His track and field achievements at Fairmount junior high – he won 75 of the 79 events he entered – in 1933 earned him a scholarship at Ohio State, where he mixed studies with 5pm-1am shifts working in an elevator at an office building.
BRIAN CAZENEUVE: In the United States, if you limit the discussion to on-field achievement, I'd say Kobe Bryant.
Aside from his on-field achievements, it rewarded a long career in cricket administration.
The convivial social scene from which they draw their team history and spirit has not detracted from on-field achievements.
He may be one of the most recognisable figures in world sport, but Gareth Bale insists on-field achievements will always carry more weight than celebrity status.
But the nature of South Africa's on-field achievements is where the attention should be, and to suggest a bit of sugar takes the shine off them is way too fresh.
Former Newcastle and Cronulla star Matthew Johns, who was embroiled in a 2002 group sex scandal in New Zealand, agreed with Geyer and said Pearce's on-field achievements would now be overshadowed.
The Irishman, who won seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the Champions League under Ferguson between 1993 and 2005, feels his former manager has failed to show him enough respect for his on-field achievements.
Caley Thistle boss Terry Butcher has again plucked a host of relative unknowns from the more obscure parts of English football and Greenhalgh was the best known, not because of his on-field achievements but because he once won a TV reality show that came with it a contract with Inter Milan.
As Watt mentioned, he is no stranger to celebrating his on-field achievements with some dancing -- his most notable celebration happening after a sack against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17.
