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Henry ("Hank") Aaron (baseball) Played entire career for Braves (Milwaukee/Atlanta); National League Most Valuable Player in 1957; league leader in hitting, 1959.

Tenley Albright (Olympic sport) Two-time world ladies' figure-skating champion (1953, 1955); won Olympic silver medal in 1952 and gold medal in 1956.

Forrest ("Phog") Allen (basketball) One of the great college-basketball coaches, coaching for forty-eight years; his Kansas team won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in 1952.

Red Auerbach (basketball) Coach of the Boston Celtics (1950-1966); his Celtics teams won nine National Basketball Association (NBA) titles in ten years, including eight in a row (1959-1966); NBA Coach of the Year Award is named after him.

Ernie Banks (baseball) Hall of Fame second baseman who played entire NL career with the Chicago Cubs; NL MVP in 1958 and 1959.

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