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Ralph Ortega	In a 2006 article series written for The Gainesville Sun, the Sun sports editors recognized him as No. 40 among the top 100 players of the first century of Florida Gators football.
Stephen Strasburg	Before the 2010 season started, Baseball America named Strasburg as the top pitching prospect, and the second-best overall prospect behind Jason Heyward.
Francisco Trinaldo	com to list him in August 2010 as their top prospect in MMA.
Brandon Ghee	com, Ghee was listed as the No. 28 cornerback prospect in the nation in 2005.
Tony Dorsett	In 1999, he was ranked number 53 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
Joe Namath	In 1999, he was ranked number 96 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
Kiki Cuyler	In 1981, Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time.
Gino Marchetti	He was voted'' the greatest defensive end in pro football history'' by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
Brandon Nimmo	Baseball America ranked Nimmo among the 50 top prospects for the 2011 draft, at No. 35.
Mike Sellers	In a February, 2005 article in The Seattle Times, Sellers was named as one of the 25 greatest running back s in state history.
David Bailiff	Following the 2002 season, in which the Horned Frogs' defense, led by All-American linebacker LaMarcus McDonald, ranked 2nd in the nation, Bailiff was named the nation's Top Assistant Coach by the All American Football Foundation.
Rickey Jackson	In 2007 he was named to the Florida High School Athletic Association's All-Century Team, consisting of the top 33 players in the 100-year history of high school football in Florida.
Dave Davis (bowler)	He was ranked # 19 on the PBA's 2008 list of'' 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years.''
Honus Wagner	In 1969, on the 100th anniversary of professional baseball, a vote was taken to honor the greatest players ever, and Wagner was selected as the all-time shortstop.
Ralph Sampson	In 2002, he was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the fifty best players in Atlantic Coast Conference history -- one of only three Virginia Cavaliers so honored.
Ryan Leaf	In 2010, the NFL Network listed Leaf as the number one NFL quarterback bust of all time.
Jabari Parker	After winning FIBA U16 gold, he participated in the July 2011 LeBron James Skill Academy, but at the time he was only ranked the number 2 basketball prospect in his class by ESPN.
Wil Myers	Myers was ranked the third-best prospect in the Kansas City Royals farm system by Baseball America prior to the start of the 2010 baseball season, and was ranked among the top 50 prospects in baseball by John Manuel in Baseball America's baseballamerica.
Wayne Webb	A panel of bowling experts selected by the PBA ranked Webb # 18 on their 2008 list of'' 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years.''
Tommy Maddox	In 2008, the NFL Network special Top Ten One-Shot Wonders ranked Maddox as # 5.
Early Wynn	In 1999, Wynn ranked Number 100 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, According to the Baseball-Reference.
EJ Manuel	com analyst Bucky Brooks projected him as a top five quarterback heading into the 2013 draft and compared him to Josh Freeman.
Eddie Mathews	In 1999, The Sporting News ranked Mathews 63 on their list of 100,'' Baseball's Greatest Players''.
Jake Kirkpatrick	com, Kirkpatrick was not ranked among the nation's top interior linemen prospects in 2006.
Tris Speaker	In 1999, he ranked number 27 on the Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.
Marcell Dareus	com, Dareus was listed as the # 28 defensive tackle prospect in the class of 2008.
Tyler Thornburg	com ranked Thornburg as the Brewers' fourth best prospect heading into the 2012 season.
James McDonald (baseball)	In February 2009, McDonald was named the # 56 prospect in baseball by Baseball America.
Justin Houston	On May 30, 2013, Houston was named the 49th best player in the NFL according to NFL : The Top 100 Players of 2013, which is generated by the players.
Shabazz Muhammad	He was rated as the No. 2 player in the class of 2012 in the ESPNU 100, the No. 2 player by Scout.
Jerry Rice	On November 4, 2010, Rice was ranked number one on The Top 100 : NFL's Greatest Players, declaring him to be the greatest football player at the highest level of the sport that is the NFL.
Will Venable	Before the 2007 season, Venable was listed as the fifth best prospect in the Padres organization by Baseball America, and they named him the # 11 prospect in the league.
Ryan Kalish	In February 2008 Baseball America rated him # 96 in its annual list of the Top 100 Prospects in baseball.
Emmitt Smith	In 2007, twenty years after Smith graduated from high school, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) named Smith to its'' All-Century Team,'' recognizing him as one of the thirty-three greatest Florida high school football players of the last 100 years.
Kamerion Wimbley	com, Wimbley was ranked 58th overall among football prospects of the class of 2002.
