Michelle Akers
Soccer Player
One of the greatest female soccer players of all time who led the gold medal-winning US national team at the 1996 Olympics.
She was a four-time All-American at the University of Central Florida, where she also won the first Hermann Trophy.
She authored several inspirational books and founded Soccer International to help integrate faith and sports.
She was married twice and had one son.
She and Mia Hamm were both superstars of US women's soccer.