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11. Chuck Connors

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 02:41 PM

Mar 2018

played professional baseball with the Yankees, Dodgers, and Cubs.

He played pro basketball with the Celtics and is the first player credited with shattering a backboard.

He was drafted by the Chicago Bears but never played.

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