Eric Boateng	Boateng was named Delaware high school player of the year by the Delaware Sportswriters & Broadcasters Association, and earned national recognition that included Gatorade State Player of the Year, 4th Team, and garnering the ranking of the 3rd best center for the 2005 recruiting class, behind only Andrew Bynum and Amir Johnson.
Chick Hafey	In 1981, Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included Hafey in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time.
Bryan Morris	He was ranked # 6 on the Baseball America Pirates Top 10 Prospects list going into the 2011 season.
Lee Roy Selmon	In January 2008, Selmon was voted by a panel of former NFL players and coaches to Pro Football Weekly's All-Time 3-4 defensive team along with Harry Carson, Curley Culp, Randy Gradishar, Howie Long, Lawrence Taylor and Andre Tippett.
Kerrod Walters	During the 2007 season at the Broncos' 20-year anniversary celebration, the club announced a list of the 20 best players to play for them to date which included Walters.
Thiago Michel	He was also ranked the number 1 lightweight prospect on Bloody Elbow's 2010 scouting report.
Ethan Zohn	On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 14th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.
Sheryl Swoopes	In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history.
Adrian Cardenas	To start the 2010 season, Cardenas was ranked ninth in Oakland's farm system according to Baseball America and again was at big-league camp as a non-roster invitee.
Al Davis	In 2007, NFL Films chose the feud between Davis and the NFL and Pete Rozelle as their number 1 greatest feud in NFL history on the NFL Network's Top Ten Feuds, citing almost a half century of animosity between Davis and the league.
Matt Wieters	Going into the 2008 season, he was ranked 12th by Baseball America on their 2008 Top 100 Prospects List and was the highest ranked catcher on the list.
Frank Robinson	In a June 2005 Sports Illustrated poll of 450 MLB players, Robinson was selected the worst manager in baseball, along with Buck Showalter, then manager of the Texas Rangers.
Cappie Pondexter	In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history.
Aleksandrs Starkovs	In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Latvia by the Latvian Football Federation as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.
Eric Hosmer	The Royals' farm system was ranked number one in baseball entering the 2011 season, lead by Hosmer and another top prospect, third baseman Mike Moustakas.
Chris Johnson (running back)	He was the highest East Carolina player selected in the NFL Draft since Robert Jones went 24th overall in the 1992 NFL Draft.
Justin Blackmon	com, Blackmon was listed as the No. 91 wide receiver prospect in the class of 2008.
Chris McAlister	Pasadena High School retired his football jersey No. 9 in 2001.
Jackie Bradley, Jr.	Prior to attending college, he had been named to the 2008 Virginia AAA All-State team and was listed as the 40th best Virginia-based baseball prospect for the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by Baseball America.
Gordon Locke	In 1999, Sports Illustrated selected Gordon Locke as the 20th greatest sports figure in the history of the state of Iowa.
Larry Station	In 1989, Iowa fans selected an all-time University of Iowa football team during the 100th anniversary celebration of Iowa football, and Larry Station was selected to the team as a linebacker.
Erwin Prasse	In 1989, Iowa fans selected an all-time University of Iowa football team during the 100th anniversary celebration of Iowa football, and Prasse was an honorable mention selection.
Billy Hardwick	Billy was ranked # 12 on the PBA's 2008 list of'' 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years.''
Mickey Cochrane	In 1999, The Sporting News ranked him 65th on its list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.
Drew Stubbs	As of 2009, he was ranked as the Reds' third best prospect behind first baseman Yonder Alonso and shortstop Todd Frazier.
Jordan Bernstine	Bernstine was the # 1 ranked prospect in the state of Iowa in 2007.
Jevon Kearse	In an article series written for The Gainesville Sun in 2006, the Sun sportswriters ranked him as No. 16 among the top 100 greatest Gators from the first 100 years of Florida football.
Mark Barron	He was ranked as a five-star prospect and the number one weakside linebacker in the 2008 class by scout.
Shawn Kemp	Kemp was selected to the 1988 McDonald's High School All-American team (considered one of the best classes of all-time), along with such notable players as Alonzo Mourning, Billy Owens, Todd Day, Lee Mayberry, Chris Mills, Anthony Peeler, and Stanley Roberts.
Joe Riggert	In 2003, baseball writer Bill James named Riggert as the best minor league baseball player of the 1910s.
David DeCastro	com, he was listed as the No. 11 center in the class of 2008.
Eugene Monroe	com, Monroe was ranked first among the top offensive tackle prospects in 2005.
