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James Easton

James EastonBorn: July 26, 1935Olympics archer and sporting goods manufacturer (Easton softball bats); one of 4 American delegates to the International Olympic Committee; president of…

Greg Foster

Greg FosterBorn: Aug. 4, 1958Track & Field 3-time winner of World Championship in 110-m hurdles (1983,87,91); won silver in 1984 Olympics; world indoor champion in 1991.Dick FosburyD -…

Emile Griffith

Emile GriffithBorn: Feb. 3, 1938Boxer world welterweight champion (1961,62-63,63-65); world middleweight champ (1966-67,67-68); pro record 85-24-2 with 23 KOs.Archie GriffinG - JDick Groat…

Lasse Viren

Lasse VirenBorn: July 22, 1949Finnish runner won gold medals at 5,000 and 10,000 meters in 1972 Munich Olympics; repeated 5,000/10,000 double in 1976 Games and added a fifth place finish in…

Sheila Young

Sheila YoungBorn: Oct. 14, 1950Speed skater and cyclist 1st U.S. athlete to win 3 medals at Winter Olympics (1976); won speed skating overall and sprint cycling world titles in 1976.Dick…

Clifton Fadiman Biography

Clifton FadimanAge: 95 writer, critic, editor, and noted intellectual. He was best known for the several anthologies he compiled and for the encyclopedic knowledge he displayed on the…

Thomas W. Binford Biography

Thomas W. BinfordAge: 74 Indianapolis banker who served as president of the United States Auto Club (1957-69) and chief steward (referee) of the Indianapolis 500 (1974-95). Died of a cerebral…

Maureen Reagan 2001 Deaths

Maureen ReaganAge: 60 political activist and daughter of President Ronald Reagan. She ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1982 and Congress in 1992. She died of melanoma.Died:…

George Irving Bell 2000 Deaths

George Irving BellAge: 73 biophysicist who founded Los Alamos' Center for Human Genome Studies in 1988 and also contributed to the Human Genome Project. He died of leukemia. Died: Los Alamos…

Dennis Eckersley Biography

Dennis EckersleyBorn: Oct. 3, 1954Baseball P began his career as a starter in 1975 with Cleveland; no-hit Angels in 1977; won 20 games in 1978 with Boston; moved to the bullpen after 12…