The Penguin -- just watch video of him running some time, and you'll get the idea -- hit 20 or more homers 10 times in his career and in 1981 earned a share of the World Series MVP award. His 316 career homers at the time when he was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1983 were the most by an L.A. Dodger. Six consecutive All-Star appearances ('74 to '79) made him the top dog at third base. In April, '77, he set an NL record with 29 RBI that helped the Dodgers get off to a 17-3 start in Tommy Lasorda's first season. On the list of career homers hit by a third baseman, Cey ranks seventh (312) according to "The SABR Baseball List & Record Book."
During an on-line chat with Dodger fans last season, Cey was asked if he at one time cut a country-western album.
"Actually, it wasn't a country album," he said. "It was a baseball jingle recorded in 1976. It was a 45 with two songs. One called 'One Game at a Time' and the other 'Playing the Third Base Bag.' It was done just for fun. It wasn't a ballad. Anyone who thought I was going to pursue a singing career ... well, obviously I was not a candidate for 'American Idol.'"
But he was an L.A. idol, and still is. My mom will tell you about the time she was watching the '81 World Series and saw him take a fastball in the head by the Yankees' Goose Gossage. She grabbed my little sister and ran to the hospital to make sure he was OK. The team rebounded, too, winning four in a row after losing the first two. That's using your head.
Cey no more.

First runner up:
==Willie O'Ree, Los Angeles Blades of the WHL (1961-'67)
In 378 games with L.A. he had 175 goals and 150 assists, plus six goals and 11 assists in 15 playoff games over two seasons. He won two Western Hockey League scoring titles, one with L.A. in '64-'65 with 38 goals, and again with the San Diego Gulls in '68-'69. The latter team retired his number, now hanging from the rafters at the San Diego Sports Arena. O'Ree continued to play in the minors until age 43. Oh, and by the way, O'Ree was the first black player in NHL history, playing with Boston in '58 and lasting until '61. It's noted that he's erroneously referred to as the first African-American player. He's African-Canadian, eh?

Runner-ups:
==Landon Donovan, Galaxy (2005- )
==Pat Haden, USC football ('72-'74)
==Norm Nixon, Lakers ('77-'83) and Clippers ('84-'86, '88-'89)

Other No. 10s:
==Rick Neuheisel, UCLA football ('80-83)
==Tom Dempsey, Rams (’75-'76)
==Don Klosterman, Rams (’52)
==John David Booty, USC football ('03- )
==Brian Cushing, USC football ('05- )
==Debbie Green, USC women’s volleyball ('76-'77)
==Tim Hovland, USC men’s volleyball ('79-'81)
==Terrell Davis, Long Beach State football ('90-'91)
==Lyman Bostock, Angels ('78)
==Dave Kingman, Angels ('77)
==Rod Foster, UCLA basketball ('79-83)
==Paul Caligiuri, UCLA soccer ('82-'85)
==Terry Schroeder, Pepperdine men's water polo ( three-time Olympian, model for the statue outside the L.A. Coliseum, Pepperdine coach from '86-'06)
==Bird Averitt, Pepperdine basketball ('70-'73, led the nation in scoring at 33.9 a game in '72-'73)
==George Roumain, Pepperdine men's volleyball ('98 and '99 national player of the year, three-time All-American)
==Matt Stevens, L.A. Cobras Arena Football ('88)

Sports Illustrated's vote for the all-time No. 10: Pele, over Diego Maradona

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