So is this the end for the sportsman as global billboard icon?

Jackie Chan is a global icon of comical stunts and martial arts based action.

Michael Jordan apparently chose the wrong sport in which to become a global icon.

LeBron has said for years that he wants to become a global icon on the order of Michael Jordan.

If a basketball player wants to be a global icon, he better have an idea for a movie.

In thirty words, Minakshi becomes a global icon for all who deal with 'impossible' children (or husbands).

He will never be a global icon like Bryant or Jordan because of his desire to be one.

Lebron is becoming more like a reality show than a global icon.

It will not be easy to replace a global icon.

Since then, Miss Reef has become a global icon of the surfing community.