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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…

The Black Sox:

The Black Sox: Eight Chicago White Sox players who were banned from baseball for life in 1921 for allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series— RHP Eddie Cicotte (1884-1969), OF Happy Felsch (…

Jim Brown

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…

Mordecai (Three-Finger) Brown

Mordecai (Three-Finger) BrownBorn: Oct. 18, 1876Baseball nickname derived from injury in a childhood accident that left him with three digits on right hand; injury gave him a particularly…

Lou Holtz

Lou HoltzBorn: Jan. 6, 1937Football coached Notre Dame to national title in 1988; 2-time Coach of Year (1977,88); coached six schools in all—Wm. & Mary (3 years), N.C. State (4), Arkansas…

Greg Maddux

Greg MadduxBorn: Apr. 14, 1966Baseball RHP won unprecedented 4 straight NL Cy Young Awards with Cubs (1992) and Atlanta (1993-95); has led NL in ERA four times (1993-95,98); won 13th straight…

Fred Kelly 2000 Deaths

Fred KellyAge: 83 Broadway producer, director, choreographer, and dance teacher whose students included his brother Gene, Queen Elizabeth, and John Travolta. Despite his immense talent and…

1996 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

Best PictureTrainspottingBest ActorGeoffrey Rush, ShineBest ActressBrenda Blethyn, Secrets and Lies Best Supporting ActorEdward Norton, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Everyone Says I Love You…