with the team. He is the all-time leader in almost every major statistical category for wide receivers, is a member of the NFL’s 75th Anniversary team, was named NFL Player of the Year twice, was NFL Offensive Player of the Year twice and was a six-time NFL receptions leader. Rice holds more than 100 NFL records including career receiving touchdowns, total touchdowns, receptions, receiving yards, most games with 100 receiving yards, most 1,000-yard receiving seasons, and most 100-catch seasons. An instrumental member of three Super Bowl Championship teams with the 49ers, Rice also led Oakland to the Super Bowl in 2003, which they eventually lost to Tampa Bay.

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Alfonso Ribeiro

Career Highlights: Alfonso Ribeiro has been the host of the popular and long-running television series “America’s Funniest Home Videos” since 2015. A true Renaissance man as an actor, director, singer and dancer, Ribeiro is best known for his role as spoiled rich-kid Carlton Banks in the former hit sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” from the 1990’s. Ribeiro is also recognized for winning the prestigious 2014 Mirror Ball Trophy with professional dancer Witney Carson on “Dancing with the Stars.” Ribeiro has also hosted the game show “Catch 21” on the Game Show Network and has directed several episodes of “Meet the Browns” and “Are We There Yet?” Ribeiro began his acting career in “Oye Willie” at age eight and by 10 years old, he had released such songs as “Dance Baby” and “Not Too Young.” Cast as Rick Schroder’s best friend in the television series “Silver Spoons,” Ribeiro is also known for his role in LL Cool J’s show “In the House” and as host of “Your Big Break” and the “GSN Live.”

He won FOX’s reality show “Celebrity Duets” in 2006.

Rob Riggle

Career Highlights: A veteran of television hits such as “Saturday Night Live” and “The Daily Show,” Rob Riggle is a multi-talented actor, comedian, writer, producer and director. A staple in numerous comedic films for more than 20 years, Riggle’s credits include the 2020 movie “The War With Grandpa,” 2018 hit-comedy “Night School” (alongside Kevin Hart), “12 Strong,” “Midnight Sun,” “Let’s Be Cops,” “21 Jump Street,” “22 Jump Street,” “The Hangover,” “The Other Guys,” “Talladega Nights,” “Step Brothers,” and many more. Riggle also worked alongside Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in “Dumb & Dumber To,” the sequel to the 1994 comedy classic, “Dumb & Dumber.” He served as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” and as a key player on “Saturday Night Live.” A few of his numerous television roles include “Modern Family,” “The Office,” “Arrested Development,” “30 Rock,” “Son of Zorn,” and “Fresh Off the Boat.” A retired United States Marine Corps Reserve officer, Riggle was seen on the comedy skit portions of Fox NFL Sunday from 2012 to 2019, and as a stand-up comedian on various U.S. tours.

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Aaron Rodgers

Jimmy Rollins

Ray Romano

Tony Romo

Career Highlights: A Super Bowl champion and three-time NFL Most Valuable Player (including 2020), 16-year NFL veteran Green Bay Packer Aaron Rodgers is one of the NFL’s all-time elite quarterbacks. A nine-time Pro Bowler and three-time FirstTeam All-Pro, Rodgers was also named Second Team All-Pro and is a three-time passer rating leader and two-time passing touchdowns leader. Rodgers led the Packers to the 2011 Super Bowl title over Pittsburgh and was the Super Bowl MVP after an impressive 15-1 regular season, the best of his career. He threw for 4,643 yards and 45 touchdowns with just six interceptions, good for a quarterback rating of 122.5 (the single best passer rating in NFL history).

The 2011 Associated Press Athlete of the Year, Rodgers holds more than 30 NFL records including all-time career leader in passer rating, most consecutive seasons with a passer rating over 100, best touchdown to interception ratio, most touchdown passes of 70 or more yards and many more. He also holds several Packers records including passing yards in a season, most touchdown passes and total touchdowns in a season, and highest completion percentage in a season.

Career Highlights: Emmy Award-winning actor, writer and stand-up comedian Ray Romano is best known for the comedy “Everybody Loves Raymond.”

