Power couples from the world of sports – who's your favorite?

The headline read "Nascar's Newest Power Couple." I knew the driver well enough, but not his wife. When I read more about her, a column emerged in my head. I had to write about this couple, primarily because of the wife. You will have to wait until the end to find out who I'm talking about… stop peeking!I do recall some sports figures back in my younger days that garnered a lot of attention. When they became romantically involved with another person, the press always had some information about them. Maybe not as much as today, but their exploits were often covered.In some cases both partners had sports backgrounds. Sometimes just one was an athlete, but the significant other may be famous for other reasons. The term power couple may not have been used as much 50 years ago, but let me throw some names at you to see if they bring back a memory.There was a baseball player that you might have heard of named Joe DiMaggio. The Yankee Clipper (or Mr. Coffee) married a famed actress named Marilyn Monroe and people could not get enough stories about their lives. Unfortunately, the marriage only lasted nine months and the end of the story is not good. But for that little length of time, a more famous power couple could not be found.A Pittsburgh quarterback who won a lot of Super Bowl rings married an ice skater by the name of JoJo Starbucks. She and Terry Bradshaw fit the definition. Baseball pitcher Don Drysdale of the Dodgers married Ann Meyers, a college basketball standout. When she was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame, they became the first married couple to have the distinction of both being Hall of Famers. Drysdale, of course, is enshrined in Cooperstown.Over the years some couples were heading towards the status of power couples and they involved two different sports – alas, the relationships didn't last. Aaron Rodgers (football) and Danica Patrick (auto racing) were romantically involved for a while. Golf great Rory McIlroy called off his wedding to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki shortly before the nuptials.OK, let's take a look at current power couples with at least one sports background. The most famed of today's power couples would have to be Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. The Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro tight end and the pop star seem to have a serious relationship going. Whether it will end in marriage or not remains to be seen. But no one can deny that when the Chiefs were on TV, a lot of people – Swifties at least – tuned in to see if she would make a camera appearance, or two, or three…Kelce is rich, but Swift is richer. That may well put the term "power" in their relationship. For sure their fame made memes a standard feature. My favorite?"I don't watch football, so I don't know who Taylor Swift is. But he sounds fast!"Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf married back in 2001 after his marriage to Brooke Shields ended (speaking of power couples). The two tennis superstars are still together and have two children. It was their oldest child, a son, that I recall a story about.Agassi was hitting some tennis balls with his son when a reporter asked him if he thought the boy would become a professional in the sport like mom and dad. Agassi replied "I don't know. It's a big gene pool and you haven't met my brother!"Dad is now an active pickleballer.Another couple that goes way back would be Nomar Garciaparra and Mia Hamm. They married in 2003 and have two children. If you are a sports fan you know that the two sports they combined into power couple status are baseball (Nomar with the Boston Red Sox) and soccer. In her day Hamm was the #1 ranked soccer player in the world.It would be difficult for me to leave out Dustin and Paulina Johnson. Johnson is a world famous golfer and his spouse comes from the world of ice hockey. OK, she didn't actually play the sport, but most of you know her maiden name is Gretzky. Yes, her dad is The Great One himself – Wayne Gretzky.Power couple? You bet.A recent romance has brought the possibility of another power couple to the scene. Former New England Patriots head coach and first year University of North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick has a new girlfriend. Her name is Jordon Hudson and she recently came in third in the Miss Maine beauty contest.Now there is an age difference between the two which has many people castigating the relationship. Belichick is 73 whereas Hudson is 24. Now personally I have no problem with an age difference between any dating couple. It seems like it is none of my business. It's their choice to date and they don't need my approval.Anyhow, it's not like he is FIFTY years older than her! Close… so close.That brings me to the couple that sparked my interest in writing this column. Who is this new Nascar power couple? Well, that would be Christopher and Morgan Bell. Christopher Bell drives for Joe Gibbs Racing and is a rising star in the sport. Earlier this year he won three consecutive Cup races and last weekend took home the million dollar prize for winning the All-Star race.His wife comes from a racing family. Her father is a well known mechanic and sprint car crew chief. Her uncle is a famed sprint car driver. Perhaps you have heard of Brian and Chad Kemanah. Morgan (I just discovered) attended Old Fort High School and is a sprint car co-owner with her father in Bell Kemanah Racing.So, who is your favorite sports power couple? I have to go with the local lass and not just because her husband is on my Nascar Fantasy team – which, by the way he is!