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Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez
Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez made his debut with the Texas Rangers on June 20, 1991. In 1992, he won the first of his 14 Golden Glove Awards and appeared in his first All-Star Game. In 1999, Rodriguez won the American League Most Valuable Player and became just the eight catcher in history to post a season with at least 100 runs scored and 100 RBI. By the time he retired following the 2011 season, Pudge had totaled 2,844 hits, the most of any big leaguer who played at least 50% of his games behind the plate. Pudge was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2017.
Marty Turco
Marty Turco is a former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 11 seasons in the NHL. Turco played college hockey for the University of Michigan, where he won two NCAA championships and received many other awards including Rookie of the Year, Tournament MVP, and All-Tournament Team. Marty was drafted in the fifth round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars where he ended up spending the first 9 of his 11 seasons in the NHL. He was a three-time NHL All-Star and played for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Not only did Marty establish himself as one of the top goalies in the league, but his community service off-ice won him the Dallas Stars community service award 6 of his 9 seasons, and the NHL Foundation Player Award in 2006.
Darren Woodson
Darren Woodson is a three-time Super Bowl champion and five-time Pro Bowl football safety who played his entire career for the Dallas Cowboys. He was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft out of Arizona State University. Woodson earned a reputation as one of the hardest hitters and most ferocious strong safeties in the NFL during his 13 seasons. Woodson registered career totals of 11 sacks, 23 interceptions and 1.350 tackles, the most in Cowboys franchise history at the time of his retirement in 2004. Upon retirement, Woodson joined ESPN as an NFL analyst where he appeared on NFL Live and SportsCenter.
