Tom Selleck

Network >> CBS

Hometown >> Detroit, then Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Height >> 6-4

Weight >> 200 pounds (1981)

Series >> Magnum, P.I. (80-88)

Scouting report >> Played basketball at Southern Cal for two seasons (1965-67), scoring four points in 10 games. From the team media guide: “Agile and quick performer who adds depth on front line. Business administration major is good jumper with fine mobility. Rapidly improving shooter has impressed coaches with his hustle in practice. Needs to work on defense.”

Battles >> two  As captain >> one

Signature event >> 3-on-3 football, throwing five touchdowns in two games.

Greatest Battle >> Battle IX, December 1980. He led CBS to wins in the running relay, swimming relay and tug of war. Also threw two touchdown passes in the football game and dunked Arte Johnson three times in the baseball dunk.

Epilogue >> Selleck won an Emmy Award in 1984 for Magnum, P.I. He played Courtney Cox’s boyfriend on Friends (1996-97), police chief Jessie Stone in nine made-for-TV movies and New York police commissioner Frank Reagan on Blue Bloods since 2010.

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