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Herb Sargent 2005 Deaths
Herb SargentAge: 81 Emmy Award–winning comedy writer who worked on Saturday Night Live for more than 20 years, penning the news satire “Weekend Update.” Died: Manhattan, May 6, 2005Nipsey…Don Budge
Don BudgeBorn: June 13, 1915Tennis in 1938 became 1st player to win the Grand Slam— the French, Wimbledon, U.S. and Australian titles in 1 year; led U.S. to 2 Davis Cups (1937-38); turned pro…U.S. National and Open Champions: Doubles—Women
NATIONAL 1924 G. W. Wightman–Helen Wills 1925 Mary K. Browne–Helen Wills 1926…British (Wimbledon) Champions: Doubles—Women
Doubles—Women1913Winifred McNair–Dora Boothby1914 Agatha Morton–Elizabeth Ryan1919–23Suzanne Lenglen–Elizabeth Ryan1924 Hazel Wightman–Helen Wills1925Suzanne Lenglen–Elizabeth Ryan1926Mary…Tom Chandler 2001 Deaths
Tom ChandlerAge: 76 longtime Texas A&M baseball coach and major league scout; won 660 games and five conference titles in 26 years with the Aggies; lost only World Series appearance in…William Pickering 2004 Deaths
William PickeringAge: 93 former director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1954–1976) who oversaw many of the country's first exploits into space, including 1958's launch of the first…Gnassingbé Eyadéma 2005 Deaths
Gnassingbé EyadémaAge: 69 president of Togo who came to power in a coup in 1967. The longest-reigning leader in Africa, he was considered a repressive and dictatorial leader, despite some…Max Schmeling 2005 Deaths
Max SchmelingAge: 99 German heavyweight-boxing champion who in 1936 gave Joe Louis his first-ever defeat. The 1938 rematch was filled with charged political overtones, and Louis's first-round…Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem OlajuwonBorn: Jan. 21, 1963Basketball C Nigerian native who was All-America in 1984 and Final Four MOP in 1983 for Houston; overall 1st pick by Houston Rockets in 1984 NBA draft; led…1998 Alfred Dunhill Cup
at St. Andrews, Scotland (Oct. 8-11) South Africa def. Spain, 3-0 Semifinals (Spain def. United States, 2-1): John Daly (USA) def. Miguel Angel Jiménez (SPA), 73-75; Santiago Luna (SPA) def. Tiger…Trending
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