Anthony Drew “Tony” Dorsett is a former American football running back who played professionally in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. From Western Pennsylvania, Dorsett attended the nearby University of Pittsburgh, where he led the Panthers to the national title as a senior in 1976 and won the Heisman Trophy. He was the first-round draft choice of the Cowboys in 1977, the second overall selection. Dorsett was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and played for the team for eleven seasons, through 1987. He played for Denver the following year, then retired because of injuries. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.

Rodney Harrison, the three-time All-Pro and two-time Super Bowl champion, currently serves as a sports analyst at NBC. Harrison joined NBC Sports\’ Emmy-nominated studio show Football Night in America as an analyst in 2009, and has drawn significant critical acclaim for his blunt, hard-hitting style in just three seasons.

Harrison\’s first experience working with NBC Sports came as a guest studio analyst for the network\’s Super Bowl XLIII coverage after he retired from professional football following a 15-year-career in which he made three Pro Bowl appearances. He is the only player in NFL history with at least 30 career sacks and 30 career interceptions.

While with the Patriots from 2003-08, Harrison was an anchor on the defense that helped the team win two Super Bowls. Prior to joining the Patriots, Harrison played nine seasons with the San Diego Chargers. In his rookie season, the Chargers made the Super Bowl but lost to the San Francisco 49ers. Renowned as a clutch performer, the hard-hitting safety had seven interceptions in 13 career NFL Playoff games.

Off the field, Harrison\’s Patriots\’ teammates honored him with the 2006 Ed Block Courage award for the player who best exemplifies the principles of courage and sportsmanship while also serving as a source of inspiration. In 2005, he participated in an officiating internship at NFL Europe\’s training camp in Tampa, Fla., to learn more about the responsibilities of an NFL referee in anticipation of a potential post-football career. Harrison is an avid Madden football player, often competing anonymously against fans online.

I developed a love of surgery during my medical training and pediatric surgery became a perfect match between my love of children and my enjoyment of performing surgery.  If I were to point to a specific point in my life where I made the decision to become a pediatric surgeon it was during assisting a more senior surgeon on one of my first procedures to correct a congenital anomaly in an infant.  I accompanied the senior surgeon out to see the family after the procedure.  Watching him be able to go up to this family and say the words, “Your baby is going to be OK” and see the joy spread over that family really typified for me what we refer to around here as providing the “80-year cure.”

I decided to come to Los Angeles to be a part of a state-of-the-science, tertiary care, healthcare center that was a leader in pediatric disease and treatment.  I had experience working for the Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and had recently been deployed from my military obligation as a Major in the United States Army Medical Corps serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom 2 and was looking for other challenges.  I decided to explore potential opportunities in Southern California and was recruited to work at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

I view what I do as the ultimate community service.  Coming to work every day, of course, pays the bills, but I am the kind of person who wants to be of service to the largest group of people possible.

Anaheim Ducks forward Bobby Ryan is making his Olympic debut in Vancouver, in his second NHL season. Ryan was selected by the Ducks second overall in the 2005 NHL draft, and made his NHL debut in 2007-08, playing 23 regular season games with the Ducks and two playoff games. In 2008-09, his first full season in the NHL, Ryan scored 31 goals and 57 points, leading all rookies in those stats, despite playing in only 64 games. He was second in the voting for the rookie of the year award.

Ryan has represented the U.S. at one international tournament: the 2006 World Junior Championships. He played on a team with 2010 Olympic teammates Erik Johnson, Jack Johnson and Phil Kessel. Ryan tied for sixth in the tournament with seven points in seven games as the U.S. finished fourth.

A highly touted amateur prospect with the Los Angeles Junior Kings, Ryan initially committed to play for the U.S. National Team Development Program in 2003, where he would have joined the Erik Johnson, Jack Johnson and Kessel during a two-year tenure. But after he was selected seventh overall in the OHL draft, he decided to play for the Owen Sound Tigers. During his first season in small-town Owen Sound, 120 miles northwest of Toronto, Ryan’s mother, Melody, moved with him to ease the transition. He scored 89 points in 62 games during his second season before becoming the No. 2 overall selection in the 2005 NHL Draft.

A New Jersey native, Ryan spent his teenage years in El Segundo, Calif., near Anaheim. He enjoys cooking for himself, and his favorite dish is chicken alfredo. He also enjoys playing guitar and golfing.

Tim Brown #81: Brown retired in 2005 after a legendary 16-year career in the NFL. Endeared by the infamous Raider Nation as “Mr. Raider,” he served as Captain throughout his years in Oakland. Brown played college football for Notre Dame, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1987, becoming the first wide receiver to win the award. Brown established himself as one of the NFL’s most prolific wide receivers. AWARDS & ACCOLADES: 9× Pro Bowl selection (1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001) 1× Second-Team All-Pro selection (1997) 6× All-Conference selection (1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997) NFL 1990s All-Decade Team 1987 Heisman Trophy 1987 Walter Camp Award 2009 College Football Hall of Fame NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: First wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy NFL rookie-season record for most combined yards gained, with 2,317 (1988) NFL record 10 consecutive seasons with at least 75 receptions NFL record for consecutive seasons with at least 5 touchdowns scored (11) shared with Marvin Harrison, Don Hutson, Cris Carter, Terrell Owens, & Jerry Rice NFL record for being the oldest player ever to return a punt for a touchdown – (35 years, 140 days) NFL record for most consecutive games with more than one reception (147 games, 1993-2002) NFL record for being the oldest player with 12+ receptions in a single game – (36 years, 97 days): 10/27/02 @ KC Chiefs, 13 receptions, 144 receiving yards NFL record for consecutive starts by a wide receiver: 176 Only player to have 1,600 receiving yards against four different teams (Broncos, Chiefs, Chargers, Seahawks) Holds the following team records with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders: 240 Games and 16 seasons played 104 Touchdowns Receiving (14,734 yards, 1,070 receptions, 99 touchdowns) Punt return (3,272 punt-return yards, 320 punt returns, 3 punt returns for touchdowns) All-purpose yards (19,431) Yards from scrimmage (14,924)

Ms. Holden started playing recreational soccer when she was 5 and quickly moved into the competitive world of club soccer by the time she was 8.  She currently plays as a Forward, and outside mid-fielder for a Gold team, AC Brea.  She also plays for her High School soccer team, Troy Warriors.  Her passion for sports continues.