Congratulations to Sim Bhullar, Indian-Canadian basketball star, on his NCAA debut. He stands at 7’5″ and weighs in at 355lbs.
His first season on the team, Bhullar averaged 15 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in the semifinals and finals of the WAC tournament last week – leading his team to a second straight title and earning the Aggies an opening-round NCAA tournament matchup with fourth-seeded Saint Louis on Thursday.
On Thursday March 21, 2013, in the national spotlight, Bhullar posted 4 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks in 27 minutes in a New Mexico St loss. He will likely be back at it again next year.
During the game, the announcers did a brief story on his 7’3″, 16yr old brother Tanveer and his visit and warm reception at New Mexico St. Will he be following in Sim’s footsteps and attending New Mexico St as well?
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida , Bruce went to West Los Angeles College, then to Santa Monica College before transferring to the University of Memphis in 1992. In the NFL he was drafted by the LA Rams before they moved to St. Louis and then finished his soon-to-be HOF Career with the SF 49ers.
Overview
6 foot 188 lbs
4 Pro Bowls, 3 All Pros, 1 Superbowl Win, 2006 National Sportsmanship Award
1st NFL reception was a 34-yd TD.
In 1995, Bruce has 119 receptions in only his 2nd season. – the most ever in NFL history by a player 25 and under
He had 6 catches for 162 yards, including a 73yd TD in his first Superbowl game (Win over Tenn)
Big in Japan in New York City. Sell out crowds and T-Shirt sales. Today I think it’s safe to say that Ichiro is familiar with Inoki, and Matsuzaka and Matsui surely pay their respects to Nomo. From Soriano to Shinjo, the influence and marketability of Japanese players has only grown. In fact, even the flops are good business.
My nickname is Japan was Kurage – Japanese for ‘Jellyfish’
In 1997 I signed for 4 years, $12.8 Million to play in MLB
I have something up my sleeve…literally. I request 30 tiny magnets be attached to my right arm while I pitch – for blood circulation of course.
I carry around Nike bags in spring training, despite the $95 Million deal I signed with Adidas before throwing 1 major league pitch.
I sold out every seat in Yankee Stadium in my MLB debut; that’s 51,901 fans. In retrospect, the hype was only comparable to Mickey Mantle’s debut in 1951.
On the night of my first start I generated a $1M increase in on-site Stadium revenue.
Irabu tips his cap to the crowd in the Bronx
My 1st game was broadcast to 35 million homes and 38 large public outdoor screens in urban areas of Japan.
My name used to be ‘ERA-boo’ in Japan – but it quickly became ‘ir-RAH-boo’ in the states. Typhoon Irabu – as the T-Shirts said.
He is now fondly known in baseball circles as simply ‘The Toad’
She clearly transcends sports. 29-year old superstar Serena Williams, 13-time Grand Slam Singles Champ. 12 Grand Slam women’s doubles championships. 2 in mixed doubles.
She makes major moves, and is a fashion icon on and off the court. More on the goddess Serena coming soon!
Tennis Superstar Serena Williams, left, sat next to Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour at the Rodarte Spring 2011 fashion show
Tennis superstar Serena Williams (right) next to fashion queen Anna Wintour at the Michael Kors Spring 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week being held in NYC this week
The wonderfully named Zoltan Mesko speaks five languages and grew up dreaming of being an aerospace engineer before graduating from Michigan with a business degree and a master’s in sports management. He got lured into football only after he smashed a ceiling light with a kick ball in his Twinsburg, Ohio, junior-high-school gym. Yet this spring, the New England Patriots selected Mr. Mesko in the fifth round of the NFL Draft, with the 150th selection. He now finds himself training with the team in Foxboro, Mass., where he rubs elbows and trades barbs with stars like Tom Brady and Randy Moss.
I had a good time with the American people. I hope they remember me as a good guy who played hard. I wasn’t Michael Jordan, but I was somebody called Manute Bol
NAME: Manute Bol (TRANSLATION: “A Special Blessing”)
HEIGHT: 7 feet 7 inches
WEIGHT: 220 lbs (“Manute Bol is so skinny, his team saves money on road trips. They just fax him from city to city.” – Woody Allen)
Manute Bol is a pioneer and a portrait of a person who has used sports as an outlet and ultimately a platform to bring awareness to global issues, particularly the violence and civil unrest in Sudan.
After being discovered as a teenager in Africa by a US coach from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Manute Bol was brought to the USA, and eventually made his way onto the roster of the 1985 Washington Bullets. He was a starting center in most of his games, enjoying a 10-year career and earning approximately $7 Million in salary (1.65M in ’92). As the tallest player in the league’s history at the time, he also received endorsement deals from Nike, Kodak Films, KFC, and Toyota.
Manute Bol was born in a remote village in south Sudan and growing up he saw his nation’s civil war take the lives of more than 2 million people over 15 years.
Southern Sudan is the home of the Dinkas, the tallest people in the world and Bol’s tribe. It is also home to the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) , a rebel group to which Bol previously backed and contributed millions of dollars.
Both during his NBA career and after, Bol has worked towards achieving peace in his divided nation where in the south Christian rebels battle a northern Islamic government, based in Khartoum. He has often lobbied for US Support and UN Peacekeeping to step in and stop the violence.
Note: A few years ago, after a movement toward peace was proposed by the northern Muslims, and then rejected by SPLA, Bol renounced his direct involvement with both parties, and now works independent of both to rebuild communities for children.
Bol established many foundations including the Ring True Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to raising money for Sudanese refugees and for Sudan’s schools and clinics, and Sudan Sunrise.
“We are trying to raise some money to get a school and a clinic for my country. It’s been very hard since I got hurt. It’s hard to raise money. It is my dream to get some schools, good education and clinics for our people.”
He was drafted by MLB’s San Diego Padres and the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers
Earned a Mathematics and History degree
Has a set shot like he was setting up a spike in beach volleyball
Sasha Pavolvic supposedly stole his girlfriend
Named after a Roman Emperor who is known for, amongst other things like rebuilding the ancient city of Rome, his fondness for booze and boys…<pause>
In case you’re are asking yourself: Where is Trajan ‘The Alaskan Assassin’ Langdon… Here he is folks:
He’s balling with the European League’s biggest budget team, CSKA Moscow.
After playing in Italy and Turkey, he’s settled comfortably in the Russian climate.
His team won the Euroleague championship on 07/08 and he was named MVP for the Euroleague Final Four, proving that he is still a standout on a winning team
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