Possible Clues:

• Commanded, like Columbus
• Led like Batman catching train - Robin's first to go
• A pedantic sort was in charge
• Given stick about school committee I took charge of
• Go to Paris for a change to see them competing at the ice rink?
• What David Beckham, Michael Vaughan and Bernhard Langer have done
• What Ron Harris and Dennis Wise both did at the Bridge