Romano can now be seen in the lead role in the EPIX comedy series “Get Shorty,” and the HBO Max television series “Made for Love.” He also recently starred in “The Irishman,” “Bad Education,” “Paddleton,” the hit movie “The Big Sick,” the HBO drama “Vinyl,” the comedy-drama “Men of a Certain Age,” and was on the NBC hit show “Parenthood.” Romano’s other film credits include “Rob the Mob,” “Welcome to Mooseport,” “Eulogy,” “Grilled,” “The Last Word,” “The Grand,” and many more. Romano can be heard as Manny, the woolly mammoth in the hit animated “Ice Age” movie series. Romano got his start at comedy clubs, which led to “Everybody Loves Raymond.” For this role, Romano won the 2002 Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the 2005 Outstanding Comedy Series. His other honors include being a three-time People’s Choice Award winner as Favorite Male TV Performer and the 2006 Favorite Male Television Star.

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Career Highlights: A World Series Champion and National League MVP, Jimmy Rollins enjoyed an impressive 17-year MLB career. A three-time All-Star, Rollins spent his first 15 years with the Philadelphia Phillies (2000-2014), and finished with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2015), and Chicago White Sox (2016).

Regarded as one of the game’s best defensive shortstops, Rollins won four Gold Glove Awards. He also was the Phillies leadoff hitter for almost 10 years, where he was the 2001 National League stolen base leader and a 2007 Silver Slugger Award honoree. Rollins compiled the Phillies’ longest hitting streak at 38 games and was the team’s all-time leader in hits. Named the 2007 NL MVP, Rollins was the first player in history to record 200 hits, 20 triples, 30 home runs, and 30 stolen bases in a season. That season, the Phillies won their division in the first of five consecutive seasons, and Rollins was instrumental in the team’s 2008 World Series win over Tampa Bay. The 2014 Roberto Clemente Award winner, Rollins finished his career with a .264 batting average, 2,455 hits, 231 home runs, 936 RBI, and 470 stolen bases.

Career Highlights: After an impressive 14-year NFL career, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo joined CBS in 2017 as an NFL analyst alongside Jim Nantz where he has received rave reviews.

Romo ascended from the ranks as an undrafted free agent and three-year back-up quarterback to a four-time Pro Bowler. He holds numerous Cowboys team records including touchdown passes, passing yards, and most games with at least 300 passing yards. Romo has career stats of 2,829 completions, 248 touchdowns, 34,183 total passing yards and a 97.1 quarterback rating. Romo’s other accolades include: 2014 NFL passer rating leader, 2014 NFL completion percentage leader, two-time NFC passer rating leader, 2009 NFC passing yards leader, 2007 NFC passing touchdowns leader, and was honored with the 2011 Ed Block Courage Award. Romo is the only Cowboys’ quarterback to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season (done four times) and the first quarterback in franchise history to average over 300 passing yards a game in a season.

He holds the NFL record for the highest quarterback rating in the fourth quarter. Romo won the 2018 American Century Celebrity Championship.

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Joe Don Rooney

Kyle Rudolph

CC Sabathia

Bret Saberhagen

Career Highlights: Joe Don Rooney is the lead guitarist and harmony signer in the country band Rascal Flatts along with his cousin Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus. Rooney also plays the acoustic and bass guitars, and the mandolin. After 21 years together they planned their Rascal Flatts Farewell – Life is a Highway Tour in 2020, which was postponed due to the pandemic. Since their debut in 2000, Rascall Flatts has sold more than 23 million records and delivered 17 No. 1 hit singles. The most awarded country group of the past decade, Rascal Flatts has earned more than 40 trophies from the American Country Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, American Music Awards, and more. Their list of country music hits includes the 2017 hit “Yours If You Want It,” “I Like the Sound of That,” “These Days,” “Bless the Broken Road,” “What Hurts the Most,” “Take Me There” and “Here Comes Goodbye.” Rooney also has appeared in the movies: “Christmas in the Heartland,” “To Appomattox,” and “Hannah Montana: The Movie.” Rooney got his music start with the 1992 band Uncle Thumbtack.

Career Highlights: Former major league left-handed pitcher CC Sabathia is a six-time All-Star, a Cy Young winner and a World Series Champion with the New York Yankees in 2009. A beloved 19-year MLB veteran, Sabathia played for Cleveland (2001-08), a half season with Milwaukee (2008), before finishing the final 11 years of his career with the Yankees (2009-19). When he retired, Sabathia led all active MLB players in career wins (251), career innings pitched (3,577.1), and career strikeouts (3,093). A threetime Warren Spahn Award winner (best left-hander), Sabathia also was a two-time MLB wins leader and two-time shutouts leader. Sabathia enjoyed his best years from 2005 to 2012 when he was the winningest pitcher in baseball. He also posted a cumulative record of 137-67 with a 3.24 ERA, which included five straight seasons of 17+ wins from 2007 to 2011. During that timeframe, Sabathia averaged more than 220 innings pitched and 200 strikeouts per season, started 257 games and posted 173 quality starts, received four All-Star nods, and won the 2007 Cy Young honor. Sabathia was also the 2008 National League shutouts leader.

