Curtis Leskanic is the definition of a journeyman. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft and promptly spent the next three years in the minors. In 1992, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins with Oscar Munoz for Paul Sorrento. Soon after, he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1992 expansion draft. In 1993, when Curtis got his shot with the Rockies by start ...

Over his fifteen year MLB career, Mark Grudzielanek played for six teams and served as a true veteran shortstop and second baseman. Grudzielanek was just about everything you could ask for in your above average shortstop, hitting an average of .289 and playing solid defense. Expectations were high when Grudzielanek made his first all-star appearance in just his second season (with the Montreal Expos), but u ...

[caption id="attachment_12352" align="aligncenter" width="610"] via nytimes.com[/caption] Ike Hilliard was a NFL wide receiver from 1997 to 2008, playing for the New York Giants and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Hilliard played college football for three years at the University of Florida (1994-1996). In those three years, his Gators won three SEC Championships, and after losing bowl games in his first two seas ...

As one of the highest-profile players to come out of the XFL (Vince McMahon’s gloriously ridiculous experiment of a sports league) Rod Smart lives on in the memories of many football fans. After playing for Jack Harbaugh at Western Kentucky and failing to gain a foothold with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent, Smart was picked up by the Las Vegas Outlaws with the 357th draft pick in the XFL’ ...

An NFL quarterback from 1989 to 1999, Steve Walsh played for the Cowboys, Saints, Bears, Rams, Buccaneers, and Colts. Most of his glory, however, came in his college years with the Miami Hurricanes. [caption id="attachment_12171" align="alignright" width="250"] (John Biever )[/caption] He was redshirted in his first year with Miami, and was stuck in the back-up role behind Vinny Testaverde in his second. Af ...

Mark Bellhorn was an infielder for seven different clubs in his MLB career, spanning from 1997 to 2007. After struggling with the Oakland A’s to start his career, Bellhorn was traded to the Chicago Cubs. In 2002, his only full season as a Cub, he smacked 27 home runs. Other milestones achieved in Chicago included becoming the first player in the history of the National League to hit a home run from both sid ...

David Maurice Robinson was born August 6, 1965 in Key West, Florida to Ambrose and Freda Robinson.  In high school, Robinson only played organized basketball for his first time during his senior year. He earned all-area and all-district honors. Ambrose Robinson was in the Navy, and when it was time for the younger Robinson to attend, he chose the U.S. Naval Academy, majoring in mathematics. Robinson became ...