A product of Michigan State, Jason Woolley was already established as a decent NHL Defenseman with experience with Washington, Florida, and Pittsburgh.  The Penguins shipped Woolley to Buffalo before the 1997-98 Season, and it was as a Sabre where the former Spartan was at his best.

Drafted in 1995, Martin Biron first made the Buffalo Sabres that year for three Games, but it would take another three seasons before he reached the parent club again.  The following season (1999-00), Biron was there to stay, and the Goalie quickly became a fan favorite.

Adolfo Domingo De Guzman “Dolf” Luque was a Cuban baseball legend who played in the Cuban Winter League from 1912 to 1945.  For our purposes, Luque played in the Majors from 1914 to 1935 and was a long-time star for the Cincinnati Reds.

While prejudice ran rampant in baseball, Luque gained a pass as a fair-skinned, blue-eyed Cuban.  After a few games with the Boston Braves (1914 & 1915), he found a home for a dozen years with the Cincinnati Reds.  Luque had a phenomenal year in 1923, where he led the National League in Wins (27), ERA (1.93), and FIP (2.94).  He would later win a second ERA Title in 1925.  From 1919 to 1928, Luque would always have at least 10 Wins.

The Cuban would finish his career with the Brooklyn Robins and New York Giants.  He retired in 1935 with a record of 194-179.

Wilbur Wood began his first five seasons in the Majors with Boston and Pittsburgh, but he did not accomplish much of note.  He was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1966, and after a year in the minors and developing the knuckleball, he would become one of the better Pitchers in ChiSox history.

Wood essentially had two careers in Chicago, where he began as a closer, leading the American League in Games Pitched annually from 1968 to 1970, and in the bookend years, he was first in Games Finished.  Wood moved the starting rotation, and from 1971 to 1974, he was a 20 Game winner, with three All-Star Games.  During this period, he twice led the AL in Wins and twice in Innings, and from 1970 to 1972, he finished in the top five in Cy Young voting.

Wood’s career was derailed when a line drive cracked his kneecap in 1976, and while he managed to carve out two more years, he wasn’t the same.  Wood retired in 1978 with a record of 164-156 with 1,411 Strikeouts and 57 Saves.