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Career Highlights: A 10-year NFL veteran and two-time Pro Bowler, Kyle Rudolph had several successful seasons at tight end for the Minnesota Vikings before recently signing with the New York Giants. Rudolph ranks first among tight ends in Vikings history with 48 touchdown catches, and is second among tight ends with 453 receptions for 4,448 yards.

Rudolph was a team captain for several years and is revered as a leader in the locker room and the community as a three-time Vikings Community Man of the Year honoree.

Selected 43rd overall in the 2011 NFL Draft out of the University of Notre Dame, Rudolph had a breakout season in 2012 as he was targeted 93 times and hauled in 53 receptions averaging 9.3 yards per reception. He finished the year with 493 receiving yards and a career-high nine touchdowns.

Rudolph was selected to his first Pro Bowl that year and was named MVP of the game. Rudolph has started 132 of 140 games, including every game from 2015 through 2019, and was instrumental in 2017 in helping the Vikings to a 13-3 record atop the NFC North, and the NFC Championship game.

Career Highlights: A three-time All-Star and two-time Cy Young winner, Bret Saberhagen enjoyed an impressive 16-year MLB career.

In just his second year in the major leagues with Kansas City, the 21-year-old established himself, going 20-6 with a 2.87 ERA and winning his first of two Cy Young Awards. In that 1985 season, Saberhagen led the Royals to a World Series title over St. Louis and was named MVP of the Series after hurling two complete-game victories, allowing just one run in 19 innings. In eight seasons in Kansas City, he won 110 games and two Cy Young honors. Saberhagen also played with the New York Mets, Colorado and Boston. A 1989 American League Gold Glove Award winner, he led the American League in ERA (2.16) and wins (23) that season. Saberhagen pitched a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox in 1991 and had two 20-win seasons and four 15-win seasons. His other honors include: Tony Conigliaro Award (1998), Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (1985, 1989), Babe Ruth Award (1985) and he was a two-time AL Comeback Player of the Year (1987 & 1998).

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Sterling Sharpe

Alex Smith

Emmitt Smith

John Smoltz

Career Highlights: Sterling Sharpe was a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time First-Team All-Pro for the Green Bay Packers during his seven-year NFL career, which unfortunately ended early due to a neck injury in 1994. Along with quarterback Brett Favre, Sharpe formed one of the most prolific tandems in NFL history from 1992 to 1994, connecting for 314 receptions, 3,854 yards and 42 touchdowns. Sharpe’s 595 career receptions and 65 receiving touchdowns were second only to Jerry Rice during that timeframe.

Sharpe was the first receiver in history to post at least 300 receptions in a three-season span and first player with consecutive 100-catch seasons.

He also holds the NFL record of 34 consecutive games with at least four receptions. Sharpe led the NFL in receptions three times and touchdown receptions twice, and also won the “Triple Crown” leading the league in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns in the same season.

The older brother of Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, he also led the NFL in 1994 with 18 touchdown catches, and broke the league’s single-season receptions record in 1993 with 112.

Career Highlights: Emmitt Smith is one of the all-time great running backs in NFL history amassing an NFL record 18,355 rushing yards, an NFL record 164 rushing touchdowns, four NFL rushing titles, four rushing touchdowns leader honors, three Super Bowl titles with the Dallas Cowboys and a league (1993) and Super Bowl (XXVIII) MVP award. A 15-year NFL veteran (13 with the Cowboys), Smith was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010. He is the only running back to ever win a Super Bowl championship, the NFL MVP award, the NFL rushing crown, and the Super Bowl MVP award all in the same season (1993). An eight-time Pro Bowler and fivetime All-Pro selection, Smith spent his final two seasons with Arizona but retired as a Cowboy in 2005. Following the 2001 season, Smith became the first player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in 11 consecutive seasons and the first player with 11 1,000-yard seasons. Other NFL records include: 78 regular season 100-yard rushing games, 4,409 carries, 1,586 post-season rushing yards, 19 post-season rushing touchdowns, and seven post-season 100-yard rushing games.

