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Vorster, Balthazar Johannes

(Encyclopedia) Vorster, Balthazar JohannesVorster, Balthazar Johannesyōhänˈəs bältäzärˈ fôrˈstər [key], 1915–83, South African political leader. A lawyer, John Vorster became involved in the…

Pocahontas

(Encyclopedia) PocahontasPocahontaspōkəhŏnˈtəs [key], c.1595–1617, Native North American woman, daughter of Chief Powhatan. Pocahontas, meaning “playful one” (her birth name was Amonute, and her…

Sacks

AFCNoMichael McCrary, Sea.13.5Bruce Smith, Buf.13.5Chad Brown, Pit.13.0Michael Sinclair, Sea.13.0Derrick Thomas, KC13.0Alfred Williams, Den.13.0Trace Armstrong, Mia.12.0Willie McGinest, NE9.…

Punt Returns: Football Players, Sports

Punt Returns(Minimum of 1.2 per game) ClNoYdsTDAvgAllen Rossum, Notre DameJr.15344322.93Tim Dwight, IowaJr.22417218.95James Dye, Brigham YoungSr.20352217.60Kevin Faulk, LSUSo.24375115.…

Crapsey, Adelaide

(Encyclopedia) Crapsey, AdelaideCrapsey, Adelaidekrăpˈsē [key], 1878–1914, American poet, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Vassar, 1901; daughter of Algernon Sidney Crapsey. After teaching in girls' schools…

Slave

(Encyclopedia) Slave, river, c.310 mi (500 km) long, Northwest Territories, Canada. It comprises the middle sections of the Mackenzie River system. The river channels the waters of Lake Athabasca and…

Bassett, John Spencer

(Encyclopedia) Bassett, John Spencer, 1867–1928, American historian, b. Tarboro, N.C. He was professor of history at Trinity College (now Duke Univ.) from 1893 to 1906 and then at Smith from 1906 to…

Robinson, Joseph Taylor

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Joseph Taylor, 1872–1937, U.S. legislator, b. Lonoke co., Ark. He was admitted (1895) to the bar and served (1903–13) in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1913 he became…