Lou Gerhig. Before crushing Major League records and having a disease named after him, Lou lit up the scene at Columbia University, including a 450-foot home run that prompted the Yankees to get his butt in pinstripes posthaste.

Jackie Robinson. Jackie played ball at Pasadena Junior College and UCLA. He earned a regional MVP award in his college days, which helped him get signed to the then-Negro Leagues. He was also the first African-American man to play in the white leagues.

Dave Winfield. Winfield made the Pro Hall of Fame, too. At the University of Minnesota in the 1970s, he was a terror on the pitching mound. It's funny because he didn't actually do much pitching in the pros…

Nomar Garciaparra. "Nomah" has he is known by millions of New Englanders made the college Hall of Fame thanks to his sterling plate performances down in Georgia Tech. He spent ten years with the Red Sox…then got traded away just a few short months before they finally broke their long championship drought. Ouch.

Robin Ventura. (No relation to Ace) Ventura holds the record for the longest hitting streak in the NCAA, with a college hitting percentage of .469 while playing for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

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