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Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway Former NBA All-Star Career Highlights:One of the NBA’s most exciting point guards, Anfernee Hardaway’s size and versatility set him apart from many other players of his era…Selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 1993 NBA Draft (third pick overall), Hardaway was traded along with three future first-round picks to the Orlando Magic for the rights to first overall pick Chris Webber…Hardaway made an immediate impact when he helped the Magic to their first playoff berth and first 50-win season…He averaged 16.0 points, 6.6 assists, 5.4 rebounds per game with 160 steals in his rookie season…For his efforts he was named to the NBA All-Rookie first team and was runner-up to Webber for Rookie of the Year honors…The 1994-95 season was even better as the Magic won a franchise record 57 games while Hardaway averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists, 4.4 steals and 1.7 steals per game…Hardaway was named a starter in his first NBA All-Star game and was named All-NBA First Team…The Magic went on to upset the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the playoffs and made it all the way to the NBA Finals before eventually losing to the Houston Rockets...Hardaway played for the Magic for six seasons before injuries started to plague him and he was traded to the Phoenix Suns in 1999…He spent four seasons in Phoenix before being traded to the New York Knicks who he helped lead to the 2004 NBA Playoffs…Hardaway spent three seasons in New York before ending his career playing 16 games for the Miami Heat…Other highlights of Hardaway’s professional career included being named a four-time NBA All-Star, two-time All-NBA First Team member, once to the All-NBA Third Team, and six career triple doubles…Hardaway played for USA Basketball in the 1996 Summer Olympics earning a gold medal…In college, he had a stellar three-year career at the University of Memphis State (now known as Memphis), where in his junior year he averaged 22.8 point, 8.5 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 2.4 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game…Named an All-American, Hardaway also was a finalist for the Naismith College Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Award given annually to the most outstanding college basketball player...On August 21, 2008, Hardaway donated one million dollars to the now University of Memphis (he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in professional studies in May 2003, 10 years after leaving early to turn pro). Rodney Harrison Former NFL All-Pro Safety Career Highlights:A 15-year NFL veteran, Rodney Harrison finished his career as the league’s all-time leader in sacks by a defensive back, having recorded 30.5 sacks...Harrison is the only player in NFL history to record at least 30 sacks and 30 interceptions (34) in his career…Harrison made three Pro Bowl appearances and earned two Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots (XXXVIII, XXXIX)...Since retiring in 2009, Harrison has served as an analyst for NBC Sports’ Football Night in America…Harrison was drafted in the fifth round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, the same year they made their first and only Super Bowl appearance…He played for the Chargers from 1994 to 2002 where he led the Chargers with 20 special teams tackles as a rookie in 1994...Harrison was selected as the Chargers Defensive Player of the Year four times, as voted by his teammates...Selected to the Pro Bowl in 1998 and 2001, he was also named to the Associated Press All-Pro First Team in 1998 and 2003 and earned AP Second-Team honors in 2004…Harrison amassed a career-high six sacks during the 2000 season with his six sacks leading all NFL defensive backs and ranked second on the team…Harrison was chosen among the franchise’s all-time greats when he was selected to the Chargers 40th Anniversary All-Time Team during the 2000 season…Harrison spent six seasons (2003-08) with the New England Patriots, in which he was voted as a defensive captain by his teammates in each of his first four seasons in New England…In his first two seasons in New England, Harrison was not only the Patriots’ leading tackler each year, but also led all NFL defensive backs in tackles in both seasons…He set a career high with 140 tackles in 2003, and then followed that with a 138-tackle performance in 2004…in 2006, Harrison was part of a Patriots secondary that allowed just 10 touchdown passes by opponents, a mark that led the NFL and stands as the fewest allowed in team history for a single season…In 2006, he was captain on a Patriots defense that set a franchise record by allowing just 14.81 points per game where the defense allowed just 237 points, the fewest by any Patriots club over a 16-game season...Off the field, Harrison’s Patriots’ teammates honored him with the 2006 Ed Block Courage award for the player who best exemplifies the principles of courage and sportsmanship while also serving as a source of inspiration...In 2005, Harrison came up big with seven interceptions in playoff games including two in Super Bowl XXXIX…His four interceptions in the 2004 playoffs tied for third most in a single postseason since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger…Harrison played college football at Western Illinois University from 1991-93 and is the school’s record holder for tackles in a career (345) and tackles in a game (28)…He was named an Associated Press First-Team All-American as a junior and a Second-Team All-American as a sophomore. A.J. Hawk NFL Linebacker, Green Bay Packers Career Highlights:A.J. Hawk, an indispensable defensive asset for the Green Bay Packers, is in his sixth NFL season as an NFL linebacker…Hawk played an instrumental role in the Packers 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl this past February….Hawk has never missed a game in his professional career, playing in 80 regular season games with 78 starts…He has been in the top two in tackles every season, including last season when he led the team with 111 tackles, including 72 solo tackles and he also finished with a career-high three interceptions…In 2009 he finished second on the team with 87 tackles (70 solo) and was named an alternate to the Pro Bowl…Hawk has recorded 511 total tackles, 367 solo tackles and 144 assist tackles…In 80 games, he has averaged 6.38 total tackles, 4.59 solo tackles and 1.8 assist tackles per game….He also has nine sacks, eight interceptions and 114 yards after interceptions…Drafted by the Packers fifth overall in the 2006 NFL Draft, Hawk finished third in the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year voting, and earned a spot on Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie Team that season…Hawk was also chosen the team’s Defensive Player of the Year...He was the first linebacker drafted in the top five of the NFL Draft since Washington chose LaVar Arrington with the number two pick in 2000…Hawk led the Packers in tackles in 2006 with 120, the second most ever recorded by a Green Bay rookie...He finished second on the team in 2007 with 105 tackles...In 2008, Hawk led the team in tackles and was on the field for 869 of 1,050 defensive plays, the most among the team’s linebackers...In college at Ohio State, he was a consensus All-American both as a junior (2004) and a senior (2005)…Hawk earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors in each of his three seasons as a starter…He also was the recipient of the 2005 Lombardi Award, given annually to the nation’s top lineman or linebacker…Hawk is known for playing big in big games, such as the 2005 thriller versus No. 2 Texas when he picked off a Vince Young pass, and recovered one of the quarterback’s fumbles and forced another…He finished his senior year at Ohio State by sacking future brother-in-law Brady Quinn twice in the Fiesta Bowl triumph over Notre Dame, en route to his second career Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP Award…Hawk played in 51 career games as a Buckeye with 38 starts, collecting 394 tackles (196 solo), 41 stops for loss, 15.5 sacks, seven interceptions, 13 passes broken up, two fumbles recovered and three forced fumbles…He also returned both a blocked punt and interception for touchdowns…Nicknamed A.J. by his parents, fans of the legendary Indy Car driver A.J. 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