Monday, August 01, 2005
CNN, Sports Illustrated Recruit Top 25 Sports Figures of Quarter Century
Source: CNN PressRoom CNN, in a collaboration with Sports Illustrated magazine, examines the Top 25 sports personalities of the past quarter century in a series of weekday segments and an hour-long special presenting the most intriguing figures in sports since CNN first went on the air on June 1, 1980.“CNN 25 Top 25 Sports Characters,” an hour-long special hosted by CNN Headline News sports anchor Larry Smith, will premiere on Sunday, Aug. 7, at 8 p.m. (ET) and will re-air on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 8 p.m. (ET). The program will profile the likes of the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr., skateboarder Tony Hawk and retired basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson.
CNN asked the editors of Sports Illustrated to come up with the list of the top 25 sports characters, identifying the one aspect that made each of these athletes stand out from the crowd through their combination of personality and athletic skill.
“These 25 athletes aren’t just playmakers—they’re newsmakers,” Smith said. “They’re legends who we expect to make headlines as well as make us cheer. ”
The rankings will also appear online, where viewers can rank the innovations themselves or provide their thoughts and memories on how these innovations changed their lives. This list and other topics pertaining to CNN’s 25th anniversary can be found at www.cnn.com/cnn25.
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