Career Highlights:  A three-time First-Team All-Pro cornerback/punt return specialist for 10 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, Patrick Peterson played for the Minnesota Vikings last season. Named to the Pro Bowl in his first eight NFL seasons (2011-18), Peterson was also named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team. He made an impact in his rookie season when he became the only player in NFL history with four punt-return touchdowns of at least 80 yards in a single season, and the longest overtime punt return for a touchdown (99 yards). Selected fifth in the 2011 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State University, Peterson was the only rookie to be selected to the 2011 All-Pro First Team, in addition to being named First Team All-Pro in 2013 and 2015. He holds other Cardinal records including the longest game-winning punt return touchdown in overtime (99 yards), and most punt return yards by a rookie in a season (699).  At LSU, he was recognized as the best college defensive back in the country and was a unanimous 2010 All-American, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and Jim Thorpe and Chuck Bednarik Award winner.

Career Highlights: Pitcher Mark Mulder was on the fast track to the major leagues after being selected second overall in the 1998 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics. Mulder showed his dominance in his first full season in 2001 leading the American League with 21 wins, followed by a 19-win season and a career-best 159 strikeouts in 2002. Injuries limited his play in 2003, yet, he still won 15 games and posted a career-best 3.13 ERA. A two-time All-Star, Mulder helped the Athletics make the postseason four years in a row while posting a 71-42 record. He led the American League in complete games (2003 & 2004) and shutouts (2001 & 2003). Traded to St. Louis in 2005, Mulder finished the season with a 16-8 record, 3.64 ERA, and helped the Cardinals reach the National League Championship Series. He finished his career with a 103-60 record, 4.18 ERA and 834 strikeouts. Mulder has a strong golf game too, winning the American Century Celebrity Golf Championships three times, and the celebrity division of the 2017 Diamond Resorts Invitational.

Career Highlights:  Kevin Millar is a former 12-year major league veteran best recognized for his years with the Boston Red Sox, and now as the popular co-host of “Intentional Talk,” the MLB Network’s longest running show dating back to 2011. Millar became a favorite with the Red Sox with his outgoing personality, clubhouse presence and offensive production that helped spark the Red Sox to the 2003 AL Championship Series and the 2004 World Series Championship. In his MLB career, Millar batted .274 with 170 home runs and 699 RBI with the Florida Marlins (1998-2002), Boston (2003-05), Baltimore (2006-08) and Toronto (2009). He played in 1,427 games posting 1,284 hits and a .358 on base percentage. Millar received the 2003 Jackie Jensen Award, presented annually by the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America to the player who embodies the spirit of the former Red Sox outfielder. Millar also received the 2001 Charlie Hough Good Guy Award from the BBWAA Florida Chapter. He joined the MLB Network in 2010, and has also contributed to NESN’s Red Sox coverage and FOX’s baseball coverage since retiring.

Career Highlights: Super Bowl champion quarterback Jim McMahon has long been known as one of the NFL’s grittiest quarterbacks in history. McMahon led the Chicago Bears’ offense for the first eight seasons of his 15-year NFL career, from 1982 to 1989, including coming back in 1985 from a season-ending injury the year before and leading the Bears to the 1986 Super Bowl title beating the New England Patriots. McMahon was named to the Pro Bowl that season. Throughout his career, he played for San Diego, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Arizona and earned a second Super Bowl ring with the 1996 Green Bay Packers. Also recognized for his headbands and sunglasses, McMahon finished his career playing 120 regular season games and completing 1,492 passes for 18,148 yards and 100 touchdowns. A consensus All-American at Brigham Young University, McMahon led the nation in passing in 1980 and 1981 and was the first player to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season. At the time, he set 32 NCAA records. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

Career Highlights:  Former All-Star pitcher Derek Lowe had a strong 17-year major league career including winning a World Series Championship with Boston. A two-time All-Star, Lowe had several different roles as a starter, reliever, and with seven teams:  Seattle (1997), Boston (1997-2004), Los Angeles Dodgers (2005-08), Atlanta (2009-11), Cleveland (2012), New York Yankees (2012), and Texas (2013). Throughout his career, Lowe played in 681 games with a 176-157 win-loss record and 4.03 ERA in 2,671.1 innings. He recorded 1,721 strikeouts and 86 saves. Some of his best years came with Boston, where in 2000 he was the American League saves leader. In 2002 he threw a no-hitter against Tampa Bay, posted a 21-8 record with a 2.58 ERA. That same season, Lowe was awarded the Thomas A. Yawkey Red Sox MVP honor. In the 2004 post-season, Lowe posted a 3-0 record and was the winner in the final game of all three post-season series as he helped the Red Sox to their first World Series Championship in 86 years. He also was the 2006 National League saves leader while with the Dodgers.

