Tony Gonzalez

Football superstar Tony Gonzalez wants to be remembered for his giving, not his receiving.

Born and raised in Huntington Beach, California, Gonzalez was a dual-sport star (basketball and football) at Cal Berkeley before he was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1997. As a tight end, the six-foot-five, 250-pound Gonzalez combines the brute strength of a lineman and the grace of a wide receiver to both punish and evade opposing players.

Off the field, Gonzalez devotes his time and money to a number of charities, including the Tony Gonzalez Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides financial support to the Shadow Buddies Foundation and the Boys & Girls Club of America. Now 32 years old, Gonzalez admits that early in his career, he was only thinking about himself: “I was going out every night. I was 21, young, single, a millionaire."

Once voted one of the Top 10 Sexiest Athletes in the World, the charismatic Gonzalez shifted his priorities as he matured. He toned down the partying and moved to México during one off-season to learn Spanish. He's now focused on raising his two children. Last year, Gonzalez appeared as a judge on the Oprah Winfrey-backed reality show The Big Give – a title that could easily be Gonzalez's nickname. This summer, he'll appear in The mun2 Hookup.

A future hall-of-famer, Gonzalez insists he was blessed with talent for a reason: "When you are given this athletic ability, you have to make it work for something positive or you are wasting it."