List of New York University alumni
Sports
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Name

Relation to NYU

Notability

Reference

Chuck Blazer

Stern, B.S.

FIFA Executive Committee member from 1996 to 2013; CONCACAF General Secretary from 1990 until 2011; Executive Vice President of the U.S. Soccer Federation

Nada Al-Bedwawi

Swimmer; competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Bob Arum

CAS, B.A.

Founder and CEO of Top Rank, one of the most successful professional boxing promotion companies in boxing history

Abraham Balk

1947

Foil and épée fencer, 5 NCAA gold medals, selected to 1948 Olympics team

[230]

Anjelina Belakovskaia

GSAS 2001, M.S.

U.S. Women's Chess Champion 1995, 1996, 1999

Moe Berg

ARTS 1918–1919*

Major League baseball player, spy, quiz show host

Gary Bettman

Law 1977, J.D.

NHL Commissioner

Georgina Bloomberg

Professional equestrian; daughter of former New York City Mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg

Ralph Branca

Steinhardt

Professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (1944-1956); played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944–53, 1956), Detroit Tigers (1953–54), and New York Yankees (1954); three-time All-Star; in 1951, he allowed a walk-off home run to Bobby Thomson, known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World"

Howard Cann

ENG

Olympic shot putter

Tedford H. Cann

Stern

Champion swimmer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor; world record holder in swimming; Olympian

Ben Carnevale

NYU basketball player 1934–1938; Navy Basketball coach 1947–1967

Colin Cassady

CAS

Professional wrestler formerly signed to WWE, where he performed under the ring name "Big Cass."

Herbert Cohen (fencer)

1962

Olympic fencer

Rudy D'Amico

NBA basketball scout, and former college and professional basketball coach

Phil Edwards (runner)

Won three bronze Olympic medals

Martin Engel

Steinhardt

Olympian in the hammer throw

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Eugene Glazer

1962

Olympic fencer

[231]

Hank Greenberg

coursework*

Major League baseball player; five-time All-Star; two-time American League MVP; elected to the Hall of Fame

