Name the Year
"The Macarena" reaches number 1 and Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, and Steve Nash are first round picks
1996
Featuring lyrics like "roundin' third and heading for home, it's a brown eyed handsome man" I'm not sure "Centerfield" is REALLY about sports, but it is a classic by this CCR singer
John Fogerty
Tom Brady
Juwan Howard
Barry Larkin
University of Michigan
A basketball-playing golden retriever and the commissioner of baseball during the 1994 strike
Air Bud Selig
This Pittsburgh Steeler holds a career field goal percentage of 87.5%. That's greater than the tomato-meter score of Chris Pratt's last three films combined.
Chris Boswell
The Beatles come to America, Lyndon Johnson wins the presidential election, and Cassius Clay becomes Muhammad Ali
1964
This Elton John hit was named for a World Team Tennis team that existed for just one season in 1974 and played their home matches at The Spectrum
Philadelphia Freedom
Kevin Love
Jackie Robinson
Arthur Ashe
UCLA
The Cardinals outfielder and labor activist who was blacklisted from baseball and a style of clothing worn by Milhouse Van Houten
Curt Flood Pants
This Chris was the Texas high school basketball player of the year two years before Chris Pine made his big screen debut in The Princess Diaries 2.
Chris Bosh
The Berlin Wall falls and the A's beat the Giants in an earthquake-interrupted World Series
1989
Future rhymed "I'm the one that's living lavish, like I'm playing for the Mavericks" on this 2015 hit with a sports-referencing title
March Madness
Al Horford
Ryan Lochte
Abby Wambach
University of Florida
Yankees pitcher who was baseball's first million dollar free agent and a member of a band of nomadic foragers
Catfish Hunter Gatherer
Chris Evert
The Cubs win the World Series and William Howard Taft is elected president
1908
This singer had a hit with "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)," the official song of the 2010 World Cup
Shakira
JJ Watt
Rose Lavelle
Frank Kaminsky
University of Wisconsin
"I'll Tumble 4 Ya" singer and controversial baseball owner who hated facial hair
Boy George Steinbrenner
The Hollywood Chrises are dreamy, but not as dreamy as this Brooklyn-born Chris, who played for the 1992 men's basketball dream team
Chris Mullin
Brazil wins the World Cup and Denzel wins best actor for Training Day
2002
This singer-songwriter and lover of small midwestern cities released "Tonya Harding" to coincide with the release of I, Tonya though it had no official connection to the movie
Sufjan Stevens
Reggie White
Alan Houston
Candace Parker
University of Tennessee
MLB labor leader who successfully lobbied for free agency and a 1990 Coen Brothers neo-noir
Marvin Miller's Crossing
Chris Evans wishes his glasses were as stylish as those worn on the field by this third baseman and 1990 World Series champ
Chris Sabo