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1 Indianapolis 500 won by Danny Sullivan (1985)

1 Torri Murden-McClure is the first woman to row across the Atlantic

2 The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports, the Kentucky Derby

2 PGA Championships held at Valhalla - 1996, 2000

3 Heavyweight titles Muhammad Ali won

3 Gold medals Mary T. Meagher won in 1984 Olympics

4 Heavyweight boxing champions from Louisville - Ali, Jimmy Ellis, Greg Page, Marvin Hart

5 Paul Hornung's number with the Green Bay Packers

5 Final Fours played at Freedom Hall

6 Final Four's Denny Crum's U of L teams appeared in (1972, '75, '80, '82, 83, '86)

8 U of L All-American Charlie Tyra's number

9 Seasons the Kentucky Colonels played in the ABA

11 Quarterback Phil Simms' number retired by the NY Giants

11 Triple Crown winners, Affirmed being the last

13 Seasons all-pro Will Wolford played in the NFL

15 Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton became the youngest rider to win the Derby at 15

16 State football championships won by Trinity H.S. (tied with Ft. Thomas Highlands)

19 Seasons "Pee Wee" Reese played for the Brooklyn Dodgers

24 Height (in feet) of the "full pipe" at the 40,000 square foot Louisville Extreme Park

31 Lengths Kentucky Derby winner Secretariat won the Belmont by

35 Darrell Griffith's number at U of L where he led the Cards to 1980 title and was named Player of the Year

35 Sports Illustrated covers Muhammad Ali graced

50 Wes Unseld named as one of the NBA's Top 50 Players ever

56 Consecutive games Joe DiMaggio hit safely with a Louisville Slugger

1:59 2/5 Track record at Churchill Downs set by Secretariat at 1977 Kentucky Derby

1875 The first running of the Kentucky Derby, won by Aristides

1960 Cassius Clay won the Olympic gold medal in Rome

1975 Year Kentucky Colonels won the ABA championship

1983 The year Louisville native Howard Schnellenberger won the national title at Miami

1986 Year Pervis Ellison won Most Outstanding Player award when Cards won national title

3302 House number on Grand Ave. where Ali grew up

3,333 Miles Torri Murden-McClure rowed to cross the Atlantic

45,000 Approximate number of hot dogs eaten at the Kentucky Derby

68,000 Weight (in pounds) of the scale replica of Babe Ruth's 34-inch Louisville Slugger. The steel bat is 120 feet tall and stands outside the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory

800,000 Fans who watched Thunder Over Louisville during 2006 Kentucky Derby Festival