Search

Search results

Displaying 51 - 60

Work, Hubert

(Encyclopedia) Work, Hubert, 1860–1942, American cabinet officer, b. Marion Center, Pa. A practicing physician in Colorado, he became prominent in state and then in national Republican politics. He…

Biles, Simone Arianne

(Encyclopedia) Biles, Simone Arianne, 1997–, American gymnast, b. Columbus, Ohio. Known for her consistency and the high degree of difficulty of her routines, she was the first gymnast to win three…

Spinks, Leon, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Spinks, Leon, Jr. 1953-2021, American boxer, b. St. Louis, Mo. Spinks began boxing at age 13, dropping out of high school in his junior…

op art

(Encyclopedia) op artop artŏp [key], movement that became prominent in the United States and Europe in the mid-1960s. Deriving from abstract expressionism, op art includes paintings concerned with…

Larry Ellis 1998 Deaths

Larry EllisAge: 70 track and field coach for the U.S. men's team at the 1984 Olympics and past president of USA Track & Field; coached 1968 Olympic long jump champion Bob Beamon; spent…

Larry Friend 1998 Deaths

Larry FriendAge: 62 former University of California basketball standout who captained Pete Newell's first conference championship team in 1957; second-round draft pick of the New York Knicks…

Larry Gilbert 1998 Deaths

Larry GilbertAge: 55 three-time PGA Club Professional champion and winner of the 1997 Senior Players Championship; joined the Senior Tour in 1992 and won twice in 1994, capturing the Dallas…

Larry Linville 2000 Deaths

Larry LinvilleAge: 60 actor best known for playing the whiny Maj. Frank Burns who courted Loretta Swit's “Hot Lips” Houlihan on television's M*A*S*H. Died: New York City, April 10, 2000Petter…

Larry Kelley 2000 Deaths

Larry KelleyAge: 85 second football player to win the Heisman Trophy (1936); All-American end and senior captain at Yale; his 49-yard touchdown reception in 1934 gave Yale a 7-0 victory,…

Larry Bearnarth 2000 Deaths

Larry BearnarthAge: 58 reliever for the N.Y. Mets (1963-66) and appeared briefly with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971; pitching coach for the Montreal Expos and Colorado Rockies; He died of a…