Gary Gubner

World record-holding shotputter and Olympic weightlifter

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Charles Gordon Blazer ( April 26 , 1945 - July 12 , 2017 ) was an American soccer administrator , who held a number of high level positions before becoming a government informant on widespread corruption within organized soccer . He was a FIFA Executive Committee member from 1996 to 2013 , the CONCACAF General Secretary from 1990 until 2011 , and Executive Vice President of the U.S. Soccer Federation . In 2013 , Blazer admitted to conspiring with other FIFA Executive Committee members to accept bribes in conjunction with the failed bid of Morocco and the successful bid of South Africa to become World Cup hosts in 1998 and 2010 , respectively . His admissions came during testimony given at a sealed sentencing proceeding in a New York federal court .
The New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business ( commonly referred to as Stern ) is the business school of New York University . It is also a founding member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business . Established as the School of Commerce , Accounts and Finance in 1900 , the school changed its name in 1988 in honor of Leonard N. Stern , an alumnus and benefactor of the school . One of the most prestigious business schools in the world , it is also one of the oldest . The school is located on NYU 's Greenwich Village campus next to the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences . Its alumni include some of the wealthiest in the world , as well as top business leaders and executives .
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association [ a ] ( FIFA /ˈfiːfə/ FEE-fə ; French for International Federation of Association Football ; Spanish : Federación Internacional de Fútbol Asociación ; German : Internationaler Verband des Association Football ) is a non-profit organization which describes itself as an international governing body of association football , fútsal , beach soccer , and efootball . It is the highest governing body of football . FIFA was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium , Denmark , France , Germany , the Netherlands , Spain , Sweden , and Switzerland . Headquartered in Zürich , its membership now comprises 211 national associations . Member countries must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided : Africa , Asia , Europe , North & Central America and the Caribbean , Oceania , and South America . Today , FIFA outlines a number of objectives in the organizational Statues , including growing football internationally , providing efforts to ensure football is accessible to everyone , and advocating for integrity and fair play . FIFA is responsible for the organization and promotion of football 's major international tournaments , notably the World Cup which commenced in 1930 and the Women 's World Cup which commenced in 1991 . Although FIFA does not solely set the rules of football , that being the responsibility of the International Football Association Board of which FIFA is a member , it applies and enforces the rules across all FIFA competitions . All FIFA tournaments generate revenue from sponsorship ; in 2018 , FIFA had revenues of over US $ 4.6 billion , ending the 2015-2018 cycle with a net positive of US $ 1.2 billion , and had cash reserves of over US $ 2.7 billion . Reports by investigative journalists have linked FIFA leadership with corruption , bribery , and vote-rigging related to the election of FIFA president Sepp Blatter and the organization 's decision to award the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar , respectively . These allegations led to the indictments of nine high-ranking FIFA officials and five corporate executives by the U.S. Department of Justice on charges including racketeering , wire fraud , and money laundering . On 27 May 2015 , several of these officials were arrested by Swiss authorities , who were launching a simultaneous but separate criminal investigation into how the organization awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups .
The FIFA Council ( formerly the FIFA Executive Committee ) is an institution of FIFA ( the governing body of association football , futsal and beach soccer ) . It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of FIFA Congress . Its members are elected by the FIFA Congress . The council is a non-executive , supervisory and strategic body that sets the vision for FIFA and global football .
The Confederation of North , Central American and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF /ˈkɒnkəkæf/ KON-kə-kaf ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf ) is one of FIFA 's six continental governing bodies for association football . Its 41 members include nations and territories in North America , including Central America and the Caribbean . Three geographically South American entities are also members - Guyana , Suriname , and the French overseas department of French Guiana . CONCACAF 's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs , and to conduct World Cup and Women 's World Cup qualifying tournaments . CONCACAF was founded in its current form on 18 September 1961 in Mexico City , Mexico , with the merger of the NAFC and the CCCF , which made it one of the then five , now six continental confederations affiliated with FIFA . Canada , Costa Rica , Cuba , El Salvador , Guatemala , Haiti , Honduras , Mexico , Netherlands Antilles ( Curaçao ) , Nicaragua , Panama , Suriname and United States were founding members . CONCACAF is the third-most successful FIFA confederation . Mexico dominated CONCACAF men 's competition early on and has since won the most Gold Cups since the beginning of the tournament in its current format . The Mexico national football team is the only CONCACAF team to win an official FIFA tournament by winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup . Mexico and the U.S. have won all but one of the editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup . In recent years Costa Rica and Panama have become powers in the region ; in 2014 , Costa Rica became the 4th CONCACAF country after the United States , Cuba , and Mexico to make the World Cup quarterfinals , while Panama became the eleventh country from the confederation to participate in the World Cup in 2018 . The United States has been very successful in the women 's game , being the only CONCACAF member to win all three major worldwide competitions in women 's football - the World Cup ( 4 ) , the Olympics ( 4 ) , and the Algarve Cup ( 10 ) .
