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Ron Darling, a starting pitcher for the 1986 World Champion Mets team, is fourth on the team's all-time wins list. He also played for the Montreal Expos and Oakland Athletics, and was a member of the 1985 National League All Star team and the first Mets pitcher to win a Gold Glove in 1989. Currently a color commentator for nationally broadcast baseball games on TBS, as well as Mets broadcasts on SNY and WPIX, he won an Emmy Award as Best Sports Analyst for his work on local broadcasts. |
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Marc Jackson, the 1988 NBA Rookie of the Year, was a star at St. John's University before the New York Knicks selected him 18th in the first round of the draft and he became the lowest selection to ever win Rookie of the Year. In addition to the Knicks, he played as a point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, and Houston Rockets. He represented the Knicks as an All-Star in 1999 and ranks second on the NBA all-time assists list with10,323. He is currently a color commentator with ESPN and ABC. |
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Adam Graves will have his jersey number retired on February 3 by the Rangers, for whom he played for 10 years, representing them as an All-Star; winning a Stanley Cup; and setting a franchise record for goals scored during the 1993-94 season. During his career, he won numerous community service awards, including the King Clancy Memorial Trophy; the NHL Foundation Award; the Sporting News Good Guy award; the Crumb Bum award for services to New York youngsters; and the Steven MacDonald Award five times. He also won the Stanley Cup in 1990 as a member of the Edmonton Oilers and now works as a special assistant with the Rangers. |
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