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James Sarsfield Mitchel (born Mitchell; January 30, 1864 – July 3, 1921) was an Irish-born American field athlete who competed in the 1904 Olympics. [1] He was one of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the " Irish Whales ."
John L. Sullivan – last bare-knuckle boxing heavyweight champion of the world; first gloved heavyweight champion of the world; first American athlete to become a national celebrity and to earn over $1 million; Andrew Anglin – Neo-Nazi, founder, and proprietor of The Daily Stormer; a white supremacist, anti-Semitic news and commentary website.
Martin John Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) was an Irish-American athlete and three time Olympic Games gold medallist in discus throw. [ 1 ] Born in Bohola , County Mayo , Ireland, he was a participant of both the 1904 and the 1908 Olympic Games , and was part of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the " Irish Whales ".
Irish Whales: Pat McDonald and Matt McGrath of the Irish American Athletic Club, posing for a 1912 U.S. Olympic team photo. While it is not entirely clear when this moniker came into use, and was likely not used in the face of any of these giant men, it seems to have first appeared in print in 1937 in John Kieran's New York Times column, "Sports of the Times", written by John Drebinger (who ...
Focus on Sport/Contributor/Getty Images One thing to know : Sugar Ray Leonard is regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. He finished his career 36-3-1, with 25 knockouts.
Patrick Joseph McDonald (born McDonnell; July 29, 1878 – May 16, 1954) was an Irish-American track and field athlete. [2] He was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and of the New York City Police Department, working as a traffic cop in Times Square for many years.
Brady, the most famous NFL player out of eight on the list, came in at No. 21, proving that American football still has a ways to go. The NBA's growing global popularity is apparent, with 13 ...
From Olympians to stars of the NHL, NBA and Major League Baseball, the Seacoast has been home to many famous athletes over the years.