The United States Soccer Federation ( USSF ) , commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer , is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States . With headquarters in Chicago , the FIFA member governs U.S. amateur and professional soccer , including the men 's , women 's , youth , beach soccer , futsal , and Paralympic national teams . U.S. Soccer sanctions referees and soccer tournaments for most soccer leagues in the United States . The U.S. Soccer Federation also administers and operates the U.S. Open Cup , which was first held in 1914 .
Nada Al-Bedwawi ( born August 15 , 1997 ) is an Emirati swimmer . She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women 's 50 metre freestyle event ; her time of 33.42 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals . She was the first female Olympic swimmer from the United Arab Emirates and was the country 's flag bearer at the Parade of Nations .
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( Portuguese : Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016 ) , [ a ] officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( Portuguese : Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada ) and commonly known as Rio 2016 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August . These were the first Olympic Games ever to be held in South America and the fourth to be held in a developing country , after the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico , the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union , and the 2008 Summer Olympics in China . More than 11,000 athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees took part , including first time entrants Kosovo , South Sudan , and the Refugee Olympic Team . With 306 sets of medals , the games featured 28 Olympic sports , including rugby sevens and golf , which were added to the Olympic program in 2009 . These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo , Belo Horizonte , Salvador , Brasília , and Manaus . These were the first Summer Olympic Games to take place under the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) presidency of Thomas Bach . The host city Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen , Denmark , on 2 October 2009 . Rio became the first South American city ever to host the Olympic Games . These were the first games to be held in a Portuguese-speaking country , the first summer edition to be held entirely in the host country 's winter season , the first since 1968 to be held in Latin America , and the first since 2000 to be held in the Southern Hemisphere . The United States topped the medal table , winning the most gold and overall medals , 46 and 121 , as well as its 1,000th Summer Olympic gold medal overall . Great Britain finished second and became only the second country in modern Olympic history to increase its tally of medals in the Olympiad immediately after it had been host nation . China finished third .
Robert Arum ( born December 8 , 1931 ) [ citation needed ] is an American lawyer , boxing promoter and businessman . He is the founder and CEO of Top Rank , a professional boxing promotion company based in Las Vegas . He also worked for the US Attorney 's Office for the Southern District of New York in the tax division during his legal career before moving into boxing promotion .
The New York University College of Arts & Science ( commonly referred to as C.A.S . ) is the primary liberal arts college of New York University . As the oldest and largest school at NYU , the College of Arts & Science currently enrolls 7,660 undergraduate students ( as of 2017 ) . The College of Arts and Science offers Bachelor of Arts ( B.A . ) and Bachelor of Science ( B.S . ) degrees .
Anjelina Belakovskaia ( Russian : Анжелина Белаковская , romanized : Anzhelina Belakovskaya ; born May 17 , 1969 ) is an American chess player holding the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster ( WGM ) . She is a three-time U.S. women 's champion , with victories in 1995 , 1996 , and 1999 .
The New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science ( GSAS ) is a school within New York University ( NYU ) founded in 1886 by Henry Mitchell MacCracken , establishing NYU as the second academic institution in the United States to grant Ph.D. degrees on academic performance and examination . The School is housed in the Silver Center , several departments have their own buildings and houses around Washington Square . The graduate program at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences , although run independently , is formally associated with the graduate school .
