Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Alastair Cook



Alastair Nathan Cook is a British cricketeer. He achieved a century during his 2006 debut for England, at age 21. He then became the youngest British cricket player to reach 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 and 6000 test runs. 

Cook, a left-hand batsman, was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2011. 


Born: December 25, 1984 in Glouchester, England
Height: 6'2"






Career Highlights:
  • Score seven test centuries by age 23
  • the fourth Englishman to score a double test century in Australia
  • led his team to win the 2009 Ashes Series, playing as test captain to help retain the 2010-11 Ashes series
  • youngest Englishman to reach 5000 runs 

Monday, April 9, 2012

Andrew Luck


Andrew Luck is a quarterback for the University of Stanford. He led his school to a 12-1 record in the 2010 season, earning him several awards. Projected to be the No. 1 pick for 2011 NFL Draft, Luck decided to play for Stanford for one more year and finish his engineering degree. 


He was chosen as Offensive Player of the Year for Pac-10/12 twice, in 2010 and 2011. He was awarded the Maxwell Award as Player of the Year in 2011, and was runner-up for Heisman Trophy two years in the running.


Born: September 12, 1989 in Washington, DC
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 106 kg





Achievements/Career Highlights:
  • Walter Camp Player of the Year, 2011
  • Maxwell Award as Player of the Year, 2011
  • MVP, Orange Bowl 2011