Built like a bruising football player, Frank Thomas chose a bat and glove over shoulder pads at Auburn University, forging historic success on big league baseball diamonds for almost two decades. Spending the bulk of his career with the White Sox, the powerful first baseman/designated hitter became the only player ever to string together seven straight seasons with at least 20 homers, 100 RBI, 100 walks and a .300 batting average. The five-time All-Star captured back-to-back American League MVP awards (1993-94) and ended his impressive career in 2008 with 521 homers, 1,704 RBI, a .301 career batting average and a .419 on-base percentage.
