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Steve Prefontaine Biography

Steve PrefontaineBorn: Jan. 25, 1951Track & Field All-America distance runner at Oregon; first athlete to win same event at NCAA championships 4 straight years (5,000 meters from 1970-73…

Larry Doby

Larry DobyBorn: Dec. 13, 1924Baseball OF First Black player in the AL; joined the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, three months after Jackie Robinson entered the Majors with the NL's Brooklyn…

US Gold Medal Hockey Teams: 1980

Forwards: Neal Broten, Steve Christoff, Mike Eruzione (captain), John Harrington, Mark Johnson, Rob McClanahan, Mark Pavelich, Buzz Schneider, Dave Silk, Eric Strobel, Phil Verchota and Mark…

Men: Other Sports, Sports

The combined 1996 first team All-America selections of the National Soccer Coaches Assn. of America (NSCAA) and the 11 Soccer America MVPs. Holdovers from the combined 1995 All-America team are in…

History of Traditional Harness-Racing Stakes

The HambletonianYear Winner Driver Best time Total purse1967 Speedy Streak Del Cameron 2:00.0 $122,6501968 Nevele Pride Stanley Dancer 1:59.2116,1901969 Lindy's Pride Howard Beissinger 1:57.…

Paul Mellon Biography

Paul MellonAge: 91 philanthropist, art collector and horse breeder. He established such treasures as the Yale Center for British Art and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. For decades, he…

Brandon Burlsworth Biography

Brandon BurlsworthAge: 22 walk-on offensive lineman at the University of Arkansas who rose to become a starter before the 1996 season; earned All-SEC honors, second-team All-America honors…

Classics of Blues Literature

Blues and Gospel Records 1902-1942, J. Godrich and R.M.W. Dixon Blues Unlimited (magazine) Chicago Breakdown (Chicago Blues), Mike Rowe…

Faye Dancer 2002 Deaths

Faye DancerAge: 77 free-spirited outfielder in the women's professional baseball league of the 1940s, and the inspiration for "All the Way Mae" Mordabito, the character played by Madonna in…

Willie Davenport 2002 Deaths

Willie DavenportAge: 59 four-time Olympic hurdler, who in 1980 reached his fifth Olympics as a member of the U.S. bobsled team, becoming one of eight athletes to participate in both the…