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Joaquín Balaguer 2002 Deaths

Joaquín BalaguerAge: 95 lawyer who served as president of the Dominican Republic for 22 years—six terms—between 1960 and 1996. Died: Santo Domingo, July 14, 2002Norman “Buddy” BakerA - FDavid…

Leon Barmore

Leon BarmoreBorn: June 3, 1944college basketball coach respected coach of Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters; retired in Aug., 2002; career win pct. of .869 (576-87, 20 yrs) is best all-time; won…

Hank Bauer Biography

Hank BauerBorn: July 31, 1922Baseball RF 3-time all-star with the N.Y. Yankees and a member of nine pennant-winning teams; managed Baltimore to its first pennant and World Series Championship…

Bjorn Borg

Bjorn BorgBorn: June 6, 1956Swedish tennis player 2-time Player of Year (1979-80); won 6 French Opens and 5 straight Wimbledons (1976-80); led Sweden to 1st Davis Cup win in 1975; retired in…

Aaron Brown Biography

Aaron BrownAge: 53 starting defensive end on the 1970 Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and former Green Bay Packer; was killed when struck from behind by a motorist after walking home…

Edward Levy 2001 Deaths

Edward LevyAge: 74 longtime manager and coach of the N.Y. Pioneer Club, one of the country's leading amateur athletic clubs which produced U.S. track and field Olympians such as John Carlos…

Frank White 2003 Deaths

Frank WhiteAge: 69 politician who served as governor of Arkansas from 1980 to 1982. He beat incumbent Bill Clinton in the 1980 race, handing the former president the second of only two…

Sheryl Swoopes Biography

Sheryl SwoopesBorn: Mar. 25, 1971Basketball forward for WNBA’s Houston Comets; 3-time WNBA regular season MVP (2000,02,03); Defensive Player of the Year in 2000, 3-time Olympic gold medalist…

Wade Boggs

Wade BoggsBorn: June 15, 1958Baseball 3B 5 AL batting titles (1983,85-88) with Boston Red Sox; 11-time All-Star; two Gold Gloves; later played with NY Yankees and Tampa Bay; got 3000th career…

Felix de Weldon 2003 Deaths

Felix de WeldonAge: 96 sculptor who created the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., which depicts marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima. Weldon crafted more than 2,000 other…