Morris Berg ( March 2 , 1902 - May 29 , 1972 ) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball , who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II . Although he played 15 seasons in the major leagues , almost entirely for four American League teams , Berg was never more than an average player . He was better known for being the brainiest guy in baseball . Casey Stengel once described Berg as the strangest man ever to play baseball . A graduate of Princeton University and Columbia Law School , Berg spoke several languages and regularly read 10 newspapers a day . His reputation was fueled by his successful appearances as a contestant on the radio quiz show Information , Please , in which he answered questions about the etymology of words and names from Greek and Latin , historical events in Europe and the Far East , and ongoing international conferences . As a spy working for the government of the United States , Berg traveled to Yugoslavia to gather intelligence on resistance groups which the U.S. government was considering supporting . He was sent on a mission to Italy , where he interviewed various physicists concerning the Nazi German nuclear program . After the war , Berg was occasionally employed by the OSS 's successor , the Central Intelligence Agency . By the mid-1950s , he was unemployed . During the last two decades of his life , he had no work and lived with various siblings .
Gary Bruce Bettman ( born June 2 , 1952 ) is the commissioner of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , a post he has held since February 1 , 1993 . Previously , Bettman was a senior vice president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Bettman is a graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of Law . Bettman was elected into the Hockey Hall Of Fame in 2018 . Under Bettman , the NHL has seen rapid growth of league revenues , from $ 400 million when he was hired to over $ 3.0 billion in 2010-11 . He also oversaw the expansion of the NHL 's footprint across the United States , with seven new teams added during his tenure , bringing the NHL to 31 , starting as of the 2017-2018 season . In May 2014 , Bettman was named sports executive of the year by the SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily . In 2016 , Bettman was inducted as a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame . Bettman 's tenure in the NHL has been controversial . He has often been criticized for attempting to give the game a mass appeal , and for expanding the league into non-traditional hockey markets such as the Sun Belt at the expense of the more traditional markets in Canada and the Northern United States . Bettman has also been a central figure of three labor stoppages , including the 2004-05 NHL lockout that saw the entire season canceled . These controversies have made him unpopular with many fans around the league .
The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University . Established in 1835 , it is the oldest law school in New York City . The school offers J.D. , LL.M. , and J.S.D . degrees in law , and is located in Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan . NYU Law is regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world . U.S. News & World Report currently ranks NYU Law 6th in the nation . It is currently ranked the 4th best law school in the world by Shanghai 's Academic Ranking of World Universities ( ARWU ) by subject Law . NYU Law is also consistently ranked in the top 10 by the QS World University Rankings . Nationally , it is ranked 1st in the country in both international law and tax law by U.S. News & World Report . NYU Law boasts the best overall faculty in the U.S. according to a recent study , with leading renowned experts in all fields of law . NYU Law is well known for its orientation toward public interest law . Its Root-Tilden-Kern program is a public interest law fellowship .
Georgina Leigh Bloomberg ( born January 20 , 1983 ) is the owner of the equestrian team New York Empire , a professional equestrian , and a philanthropist . She is the daughter of Susan Brown and Michael Bloomberg - former New York City mayor , founder of Bloomberg LP , philanthropist , and the ninth richest person in the world .
Michael Rubens Bloomberg ( born February 14 , 1942 ) is an American politician , businessman , and author . He is the CEO and majority owner of Bloomberg L.P. , which he co-founded . Bloomberg was the mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013 . He is currently a candidate in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 United States presidential election . Bloomberg grew up in Medford , Massachusetts , and attended Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Business School . He began his career at the securities brokerage Salomon Brothers , before forming his own company in 1981 , Bloomberg L.P. , a financial services , software , and mass media company that is known for its Bloomberg Terminal , a computer software system providing financial data widely used in the financial industry . He spent the next twenty years as its chairman and CEO . As of February 2020 , this made him the ninth-richest person in the United States and the twelfth-richest person in the world ; his net worth was estimated at $ 61.8 billion . Since signing The Giving Pledge whereby the wealthy pledge to give away at least half of their wealth , Bloomberg has given away $ 8.2 billion . Bloomberg served as the 108th mayor of New York City , holding office for three consecutive terms beginning his first in 2002 . A lifelong Democrat before seeking elective office , Bloomberg switched his party registration in 2001 to run for mayor as a Republican . He defeated opponent Mark J .
Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca ( January 6 , 1926 - November 23 , 2016 ) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , from 1944 through 1956 . Branca played for the Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1944-1953 , 1956 ) , Detroit Tigers ( 1953-1954 ) , and New York Yankees ( 1954 ) . He was a three-time All-Star . In a 1951 playoff , Branca surrendered a walk-off home run to Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants ; the game-winning hit was known as the Shot Heard 'Round the World .