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Career Highlights: Named the 2020 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, quarterback Alex Smith recently announced his retirement after he came back from a near life-threatening leg injury to lead the Washington Football team midway through last season to an NFC East title.

A 16-year veteran, Smith was traded to Washington in 2018 after leading Kansas City for five seasons. A three-time Pro Bowler, Smith posted three 11-win seasons with the Chiefs and in 2017 posted career-highs in completions, yards and led the NFL in passer rating. In 2015, he led the Chiefs to an 11-game winning streak, their first playoff win since 1994, and was named the Chiefs co-MVP. Prior to the Chiefs, Smith spent seven years with the San Francisco 49ers. He started the first nine games of the 2012 season, before suffering a head injury, as the team finished with an 11-4-1 record and played in Super Bowl XLVII. Smith had a breakout season in 2011 leading the 49ers to a 13-3 record. He threw 17 touchdowns and just five interceptions, setting the 49ers record for fewest interceptions in a season.

Career Highlights: Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz is an eight-time All-Star, Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion. In his illustrious 20-year MLB career with the Atlanta Braves, Smoltz was a two-time National League wins and strikeout leader, and the first pitcher in history to top both 200 wins and 150 saves. With a lifetime 15-4 post-season record and 2.67 ERA, Smoltz helped Atlanta win the 1995 World Series. The only Braves player to be part of the franchise’s historic run of 14 consecutive division titles, Smoltz’s best year was 1996 when he went 24-8 with a 2.94 ERA, including winning a franchise-record 14 straight games, an NL record 24 wins, and the Cy Young honor. Predominately a starting pitcher, Smoltz spent three and a half seasons as Atlanta’s closer, and became only the second pitcher to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season (2002).

His other accolades include: 1997 Silver Slugger Award, 2005 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, and 2005 Roberto Clemente Award. His career statistics include a 3.33 ERA, 3,084 strikeouts and 154 saves.

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Annika Sorenstam

Michael Strahan

Kathryn Tappen

Golden Tate

Career Highlights: Regarded as one of golf’s greatest players in history, Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam won 94 international tournaments, including 72 official LPGA tournaments of which 10 were major championships. In her professional career, Sorenstam won eight LPGA Player of the Year awards, and six Vare Trophies given to the LPGA player with the lowest scoring average. She was an eight-time LPGA leading money winner, amassing more than $22 million throughout her career.

Sorenstam is the only LPGA player to win the Player of the Year honor, Vare Trophy and the Money List Award in the same year in five different years. In her first full year on the Tour in 1994, she was LPGA Rookie of the Year after three top-10 finishes. Her eight major championships included three U.S. Open titles, three Women’s PGA Championships, three ANA Inspiration titles, the du Maurier Classic and the British Open. The only female to shoot a 59 in competition, Sorenstam became the first player in LPGA history to finish a season with a sub-70 scoring average of 69.99.

Career Highlights: Versatile NBC Sports reporter Kathryn Tappen serves as a co-host of “NHL Live” and “NHL Overtime,” in addition to providing coverage of Notre Dame Football, “Football Night in America,” the Summer and Winter Olympics and more. Tappen also served as a reporter for NBC’s coverage from Super Bowl XLIX. In March 2020, Tappen anchored studio coverage as part of the allfemale crew that broadcast and produced the Blues-Blackhawks matchup, the first done solely by women.

Prior to NBC, Tappen joined the NHL Network in 2011 as the host of “NHL Tonight,” the network’s nightly highlight show. Prior to that, she spent five years with the New England Sports Network as the lead studio host for Boston Bruins games, and also reported on the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, and Boston Celtics. Tappen was a weekend anchor, as well as a weekday sports reporter for NBC-affiliate WJAR in Providence after she began her career in 2003 at College Sports Television. An Academic-All American at Rutgers University, Tappan was a member of the track and field and cross-country teams.

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Career Highlights: Michael Strahan is co-anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America” and host of the network’s primetime show “$100,000 Pyramid.” Since joining “GMA” in 2016, the morning show has won two Daytime Emmy Awards as “Outstanding Morning Program.” From 2012 to 2016 Strahan co-hosted the top-rated, nationally syndicated entertainment talk show “LIVE with Kelly and Michael,” along with Kelly Ripa, of which they also won two more Daytime Emmy Awards.

