Athletes confirmed for the Athletes RAACE for Awareness event.
Rickey Henderson - Nicknamed The Man of Steal, is widely regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner. He holds the major league records for career stolen bases, runs scored, unintentional walks and leadoff home runs. At the time of his last major league game in 2003, the ten-time American League (AL) All-Star ranked among the sport's top 100 all-time home run hitters and was its all-time leader in bases on balls. In 2009, he was inducted into The Baseball Hall of Fame after playing 24 MLB seasons.
Capitols great ice hockey defenseman - Rod Langway played for the Montreal Canadians and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL) and Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association (WHA). Langway also spent time with teams in the American Hockey League (AHL) and East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) as a player-coach after his NHL career ended. A two-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the top defenseman in the NHL, Langway was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002.
Punter Sean Landeta a native of Baltimore, entered the Towson University Hall of Fame in September 2005, and the NCAA Division II College Football Hall of Fame in November 2006 after a stellar NFL and USFL career. Landeta played 22 seasons in the National Football League for five different teams between 1985 and 2006. Landeta was named to the 1980s All-Decade Team as the first punter and the 1990s All-Decade Team as the second punter, as chosen by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee members. Landeta played almost half of his career for the New York Giants, where he won two championship rings in Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV. He also played for the Rams, Buccaneers, Packers and Eagles. Landeta was the last active NFL player who played in the United States Football League of the 1980s, punting for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars in all three USFL seasons. Landeta was named as the punter to the All-USFL team in 1983 and 1984. The Stars won two USFL championships in 1984 and 1985. In May 2009, Landeta was elected to the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in Philadelphia and in November 2011, Landeta was elected to the State of Maryland Sports Hall of Fame.
One of the “HOGS”, Two Time Super Bowl Champion, and a member of the 70 Greatest Washington Redskins: “Big” Ed Simmons.
Virginia native and former Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners Pitcher Ken Dixon played in 105 Games posting a career of 26 Wins and 28 Losses with 377 Strikeouts and a 4.66 ERA .
Washington Redskins Linebacker - Ravin Caldwell is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League from 1987 to 1992. He played college football at the University of Arkansas and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1986 NFL Draft
From nearby Reading, PA, the "Reading Rocket" or the "Reading Rambler" at Penn State, Running Back – Lenny Moore retired from Football after the 1967 season. His uniform number 24 was retired by the Baltimore colts, and in 1969 a sportswriters' poll named him to the NFL's 50th Anniversary Team. In 1975, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1999, Moore was ranked number 71 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. He is also the only player to have at least 40 receiving touchdowns and 40 rushing touchdowns. Football Outsiders, in their book Pro Football Prospectus 2007, named 6 of his seasons among the top 500 running back seasons of all time, which was tied for the 5th most seasons among the top 500 of any player. Moore's retired number is honored along with all of the other Baltimore Colts retired numbers in M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, home of the Baltimore Ravens. On January 19, 2008, Moore was inducted into the East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame class. Lenny Moore is a member of The Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C., National Intercollegiate All-American Football Players Honor Roll. Penn State, and BaltimoreHall of Fame
Ron McDole Nicknamed “The Dancing Bear” by Sonny Jurgensen, one of the Washington Redskins 70 Greatest Players, a two time pro bowler, and a key member of the Super Bowl VII team he played 18 years in the NFL.
A Baltimore/Indianapolis Colt and Miami Dolphin Linebacker Sanders Shiver enjoyed a 10 year NFL Career.
They called him “Mouse and at 5’ 9” tall and 170 lbs. soaking wet, Washington Redskin Pat Fischer was a freakish combination of agility, guile, and gutsy determination. A big hitter wrapped in a tiny unassuming package. The legendary Johnny Unitas was once being interviewed at Redskin’s Park when a cameraman sarcastically asked, "Hey John – who’s that 'kid' playing corner?" "That KID", Unitas reportedly replied, "is Pat Fischer, and if he hits you, he’ll knock your socks off!" And in 213 NFL games, spanning 17 seasons, the ‘Mouse’ did just that. In 1995, Pat was inducted into the Nebraska Cornhusker’s Football Hall of Fame and later recognized as one of the 70 Greatest Washington Redskins.
