Although it may seem obvious who inspired the name of Baby Ruth candy bars, the answer isn't all that clear. In fact, the debate has spent time in the courts.

Williams and Ruth drew down rousing hands from the onlookers. The big Babe still “owns” Boston. Ruth wore a white Yankee home uniform, while Ted was attired in the customary Red Sox road outfit.

Babe Ruth's popularity and fame were so widespread that even America's enemies knew of him. Almost a decade after he had bashed his last home run, his presence still was felt. Babe Ruth's record ...

To this day, Babe Ruth is one of the most-famous baseball players in the world. If you ask a random person to name five baseball players, there’s a good chance that Ruth will get mentioned.

He was a worldwide celebrity, an international star, the likes of which baseball has never seen since," says broadcaster Ernie Harwell about Babe Ruth on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series.