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Chuck Bednarik

Chuck BednarikBorn: May 1, 1925Football C-LB 2-time All-America at Penn and 7-time All-Pro with NFL Eagles as both center (1950) and linebacker (1951-56); missed only 3 games in 14 seasons;…

Chuck Daly

Chuck DalyBorn: July 20, 1930Basketball coached Detroit to two NBA titles (1989-90) before leaving in 1992 to coach New Jersey; coached NBA “Dream Team” to gold medal in 1992 Olympics;…

Montreux Jazz Festival

(Encyclopedia) Montreux Jazz Festival, international music festival held in Montreux, Switzerland, founded in 1967 by Chuck Nobs. Held annually for two weeks in July, it began as a purely jazz event…

Berry, Chuck

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Chuck (Charles Edward Anderson Berry), 1926–2017, American rock music guitarist, singer, and songwriter, b. San Jose, Calif. Berry is widely regarded as one of the leading…

Chuck Wayne Biography

Chuck Wayne jazz guitarist Wayne was one of the first practitioners of the be-bop movement, collaborating with Dizzie Gillespie on “Groovin' High” and “Blue 'n' Boogie.” He also worked with…

Brewer's: Chuck Full

Probably a corruption of chock full or choke full —i.e. full enough to choke one. “Ayr was holding some grand market; streets and inn had been chokefull during the sunny hours.” —Carlyle…

Chuck Norris Biography

Chuck Norris (Carlos Ray Norris)actor, athleteBorn: 3/10/1940Birthplace: Ryan, Oklahoma Norris won the World Middleweight Karate Championship seven times before entering the entertainment…

Chuck Green Biography

Chuck Green(Charles Green)tap dancerBorn: 1919Birthplace: Fitzgerald, Georgia Beloved by audiences, Chuck Green was one of the foremost American tap dancers. As a child he stuck bottle caps…

Chuck Mangione Biography

Chuck Mangionejazz musicianBorn: 11/29/1940Birthplace: Rochester, New York Trumpeter Chuck Mangione is best known for his 1977 easy listening pop instrumental “Feels So Good” (1977), which reached…

Chuck Jones Biography

Chuck JonesanimatorBorn: Sept. 21, 1912Birthplace: Spokane, Washington Jones was the animator of such classic cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd. Jones spent 30 of…