The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture , Education , and Human Development ( commonly referred to as Steinhardt ) is the secondary liberal arts and education school of New York University . Founded in 1890 , it is the first school of pedagogy to be established at an American university . Prior to 2001 , it was known as the NYU School of Education . Located on NYU 's founding campus in Greenwich Village , the Steinhardt School offers bachelor 's , master 's , advanced certificate , and doctoral programs in the fields of applied psychology , art , education , health , media , and music . NYU Steinhardt also offers several degree programs at NYU 's Brooklyn campus .
Professional baseball is played in leagues throughout the world . In these leagues and associated farm teams , baseball players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system .
In baseball , the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher 's mound toward the catcher to begin each play , with the goal of retiring a batter , who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk . In the numbering system used to record defensive plays , the pitcher is assigned the number 1 . The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game , and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum . There are many different types of pitchers , such as the starting pitcher , relief pitcher , middle reliever , lefty specialist , setup man , and the closer . Traditionally , the pitcher also bats . Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s , the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter , a cause of some controversy . The National League in Major League Baseball and the Japanese Central League are among the remaining leagues that have not adopted the designated hitter position .
Major League Baseball ( MLB ) is a professional baseball organization . It is the oldest of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada . A total of 30 teams play in Major League Baseball : 15 teams in the National League ( NL ) and 15 in the American League ( AL ) . The NL and AL were formed as separate legal entities in 1876 and 1901 , respectively . Beginning in 1903 , the two leagues cooperated but remained legally separate entities . In 2000 the leagues merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball . MLB also oversees Minor League Baseball , which comprises 256 teams affiliated with the major league clubs . MLB and the World Baseball Softball Confederation jointly manage the international World Baseball Classic tournament . Baseball 's first openly all-professional team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings founded in 1869 . Before that , some teams had secretly paid some players . The first few decades of professional baseball were characterized by rivalries between leagues and by players who often jumped from one team or league to another . The period before 1920 is known as the dead-ball era , during which players would rarely hit home runs .
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League baseball team , active primarily in the National League ( founded 1876 ) from 1884 until 1957 , after which the club moved to Los Angeles , California , where it continues its history as the Los Angeles Dodgers . The team moved west at the same time as its longtime rivals , the New York Giants , also in the National League , relocated to San Francisco in northern California as the San Francisco Giants . The team 's name derived from the reputed skill of Brooklyn residents at evading the city 's trolley streetcar network . The Dodgers played in two stadiums in South Brooklyn , each named Washington Park , and at Eastern Park in the neighborhood of Brownsville before moving to Ebbets Field in the neighborhood of Flatbush in 1913 . The team is noted for signing Jackie Robinson in 1947 as the first black player in the modern major leagues .
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit , Michigan . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member of the American League ( AL ) Central division . One of the AL 's eight charter franchises , the club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western League team still in its original city . They are also the oldest continuous one name , one city franchise in the AL . Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901 , the Tigers have won four World Series championships ( 1935 , 1945 , 1968 , and 1984 ) , 11 AL pennants ( 1907 , 1908 , 1909 , 1934 , 1935 , 1940 , 1945 , 1968 , 1984 , 2006 , 2012 ) , and four AL Central division championships ( 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , and 2014 ) . They also won division titles in 1972 , 1984 , and 1987 as a member of the AL East . The team currently plays its home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit . The Tigers constructed Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Avenue in Corktown ( just west of Downtown Detroit ) and began playing there in 1896 . In 1912 , the team moved into Navin Field , which was built on the same location . It was expanded in 1938 and renamed Briggs Stadium . It was renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961 and the Tigers played there until moving to Comerica Park in 2000 . From 1901 to 2019 , the Tigers ' overall win-loss record is 9,346-9,191 ( a winning percentage of .504 ) .
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division . They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City , the other being the National League 's ( NL ) New York Mets . The Yankees began play in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles ( no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles ) . In 1903 , Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise after it ceased operations and moved it to New York City , renaming the club the New York Highlanders . The Highlanders were officially renamed the New York Yankees in 1913 . The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises , an LLC that is controlled by the family of the late George Steinbrenner , who purchased the team in 1973 . Brian Cashman is the team 's general manager , and Aaron Boone is the team 's field manager . The team 's home games were played at the original Yankee Stadium from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008 . In 1974 and 1975 , the Yankees shared Shea Stadium with the Mets , in addition to the New York Jets and the New York Giants . In 2009 , they moved into a new ballpark of the same name that was constructed adjacent to the previous facility , which was closed and demolished . The team is perennially among the leaders in MLB attendance .
