Sal Taormina guided the Santa Clara University Broncos to unprecedented heights for 15 years. In that stretch, his teams won the...

Marv Owen was a baseball lifer. While he did very little statistically, he contributed in some very memorable ways in two World Series....

There was a time in the 1950's when San Francisco was home to two mascots who have long been forgotten in society: a mule named...

Despite originating all the way in Philadelphia, the Golden State Warriors have had a connection to San Francisco since their very first...

Barry Bonds was nothing short of a beast. From 1997 through 2002, he lit the baseball world on fire by bashing 279 home runs. As his body...

"I didn't want to be a catcher. It was thrust upon me, as they say in the classics." - Mickey Cochrane Wherever Mickey Cochrane went, he...

Born in a San Francisco basement just months after the devastating 1906 earthquake, Joe Cronin rose to prominence in America's pastime by...

While Dick Vermeil is widely known as a hard-working coach who won a Super Bowl with the St. Louis Rams back in 1999, few know of his...

NFL rosters are filled with players who never make the Pro Bowl yet provide invaluable insight and playmaking ability week in and week...

While the city of Boston has a rich history in sports, none of it would have been possible without the father-son duo of George and...

It is a well-known fact that most expansion teams run on local flavors. Whether they come from the local high school or starred in the...

Jim Tunney was born on March 3, 1929 in Los Angeles, California. He fell in love with sports early, standing out in football, basketball...

Paul Wiggin's timing in the game of football is truly remarkable. After playing with John Brodie at Stanford and winning an NFL title...

Few in baseball could compare to Don Drysdale in the 1960s. From his record five All-Star Game starts to his 58.2 consecutive scoreless...

Bill Cartwright led a fascinating life in basketball. As one of the finest products to ever come out of the Sacramento area, he always...

K.C. Jones lived a full life in basketball. As a collegian, he and Bill Russell led their team to two national championships as well as a...

When Bill Walsh was hired as the Bengals offensive coordinator in 1968, he inherited a roster littered with underwhelming talent. Needing...

Compton High School has enjoyed a long illustrious history of athletic excellence and it all began with the class of 1944. That year, two...

Craig Morton had always dreamed of the spotlight. Ever since his days starring on the baseball diamond and the football field at Campbell...

In some ways, Mike Garrett was kind of like the Forrest Gump of football. After becoming the first Heisman Trophy winner in USC's storied...