Though downplayed by the NFL as inferior, the AFL signed half of the NFL's first-round draft choices in 1960, including All-American Billy Cannon, perennial All-Star Johnny Robinson, and Hall of Famer Ron Mix.

Bo Diddley performed a number of shows around the country in 2005 and 2006 with the fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Johnnie Johnson Band, featuring Johnson on keyboards, Richard Hunt on drums, and Gus Thornton on bass.

Three weeks after the no-no, Manager John Boles was fired and Hall of Famer Tony Perez was named interim manager for the rest of the season.

Other former " big-name " Marlins include Hall of Famer Andre Dawson, potential Hall of Famers Mike Piazza, Bobby Bonilla, Carlos Delgado, Moisés Alou, Benito Santiago, Rob Nen and Trevor Hoffman, and productive players Craig Counsell and Jorge Cantu.

* Hack Wilson ( 1900 – 1948 ), Baseball Hall of Famer

Among them: Hall of Famer Ted Williams.

Williams signed a baseball for him which predicted that the young catcher would be " A Hall of Famer for sure!

In the 1973 National League Championship Series, the Reds met a New York Mets team that won just 82 regular season games, but boasted three of the best starting pitchers in the NL, future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Jon Matlack.

Under jockey Oliver Lewis, a colt named Aristides, who was trained by future Hall of Famer Ansel Williamson, won the inaugural Derby.

U. S. Attorneys who prosecuted Whitacre ; two prosecutors from the Canadian Department of Justice ; several Senators and Congressmen ; Cornell University and Ohio State University professors ; Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew ; Chuck Colson ; and numerous top executives of corporations.

In 1966, the Mets famously bypassed Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson in the amateur draft, instead selecting Steve Chilcott, who never played in the majors.

But the following year, they acquired future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver in a lottery.

The ultimate example of this trend is Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, who started his career with the Mets, but threw a record seven no-hitters after leaving the club.

* Nigerian Hakeem Olajuwon ( top draft pick in 1984, 2-time champion, 12-time All-Star, 1994 MVP, 1994 and 1995 Finals MVP, 1994 and 1995 Defensive Player of the Year, only player to receive the MVP Award, Defensive Player of the Year Award, and Finals MVP award in the same season, and Hall of Famer )

Hall of Famer Ed Delahanty

Super Bowl XXIX MVP and Hall of Famer Steve Young was famously known for being a dual-threat quarterback.

* 18-Larry Doby, 79, baseball Hall of Famer, second Black man to play in the MLB.

There he developed a close friendship with then-Royals star third baseman and future Hall of Famer George Brett ; the two remain close friends.

Their only coach for the ten year life of the AFL was Sid Gillman, a Hall of Famer.

In the 1971 Emmy Award winning TV movie " Brian's Song " which portrays the story of former Chicago Bears running backs Brian Piccolo and Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, it ’ s the night after Piccolo's second surgery and Piccolo ( James Caan ) is talking to Sayers ( Billy Dee Williams ) on the phone.

The coin toss ceremony featured Pro Football Hall of Famer and longtime Chicago Bears owner / head coach George Halas.

The Raiders also had a trio of great linebackers: future Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks, Pro Bowler Rod Martin ( 3 Interceptions ) and standout rookie Matt Millen.

A big reason for Cincinnati's production on offense was their line, led by future Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz.

In 1958, future NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor paced a men's basketball team that advanced to the Final Four and defeated top-ranked Kansas State University before losing to the University of Kentucky.

* 1950 – Willie Hall, American drummer ( The Bar-Kays )

In the 1890s, a powerful and innovative National League Orioles squad included several future Hall of Famers, such as " Wee " Willie Keeler, Wilbert Robinson, Hughie Jennings, Peter Griffin and John McGraw.

In addition to Bobby Thomson and Willie Mays, other memorable members of the Giants teams during the 1950s include: Hall of Fame manager Leo Durocher, coach Herman Franks, Hall of Fame outfielder Monte Irvin, outfielder and runnerup for the 1954 NL batting championship ( won by Willie Mays ) Don Mueller, Hall of Fame knuckleball relief pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm, starting pitchers Larry Jansen, Sal Maglie, Jim Hearn, Marv Grissom, Dave Koslo, Don Liddle, Max Lanier, Rubén Gómez, and Johnny Antonelli, catcher Wes Westrum, catchers Ray Katt and Sal Yvars, shortstop Alvin Dark, third baseman Hank Thompson, first baseman Whitey Lockman, second basemen Davey Williams and Eddie Stanky, outfielder, pitcher Clint Hartung, Hall of Fame second baseman Red Schoendienst and utility players: Bill Rigney, Daryl Spencer, Bobby Hofman, and Dusty Rhodes among others.

