Reggie Jackson
Football is my only real love as far as sports go, but I do like to watch baseball, though I really sucked at it as a kid. But while I was trying my hand at little league, I began watching the New York Yankees with my dad on television in the evenings. And one guy stood out hands and shoulders above the rest: Mr. October, Reggie Jackson.
Reggie won five World Series titles with two different teams during my childhood. He even had his own candy bar: the Reggie bar. In short, Reggie was a legend even before he retired in 1987. Both the A’s and the Yankees have retired his number, which has never been done before.