After winning three World Series as a player, Craig became a coach and spread the gospel of the split-fingered fastball, what one player of the time called “the pitch of the ’80s.”Roger...

After a Hall of Fame career in the N.F.L., he pursued social activism and Hollywood stardom, but his image was stained by accusations of abuse toward women.Jim Brown, the Cleveland Browns fullback...

Emerging on the national scene at 13, she went on to win 26 pro tournaments, including the 1956 L.P.G.A. Championship. She and 12 other women started the league.Marlene Bauer Hagge, the last...

His reputation as a longtime major-league umpire was overshadowed by a wrong call he made during the 1985 World Series.Don Denkinger was regarded as one of the finest major-league umpires of his...

He found his way to the N.F.L. after playing eight seasons in Canadian football and was remembered for his toughness, playing through injury after injury.Joe Kapp, the rugged quarterback who spent eight...

He insisted he was better at basketball, but as a shortstop he won the National League batting championship and M.V.P. Award and was a five-time All-Star.He was an All-American basketball player at...