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John Newcombe

John NewcombeBorn: May 23, 1944Australian tennis player No.1 player in world 3 times (1967,70-71); won Wimbledon 3 times and U.S. and Australian championships twice each.Paula Newby-FraserN…

John Smith

John SmithBorn: Aug. 9, 1965Wrestler 2-time NCAA champion for Oklahoma St. at 134 lbs (1987-88) and Most Outstanding Wrestler of '88 championships; 3-time world champion; gold medal winner at…

John Stockton

John StocktonBorn: Mar 26, 1962Basketball G all-time NBA leader in every major assist category, including most in a season (1,164), highest average in a season (14.5 per game) and most…

John Thompson

John ThompsonBorn: Sept. 2, 1941Basketball coached centers Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo at Georgetown; reached NCAA tourney final 3 out of 4 years with Ewing, winning…

John Wooden

John WoodenBorn: Oct. 14, 1910Basketball College Player of Year at Purdue in 1932; coached UCLA to 10 national titles (1964-65,67-73,75); one of only two men (Lenny Wilkens) to be honored by…

John Ziegler

John ZieglerBorn: Feb. 9, 1934Hockey NHL president from 1977-92; negotiated settlement with rival WHA in 1979 that led to inviting four WHA teams (Edmonton, Hartford, Quebec and Winnipeg) to…

John Ruiz

John RuizBorn: Jan. 4, 1972Boxer defeated Evander Holyfield by decision in 2001 for the WBA heavyweight title; the first-ever Hispanic heavyweight champ; lost belt to Roy Jones Jr. on…

John Chancellor

John Chancellorjournalist, television news anchorBorn: 7/14/1927Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Award-winning journalist whose assignments included the 1957 desegregation of Central High in…

John Houseman

John Houseman(Jacques Haussmann)actorBorn: 9/22/1902Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania Having begun his career as a theater director and then working with Orson Welles on both the Negro Theatre Project…

John Larroquette

John LarroquetteactorBorn: 11/25/1947Birthplace: New Orleans Emmy Award-winning actor who portrayed womanizing Asst. D.A. Dan Fielding on Night Court (1984–92). He played John Hemingway, a reformed…