Search

Search results

Displaying 81 - 90

Jim Morrison Biography

Jim Morrisonsinger, songwriter, poetBorn: 12/8/1943Birthplace: Melbourne, Florida The lead singer and songwriter for the rock group The Doors, whose hit songs include “Light My Fire”, “…

Jim (Catfish) Hunter

Jim (Catfish) HunterBorn: Apr. 8, 1946Baseball RHP won 20 games or more 5 times (1971-75); played on 5 World Series winners with Oakland and NY Yankees; threw perfect game in 1968; won AL Cy…

Jim Thorpe Biography

Jim ThorpeBorn: May 28, 18882-time All-America in football won both pentathlon and decathlon at 1912 Olympics; stripped of medals a month later for playing semi-pro baseball prior to Games;…

Jim Sheridan Biography

Jim Sheridanfilm directorBorn: 2/6/1949Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Sheridan's movies most often deal with the realities of Irish working-class life and the human consequences of Northern Ireland's…

Jim Broadbent Biography

Jim BroadbentactorBorn: 1949Birthplace: Lincolnshire, England A versatile British character actor, Broadbent began his career on the London stage, performing with the Royal National Theatre and the…

Jim Brown Biography

Jim BrownBorn: Feb. 17, 1936Football FB All-America at Syracuse (1956) and NFL Rookie of Year (1957); led NFL in rushing 8 times; 8-time All-Pro (1957-61,63-65); 3-time MVP (1958,63,65) with…

Jim Valvano Biography

Jim Valvano Born: Mar. 10, 1946Basketball coach at N.C. State whose team upset Houston to win national title in 1983; in 19 seasons as a coach appeared in 8 NCAA tournaments; twice voted ACC…

U.S. Medal-Winning Men's Basketball Teams

1936 (gold medal): Sam Balter, Ralph Bishop, Joe Fortenberry, Tex Gibbons, Francis Johnson, Carl Knowles, Frank Lubin, Art Mollner, Don Piper, Jack Ragland, Carl Shy, Willard Schmidt, Duane…

2002 Deaths: R - Z

Dee Dee RamoneTony RazzanoDavid RiesmanPolly RileyJean-Paul RiopelleHerb RittsLarry RiversMatt RobinsonFranziska Rochat-MoserReginald RoseWilliam RosenbergTed RossKyle RoteEd RungePaul…

Loveland

(Encyclopedia) Loveland, city (1990 pop. 37,352), Larimer co., N Colo.; inc. 1881. Loveland lies in a fertile farm area, irrigated by the Colorado–Big Thompson project. It is a processing and…