Video footage of Hall of Famer Casey Stengel, Gil Hodges, and the 1962 Mets at the Polo Grounds

Polo Grounds I was originally built in 1883 and, after many modifications, was named Polo Grounds IV in 1911. The Giants played there until moving west in 1957. The horseshoe shape had the left and right field walls less than 300 feet and the centerfield wall was almost 500 feet. The bullpens were in fair territory in left and right center. The New York Mets played there in 1962-1963. The phrase "Hot Dog" was coined by NY Journal sports cartoonist Tad Dorgan when he couldn't remember how to spell the word "dachshund" in describing the "red hot dachshund sausages" served at a game here in April 1901.

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Considered the fastest woman ever, Wilma Rudolf

Considered the fastest woman ever, Wilma Rudolf won three Gold Medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In front of 80,000 spectators, and on a blistering 110 degree day, Rudolph won the 100-meter dash in 11 seconds flat. She then won the 200-meter dash in Olympic record time, and was on the winning 400-meter relay team. She was named United Press Athlete of the Year in 1960 and, in 1961, won the James E. Sullivan award for the top amateur athlete in the United States.