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game , also known as the Midsummer Classic , is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball ( MLB ) contested between the All-Stars from the American League ( AL ) and National League ( NL ) , currently selected by fans for starting fielders , by managers for pitchers , and by managers and players for reserves . The game usually occurs on either the second or third Tuesday in July , and is meant to mark a symbolic halfway-point in the MLB season ( though not the mathematical halfway-point which , for most seasons , is usually found within the previous calendar week ) . Both of the major leagues share an All-Star break , with no regular-season games scheduled on the day before or two days after the All-Star Game itself . Some additional events and festivities associated with the game take place each year close to and during this break in the regular season . No official MLB All-Star Game was held in 1945 including the official selection of players due to World War II travel restrictions . Two All-Star Games were held each season from 1959 to 1962 . The most recent All-Star Game was held on July 9 , 2019 , at Progressive Field , home of the American League 's Cleveland Indians . The 2020 and 2021 All-Star Games are scheduled to be held in Los Angeles and Atlanta , respectively .
In baseball , a walk-off home run is a home run that ends the game . It must be a home run that gives the home team the lead and the win in the bottom of the final inning of the game . Thus the losing team ( the visiting team ) must then walk off the field immediately afterward , not finishing the inning , and the winning team ( the home team ) can walk off the field with the win . The winning runs must still be counted at home plate .
Robert Brown Thomson ( October 25 , 1923 - August 16 , 2010 ) was a Scottish-born American professional baseball player nicknamed The Staten Island Scot . He was an outfielder and right-handed batter for the New York Giants ( 1946-53 , 1957 ) , Milwaukee Braves ( 1954-57 ) , Chicago Cubs ( 1958-59 ) , Boston Red Sox ( 1960 ) , and Baltimore Orioles ( 1960 ) . His pennant-winning three-run home run for the Giants in 1951 is popularly known as the Shot Heard 'Round the World and is one of the most famous moments in baseball history . It overshadowed his other accomplishments , including eight 20-home run seasons and three All Star selections . It was the best thing that ever happened to me , he said . It may have been the best thing that ever happened to anybody .
In baseball , the Shot Heard 'Round the World was a game-winning home run by New York Giants outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in New York City on October 3 , 1951 , to win the National League ( NL ) pennant . Thomson 's dramatic three-run homer came in the ninth inning of the decisive third game of a three-game playoff for the pennant in which the Giants trailed , 4-1 . The game - the first ever televised nationally - was seen by millions of viewers across America and heard on radio by millions more , including thousands of American servicemen stationed in Korea , listening on Armed Forces Radio . The classic drama of snatching victory from defeat to secure a pennant was intensified by the epic cross-town rivalry between the Giants and Dodgers , and by a remarkable string of victories in the last weeks of the regular season by the Giants , who won 37 of their last 44 games to catch the first-place Dodgers and force a playoff series to decide the NL champion . The Giants ' late-season rally and 2-to-1-game playoff victory , capped by Thomson 's moment of triumph , are collectively known in baseball lore as The Miracle of Coogan 's Bluff , a descriptor coined by the legendary sports columnist Red Smith . The phrase shot heard 'round the world is from the poem Concord Hymn ( 1837 ) by Ralph Waldo Emerson about the first clash of the American Revolutionary War . It later became popularly associated with Thomson 's homer and several other dramatic historical moments .
Howard Goodsell Cann ( October 11 , 1895 - December 18 , 1992 ) was an American sportsman best known as the long-time men 's basketball coach at New York University . He was also an Olympic shot putter and a college basketball and football player .
The New York University Tandon School of Engineering ( commonly referred to as Tandon ) is the engineering and applied science school of New York University . Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United States . The school dates back to 1854 when its predecessor institutions , the University of the City of New York School of Civil Engineering and Architecture and the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute , were founded . The school was renamed in 2015 in honor of NYU Trustees Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon following their donation of $ 100 million to the school . The school 's main campus is in Brooklyn 's MetroTech Center , an urban academic-industrial research park . It is one of several engineering schools that were founded based on a European polytechnic university model in the 1800s , in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States . It has been a key center of research in the development of microwave , wireless , radar , electronics in general , polymers , industrial engineering and operations research and the US space program .
