Born April 26, 1900, in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, was Baseball Hall of Fame Center Fielder Hack Wilson. Hack played in the MLB for 12 seasons putting on the uniforms of the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 4 - 53 - 34 - 24 - 53 April 26, 1905 - Chicago Cubs left fielder, Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out...
Born April 26, 1976, in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Power Forward Tim Duncan. He played in the NBA wearing Number 21 for the San Antonio Spurs. Nicknamed "the Big Fundamental", he is widely regarded as the greatest power forward of all time and one of the greatest players in NBA history. Duncan's accolades are many and include: being a five-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA MVP, a three-time NBA Finals MVP, a 15-time NBA All-Star, and the only player to be selected to both the All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams for 13 consecutive seasons.
