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10 Most Successful Athletes/Coaches Turned Politicians

Many have been able to make the transition. Will Tommy Tuberville be the next?
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SEC Football: Ranking the 25 Best Coaches in Conference History
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In November's election, Alabama made Tommy Tuberville the latest person to make the jump from sports to politics when they elected him as a U.S. Senator. The former Auburn head coach (as well as Ole Miss, Texas Tech, and Cincinnati) became the first person elected to the Senate who spent almost his entire career coaching football after he defeated incumbent Doug Jones.

 

NBA Draft: All-Time Best Players at All 60 Picks

The top three picks have more than 20 championships between them
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10 Best No. 1 Draft Picks in NBA History
5 Worst No. 1 Draft Picks in NBA History
Shortest NBA Players Ever

The 2020 NBA Draft is set to take place on Nov. 18, and 60 players will be selected over two rounds. While the NBA differs from the NFL in the fact that much of its greatest talent has been taken with the earliest picks, the past 70 years have shown that Hall of Famers and All-Stars can be found at any point in the draft. With that in mind and in honor of the upcoming draft, here is a rundown of the best players to be taken with each pick, starting with No. 60.

 

This Day in Sports History: June 25

Recapping events that took place in the sports world on this day
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The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different ones and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, Athlon Sports wanted to offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on a specific date.

 

With that in mind, June 25 is the day in which a great NFL career was cut short by tragedy and the San Antonio Spurs drafted a player who led them to a title two years to the day later.

 

This Day in Sports History: June 18

Recapping events that took place in the sports world on this day
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This Day in Sports History: June 17
This Day in Sports History: June 16
This Day in Sports History: June 15

The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different ones and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, Athlon Sports wanted to offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on a specific date.

 

With that in mind, June 18 is the day in which Reggie Jackson and Billy Martin fought on national television and an error cost a pitcher a perfect game.

 

This Day in Sports History: June 17

Recapping events that took place in the sports world on this day
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This Day in Sports History: June 16
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This Day in Sports History: June 14

The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different ones and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, Athlon Sports wanted to offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on a specific date.

 

With that in mind, June 17 is the day in which the NBA Finals were interrupted for a police chase that shocked the country and one of baseball's all-time greats recorded his 500th homer.

 

This Day in Sports History: May 20

Recapping events that took place in the sports world on this day
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This Day in Sports History: May 19
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This Day in Sports History: May 17

The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different ones and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, Athlon Sports wanted to offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on a specific date.

 

With that in mind, May 20 is a day in which Robin Ventura accomplished a feat that no other MLB player in history has achieved and Scottie Pippen made a monster dunk on one of the best centers of all time.

 

This Day in Sports History: May 19

Recapping events that took place in the sports world on this day
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This Day in Sports History: May 18
This Day in Sports History: May 17
This Day in Sports History: May 16

The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different ones and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, Athlon Sports wanted to offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on a specific date.

 

With that in mind, May 19 is a day in which two NBA franchises achieved their greatest success and football's first family of quarterbacks began.

 

This Day in Sports History: May 18

Recapping events that took place in the sports world on this day
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This Day in Sports History: May 17
This Day in Sports History: May 16
This Day in Sports History: May 15

The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different ones and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, Athlon Sports wanted to offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on a specific date.

 

With that in mind, May 18 is a day in which a bad call resulted in major NBA playoffs implications and Randy Johnson became the oldest player to achieve pitching greatness.

 

This Day in Sports History: May 8

Recapping events that took place in the sports world on this day
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This Day in Sports History: May 7
This Day in Sports History: May 6
This Day in Sports History: May 5

The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different ones and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, Athlon Sports wanted to offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on a specific date.

 

With that in mind, May 8 is a day in which two NFL defensive legends were born and Willis Reed made one of the most dramatic entrances in NBA history.

 

This Day in Sports History: May 7

Recapping events that took place in the sports world on this day
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This Day in Sports History: May 6
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This Day in Sports History: May 4

The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different ones and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, Athlon Sports wanted to offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on a specific date.

 

With that in mind, May 7 is a day in which Michael Jordan made arguably his most memorable play and Reggie Miller led a comeback for the ages.

 

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