Tedford Harris Cann ( September 3 , 1897 - January 26 , 1963 ) was a champion American swimmer and a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor . He served as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve during World War I and earned the medal for saving his sinking ship .
The Medal of Honor is the United States of America 's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor . The medal is normally awarded by the President of the United States in the name of the U.S. Congress . Because the medal is presented in the name of Congress , it is often referred erroneously as the Congressional Medal of Honor . However , the official name of the current award is Medal of Honor . Within the United States Code the medal is referred to as the Medal of Honor , and less frequently as Congressional Medal of Honor . U.S. awards , including the Medal of Honor , do not have post-nominal titles , and while there is no official abbreviation , the most common abbreviations are MOH and MH . There are three versions of the medal , one each for the Army , Navy and Air Force . Personnel of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard receive the Navy version while members of the Space Force receive the Air Force version . The Medal of Honor was introduced for the Navy in 1861 , soon followed by an Army version in 1862 . The Medal of Honor is the oldest continuously issued combat decoration of the United States ' armed forces . The President typically presents the Medal at a formal ceremony intended to represent the gratitude of the U.S. people , with posthumous presentations made to the primary next of kin . According to the Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States , there have been 3,525 Medals of Honor awarded to 3,506 individuals since the decoration 's creation , with over 40% awarded for actions during the American Civil War .
Bernard Louis Carnevale ( October 30 , 1915 - March 25 , 2008 ) was an American basketball coach and college athletic administrator . He served as the head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1944 to 1946 and the United States Naval Academy from 1946 to 1966 , compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 309-171 . Carnevale was the athletic director at the College of William & Mary from 1972 to 1981 . He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970 .
William Morrissey ( born August 16 , 1986 ) is an American professional wrestler who performs on the independent circuit under the ring name CaZXL . He is best known for his tenure with WWE , where he performed under the ring name Big Cass , a shortened version of his previous name Colin Cassady . In WWE , he came to prominence for his partnership with Enzo Amore , whom he teamed with from 2013 to 2017 . Together , they won the NXT Year-End Award for Tag Team of the Year in 2015 . He was later moved to the SmackDown brand , where he had a brief feud with Daniel Bryan , before being released by the company in June 2018 . Since leaving WWE , he reconciled with Amore ( now known as nZo ) on the independent circuit , although much of his time there has been affected by his personal issues .
Professional wrestling , often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling , is a form of performance art and entertainment that combines athletics with theatrical performance . It takes the form of events , held by touring companies , that mimic a title-match combat sport . The unique form of sport portrayed is fundamentally based on and evolved from classical and catch wrestling , with modern additions of striking attacks , strength-based holds and throws and acrobatic maneuvers . Much of these derive from the influence of various international martial arts . An additional aspect of combat with improvised weaponry is sometimes included . The matches have predetermined outcomes to heighten entertainment value and all combative maneuvers are executed with the full cooperation of those involved and carefully performed in specific manners intended to lessen the chance of actual injury . These facts were once kept highly secret but are now publicly acknowledged by both performers and promotions . To promote and sustain the willing suspension of disbelief by maintaining an aura of verisimilitude , the performing company avoids discussing the true nature of the performance in official media . Fan communications by individual wrestlers and promotions through outside media ( i.e. , interviews ) often directly acknowledge the dramatic and fixed nature of the spectacle . [ citation needed ]
World Wrestling Entertainment , Inc. , d/b/a WWE , is an American integrated media and entertainment company that is primarily known for professional wrestling . WWE has also branched out into other fields , including movies , football , and various other business ventures . The WWE name also refers to the professional wrestling promotion itself , founded in the 1950s as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation . As of 2019 , it is the largest wrestling promotion in the world , holding over 500 events a year , with the roster divided up into various globally traveling brands , and is available to about 36 million viewers in more than 150 countries . The company 's global headquarters is located in Stamford , Connecticut , with offices in major cities around the world . As in other professional wrestling promotions , WWE shows are not legitimate contests , but purely entertainment-based , featuring storyline-driven , scripted , and choreographed matches , though matches often include moves that can put performers at risk of injury , even death , if not performed correctly . This was first publicly acknowledged by WWE 's owner Vince McMahon in 1989 to avoid taxes from athletic commissions . Since the 1980s , WWE publicly has branded its product as sports entertainment , acknowledging the product 's roots in competitive sport and dramatic theater . The company 's majority owner is its chairman and CEO , Vince McMahon , who retains a 42% ownership of the company 's outstanding stock and 83% of the voting power . The current entity , incorporated on February 21 , 1980 , was previously known as Titan Sports , Inc. , which was founded that same year in South Yarmouth , Massachusetts . It acquired Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd. , the holding company for the World Wrestling Federation , in 1982 . Titan was renamed World Wrestling Federation , Inc. in 1998 , then World Wrestling Federation Entertainment , Inc. in 1999 , and finally the current World Wrestling Entertainment , Inc. in 2002 .