Strahan may best remembered for his spectacular 15-year NFL career as a defensive end for the New York Giants from 1993 to 2007. A seven-time Pro Bowler and one of only four players ever to lead the NFL in sacks for two season, Strahan lead the Giants to a dramatic Super Bowl win over the previously undefeated New England Patriots in 2007. The 2001 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Strahan was named First-Team All-Pro four times and Second-Team All-Pro twice. He received the highest honor being inducted into the 2014 Football Hall of Fame. During football season, he serves as an analyst on “Fox NFL Sunday,” and headlines the Thursday Night Football Pregame Show.

Career Highlights: An 11-year NFL veteran, Golden Tate played for the New York Giants the past two seasons. Prior to the Giants, Tate was traded to Philadelphia in 2018 after four strong seasons in Detroit. With the Lions in 2017, Tate posted 1,003 receiving yards, five touchdowns and his fourth consecutive season with 90 or more receptions. Tate posted his best NFL season in 2014 when he was named a Pro Bowler after he caught 99 passes and gained more than 1,330 receiving yards, both of which were top 10 in the NFL. In 2016, Tate finished with 91 receptions for 1,077 yards and four touchdowns, and his 676 yards after the catch ranked first among NFL receivers. Drafted

by Seattle in the 2010 NFL Draft, Tate won a Super Bowl ring with the Seahawks in 2013. In college, Tate starred at Notre Dame where he was recognized in 2009 as an unanimous All-American and the Fred Biltenikoff Award winner recognizing the top college wide receiver. Tate also excelled in baseball, being drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2007 and the San Francisco Giants in 2010.

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Joe Theismann

Adam Thielen

Justin Timberlake

Justin Tuck

Career Highlights: Former Washington Redskins star quarterback Joe Theismann led the Redskins to two consecutive Super Bowls, beating the Miami Dolphins to win the 1983 Super Bowl title. Theismann’s accomplishments in 1983 include being named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, First-Team AllPro, and Pro Bowl MVP. A 12-year NFL veteran and two-time Pro Bowler, Theismann played 163 consecutive games for the Redskins from 1974 to 1985. He holds Redskins records for passing yardage, completions and attempts. Theismann was the 1982 Walter Payton Man of the Year for his community service. Prior to the NFL, he was a two-time Canadian Football League All-Star for the Toronto Argonauts. An All-American at Notre Dame, Theismann led the Fighting Irish to consecutive Cotton Bowls and still holds the Irish school record for most passing yards (526) in a single game. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003, Theismann enjoyed an extensive broadcasting career as well, as he served as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports, ESPN and the NFL Network for many years.

Career Highlights: Singer, songwriter, and actor Justin Timberlake began his career performing on “The New Mickey Mouse Club” as a child, but he earned stardom with the popular boy band, NSYNC. During the band’s hiatus, Timberlake released his 2002 solo album “Justified,” with its hit singles “Cry Me a River” and “Rock Your Body.” His second album in 2006 “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” established Timberlake as one of the decade’s most successful singers. He then concentrated on acting, receiving praise for his performance in the 2010 Oscar-winning film “The Social Network,” followed by ”Bad Teacher,” “Friends with Benefits,” “In Time,” and many more movies. He released two albums “The 20/20 Experience” and “The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2” in 2013.

The former became the year’s best-selling record with hits “Suit & Tie” and “Mirrors.” Timberlake voiced the lead character in the 2016 animation film “Trolls,” accompanied by the hit song “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” He released his fifth album “Man of the Woods” in 2018, and starred in the acclaimed film “Palmer” this year. Timberlake’s numerous awards include 10 Grammys, four Emmys, seven American Music Awards and nine Billboard Music Awards.

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Career Highlights: A two-time Pro Bowler, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen is coming off a career year in receiving touchdowns with 14.

Undrafted out of Minnesota State University in 2013, Thielen worked his way up from the Vikings practice squad to leading the team in receptions from 2016 to 2018. During the 2018 season, Thielen became the first player in NFL history to record eight consecutive games with 100-plus receiving yards to start a season. He proceeded to record 113 receptions (third most in Vikings history) for 1,373 yards and nine receiving touchdowns. In 2017, he was instrumental in helping the Vikings to a 13-3 record and the NFC Championship Game. With his 1,276 receiving yards and 91 receptions, he became the first Viking to surpass the 1,000-yard mark since 2009. For his efforts, Thielen was named to the Pro Bowl and All-Pro Second Team. A relative unknown after his first two seasons, Thielen became the unsung hero of the Vikings in 2016 leading the team with 967 receiving yards, while also adding 69 catches and five touchdowns.

