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Landry, Tom

(Encyclopedia) Landry, Tom (Thomas Wade Landry), 1924–2000, American football coach, b. Mission, Tex., B.S., Univ. of Texas, 1949, M.S. Univ. of Houston, 1952. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps (…

Eunice, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Eunice Eunice y&oomacr;ˈnĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 9,422), St. Landry parish, S central La.; inc…

Tom Landry

Tom LandryBorn: Sept. 11, 1924Football All-Pro DB for NY Giants (1954); coached Dallas for 29 years (1960-88); won 2 Super Bowls (1972,78); 3rd on NFL all-time list with 270 wins.Died: Feb.…

Opelousas

(Encyclopedia) OpelousasOpelousasŏpəl&oomacr;ˈsəs [key], city (1990 pop. 18,151), seat of St. Landry parish, S central La.; inc. 1821. Its industries are based chiefly on the agricultural…

Soldier

Director:Paul AndersonWriter:David Webb PeoplesWarner Bros. R; 99 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen, Michael Chiklis, Gary Busey, Sean Pertwee and Jason…

Muhammad Ali

The Champion of the World     Special Features Muhammad Ali Biography Muhammad Ali Quotes Olympic Moments: Before Ali Was King Black History Month Boxing Highlights Career Pro…

Brewer's: Ali

Cousin and son-in-law of Mahomet, the beauty of whose eyes is with the Persians proverbial; insomuch that the highest term they employ to express beauty is Ayn Hali (eyes of Ali). —Chardin…

Ali (Film)

Director:Michael MannWriters:Stephen Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Eric Roth, Michael MannColumbia Pictures; R; 158 minutesRelease:12/01Cast:Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith Ali,…

Ali MacGraw

Ali MacGraw(Alice MacGraw)actressBorn: 4/1/1938Birthplace: Pound Ridge, New York This ex-fashion model rose to movie stardom with Goodbye Columbus (1969) and the internationally successful Love Story…

Ali Pasha

(Encyclopedia) Ali PashaAli Pashaälēˈ päshäˈ [key], 1744?–1822, Turkish pasha [military governor] of Yannina (now Ioánnina, Greece), a province of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). He was called the…