Roger Staubach should be there. Sports hero who served his country and community. A first class man. We can all be proud to have our sports fan kids look up to someone like him.
I had my first corneal transplant 23 years ago (I'm about to have my 3rd, a redo on that same eye). The evening of my surgery my father was hosting a business meeting dinner where Staubach was the featured speaker. They were sitting together when my dad got the note that I was going in for the operation. Staubach noted that my father was concerned, and after the speeches were over he asked what was going on. My father told him and Staugach expressed his concern. Two days later, while recovering, I got a letter from Roger Staubach, expressing his concern and telling me that his church had added me to their prayer list for a speedy recovery. I wrote him back a thankyou/fan note in reply. He replied to THAT with more encouragement and an offer to visit if I was laid up for an extended period (which I wasn't). Needless to say he's one of my BIG heroes.
As to the rest of the list, I would clearly drop Billy Jean King (a set up in a mock contest for publicity purposes) and add a woman like like Babe Zaharis instead. I'd include Jim Thorpe and Jesse Owens, overcoming racism, Rocky Bleier overcoming war wounds, David Berger, the American/Israel Olympic weightlifter murdered, along with the rest of the Israeli team, by the Black September cowards. I'd include Ben Hogan, like Bleier overcoming physical injuries to return to greatness in his sport. I'd salute athletes like Bob Feller, who gave up the central part of their careers to serve in WW2. I'd certainly honor Pat Tillman for giving up an NFL career to join the Army Rangers (and his brother) to help defend the world from terrorists. The list goes on, and it would be hard for me to choose only 10.