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Kirk Buchner, "The Committee Chairman", is the owner and operator of the site.  Kirk can be contacted at [email protected] .

How good an athletic family did Jimmy Johnson come from?  The Pro Football Hall of Famer was the brother of the 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist (Decathlon), Rafer Johnson.

A two-time All-American and College Football Hall of Famer from the University of Minnesota, Leo “The Lion” Nomellini was the 11thOverall Pick of the NFL Draft in 1950; a selection that paid dividends for over a decade for the San Francisco 49ers.

21. Bob Boozer

Bob Boozer had a long list of accomplishments before he ever donned a Chicago Bulls uniform.

17. Reggie Theus

Reggie Theus is arguably the player who put UNLV on the map, as he was the star who took the Runnin' Rebels to their first Final Four.  This put Theus on the national radar, and he was the Ninth Overall Pick, taken by the Chicago Bulls in 1978.

The Guard was a First Team All-Rookie with 16.3 Points per Game, which was followed by a 20.2 PPG.  "Rush Street Reggie" was slightly worse statistically in his third year (18.9 PPG), but he was named an NBA All-Star, representing Chicago in that game.  With similar metrics in his fourth year, Theus had his best season in Professional Basketball right after (1982-83), when he was an All-Star again, posting career highs of 23.8 PPG and a 19.2 PER.

Despite his strong performance, Theus was unable to get the Bulls deep into the playoffs, or even there, as he was only there once with Chicago.  The Bulls traded him to Kansas City for draft picks in 1984.  Theus averaged 18.8 Points per Game as a Bull.