Sports Field Project
In 2003, Ellen began sending kits to great living American athletes. With custom markers in seven iridescent greens that Golden Paints created for AMP, the athletes signed a piece of mesh fabric stretched over a board. When they returned the kits, Ellen stitched the pieces together into a mesh quilt of names. The lines of different sports will overlay the finished field, which will be 16’ x 32’.
SIGNATURES RECEIVED (TO DATE):
BASEBALL
Lou Boudreau
Orlando Cepeda
Bob Doerr
Bob Feller
Rollie Fingers
Carlton Fisk
Fergie Jenkins
George Kell
Harmon Killebrew
Tommy Lasorda
Lee MacPhail
Stan Musial
Phil Niekro
Jim Palmer
Gaylord Perry
Kirby Puckett
Robin Roberts
Brooks Robinson
Al Rosen
Nolan Ryan
Red Schoendienst
Tom Seaver
Enos Slaughter
Duke Snider
Frank Torre
Joe Torre
Earl Weaver
Billy Williams
Robin Yount
BASKETBALL
Rick Barry
Walter Bellamy
Carol Blazejowski
Bob Cousy
Joan Crawford
Denise Curry
Chuck Daly
David DeBusschere
Anne Donovan
Teresa Edwards
Harry Gallatin
Thomas Gola
Hal Greer
Cliff Hagan
John Havlicek
Connie Hawkins
Bill Hougland
Bailey Howell
Mannie Jackson
K.C. Jones
Sam Jones
Robert Kurland
Bob Lanier
Angelo Hank Luisetti
Edward Macauley
Bob McAdoo
Sam Mitchell
Anne Meyers
Gary Payton
Bob Pettit
Andy Phillip
Willis Reed
Arnie Risen
Bill Sharman
Jerry West
Morgan Wootten
Kay Yow
FOOTBALL
Lem Barney
Chuck Bednarik
Raymond Berry
George Blanda
Terry Bradshaw
Rosie Brown
George Connor
Lou Creekmur
Willie Davis
Art Donovan
BulletBill Dudley
Frank Gifford
Sid Gillman
Otto Graham
Bud Grant
Joe Greene
Bob Griese
John Hannah
Franco Harris
Bob Hayes
Elroy Hirsh
Sam Huff
Lamar Hunt
Charlie Joiner
Stan Jones
Leroy Kelly
Willie Lanier
Steve Largent
Yale Lary
Dante Lavelli
Bob Lilly
Tom Mack
Gino Marchetti
Mike McCormack
Ron Mix
Joe Montana
Lenny Moore
Ozzie Newsome
Chuck Noll
Jim Otto
Alan Page
Jim Parker
Joe Perry
Pete Pihos
Mel Renfro
Jim Ringo
Dan Rooney
Gale Sayers
Joe Schmidt
Tex Schramm
Lee Roy Selmon
Michael Singletary
Jackie Smith
Bob St. Clair
Ernie Stautner
Jan Stenerud
Dwight Stephenson
Charley Taylor
Jim Taylor
Y.A.Tittle
Charley Trippi
Johnny Unitas
Gene Upshaw
Randy White
Dave Wilcox
Bill Willis
Willie Wood
GOLF
Patrick Aldrich
Laurie Brower
Jim Colbert
Ben Crenshaw
Beth Daniel
Ray Floyd
Hale Irwin
Lee Janzen
Tom Kite
Michelle McGann
Casey Martin
Phil Mickelson
Johnny Miller
Arnold Palmer
Dottie Pepper
Patti Rizzo
Nancy Scranton
Sam Snead
Paul Stankowski
Hal Sutton
Lee Trevino*
Kris Tschetter
Ken Venturi
Lanny Wadkins
Tom Watson
HOCKEY
Bill Baker
Laurie Baker
Herb Brooks
Neal Broten
Karyn Bye
Chris Chelios
Billy Christian
Dave Christian
Steve Christoff
Robert Cleary
Sara DeCosta
Mike Dunham
Mike Eruzione
Cammi Granato
John Harrington
Phil Housley
Steve Janaszak
Mark Johnson
Paul Johnson
John Leclair
Brian Leetch
Shelley Looney
Rob McClanahan
Robert McVey
Dick Meredith
Sue Merz
Mike Modano
Ken Morrow
Tara Mounsey
Weldon Olson
Bill Owen
Larry Palmer
Mike Ramsey
Dick Rodenhiser
Eric Strobel
Keith Trachuk
Sarah Tueting
