St. Petersburg Times Online: Business   Gary Sheffield
Published February 3, 2004  AGE: 35. CLAIM TO FAME: One of the
best baseball players to hail from the Tampa Bay area. He made a
name for himself as 12-year-old, leading Tampa's Belmont Heights
to the Little League World Series in 1981. After being a first-
round pick by the Brewers in 1986, Sheffield has carved out a
marvelous career. Playing for five teams, Sheffield has hit at
least 20 homers in a season 11 times and has driven in 100 runs
six times. He was a member of the Marlins' 1997 World Series
champion team. Off the field, Sheffield's numbers have been just
as impressive. He has donated time and money to a variety of
area charities, particularly his church (Without Walls
International Church) and the Belmont Little League he helped
make famous. Early in his career, Sheffield was occasionally
criticized for being surly and he admits his demeanor in those
days led to a bad reputation. But he made an effort to be more
outgoing and said he is a differ