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Pat Conroy

Pat Conroyfiction and nonfiction writerBorn: 10/26/1945Birthplace: Atlanta, GeorgiaDied: 3/4/2016Birthplace: Beaufort, SC Southern writer whose career was launched in 1972 with The Water Is…

Pat Bradley

Pat BradleyBorn: Mar. 24, 1951Golfer 2-time LPGA Player of Year (1986,91); has won all four majors on LPGA tour, including 3 du Maurier Classics; inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame on Jan.…

Pat McCormick

Pat McCormickBorn: May 12, 1930U.S. diver won women's platform and springboard gold medals in both 1952 and '56 Olympics. Her daughter Kelly followed in her wake, earning a silver in the 1984…

Pat Riley

Pat RileyBorn: Mar. 20, 1945Basketball coached LA Lakers to 4 of their 5 NBA titles in 1980s (1982,85,87-88); coached New York Knicks from 1991-95, then signed with Miami Heat as coach, team…

Pat Day

Pat DayBorn: Oct. 13, 1953Jockey 4-time Eclipse award winner; became all-time leader in earnings in 2002; over 8,000 career victories; won Kentucky Derby (1992), 5 Preaknesses (1985,90,94-96…

Brewer's: Boon Companion

(A ). A convivial companion. A bon vivant is one fond of good living. “Who leads a good life is sure to live well.” (French, bon, good.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Riley, James Whitcomb

(Encyclopedia) Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849–1916, American poet, b. Greenfield, Ind., known as the Hoosier poet. He was at various times a traveling actor, a sign painter, and a newspaperman. Under…

O'Brien, Pat

(William Joseph O'Brien, Jr.) actorBirthplace: MilwaukeeBorn: 1899Died: 1983

Pat Knight Biography

Pat KnightAge: 70 fullback and defensive back with the N.Y. Giants from 1952-55; former NFL official; three-year letter winner at SMU. Died of a heart attack.Died: San Antonio, October 20,…