Doug Weight
Mark Wells
Mike York
SOCCER
Bruce Arena
Tracy Bates Leone
Walter Bahr
Marcelo Balboa
Debbie Belkin
Brandi Chastain
Tracy Dukar
Lorrie Fair
Danielle Fotopoulos
Carin Gabrarra
Mia Hamm
John Harkes
Mary Harvey
April Heinrichs
Shannon H Cirovski
Caasey Keller
Kristine Lilly
Brian McBride
Shep Messing
Joe Max Moore
Preki Radosavljevic
Tiffany Roberts
Earnie Stewart
Tisha Venturi
Saskia Webber
TENNIS
Andre Agassi
Chris Evert
Sam Garcia
Zina Garrison
Luke Jensen
Billie Jean King
Doug Madeux
Rob Ober
Andy Roddick
Pam Shriver
Meghan Tapley
TRACK AND FIELD
Bob Beamon
Joan Benoit
Ralph Boston
Valerie Briscoe
Olga Connolly
Glenn Davis
Gail Devers
Harrison Dillard
Charles Dumas
Lee Evans
Fred Hansen
Bob Hays
Bruce Jenner
Al Joyner
Jackie Joyner Kersee
Bob Mathias
Billy Mills
Charlie Moore
Bobby Morrow
Parry O’Brien
Al Oerter
Pat Porter
Trish King Porter
Bob Seagren
Frank Shorter
Mildred McDaniel
Mal Whitfield
Cy Young
WRESTLING
Bruce Baumgartner
Jeff Blatnick
Steve Fraser
Dan Gable
Rulon Gardner
John Smith
CYCLING
Connie Carpenter
VOLLEYBALL
Karch Kiraly
RACING
Bobby Allison
John Andretti
Mario Andretti
Michael Andretti
Buddy Baker
Brett Bodine
Geoff Bodine
Jerry Cook
Red Farmer
John Fitch
A.J. Foyt
Harry Gant
Jeff Gordon
Dan Gurney*
Hurley Haywood
Chip Hanauer
Phil Hill
Ernie Irvan
Dale Jarrett
Ned Jarrett
Junior Johnson
Fred Lorenzen
Sterling Marlin
Hershel McGriff
Cotton Owens
Marvin Panch
Benny Parsons
David Pearson
Kyle Petty
Richard Petty
Sam Posey
Ricky Rudd
Rusty Wallace
Darrell Waltrip
Glen Wood
Cale Yarborough
SHOOTING
Kim Rhode
Lones Wigger
BOXING
George Foreman
Sugar Ray Leonard
ARCHERY
Jay Barrs
Doreen Wilbur
WINDSURFING
Micah Buziamis
Robbie Naish
Nevin Sayre
SKIING
Debbie Armstrong
Shannon Bahrke
Eric Bergoust
Tricia Byrnes
Phil Mahre
Travis Mayer
Andrea Mead Lawrene
Bode Miller
Jonathon Moseley
Nikki Stone Spencer
Picabo Street
Donna Weinbrecht
SNOWBOARDING
Danny Kass
Chris Klug
Ross Powers
Jarret Thomas
LUGE
Mark Grimmette
Brian Martin
Chris Thorpe
DOGSLEDDING
Susan Butcher
WEIGHTLIFTING
Peter George
Tommy Kono
SPEEDSKATING
Bonnie Blair
Kip Carpenter
Casey Fitzrandolph
Eric Heiden
Dan Jansen
Terry McDermott
Derek Parra
Jennifer Rodriguez
John Shea
Rusty Smith
Cathy Turner Taylor
Chris Witty
FIGURE SKATING
Dr. Tenley Albright
Brian Boitano
Dick Button
Peggy Fleming
Timothy Goebel
Scott Hamilton
Carol Heiss Jenkins
David Jenkins
Hayes Jenkins
Tara Lapinski
Debi Thomas
Paul Wylie
EQUESTRIAN
Bruce Davidson
Anne Kursinski
Karen Stives
SKELETON
Tristan Gale
Lea Ann Parsley
BOBSLED
Jill Bakken
Todd Hays
Garrett Himes
Randy Jones
Michael Kohn
Bill Schuffenhauer
Brian Shimer
GYMNASTICS
Nadia Comaneci
Bart Conner
Mitch Gaylord
Shannon Miller
Mary Lou Retton
DIVING
Bob Clotworthy
Dr. Sammy Lee
Pat McCormick
Robert Webster
Laura Wilkinson
SWIMMING
Matt Biondi
Donna DeVerona
Janet Evans
Eleanor Holm
Adolf Keifer
Lenny Krayzelburg
John Naber
Dan Schollander
Mark Spitz
CANOE/KAYAK
Greg Barton
Frank Havens
YACHT/SAILING
Buddy Melges
Mark Reynolds