The following are some of the "good sports" that hail from Queens.

Lynn Edythe Burke – The winner of two gold medals in swimming at the 1960 Rome Olympics trained at the Flushing YMCA.

Roy Campanella - The baseball legend and Hall-of-Famer lived in St. Albans.

James John Corbett - aka "Gentleman Jim," the first boxer to use a scientific approach to boxing, lived on 35th Avenue near Little Neck Bay and was champ for five years.

Gertrude Ederle – This Flushing freestyler was the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926.

Edward "Whitey" Ford - The Hall of Fame Yankee pitcher lived in Astoria and Little Neck and attended Aviation High School.

Vitas Gerulaitis - The late tennis ace was from Howard Beach.

Nancy Lynn Hogshead – The swimmer who trained at the Flushing YMCA won three gold medals at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

William "Red" Holzman - The basketball coach used to bounce around at Franklin Lane High School.

Joe Louis - The world heavyweight champion (1937-1949) lived in Addisleigh Park.

Anthony Mason - The Knicks forward is from St. Albans.

Willie Mays - One of the greatest ballplayers of all time, the "Say Hey, Kid" owned a home in East Elmhurst overlooking LaGuardia Airport.

Jack McAuliffe - Born in Ireland, the undefeated lightweight boxing champion of the world from 1886-1896 lived in Forest Hills. He even ran for State Assembly in 1934.

John McEnroe - The short-tempered tennis star grew up in Douglaston.

Phil Rizzuto - The Yankee great was a product of Richmond Hill High School.

Jackie Robinson - After breaking the color barrier in baseball, he lived his retirement years (1949-1956) in Addisleigh Park.

Babe Ruth - In addition to his baseball skills, Ruth loved golf and lived near the St. Albans Golf Club. Some of the trophies he won playing golf in St. Albans are on display at the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum in Cooperstown.

Tom Seaver - The famous Mets pitcher once lived on 215th Street in Bayside and on 60th Ave. in Flushing.

Allen Watson – This Yankee reliever who pitched in the 1999 World Series hails from Middle Village.