NOTABLE ALASKAN SPORT FIGURES:

Richie Ashburn - MLB Hall of Famer (Stationed During War)
H.A. (Red) Boucher - Fmr. lieutenant governor, Goldpanners' founder (Fairbanks, Anchorage)
Carl Ben Eielson - Pioneer pilot
Ed Merdes - Assistant attorney general, territory of Alaska, 1953-57
Joe Redington, Sr. - Sled-dog musher and promoter
Curt Schilling - World Series MVP (Born in Anchorage)
William G. Stroecker - Bank/Panner President, civic leader (Fairbanks)
Sean Timmons - Goldpanners' most successful local; 2002-03 MVP (Fairbanks)