22. Boomer Esiason

Since hanging up the cleats in 1997, the West Islip native has remained a football fixture, thanks to an NFL Today studio gig at CBS, a talk show on MSG and analyst duty with Westwood One radio. He even scored a movie role alongside The Rock in The Game Plan in 2007. But when he teamed with Craig Carton to rescue the FAN from the Don Imus mess, a new Esiason emerged. The Xs and Os of the gridiron largely disappeared and he became your best fishing buddy, often regaling listeners with Long Island tales that we can all relate to. Unlike so many other Long Island celebrities, Boomer didn’t leave the Island behind. His newfound fame on WFAN has provided even more of a platform for the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which he started 15 years ago after his son Gunnar was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.