Career Highlights: A two-time Super Bowl champion, Justin Tuck enjoyed an impressive 11year NFL career as a defensive end for the New York Giants (2005-13) and Oakland Raiders (2014-15).

Tuck had a spectacular game in Super Bowl XLII (following the 2007 season) against New England where he pressured Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and recorded two sacks and a forced fumble in the Giants win. Tuck had a stellar 2008 season where he totaled 66 tackles, 12 sacks, three forced fumbles, two passes deflected and one interception. For his efforts, he was named First-Team All-Pro and earned his first Pro Bowl nod. Tuck continued his strong play and in 2010 was named to his second Pro Bowl and earned Second-Team All-Pro honors. Tuck battled injuries in 2011, but played outstanding in the postseason when the Giants beat the Patriots again to win Super Bowl XLVI. He finished his career playing two seasons for the Raiders. A graduate of Notre Dame, Tuck graduated from the prestigious University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business with an MBA in 2018 and works as a Vice President in Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs.

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Brian Urlacher

Chase Utley

Mike Vrabel

Jack Wagner

Career Highlights: Considered one of the NFL’s most dominant defensive linebackers in history, Brian Urlacher spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Chicago Bears (2000-12). Elected into the 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame, the fan-favorite and popular Urlacher played in 182 career games, starting all but two. An eight-time Pro Bowler, four-time First-Team All-Pro and Second-Team All-Pro honoree, he recorded a Bears’ team-record 1,353 tackles, 41.5 sacks, 22 interceptions, 16 fumble recoveries, and 11 forced fumbles. Urlacher was the 2005 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, and the first Chicago defender to lead the team in tackles in his first four NFL seasons. In 2006, he played a pivotal role in helping the Bears to a 13-3 record, the NFC’s top playoff seed, and two post-season victories before losing to Indianapolis in Super Bowl XLI. Urlacher’s other accolades include: 2012 Ed Block Courage Award, 2007 Brian Piccolo Award, 2006 AP All-Pro Team, 2005 AP and Pro Football Weekly NFL Defensive Play-of-the-Year, 2001 Football Digest NFL Defensive Player-ofthe-Year, and 2000 AP NFL Defensive Rookie-of-the-Year.

Career Highlights: A former 14-year NFL veteran linebacker with three Super Bowl rings, Mike Vrabel enters his fourth season as Head Coach of the Tennessee Titans. In the past two seasons, Vrabel has led the Titans to the playoffs and posted a 29-19 record. After retiring as a player in 2010, Vrabel started his coaching career with Ohio State as the linebackers and defensive line coach (2011-13), and then moved to the NFL with Houston as linebackers coach (2014-16) and then defensive coordinator (2017). As a player at Ohio State, Vrabel was a two-time Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, and was recognized as a consensus 1996 First-Team AllAmerican. Selected by Pittsburgh in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft, Vrabel played for the Steelers for four seasons, before signing as a free agent with New England. With the Patriots, he won three Super Bowls, and was named First-Team All-Pro and to his first Pro Bowl in 2007. Traded to Kansas City in 2009, Vrabel played two seasons for the Chiefs, finishing his NFL career playing in 206 games with 704 tackles, 57 sacks, and 11 interceptions.

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Career Highlights: Former major league second baseman Chase Utley enjoyed an impressive 16-year major league career primarily with the Philadelphia Phillies (2003-15), and then with the Los Angeles Dodgers (201518). A six-time All-Star known for his strong leadership skills, Utley ended the 2008 regular season with 33 home runs, 104 RBI and a team-high 177 hits, and helped lead the Phillies to a World Series title, the franchise’s first since 1980. A four-time Silver Slugger Award winner, Utley had seven career World Series home runs, the most by a second baseman. He also shares the record of five home runs in a single World Series, and holds the major league record for the most stolen bases in a season without being caught at 23, which he set in 2009. The Phillies got back to the World Series in 2009 and Utley drew a two-out walk in Game 1, setting a record for reaching base in consecutive postseason games with 26. He proceeded to hit two home runs in his next two at bats. Utley finished his career playing in 1,937 games with a .275 batting average, 1,885 hits, 1,025 RBI, and 259 home runs.

Career Highlights: Actor and singer Jack Wagner stars as Bill Avery in Hallmark Channel’s beloved television series, “When Calls the Heart,” which started filming its eighth season in 2021.