A ring name is a name used for professional purposes by a professional wrestler , martial artist or boxer .
Herbert Morris Cohen ( born June 7 , 1940 ) is an American Olympic fencer .
Rudy D'Amico ( born August 18 , 1940 ) is a National Basketball Association ( NBA ) scout , and former college basketball and professional coach . He was the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv , and he led them to the FIBA European Champions Cup ( EuroLeague ) championship in 1981 . He scouts for the Orlando Magic .
Philip Aaron Phil Edwards , MD ( September 23 , 1907 - September 6 , 1971 ) was a Canadian and Guyanese track and field athlete who competed in middle-distance events . Nicknamed the Man of Bronze , he was Canada 's most-decorated Olympian for many years . He was the first-ever winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada 's top athlete . He went on to serve as a captain in the Canadian army and as a highly regarded physician and expert of tropical diseases .
Eugene Gerson Gene Glazer ( born November 24 , 1939 ) is an American fencer .
Henry Benjamin Greenberg ( born Hyman Greenberg ; January 1 , 1911 - September 4 , 1986 ) , nicknamed Hammerin ' Hank , Hankus Pankus , or The Hebrew Hammer , was an American professional baseball player and team executive . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) , primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s . A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a two-time Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Award winner , he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is widely considered as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history . He had 47 months of military service including service in World War II , all of which took place during his major league career . Greenberg played the first twelve of his thirteen major league seasons for Detroit . He was an American League ( AL ) All-Star for four seasons [ a ] and an AL MVP in 1935 ( first baseman ) and 1940 ( left fielder ) . He had a batting average over .300 in eight seasons , and won two World Series championships with the Tigers ( 1935 and 1945 ) . He was the AL home run leader four times and his 58 home runs for the Tigers in 1938 equaled Jimmie Foxx 's 1932 mark for the most in one season by anyone but Babe Ruth , and tied Foxx for the most home runs between Ruth 's record 60 in 1927 and Roger Maris ' record 61 in 1961 . Greenberg was the first major league player to hit 25 or more home runs in a season in each league , and remains the AL record-holder for most runs batted in in a single season by a right-handed batter ( 183 in 1937 , a 154-game schedule ) . In 1947 , Greenberg signed a contract for a record $ 85,000 salary before being sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates , where he played his final MLB season that year . After retiring from playing , Greenberg continued to work in baseball as a team executive for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox . Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American team sports .
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs , or simply the American League ( AL ) , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball ( MLB ) in the United States and Canada . It developed from the Western League , a minor league based in the Great Lakes states , which eventually aspired to major league status . It is sometimes called the Junior Circuit because it claimed Major League status for the 1901 season , 25 years after the formation of the National League ( the Senior Circuit ) . At the end of every season , the American League champion plays in the World Series against the National League champion ; two seasons did not end in playing a World Series ( 1904 , when the National League champion New York Giants refused to play their AL counterpart , and 1994 , when a players ' strike prevented the Series ) . Through 2019 , American League teams have won 66 of the 116 World Series played since 1903 , with 27 of those coming from the New York Yankees alone . The New York Yankees have won 40 American League titles , the most in the league 's history , followed by the Philadelphia/Kansas City/Oakland Athletics ( 15 ) and the Boston Red Sox ( 14 ) .
Gary Jay Gubner ( born December 1 , 1942 ) is a retired American heavyweight weightlifter , shot putter , and discus thrower . He had his best results in weightlifting , winning two world championship medals in 1962 and 1965 and placing fourth at the 1964 Summer Olympics . He also attempted to qualify for the 1964 Olympics in throwing events , and finished fifth in the shot put at the U.S. Olympic trials . Gubner set several shot put records , including a 53-foot throw with a 16-lb . ball when he was 16 , and three world indoor records in 1962 . His best result of 19.80 m placed him second in the 1962 world ranking . Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum , Gubner has also been recognized by the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in its 2000 book Jewish Sports Legends .