Sports Personalities
Players, Coaches, Executives, and Media

Players

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Baseball

1976-1988

RP

1961-1964

SP · RP

1966-1984

SP · RP

1937-1944

SP · RP

Sparky Anderson

1959-1995

2B · Mgr

Football

Richard Seymour

2001-2012

DE · DT

1995-1995

RB

1968-1979

RB

2011-2018

Coach · GM

1930-1935

T · E · DE · G

Basketball

2010-2022

F · C

1948-1952

GM

1994-2008

F

1988-2012

GM · Owner

2009-2017

C

Hockey

Jason Botterill

1998-2020

L · GM

Brendan Shanahan

1988-2009

L

1993-2009

D

Dino Ciccarelli

1981-1999

R

1922-1954

G · Coach

Modern Era (2000-2025)

2011-2012

GM

2014-2021

GM

1992-2000

GM

Craig MacTavish

1980-2015

C · Coach · GM

1979-2000

C · GM

Classic Era (1960-1999)

1960-1992

RP · GM

1980-1999

Coach · GM

1968-2016

Owner

1968-2021

Publisher

1972-1982

G

Vintage Era (1920-1959)

1948-1954

SP

1947-1952

Coach · Commish · GM

1942-1965

SP

1931-1942

QB · Coach · GM

1926-1940

Coach

Old-Timey Era (1850-1919)

1871-1877

1B · Mgr

1881-1894

3B

1917-1926

RF

1894-1915

LF · Mgr

1912-1912

GM · Owner

Hall-of-Famers

1932-1946

D

Viacheslav Fetisov

1990-1998

D

John Schuerholz

1982-2016

GM · President

1910-1923

D

Šarūnas Marčiulionis

1990-1997

G

Executives

1970-1976

Editor

1973-1995

GM

1989-2000

GM

1946-1980

GM · Owner

2016-2021

GM

Media

1992-2021

Announcer · Host · Reporter

1980-1985

Editor

1968-1969

Editor

James C. Isaminger

1928-1939

Editor

1969-2018

Editor

Companies

Dell Publishing

1947-1975

Publisher

Splendid Publications

1968-1968

Publisher

J.B. Lippincott & Co.

1888-1888

Publisher

1980-2025

Editor · Publisher

Yale University

1914-1914

Owner

Player Demographics

Baseball 21,283

Football 27,512

Basketball 5,824

Hockey 9,496

Hall of Famers 1,522

Executives 183

Media 389

Refs/Umps 25

Companies 816

Modern (2000-2025) 22,882

Classic (1960-1999) 25,283

Vintage (1920-1959) 11,578

Old-Timey (1850-1919) 5,737