Wagner also recently starred in Hallmark movies “The Wedding March” and its’ four follow-up films the past four years, in addition to “Love on the Vines.”

He has also starred in several movies made for television, but, Wagner is best recognized for his roles on the soap operas “General Hospital,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Santa Barbara” and the prime-time hit series “Melrose Place.”

The popular star was nominated for a 2005 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in “The Bold and the Beautiful” and also received rave reviews for his portrayal of Tony in the National Touring Company production of “West Side Story.” Wagner jumped on the entertainment scene in 1984 launching a successful recording career with his gold hit, “All I Need.”

He released other albums through the years, with his most recent “On The Porch” album in 2014. An accomplished golfer, Wagner is a two-time American Century Celebrity Golf Championship winner.

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Tim Wakefield

DeMarcus Ware

David Wells

Andrew Whitworth

Career Highlights: Best known for his signature knuckleball pitch, former All-Star Tim Wakefield was instrumental in helping Boston win two World Series Championships in 2004 and 2007.

After starting his MLB career in 1992 with Pittsburgh for two years, Wakefield spent the next 17 seasons with the Red Sox, where he posted a 200-180 record with a 4.41 ERA. An All-Star in 2009, he was one of only five American League pitchers to start at least one game in 17 consecutive seasons for the same team as he recorded at least four wins and 125 innings in each of his 17 years in Boston. Named the 1995 AL Comeback Player-of-the-Year, Wakefield’s 186 wins with Boston places him third on the all-time Red Sox win list behind Cy Young and Roger Clemens (192 each). Wakefield ranks first all-time in Red Sox innings pitched (3,226), and second in wins at Fenway Park (97), second in appearances (627) and second in strikeouts (2,156). Wakefield was also known as one of baseball’s most charitable players being named the 2010 Roberto Clemente Award honoree.

Career Highlights: All-Star pitcher David Wells is a two-time World Series champion and one of only 23 pitchers in MLB history to pitch a perfect game. As a New York Yankee, Wells shutout the Minnesota Twins 4-0 on May 17, 1998. Wells played for nine different teams during his 21-year MLB career (Toronto, Detroit, Cincinnati, Baltimore, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, San Diego, Boston, Los Angeles Dodgers). Nicknamed “Boomer” for his physique, Wells was 82 games over .500 for his career, a record superior to many of the finest pitchers in baseball history. His 239-157 win-loss career record includes a 173-99 mark since 1995. He debuted for Toronto in 1987 as a reliever and finally secured a job as a starter when he was 30 years old. A three-time All-Star, Wells won World Series titles with Toronto (1992) and the Yankees (1998). Named the 1998 American League Championship Series MVP, Wells posted career bests of 20 wins in a season (was the American League wins leader) and 169 strikeouts with the Blue Jays in 2000.

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Career Highlights: Touted as one of the game’s best defensive players, DeMarcus Ware enjoyed an illustrious 12-year NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. Ware was a ninetime Pro Bowler, four-time FirstTeam All-Pro, three-time All-Pro Second Team, a two-time Butkus Award honoree as a professional, and named to the NFL 2000’s AllDecade Team. With the Cowboys for nine years (2005-13), Ware was the franchise’s all-time leader in quarterback sacks (117), fumbles forced (32), and multiple-sack games (28). Ware, who recorded 10 or more sacks in seven straight seasons, and eight of his 12 career seasons, is tied for the most NFL seasons leading the league in sacks (2008 & 2010). In his three seasons in Denver (2014-16), Ware won Super Bowl 50 when the Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 20-18, a game where Ware recorded five tackles and two sacks. He played in 178 career games posting 654 tackles (501 solo tackles), 138.5 quarterback sacks, 35 forced fumbles and three interceptions. At Troy University, Ware was a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection and 2003 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year.

Career Highlights: Andrew Whitworth is an All-Pro offensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams.

Selected in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, Whitworth is a four-time Pro Bowler (2012, 201517) and was named First-Team All-Pro twice (2015 & 2017). During the 2014 season with Cincinnati, Whitworth allowed zero sacks and only one hit on quarterback Andy Dalton. For his efforts, he was named Second-Team All-Pro that season. In 2018, Whitworth and his Rams offensive line teammates were named the Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year. That year, Whitworth helped the Rams reach Super Bowl LIII after they defeated Dallas in the Divisional Round, New Orleans in the NFC Championship, before losing to New England in the Super Bowl. In college at LSU, as a sophomore in 2003, he started all 14 games, and the team went 13-1 and defeated Oklahoma in the BCS National Championship game. Whitworth, whose 52 collegiate starts ranks second in NCAA history, earned All-SEC honors his last two years.