In the late 1950s and after the move to San Francisco two Hall of Fame First Basemen Orlando Cepeda and Willie McCovey joined the team.

) However, Vikings running back Brent McClanahan fumbled the ball while being tackled by Raiders linebacker Phil Villapiano and linebacker Willie Hall recovered the ball for Oakland.

The coin toss ceremony featured Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman Willie Davis.

The coin toss ceremony featured the recent inductees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: defensive back Mel Blount, quarterback Terry Bradshaw, offensive lineman Art Shell, and safety Willie Wood.

Other members of the Hall who played in both the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball are Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Roy Campanella, Larry Doby, Willie Mays, and Jackie Robinson.

Hall County is also the birthplace of blues musician William Daniel McFalls, better known as Blues Boy Willie.

He frequently talks about American blues musicians as his inspiration, mentioning artists like Robert Johnson, Howlin ' Wolf, Blind Willie Johnson, and Willie Dixon at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and the 2007 Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert with Led Zeppelin.

More than two hundred male and female Morgan State athletes have been inducted into the Morgan State University Hall of Fame including National Football League Hall of Famers Rosey Brown, Leroy Kelly and Willie Lanier, two-time Olympic Gold medalist George Rhoden, and the coach of the legendary Ten Bears lacrosse team Howard " Chip " Silverman.

* Willie Roaf, NFL Hall of Fame player, attended Louisiana Tech

* Willie Jeffries, legendary College Football Hall of Fame coach for South Carolina State University, Wichita State University, and Howard University

During a 7-night stint at The Town Hall in New York City, Bright Eyes welcomed the following guests on stage for special performances: Lou Reed on May 25 ; Ben Kweller on May 26 ; Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice on May 28 ; Norah Jones, Little Willie and Derrick E on May 29 ; Nick Zinner, Maria Taylor and Ben Gibbard on May 30, Steve Earle on May 31, and finally Ron Sexsmith and Britt Daniel on June 1.

* Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The following artists were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: David Bowie, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jefferson Airplane, Little Willie John, Pink Floyd, The Shirelles and The Velvet Underground.

Except for Doby, their play in the Negro leagues was a minor factor in their selection: Aaron, Banks, and Mays played in Negro leagues only briefly and after the leagues had declined with the migration of many black players to the integrated minor leagues ; Campanella ( 1969 ) and Robinson ( 1962 ) were selected before the Hall began considering performance in the Negro leagues.

* January 23 – Willie Mays receives 409 of 432 votes in the BBWAA election to earn enshrinement in the Hall of Fame.

* Mays Hall Apartments

Although he was the first to play in the MLB, Doby was the last member elected to the Hall of the four players to ever play in both a Negro league and MLB World Series: Doby, Satchel Paige, Monte Irvin, and Willie Mays.

In August 2008, Mays was named as one of the ten former players that began their careers before 1943 to be considered by the Veterans Committee for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.

* Baseball Hall of Fame: Mays Came From Down Under to Land on Top

The baseball glove that Willie Mays used in " the catch " on display at the Hall of Fame in 2008The play prevented the Indians from taking the lead and, in the bottom of the 10th, the Giants won the game on their way to sweeping the Series.

Often compared with two other New York center fielders, fellow Hall of Famers, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays, he was the reigning " Duke " of Flatbush.

Morgan was on the field at San Francisco's Candlestick Park alongside Hall of Famer Willie Mays ( whom Morgan was getting set to interview ) the moment the Loma Prieta earthquake hit at 5: 04 p. m.

He was joined by fellow Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Orlando Cepeda in the pre-game ceremony.

Mays was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2004.

Durham is in great company, with the list including Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Joe Morgan, as well as current superstars Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez.

* The Say Hey Kid – Willie Mays, American, Major League baseball player and Hall of Famer

In Major League Baseball, players considered five-tool players have included Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Andre Dawson, and Duke Snider, as well as Barry Bonds, and Ken Griffey, Jr.

Influenced most by Dixon Hall Lewis, Yancey fell into a social and political circle that included political leaders of the state such as Thomas Mays, J. L. M. Curry, John A. Campbell, and John Gill Shorter.