One man with this first and middle name defeated Hercules in a footrace as a youth and later became a Los Angeles Dodger.  The mother of another man with this first and middle name is Dr. Emily Appleton of the University of Maryland, and that man had earlier realized what secret lies with Charlotte.
One man with this first and middle name defeated Hercules in a footrace as a youth and later became a Los Angeles Dodger.  The mother of another man with this first and middle name is Dr. Emily Appleton of the University of Maryland, and that man had earlier realized what secret lies with Charlotte. In Big Daddy, Julian draws the part of a man with this first and last name in a school play, and Sonny makes him learn such words as "electricity" and "Philadelphia".  For 10 points, give the first and middle names of men surnamed Rodriguez in The Sandlot and Gates in National Treasure, or the first and last name of an American inventor who flew a kite in a thunderstorm.
One man with this first and middle name defeated Hercules in a footrace as a youth and later became a Los Angeles Dodger.  
{Benjamin Franklin} (be unnecessarily lenient and prompt on "Ben", "Benny", "Rodriguez" during the first sentence, or "Gates" during the second sentence)