Queens Looks Back And "Remembers The Titans"

Pro Wrestling (ECW):
Justin Credible T.J.: Notable for his famous wrestling move, Thats Incredible!, this star from Ozone Park had stints with the World Wide Wrestling and is one of the premiere wrestlers of the Extreme Championship Wrestling league.
Tennis:
John McEnroe: Douglaston-born, he soared to the U.S. Open championship. Although he was a celebrated tennis star, he was more known for his reckless arguments with officials over line calls and his tenacity than his prowess on the hard court.
Vitas Gerulaitis: This late Tennis star came from Howard Beach. With a legendary backhand, this controversial player was involved with numerous battle of the sexes challenges with professional women tennis athletes. He won every one of those matches.
Boxing:
James Corbett: Known to the world as "Gentleman Jim," this boxing legend lived on 35 Ave. near Little Neck Bay.
Joe Louis: World Heavyweight Boxing Champion from 1937 to 1949 lived at 175-12 Murdock Ave., Adesleigh Park with his wife, Rose Morgan.
Jack McAuliffe: The undefeated lightweight boxing champion from 1886-1896 lived in Forest Hills and later ran for the State Assembly of New York.
Jack Dempsey: Some say the Golden Era of Boxing began with the presence of Jack Dempsey. His matches brought in more money than anyone the sport had seen before. His five biggest bouts brought in receipts totaling $8,453,319.
Basketball:
St. Johns Alumni:
Chris Mullin: A St. John’s standout in 1985, Mullin averaged over 25 ppg for five consecutive seasons with the Golden State Warriors and was a member of the original Dream Team in 1992. The fourth leading scorer in Warriors history, he was traded after 12 seasons with Golden State to the Indiana Pacers on August 12, 1997, and helped the Pacers reach the Eastern Conference Finals in 1997-98 and again in 1998-99.
Erik Barkeley: Averaged 16.1 points and 4.5 assists with the storm. Is now a rookie playing with the Portland Trailblazers.
Lavar Postell: Left the Storm to play with the New York Knicks.
Felipe Lopez: From Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Lopez was initially drafted by Vancouver and was later picked up by the Washington Wizards.
Omar Cook: Similar to Jason Kidd in his quickness and tenacity, the freshman phenom has a better jump shot than most point guards on the market. Scouts say he is one of the best passers to come through New York City in a long time. He played for Christ The King High School and is now a freshman at St. Johns.
Ron Artest: Ron Artest, originally entered the 1999 NBA Draft early and was selected 16th overall by the Chicago Bulls. He averaged 12.0 points per game and was Chicago’s second-leading scorer as a rookie, earning a berth on the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
Mark Jackson:This St. Johns star got off to a storybook start in the NBA when he earned the Rookie of the Year Award in 1988 while playing for his hometown team, the New York Knicks. In his 10th season, Jackson broke John Stockton’s stranglehold on the NBA assists crown, leading the league with an average of 11.4 average per game in 1996-97, a season he split between the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers. In 1997-98 he led the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals and moved into fifth place on the NBA’s career assists list, and in 1998-99 he had the best assist-to-turnover ratio in the Eastern Conference and second-best in the NBA.
Other NBA Players:
Lamar Odom: Christ The King standout. Played only one college season with the University of Rhode Island before becoming an early entry candidate for the 1999 NBA draft, where he was chosen by the Los Angeles Clippers with the fourth overall pick. He has sparked the Clippers offense like no other, averaging 17 ppg points per game with 8 rebounds.
Horse Racing:
Eddie Arcaro: This best known figure in horse racing lived in what is now the Homestead Hotel off Lefferts Blvd. in Kew Gardens. He is best remembered as the winner of racings Triple Crown.
Others:
Gertrude Ederle: Doing the impossible, this Flushing resident swam the English Channel led her to international acclaim. She was the first woman to do so and later beat the mens record for the same feat. A swimming pool in Flushing Meadows Park was named after her.
Finally, there is one Queens resident who has made it in the record booksand even on Trivial Pursuit as the one person who played for the Knicks, the Rangers and the Yankees all in the same year. His name is Eddie Layton and he lives in Forest Hills. He is the organist for all three teams.