Sports Figures With Their Own Statues

SI Staff | Mar 24, 2014

Sports Figures With Their Own Statues

John Chaney

Michael Perez/AP

Former Temple basketball coach John Chaney, who led his Owls to five Elite Eight appearances, was honored with a statue in his image in February 2014. Here are some others who've been so honored, along with a link here and on the last frame to a related gallery of college football icons with statues.

Carl Yastrzemski

Steven Senne/AP

Willie Stargell

AP

Mario Lemieux

Keith Srakocic/AP

Michael Jordan

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images

Babe Ruth

Diamond Images, Jim McIsaac/Getty Images

Willie Mays

JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP/Getty Images

Ted Williams

Joe Skipper/Reuters; AP; Jim McIsaac, Joe Robbins/Getty Images

Magic Johnson

Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images; Al Goldis/AP

Bobby Orr

AP

Gordie Howe

Dave Reginek/Getty Images

Stan Musial

Rich Pilling /MLB Photos via Getty Images

Johnny Unitas

AP

Larry Bird

Focus on Sport/Getty Images

Jerry West

John W. McDonough/SI

Honus Wagner

Andy Altenburger/Icon SMI

Ty Cobb

Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images

Wilt Chamberlain

Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images

Walter Johnson

Diamond Images/Getty Images

Warren Spahn

Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images

Dale Earnhardt

AP

Nolan Ryan

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

Hank Aaron

Jim McIsaac, Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Dan Marino

Scott Boehm/Getty Images

Don Shula

Kirby Lee-US PRESSWIRE

Karl Malone

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images

John Stockton

Kent Horner/NBAE via Getty Images

Mike Schmidt

AP

Wayne Gretzky

Dave Buston, E.J. Flynn/AP

Scottie Pippen

Greg Nelson/SI

Earl Campbell

Tom Hauck/Getty Images

Bob Feller

Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

Ernie Lombardi and Frank Robinson

AP

Al Kaline

Tom Pidgeon/Getty Images

Jeff Bagwell

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

Tiger and Earl Woods

AP

Roberto Clemente

Fred Vuich/SI

Ernie Banks

AP

Rod Carew

Hannah Foslien/Getty Images

Harmon Killebrew

Bruce Kluckhohn/Getty Images

Tom Landry

AP

Ozzie Smith

AP

Arnold Palmer

AP

Bob Cousy

Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images

Maurice "Rocket" Richard

AP

Pictured with brother Henri Richard.

George Mikan

David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images

Art Rooney Sr.

AP

Willie McCovey

Jerry Driendl/Getty Images

Bear Bryant

John David Mercer/US Presswire

Bobby Bowden

AP

Arnold "Red" Auerbach

Brian Snyder/Reuters

Kirby Puckett

Hannah Foslien/Getty Images

Pictured with Kirby Puckett, Jr.

Ben Hogan

Hunter Martin/Getty Images

Payne Stewart

Pictured with wife Tracy.

Ernie Harwell

AP

Harold "Red" Grange

Scott Boehm/Getty Images

Nick Saban

Kelly Lambert/US Presswire

RELATED GALLERY: More college football icons with statues.

Arthur Ashe

AP

Vince Lombardi and Curly Lambeau

Scott Boehm/Getty Images

Zinedine Zidane

MEHDI FEDOUACH/Getty Images

Pat Tillman

Mike Moore/Getty Images

Ernie Davis

Marc Squire/Getty Images

Tim Tebow, Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel

AP

RELATED GALLERY: More college football icons with statues.

Doug Flutie

AP

Rocky Balboa

Al Tielemans/SI

Oscar De La Hoya

JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

Tony Gwynn

AP

Enos Slaughter

AP

Harold Baines

Jerry Lai/US Presswire

Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Johnny Pesky, and Dom DiMaggio

AP

Diego Maradona

JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images

George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton

AP

George Steinbrenner

AP

Allan H. "Bud" Selig

Scott Boehm/Getty Images

Chick Hearn

Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Harry Caray

AP

Lou Holtz

Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

RELATED GALLERY: More college football icons with statues.