Career Highlights: A stand-up comedian, actor, author, and former radio personality, Larry the Cable Guy is a multiplatinum recording artist, Grammy nominee and Billboard award winner. Larry starred in the popular History Channel series “Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy,” where he explored the country and immersed himself in different lifestyles, jobs, and hobbies. The voice of the beloved Mater in the Disney animated “Cars” films, Larry’s catchphrase: “Git-R-Done!” is also the title of his best-selling book. A member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour that included Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Jeff Foxworthy, Larry also co-starred in the Tyler Perry movie “A Madea Christmas.”  Larry has released seven comedy albums, of which three have been certified gold. He won Billboard’s 2005 Comedy Artist of the Year and Comedy Album of the Year, and the 2006 Billboard Top Comedy Tour Award. He has starred in three Blue Collar Comedy Tour-related movies, as well as other films including:  “Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector,” “Delta Farce,” “Witless Protection,” ”Tooth Fairy 2,” and “Jingle All the Way 2.”

Career Highlights:  Former NFL linebacker A.J. Hawk won a Super Bowl title and enjoyed an impressive 11-year NFL career as one of the league’s most dominant defensive players. Hawk spent his first nine seasons with the Green Bay Packers and finished his career with Cincinnati in 2015, and Atlanta in 2016. In his NFL career, Hawk recorded 945 total tackles with 643 solo tackles. He posted his two best statistical seasons in 2012 and 2013 with the Packers, and played an instrumental role in the Packers 31-25 victory over Pittsburgh in the 2011 Super Bowl. Known for his strength and durability, Hawk played 158 of 160 career games. He either led the team or was a top three tackler in eight of his nine seasons with the Packers. Drafted by Green Bay fifth overall in 2006 out of Ohio State, Hawk finished third in the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year voting, and earned a spot on Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie Team. He was also chosen the team’s Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Packers in tackles in 2006 with 119.

Career Highlights: Vinny Del Negro is back to defend his title after winning last year’s 2021 American Century Celebrity Championship. Del Negro has extensive broadcasting experience as a former analyst for ESPN, the San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, and now currently at NBA-TV. As an NBA Head Coach, Del Negro led his teams to the playoffs in four of his five seasons. He spent three seasons transforming the Los Angeles Clippers into one of the most exciting squads in the NBA, and led the team to the 2012 and 2013 NBA Playoffs. At the time, the Clippers posted a franchise-best 56-26 record and their first 50-win season in history. Del Negro finished his Clippers career with a 128-102 record, logging a .557 winning percentage. Prior to Los Angeles, Del Negro lead Chicago to two consecutive trips to the NBA Playoffs (2009 and 2010). He also spent two seasons with Phoenix as Director of Player Personnel and then as Assistant General Manager. As a 12-season NBA player, Del Negro scored more than 7,000 points playing for five teams (Phoenix, Golden State, Milwaukee, San Antonio, Sacramento).

Career Highlights:  Vocalist, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and producer, Jay DeMarcus was a member of the country band Rascal Flatts, alongside Joe Don Rooney and Gary LeVox for 22 years. After their Farewell – Life is a Highway Tour was cancelled in 2020 they ended their career together. DeMarcus recently joined a new band: Generation Radio with Dean Castroovo, former lead singer/drummer of Journey, Jason Scheff, former lead vocalist/bass player of Chicago, Chris Rodriguez and Tom Yankton to bring 80’s rock and classic music back to life with hits from their former bands. DeMarcus got his musical start with the Christian music group New Harvest and later helped start the contemporary Christian music group East to West. He moved on to play with country star Chely Wright’s band, while doing his own music  – which led to the formation of Rascal Flatts. Rascal Flatts sold more than 23 million albums, delivered 17 #1 singles, and was the most awarded country group of the past decade earning more than 40 acclaimed honors. In 2018, DeMarcus founded the label Red Street Records, and released his memoir, “Shotgun Angels: My Story of Broken Roads and Unshakeable Hope.”

Career Highlights: Considered one of the NBA’s greatest shooters ever and a world-wide fan favorite, Golden State guard Stephen Curry is a two-time league MVP, two-time NBA scoring champion, and has won four NBA Championship titles with the Warriors and the 2022 NBA Final MVP. An eight-time All-Star, Curry is also a seven-time All-NBA Team member (First-Team four times, Second-Team twice, and Third-Team once). A 13-year NBA veteran, Curry holds numerous NBA and Warriors records, and is a six-time NBA three-points field goal leader, four-time NBA free-throw percentage leader, and two-time NBA Three-Point Contest champion. In December 2021, he broke Ray Allen’s NBA record for most three-point-field goals ever made. In 2020, he finished with a league leading 32.0 points per game and surpassed Wilt Chamberlain (17,783 points) to become the Warriors all-time scoring leader. Curry boasts impressive career averages of 24.3 points per game, 6.5 assists, 4.6 rebounds, a 90.8 free throw percentage, 47.3 shooting percentage from the field, and 42.8 three-point field goal percentage. The 2015 AP Male Athlete of the Year, 2011 Joe Dumars Trophy honoree and 2014 NBA Community Assist Award honoree, Curry was a consensus First-Team All-American at Davidson where he led the nation in scoring his junior year.