Other examples of sports figures with resume problems:

Danny Almonte: Featuring a sizzling fastball, sharp curve and commanding presence, he pitched his Bronx, N.Y., team to a third-place finish in the Little League World Series in August. His manager insisted Almonte was 12 years old, the maximum age allowed, and produced a birth certificate and passport as proof.

Later, a birth certificate was found showing Almonte was really 14 -- a document the Dominican Republic government later verified. This week, Little League Baseball announced changes in the way it will check player eligibility.

Tim Johnson: Fired as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays in March 1999 after lying about his Marine service in Vietnam. He taught mortar training to recruits going to Vietnam, yet never served there. But he made up stories, including one about shooting a young girl, trying to inspire the club.

The truth about Johnson's background was revealed during the 1998 season and caused friction in the Blue Jays' clubhouse. He apologized to the team the next year early in camp and was fired in the middle of spring training. Jim Fregosi took over Toronto and Johnson later managed in Mexico.

Also, Johnson's official Blue Jays bio said he was a high school All-American basketball player who turned down a chance to play for UCLA, but it was not true.

Al Martin: The Seattle outfielder had claimed for years he played football at Southern California in the 1980s. The Mariners' 2001 media guide said he "attended the University of Southern California on a football scholarship" and "played two seasons at strong safety for the Trojans."

The school said it had no record that Martin ever enrolled, received scholarship money or played in a game. A Mariners spokesman talked with USC this year and said the erroneous information would be removed from the guide's next edition.