Ankiel, Rick (July 19)
The wild-armed St. Louis pitcher who switched to the outfield
Famous Cancer Celebrities
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Ashe, Arthur (July 10)
The first black man to win the U.S. Open in tennis -
Davis, Al (July 4)
General manager and owner of the Oakland Raiders, 1963-2011 -
Gavaskar, Sunil (July 10)
Legendary Indian cricket player -
Jeter, Derek (June 26)
Shortstop (and five-time World Series winner) for the New York Yankees since 1996 -
Kwan, Michelle (July 7)
Chinese-American five-time world figure skating champ -
Lloyd, Carli (July 16)
The midfielder who scored 3 goals in the 2015 World Cup finals -
Mauresmo, Amelie (July 5)
The 2006 Wimbledon singles champion -
Messi, Lionel (June 24)
The Argentine football legend who has won the Ballon d'Or seven times -
Morgan, Alex (July 2)
Speedy, goal-scoring forward for the U.S. National women's soccer team -
Murphy, Ryan (Swimmer) (July 2)
The backstroke champion at the Rio Olympics -
Paige, Satchel (July 7)
Negro League pitcher who made it to the majors in his 40s -
Petty, Richard (July 2)
Seven-time winner of the Daytona 500 -
Phelps, Michael (June 30)
The swimmer who won a record 28 Olympic medals -
Rudolph, Wilma (June 23)
The first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics -
Ruiz, Rosie (June 21)
The woman who cheated to "win" the 1980 Boston Marathon -
Simpson, O. J. (July 9)
The NFL Hall of Famer charged with murder in 1994 -
Smith Court, Margaret (July 16)
Australian winner of the 1970 women's Grand Slam -
Thompson, Elaine (June 28)
The Jamaican sprinter who won two golds in Rio -
Tyson, Mike (June 30)
"Iron Mike," the controversial boxing champ of the 1980s -
Vick, Michael (June 26)
The NFL quarterback who was jailed for dogfighting -
Zaharias, Babe Didrikson (June 26)
The Hall of Fame golfer who also ran track and played baseball, tennis and billiards -
Zidane, Zinedine (June 23)
The MVP of World Cup 1998