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"Wild Man" Willey

The Question: I recently saw a show about a Philadelphia Eagles player who had 17 sacks in one game against the Giants. His nickname was "Wild Man Williey…

Pancho Gonzales Biography

Pancho GonzalesBorn: May 9, 1928Tennis won consecutive U.S. Championships in 1947-48 before turning pro at 21; dominated pro tour from 1950-61; in 1969 at age 41, played longest Wimbledon…

Pancho Gonzales

Pancho GonzalesBorn: May 9, 1928Tennis won consecutive U.S. Championships in 1947-48 before turning pro at 21; dominated pro tour from 1950-61; in 1969 at age 41, played longest Wimbledon…

Matt LeBlanc

Matt LeBlancactorBorn: 7/25/1967Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts Film and television actor best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the NBC series Friends (1994– ). He started out in…

Matthew Fox Biography

Matthew Fox actorBorn: 7/14/1966Birthplace: Crowheart, Wyoming Actor from the television series, Party of Five (1994– ) where he plays big brother Charlie Salinger to a young brood that has…

Charles M. Schulz Biography

Charles M. SchulzcartoonistBorn: 11/26/1922Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota Cartoonist who created “Peanuts,” the most commercially successful syndicated comic strip of all time. Charlie Brown,…

Matt LeBlanc Biography

Matt LeBlancactorBorn: 7/25/1967Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts Film and television actor best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the NBC series Friends (1994– ). He started out in…

Walter Bishop, Jr. Biography

Walter Bishop, Jr.musicianBorn: Oct. 4, 1927Birthplace: New York City A pianist during the bebop era, he played and recorded with many jazz greats, including Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, Oscar…

Al Smith 2002 Deaths

Al SmithAge: 73 Chicago White Sox outfielder, who became the unlucky subject of one of baseball's most famous photographs when a fan spilled a cup of beer on his head as he watched a ball hit…

Chico O'Farrill 2001 Deaths

Chico O'Farrill(Arturo O'Farrill)Age: 79 Grammy-nominated composer and arranger who was a pioneer in Afro-Cuban jazz. Most of his career was spent in obscurity, writing and arranging music…