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Bill RassmussenBorn: Oct. 15, 1932Radio-TV unemployed radio broadcaster who founded ESPN, the nation's first 24-hour all-sports cable-TV network, in 1978; bought out by Getty Oil in 1981.…Bill Rodgers
Bill RodgersBorn: Dec. 23, 1947Distance runner won Boston and New York City marathons 4 times each from 1975-80.Knute RockneR - TDennis RodmanBill Russell
Bill RussellBorn: Feb. 12, 1934Basketball C won titles in college (with San Francisco in 1995,56), Olympics (1956) and pros; 5-time NBA MVP (1958,61,62,63,65); led Boston to 11 titles from…Bill Shoemaker
Bill ShoemakerBorn: Aug. 19, 1931Jockey ranks second all-time in career wins with 8,833 (passed by Laffit Pincay Jr. in Dec. 1999); 3-time Eclipse Award winner as jockey (1981) and special…Bill Tilden
Bill TildenBorn: Feb. 10, 1893Tennis won 7 U.S. and 3 Wimbledon titles in 1920s; led U.S. to 7 straight Davis Cup victories (1920-26).Died: June 5, 1953Jim ThorpeR - TTinker to Evers to…Bill Veeck
Bill VeeckBorn: Feb. 9, 1914Maverick baseball executive owned AL teams in Cleveland, St. Louis and Chicago from 1946-80; introduced ballpark giveaways, exploding scoreboards, Wrigley Field's…Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh Born: Nov. 30, 1931 Football Hall of Fame coach and GM of 3 Super Bowl winners with San Francisco (…Bill Walton
Bill WaltonBorn: Nov. 5, 1952Basketball C 3-time College Player of Year (1972-74); led UCLA to 2 national titles (1972-73); led Portland to NBA title as MVP in 1977; regular season MVP in…Bill White
Bill WhiteBorn: Jan. 28, 1934Baseball former NL president and highest ranking Black executive in sports from 1989-94; as 1st baseman, won 7 Gold Gloves and hit .286 with 202 HRs in 13 seasons.…Bill Lewis
Bill Lewis Born: Nov. 30, 1868Football College star at Amherst College and then Harvard; first Black player to be selected as an All-American (1892-93); also the first Black person admitted to…Trending
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