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Don Schollander

Born: Apr. 30, 1946Swimming won 4 gold medals at 1964 Olympics, plus one gold and one silver in 1968; won Sullivan Award in 1964.

Don Shula

Born: Jan. 4, 1930Football retired after 1995 season with an NFL-record 347 career wins (including playoffs) and a winning percentage of .665; took six teams to Super Bowl and won twice with Miami…

Don Budge

Born: June 13, 1915Tennis in 1938 became 1st player to win the Grand Slam— the French, Wimbledon, U.S. and Australian titles in 1 year; led U.S. to 2 Davis Cups (1937-38); turned pro in late '38.…

Don Carter

Born: July 29, 1926Bowler 6-time Bowler of Year (1953-54,57-58,60-61); voted Greatest of All-Time in 1970.

Don Drysdale

Born: July 23, 1936Baseball RHP led NL in strikeouts 3 times and games started 4 straight years; pitched record 6 shutouts in a row in 1968; won Cy Young (1962); had 209-166 record and hit 29 HRs…

Don Hutson

Born: Jan. 31, 1913Football E-PK led NFL in receptions 8 times and interceptions once; 9-time All-Pro (1936,38-45) for Green Bay; 99 career TD catches. Died: June 24, 1997

Don King

Born: Aug. 20, 1931Boxing promoter first major Black promoter who has controlled heavyweight title off and on since 1978; first big promotion was Muhammad Ali's fight against George Foreman in 1974…

Don Larsen

Born: Aug. 7, 1929Baseball RHP NY Yankees hurler who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history— a 2-0 victory over Brooklyn in Game 5 of the 1956 Series (Oct. 8); Series MVP that year;…

Don Sutton

Born: April 2, 1945Baseball RHP won 324 games and tossed 58 shutouts in his 23-year career; recorded NL record five career 1-hitters; lost 13 straight games to the Cubs–a major league record for…

Don Mattingly

Born: Apr. 20, 1961Baseball 1B American League MVP (1985); won AL batting title in 1984 (.343); led majors with 145 RBI in 1985; led AL with 238 hits (Yankee record) and 53 doubles in 1986; won 9…