The 1955-1956 University of San Francisco basketball team won back-to-back national titles while losing just once in those two years. Led...

When the movie Cinderella Man came out in the Summer of 2005, audiences from all over the world were introduced to boxer Maz Baer, a...

Before the Los Angeles Lakers stole the hearts of people all over the West Coast with their high-flying offenses and championship winning...

Wine making is a long. intricate process which thrives on hard work and dedication. Coming from a wine making family in Napa Valley, Dick...

Northern California has produced many football players who have played on the sport's biggest stage, the Super Bowl. From Lynn Swann to...

The Boston Red Sox of the 1910's were historically great with players such as Tris Speaker and Babe Ruth dominating the competition. In...

It is well known that California is the birthplace of many bands and genres of music. However, the two cities most responsible for this...

Once upon a time, in a land not far from the Pacific Coast League was a breeding ground for future ballplayers as well as ballplayers...

One of the best quarterbacks of the 1950's was Norm Van Brocklin. Nicknamed "the Dutchman", the product of Walnut Creek, California was...

Few positions in sports are as glamorous as quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Signal callers such as Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Tony...

Few men have impacted the game of football like John Madden. He traveled quite a journey from Daly City, California to Canton, Ohio....

Any 49ers fan who tuned into the game on the radio in the 1950's looked forward to listening to that region's power-duo, Bob Fouts and...

The Chicago Cubs of the first decade of the 20th century are known for being the last championship teams of the franchise until 2016....

Few have gained as much notoriety after making one mistake quite like Bill Buckner. Once seen as a rising star, an injury forced him to...

Ever since Stanford’s upset of Michigan in January of 1972, they had failed to reach the Rose Bowl. Over the years, though they had some...

Gary Payton made a name for himself in the NBA through his quiet persistence and determination to lead his team to victory. Through his...

The San Francisco Bay Area has produced its share of excellent prize fighters. Aurelio Herrera was one of the first to come out of the...

Brian Shaw has lived quite a life in basketball. Hailing from Oakland’s Bishop O’Dowd High School, he spent more than a decade in the...

The San Francisco Mission Reds existed from 1926-1937. Representing the city’s Mission District, they played in the shadows of the San...

The New York Yankees have had a long history of great ball players coming from the San Francisco Bay Area. Players such as Joe DiMaggio...