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Drysdale appeared in “The Brady Bunch” and was apparently a baseball player of some sort. Meyers was the only woman to sign a contract with an NBA team and is in the Basketball Hall of Fame. They were married from 1986 until Drysdale’s death in 1993.

Drysdale appeared in “The Brady Bunch” and was apparently a baseball player of some sort. Meyers was the only woman to sign a contract with an NBA team and is in the Basketball Hall of Fame. They were married from 1986 until Drysdale’s death in 1993.   (Bob Torrez / For The Times)

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Houston Mitchell looks at some of the greatest -- and most memorable -- relationships in sports history.

Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi

Graf is the only person to win a Grand Slam and an Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Agassi was an eight-time Grand Slam event champion. There is absolutely no pressure at all on their son to become a great tennis player.  (Filip Singer / EPA)

Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner

The gymnasts met at a competition in 1976 and married 20 years later. They would be the perfect choice to star in a remake of the movie “10”.  (Jim Beckel / Associated Press)

Nomar Garciaparra and Mia Hamm

The great Red Sox and mediocre Dodgers star has been married to the best women’s U.S. soccer player since 2004.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Gabrielle Reece and Laird Hamilton

Reece was a beach volleyball player and is now a model. Hamilton is a surfer. We’re guessing they will never live in Iowa.   (Roberto D’Este / For The Times)

Bret Hedican and Kristi Yamaguchi

Hedican was a member of the 2006 Stanley Cup-winning Carolina Hurricanes. Yamaguchi won the 1992 gold medal in figure skating. I believe for them, the proper 10th anniversary gift is a Zamboni.   (Rick Stewart / Getty Images; Steve Kohls / Associated Press)

Curtis Conway and Laila Ali

Conway was a wide receiver for 12 years in the NFL. Ali is the second-most famous fighter named Ali and retired with a 24-0 record. We’re guessing when she asks Conway to take out the trash, he doesn’t argue.   (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)

Sergei Fedorov and Anna Kournikova

The hockey great claims he was married to the tennis star from 2001-03. She says they were never married. They were seen together frequently during those years.  (Christine Cotter / Los Angeles Times; Steve Holland / Associated Press)

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