Almost each day there is a new face to make even the most slightly recognizable player seem like a longtime regular.
And there was Tebow taunting Oklahoma's Nic Harris with a Gator chomp, the most recognizable player in college football adding more indelible moments to his career.
On Feb. 10, for example, Kia Motors America agreed to sponsor an L.P.G.A. tournament and formed a partnership with Michelle Wie, the most recognizable player on the women's golf tour.
Kia, a South Korean automaker that has a growing presence in the United States market, also formed a partnership with Michelle Wie, the most recognizable player on the tour.
Before the Arizona Cardinals latched onto the graying legend Emmitt Smith last spring, the most recognizable player in team history was a man named Rod Tidwell, a wide receiver unafraid to go over the middle.
While the Ravens' most recognizable player, linebacker Ray Lewis, signed a seven-year, $50 million contract on Aug. 1 (including a $19 million signing bonus), the team faces questions on both sides of the ball.
Swayze was fast becoming a recognizable supporting player in mainstream US cinema – which meant being cast more often, and more prominently.
Rhodes, once an anonymous walk-on, could now be the most recognizable player on the field.
Hatten has yet to play an official game at St . Johns but could become the most recognizable player on the team.
And, despite the loss of the team's most recognizable player -- David Beckham -- to the Spanish club Real Madrid, a glance at the Internet auction site eBay shows that the resale of tickets for the tour are doing a brisk business.
