Search

Search results

Displaying 31 - 40

Glenn Davis

Glenn DavisBorn: Dec. 26, 1924Football HB 3-time All-America; led Army to national titles in 1944-45; Doc Blanchard's running mate; won Heisman Trophy in 1946.Died: March 9, 2005Ernie DavisD…

Ginetta Sagan 2000 Deaths

Ginetta SaganAge: 75 human-rights advocate who helped establish the American branch of Amnesty International in the 1960s. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work on…

Leon M. Sandifer Biography

Leon M. SandiferAge: 78 longtime baseball coach at Austin Peay who ran track and played football and baseball while a student at the school from 1937–39; member of the Austin Peay Hall of…

Lindsey Nelson

Lindsey NelsonBorn: May 25, 1919Radio-TV all-purpose play-by-play broadcaster for CBS, NBC and others; 4-time Sportscaster of the Year (1959-62); voice of Cotton Bowl for 25 years and NY Mets…

Dwight Davis

Dwight DavisBorn: July 5, 1879Tennis donor of Davis Cup; played for winning U.S. team in 1st two Cup finals (1900,02); won U.S. and Wimbledon doubles titles in 1901; Secretary of War (1925-29…

Martin Schilling 2000 Deaths

Martin SchillingAge: 88 German-born physicist who, during World War II, helped develop the world's first ballistic missile, the V-2, a weapon feared by the Allies. He was resettled in the U.S…

John Elway Biography

John ElwayBorn: June 28, 1960Football QB All-American at Stanford; #1 overall pick in the famous quarterback draft of 1983; known for his last-minute, game-winning scoring drives; led Broncos…

1998 Alfred Dunhill Cup

at St. Andrews, Scotland (Oct. 8-11) South Africa def. Spain, 3-0 Semifinals (Spain def. United States, 2-1): John Daly (USA) def. Miguel Angel Jiménez (SPA), 73-75; Santiago Luna (SPA) def. Tiger…

Troy Ruttman Biography

Troy RuttmanAge: 67 became the youngest driver to win the Indianapolis 500 when he did so at the age of 22 in 1952; first raced at the Brickyard when he was 19, two years younger than the…

Team Competition

Alfred Dunhill Cup at St. Andrews, Scotland (Oct. 16-19) South Africa def. Sweden, 2-1 Semifinals (Sweden def. United States, 2-1): Mark O'Meara (USA) def. Jesper Parnevik (SWE), 68-69;…