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Frontier & Sport
Explorers, aviators, astronauts and athletes — Americans who went furthest, fastest or highest.
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Athlete 55
Astronaut 29
Aviator 17
Explorer 17
Activist 13
Coach 10
Military Commander 9
Executive 4
Legislator 4
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Branch Rickey 1881–1965SportsInvented the farm system, then signed Jackie Robinson and ended segregated baseball.
Eddie Rickenbacker 1890–1973Exploration, Aviation & SpaceWorld War I ace of aces and longtime head of Eastern Air Lines
Pete Rozelle 1926–1996SportsPersuaded the owners to share television money and built the modern NFL on it.
Frank Borman 1928–2023Exploration, Aviation & SpaceCommander of Apollo 8, the first mission to orbit the Moon, and later CEO of Eastern Air Lines.