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Fewer than 70 athletes are known to have played in both Major League Baseball (MLB) [a] and the National Football League (NFL). This includes two Heisman Trophy winners (Vic Janowicz and Bo Jackson) [1] and seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Red Badgro, [2] Paddy Driscoll, [3] George Halas, [4] Ernie Nevers, [5] Ace Parker, [6] Jim Thorpe, [7] and Deion Sanders). [8]
NFL, American Football League, All-America Football Conference, and Ohio League (listed as pre-NFL) teams are recognized in the Hall of Fame. The list is complete through the Class of 2024. Sorting tips: Sorting by position will line up players by the year they were inducted; Sorting by position also groups all similar positions together
The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
Dwight Evans' 2,092 games as a right fielder in the American League are the most by any player since 1920. Willie Keeler was the first player to appear in 2,000 games in right field. Patsy Donovan held the National League record for 32 years. Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio.Opened on September 7, 1963, [1] the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coaches, officials, franchise owners, and front-office personnel, almost all of whom made their primary contributions to the game in the National ...
In old, grainy videos, the Cincinnati Reds second baseman is at the plate facing Boston Red Sox left-hander Jim Burton, top of the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 1975 World Series and the game tied ...
Ernest Alonzo Nevers (June 11, 1902 – May 3, 1976), nicknamed "Big Dog", [2] was an American professional football and baseball player and football coach. Widely regarded as one of the best football players in the first half of the 20th century, he played as a fullback and was a triple-threat man known for his talents in running, passing, and kicking.
Through 2021, 21 players had appeared in over 2,000 games as first basemen, more than at any other position; [2] at least one of the 21 has been active in every major league season, except the last two years of World War II. Eddie Murray [3] [4] [5] is the all-time leader in career games as a first baseman, playing 2,413 games at the position. [6]