Streets Named After Athletes Author:SI StaffPublish date:Mar 11, 2013Streets Named After Athletes Robert Griffin IIIMarianne Lijewski/Killeen Daily HeraldOfficials in Robert Griffin III's high school town -- Copperas Cove, Texas --officially named a street in his honor on March 8, 2013. with Mayor John Hull declaring it Robert Griffin Day. Here are some other athletes who've been similarly honored. Muhammad Ali AP Roger FedererAFP PHOTO / CARMEN JASPERSENCARMEN JASPERSEN/AFP/GettyImages Larry BirdSI Roberto ClementeBill Frakes/SI Brett HullUPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt Joe DiMaggioAP Photo/Eric Risberg Don Drysdale and Vin Scully AP Photo/Richard Drew Tim DuncanBrian A. Westerholt/WireImage.com John ElwayAP Brett Favre and Mike HolmgrenAP Photo/Morry Gash Thomas HearnsPeter Read Miller/SI Doug FlutieAP Wayne Gretzky Mike Blake/REUTERS Dan MarinoAP Photo/Amy E. Conn Larry HolmesGeorge Tiedemann/SI Kenny LoftonDavid Walberg/SI Willie MaysAP Stan MusialAP Photo/John S. Stewart Jesse Owens and Willie MaysGreg Pearson/SI Michael PhelpsAP Photo/Matthew S. Gunby Brooks RobinsonAP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Lovie SmithAP Photo/LM Otero Picabo StreetCraig Wolfrom/SI Dan WheldonAP Photo/LAT, Scott LePage Scott HamiltonAP Photo/Jerome Delay Jose CansecoAP Tee Martin and Phil FulmerPatrick Murphy-Racey/SI Dave NiehausREUTERS/Anthony Bolante Donovan BaileyAP PHOTO/Moe DoironLatest NewsInternational Women’s Day 2024: Sports Illustrated Covers Through the YearsIditarod Musher Kills, Guts Moose Who Injured Sled Dog During RaceTaiwanese Racing Pigeon Beats Allegations of Spying for China, Becomes Global CelebrityPWHL Sets Pro Women’s Hockey Attendance Record With Minnesota vs. Montreal GameSI:AM | Jon Rahm’s Defection Throws a Wrench in Saudi–PGA Tour Agreement