| SAMSNEAD | Winner of a record 82 PGA Tour events, and a charter member of the World Golf Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| SNEAD | Winner of a record 82 PGA tournaments |
| BABERUTH | Slugger of 714 homers, and a charter member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 2 wds. |
| WILLIEPEP | Featherweight champ who won 229 of 241 pro bouts, and a charter member of the International Boxing H |
| JIMTHORPE | NFL player who won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympics, and a charter member of the Pro Football Ha |
| ELS | Ernie of the World Golf Hall of Fame |
| OMEARA | Mark of the World Golf Hall of Fame |
| ISAO | Aoki of the World Golf Hall of Fame |
| STAGG | Longtime coach of the University of Chicago who was a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame |
| BERLE | He was a charter member of the Television Hall of Fame |
| BALL | She was a charter member of the Television Hall of Fame |
| CHUCKBERRY | Charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| REDS | Cincinnati's baseball team, a charter member of the National League in 1890 (4) |
| HALAS | Charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| GRANGE | Red ___ (charter member of the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame) |
| CAVENDISH | Mark ......... , 2006 Commonwealth Games cycling scratch race you medallist representing the Isle of Man; winner of a record 35 Tour de France stages (9) |
| EARTHQUAKEDRILL | Practice exercise for a seismic event, and a hint to the starts of the starred clues' answers |
| ARNESS | Charter member of the Dodge City Trail of Fame |
| LPGA | Babe Zaharias is a charter member of its HOF |
| ARNOLDPALMER | Golfer who won seven majors between 1958-64, and 62 PGA Tour events between 1955 and 1973 (6,6) |