Rodney Harrison	In 2006, Harrison once again topped the'' dirtiest player'' voting by 361 other NFL players.
Ken Anderson (quarterback)	In 2008, NFL Network selected Anderson as # 10 on their list of top 10 players who have not yet made it into the hall of fame.
Mike Moustakas	Entering 2009, Moustakas was widely regarded as one of the top baseball prospects in all of minor league baseball.
Richmond Flowers (American football)	In 1998, he was named one of the 12 Living Legends for SEC football representing the University of Tennessee.
Jean Ratelle	In 2009, Ratelle was ranked No. 7 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons).
Tim McDonald	McDonald is one of only six safeties named on the Walter Camp All-Century Team selected in 1999, celebrating the greatest college football players of the twentieth century.
James Hird	In 2008, he was listed by journalist Mike Sheahan as one of the top 50 players of all time in the AFL commissioned book, The Australian Game of Football.
Bert Sugar	In May 2009 he and Running Press published Bert Sugar's Baseball Hall of Fame : A Living History of America's Greatest Game.
Chic Harley	In 1950, Harley was voted a first-team halfback on the Associated Press college football All-Star team for the first half of the 20th century.
Luis Rivera (pitcher)	In 2000, he was ranked the 51st best prospect in baseball and the fifth best prospect in the Braves organization.
Jeff Astle	In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
Adam Loewen	In 2004, he was named their top prospect by Baseball America.
Doug Woog	Woog's No. 7 South St. Paul High School Packer jersey was retired on February 6, 2010.
Miguel Sano	Prior to the 2011 season, Sano was rated the third best prospect in the Twins' minor league system by Baseball America.
Scott Williamson	Williamson was the first Reds player to be so honored since Chris Sabo in 1988.
Bill Callahan (American football)	Callahan's 2005 recruiting class was rated as top-five by Rivals and ESPN analyst Tom Lemming said they were'' No. 1, without a doubt.''
Brandon Jennings	He was rated as the nation's # 1 high school basketball prospect in the class of 2008 by Scout.
Mike Brown (safety)	Brown was ranked # 49 in ESPN Chicago's'' 50 Greatest Bears'' poll in 2012.
Glenn Lazarus	During the 2007 season at the Broncos' 20-year anniversary celebration, the club announced a list of the 20 best players to play for them to date which included Lazarus.
Ray Allen	On March 28, 2008, Allen was honored as the 3rd best of the 20 greatest players in franchise history during Milwaukee's 40th Anniversary Team Celebration, but could not attend the festivities because of the Celtics' game against the New Orleans Hornets.
Francis Arnaiz	In 2000, he was named in the PBA's 25 Greatest Players List during a ceremony on April 9.
Quincy Miller	Following in the footsteps of basketball players like LeBron James, Kevin Love, Tyreke Evans and Harrison Barnes, Miller was the 2010 -- 11 high school diary keeper for SLAM Magazine.
Jim Jeffcoat	He was inducted into the Arizona State Hall of Fame on Oct. 22, 1994, and was arguably the best defensive line men to wear a Sun Devil uniform, finishing with 20 career sacks.
Merlin Olsen	In 2008, Olsen was named to the 75th Anniversary All - Sun Bowl Team to commemorate the Sun Bowl Association's Diamond Anniversary.
Megan Hodge	She, along with two other top 10 high school recruits, led Penn State to the consensus number 1 recruiting class ranking for the Class of 2006.
Doug Flutie	On November 17, 2006, Flutie was named the greatest Canadian Football League player of all time from a top 50 list of CFL players conducted by TSN.
Lance Alworth	In 1999, he was ranked number 31 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, making him the highest-ranking Charger and the highest-ranking player to have spent more than one season in the AFL.
Mark Barron	He is the highest selected Alabama defensive back in school history, surpassing Antonio Langham, who was chosen ninth overall in 1994.
Jarred Cosart	com rated Cosart the Phillies' third best prospect going into 2011, while Baseball America rated him # 70 in all of baseball.
Vasilis Hatzipanagis	And then, in November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's 50th anniversary, he was selected as Greece's Golden Player of the past 50 years by the Hellenic Football Federation.
Cris Collinsworth	As part of its article series about the top 100 Gators of the first century of Florida football published in 2006, The Gainesville Sun recognized him as the No. 12 all-time Gator player.
EJ Manuel	Manuel was the 16th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.
S. J. Simon	In 2012 the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) named Simon as being number 48 of the 52 most influential personalities in the organization's history for writing Why You Lose at Bridge and inventing the Acol bidding system.