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Annual Awards: Men

Hermann Trophy College Player of the Year. Voted on by Division I college coaches and selected sportswriters and first presented in 1967 in the name of Robert Hermann, one of the founders of…

Hank Ketcham 2001 Deaths

Hank KetchamAge: 81 cartoonist who in 1950 created the mischievous character Dennis the Menace, who was based on his own son.Died: Carmel, Calif., June 1, 2001Ken KeseyG - LVictor Kiam II…

Archie Griffin

Archie GriffinBorn: Aug. 21, 1954Football RB only college player to win two Heisman Trophies (1974-75); rushed for 5,177 yards in career at Ohio St. and played in four straight Rose Bowls;…

Joaquin Rodrigo Biography

Joaquin RodrigoAge: 97 celebrated Spanish composer who, blinded at the age of three, learned to play piano and violin using Braille. Among his most famous works is the “Concierto de Aranjuez…

Don Drysdale

Don DrysdaleBorn: July 23, 1936Baseball RHP led NL in strikeouts 3 times and games started 4 straight years; pitched record 6 shutouts in a row in 1968; won Cy Young (1962); had 209-166…

Hank Ketcham Biography

Hank KetchamcartoonistBorn: 3/14/1920Birthplace: Seattle, Washington cartoonist who in 1950 created the mischievous character Dennis the Menace, who was based on his own son.Died: Carmel,…

Heike Drechsler

Heike DrechslerBorn: Dec. 16, 1964German long jumper and sprinter East German before reunification in 1991; set world long jump record (24-21/4) in 1988; won long jump gold medals at 1992…

Pete Rose Biography

Pete RoseBorn: Apr. 14, 1941Baseball OF-IF all-time hits leader with 4,256 and games leader with 3562; led NL in batting 3 times; regular-season MVP in 1973; World Series MVP in 1975; had 44-…

Dr. Robert Kerr 2001 Deaths

Dr. Robert KerrAge: 65 controversial sports medicine specialist from California, who became known as the "steroid guru" for his well-documented support of performance-enhancing drugs during…

Safeco Field

Seattle, Wash.Designed in 1999 by NBBJ photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Safeco Field as one of America's…