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Kyle Williams

Career Highlights: Former All-Pro defensive tackle Kyle Williams enjoyed an impressive 13-year NFL career with the Buffalo Bills. Drafted by the Bills in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State University, Williams played his entire career in Buffalo where he was considered the heart and soul of the team. A six-time Pro Bowler, Williams was named Second Team All-Pro in 2010. The longest tenured player on the Bills roster in 2018, Williams appeared in 183 career games, the most by any defensive tackle in franchise history before retiring following the 2018 season. For his career, he recorded 387 tackles, and his 48.5 career sacks are the most by a defensive tackle in team history. In his final season in 2018, Williams had five sacks and one forced fumble while leading Buffalo’s defensive tackles in snaps played. In 2017, the Bills finished second in the AFC East and earned their first playoff berth since 1999. At LSU, Williams won the 2003 BCS National Championship and was a named First-Team All-SEC and Second-Team All-American in 2005.

Charles Woodson

Career Highlights: Former AllPro cornerback Charles Woodson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021. Woodson enjoyed an illustrious 18-year NFL career with the Oakland Raiders (1998-2005, 2013-15) and Green Bay Packers (2006-12). A nine-time Pro Bowler, Woodson was named First-Team All-Pro and Second-Team All-Pro four times each. Named to the NFL 2000s AllDecade Team, Woodson was the 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and a two-time NFL interceptions leader in 2009 and 2011. While with the Packers, Woodson won the 2011 Super Bowl in a 31-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Drafted by the Raiders fourth overall in the 1998 NFL Draft, Woodson got off to a fast professional start being named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year when he posted five interceptions. A two-time First-Team All-American at the University of Michigan, Woodson won the 1997 National Championship with the Wolverines. His other 1997 accolades include the Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Jim Thorpe Award, Sporting News Player of the Year and Big Ten Player of the Year.

Steve Young

Career Highlights: Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young won three Super Bowl Championships with the San Francisco 49ers.

Inducted into the 2005 Pro Football Hall of Fame, Young was a two-time NFL MVP, seven-time Pro Bowler, three-time First-Team All-Pro, three-time SecondTeam All-Pro, and two-time NFC Offensive Player of the Year.

He spent most of his 15-year career with San Francisco and holds numerous NFL records including six passing titles. His best season was 1994 when he posted a then-record 112.8 passer rating completing 324 of 461 passes for 3,969 yards and 35 touchdowns. Young added seven rushing touchdowns as he guided the 49ers to a NFC West title, and an incredible 49-26 win over San Diego in Super Bowl XXIX. Young passed for 325 yards, threw a record six touchdowns, was the game’s leading rusher, and was named the Super Bowl MVP. During his NFL career, the left-hander threw for 3,000 or more yards six times and had 20 or more touchdown passes in a season five times, and posted a passer rating of 100 or higher six times.

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Elevation: The average surface of Lake Tahoe is 6,222 feet above sea level. The highest peak rising directly from the shoreline is Mt. Tallac at 9,735 feet. The highest point in the Tahoe Basin is Freel Peak at 10,881 feet.

Location: Lake Tahoe covers the Nevada/ California border. It is 198 miles northeast of San Francisco, 100 miles northeast of Sacramento, and 58 miles southwest of Reno.

the top 6.1 feet of the lake as a reservoir.

Temperature: During the summer months, the upper 12 feet of the lake can warm to 68 degrees F. Below depths of 600 feet and in winter months, the temperature remains a constant 39 degrees F. The lake does not freeze over in winter.

Size: Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake on the North American continent. It is 22 miles long and 12 miles wide, with a surface area of 122,200 acres or 193 sq. miles.

Volume: Lake Tahoe contains an estimated 39.75 trillion gallons or 122 million acre feet of water. That’s enough water to cover the entire state of California to a depth of 14.5 inches. The water that evaporates daily is 1.4 million tons, enough to supply the needs of 3.5 million people on a daily basis.

Depth: The average depth of Lake Tahoe is 989 feet. The deepest point is 1,685 feet. It is the third deepest lake in North America.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation controls

Purity: The water in Lake Tahoe is 99.7 percent pure, about the same as distilled water. It’s so clear that a white dinner plate can be seen at 78 feet below the surface.

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