Non-Aviators: Sports Stars

Politicians and movie stars are accompanied by sports stars and singers in this exhibit of non aviation celebraties. 

The First Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, poses with pilot Bud Gurney.

Although he is most well known as a baseball player, Ted Williams (left) was also a Marine Aviator. 

We are not sure who these Padres are, but this exciting shot of MLB players was included in a Convair recruitment brochure.  Image was taken in August of 1969.

Paul Lowe turns the corner on a Patriot in this image used when Baron Hilton was inducted into our Aviation Hall of Fame.

The World famous Pacific Southwest Airlines basketball team. 

This image from our PSA collection could also be on the singer page, showing Burt Bacharach and jockey Bill Shoemaker.  This was the benefit the PSA flight attendant basketball team played in.

Shhh...it might be Lance Armstrong  secretly testing his bike in our Low Speed Wind Tunnel. 

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