Many sports celebrities call metro Phoenix home, at least part of the year.
The area's great winter weather, relatively affordable mansions, many golf courses, spring training, upscale restaurants and posh shopping has drawn everyone from boxing legend Muhammad Ali to new Baseball Hall of Famer Randy Johnson.
The Arizona Republic has compiled at least a partial list of famous athletes and sports commentators who own Valley houses. The list doesn't include current players and coaches on Arizona's professional sports teams.
Danica Patrick
Scottsdale is one of race car driver and model Danica Patrick's hometowns.
The Indy Japan winner paid $4.06 million for a house in the Ancala community in 2007. The 9,000-square-foot mansion on five acres was called a "private compound" when it was on the market.
Patrick's Scottsdale house came with two garages, an exercise "annex" and home theater with five flat screen TVs.
Patrick's 14th Super Bowl commercial for Scottsdale-based internet domain provider GoDaddy was pulled Jan. 27 after a screening prompting viewer backlash.
Rickey Henderson
Oakland A's baseball great Rickey Henderson recently put his Phoenix home on the market for $2.299 million.
The Hall of Famer, who still holds the record for the most stolen bases, bought his 6,000-square-foot house in the Ahwatukee area for $1.75 million last May.
The home, located south of downtown Phoenix, has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a large spiral staircase.
Donovan McNabb
Former NFL quarterback recently turned sports commentator Donovan McNabb paid $643,000 for a Phoenix-area home in 2003.
McNabb bought the 4,000-square-foot house in Chandler's Ocotillo community in 2003. The home is on the shore of a man-made lake.
The house has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and is in walking distance of Ocotillo's golf course. McNabb played 11 years for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Max Scherzer
Baseball pitcher and Cy Young-award winner Max Scherzer owns a penthouse condominium with views of Phoenix's Camelback Mountain.
The former Detroit Tiger, who recently signed a seven-year, $210 million contract with the Washington Nationals, bought a penthouse in Scottsdale's posh Optima Camelview development for $1.4 million in 2013.
Scherzer was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2006. His Scottsdale home has 3,350 square feet, four patios and spaces for four cars.
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen
Olympic gold-medal swimmer Amy Van Dyken and her husband, former NFL punter Tom Rouen, bought a north Scottsdale home for $650,000 in 2001.
Last year, Van Dyken-Rouen was in an ATV accident in Show Low, Ariz., that left her paralyzed.
The couple's four-bedroom home is on the golf course in Grayhawk.
Hale Irwin
Veteran professional golfer Hale Irwin bought a Phoenix-area mansion in 1996.
The winner of three U.S. Opens paid $1.38 million for a 15,000-square-foot home with a seven-car garage on five acres in the area's poshest community, Paradise Valley. The home, near the north side of Camelback Mountain, has 12 bathrooms.
Irwin is now a golf course architect.
Charles Barkley
NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley bought a metro Phoenix home when he was with the Phoenix Suns in the late 1990s.
"Sir Charles" paid $2.2 million for his house in Scottsdale's Gainey Ranch. He and wife, Maureen, have upgraded and expanded the house since they bought it in 1998, and property records on its size aren't up to date.
The former power forward, who was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, is now one of the nation's most outspoken and popular sports commentators. Barkley is often sighted in Scottsdale.
Michael Wilbon
ESPN commentator Michael Wilbon paid $837,000 for a Phoenix-area home in 2005.
The former sportswriter and columnist for the Washington Post bought a house in Scottsdale, near Whisper Rock Golf Club. The 4,000-square-foot house has six-and-a-half bathrooms.
Wilbon paid cash for his Scottsdale home.
Steve Nash
Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash bought a bought a Paradise Valley home in 2004 when he was with the Phoenix Suns.
Nash paid $3.75 million for the home. Nash is selling the 6,500-square-foot house, which has five bedrooms and three wings. The mansion is equipped with stone fireplaces, a wine cellar, game room, library and a huge master suite.
There's also a basketball hoop set up on the lawn.
Robin Yount
Former Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Robin Yount is a longtime Phoenix homeowner.
The Hall of Famer bought a house in Paradise Valley for $225,000 in 1982. Now he has it on the market for $3.15 million. The house, located on 2.2 acres, has four bedrooms and five bathrooms.
Yount spent his 20-year career with the Brewers.
Muhammad Ali
Considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, Ali moved to Paradise Valley in 2005.
The former fighter and his wife, Yolanda, paid $1.6 million cash for their 6,000-square-foot home behind a guard gate. The six-bedroom, single-story house is situated on a half an acre and is relatively modest by the Paradise Valley standards.
Ali, who has had Parkinson's Disease since 1992, helped launch the Muhammad Ali Parkinson's Center at Phoenix's St. Joseph's Hospital and has helped host the Valley's Celebrity Fight Night since the late 1990s.
Meadowlark Lemon
Harlem Globetrotters basketball legend Meadowlark Lemon bought a Scottsdale home for $164,000 in 1992.
Tim Linceum
Tim Linceum San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum owns a 11,000-square-foot Phoenix-area house. The major-league player, who has pitched two no-hitters during the past year, bought the home situated on 2.5 acres in 2012 for $3.4 million.
Ryne Sandberg
Philadelphia Phillies manager and former second baseman Ryne Sandberg owns a house in Phoenix's Biltmore area. The baseball coach bought the estate, 10 bedrooms and eight-and-a-half bathrooms in 2004 for $2.8 million.
Randy Johnson
The former Diamondbacks pitcher and his wife, Lisa, listed their Paradise Valley home for sale last summer. The seven-bedroom, 12-bath home is situated on five acres.
