OT: Baseball Let's not forget the category of "nice guys" who were also at the pinnacle of the profession. Harmon Killebrew comes to mind.... (long-suffering Senators fan here, he was one of the VERY few bright spots....) Check out this versatility (compliments of Wikipedia)

"was an American professional baseball first baseman , third baseman , and left fielder . During his 22-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), he played for the Washington Senators who later became the Minnesota Twins , and for the final season of his career, the Kansas City Royals . When he retired, he was second only to Babe Ruth in American League (AL) home runs and was the AL career leader in home runs by a right-handed batter (since broken by Alex Rodriguez )."

so, only steroids could beat him. and speaking of power hitters

" He hit the longest measured home runs at Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium , 520 ft (160 m), and Baltimore's Memorial Stadium , 471 ft (144 m), and was the first of just four batters to hit a baseball over the left field roof at Detroit's Tiger Stadium . Despite his nicknames and his powerful style of play, Killebrew was considered by his colleagues to be a quiet, kind man."