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Curt Flood

Curt FloodBorn: Jan. 18, 1938Baseball OF played 15 years (1956-69,71) mainly with St. Louis; hit over .300 6 times with 7 Gold Gloves; refused trade to Phillies in 1969; lost challenge to…

Knute Rockne

Knute RockneBorn: Mar. 4, 1888Football coached Notre Dame to 3 consensus national titles (1924,29,30), highest winning percentage in college history (.881) with record of 105-12-5 over 13…

Walter (Buck) Leonard

Walter (Buck) LeonardBorn: Sept. 8, 1907Baseball 1B won Negro League championship nine years in a row with the Homestead Grays; hit .391 in 1948 to lead the league; usually batted cleanup…

Herbert Henry Dow

Herbert Henry DowBorn: 1866Birthplace: Belleville, Ontario Process of extracting bromine—Dow invented an entirely new method of extracting bromine from underground brine. (1983)Died: 1930Ray…

Hedi Ben Rekhissa Biography

Hedi Ben RekhissaAge: 26 one of Africa's most gifted soccer players; a fullback that scored many crucial goals for the Tunisian National Team; played for the Tunis club Esperance; had won…

Frank Scott 1998 Deaths

Frank ScottAge: 80 negotiated endorsement deals and public appearances for baseball-star clients such as Mickey Mantle (bubble gum) and Yogi Berra (soft drink); became an agent after a stint…

Gene Raymond 1998 Deaths

Gene Raymond (Raymond Guion)Age: 89 Raymond acted on Broadway and starred in more than 40 films, including Zoo in Budapest and Flying Down to Rio. He was also a decorated bomber pilot in WWII…

Raymond Naimoli Biography

Raymond NaimoliAge: 56 Tampa Bay Devil Rays chief financial officer and senior vice president; younger brother of Devil Rays general partner Vincent Naimoli; before joining the team, he…

Karekin I Biography

Karekin I(Neshan Sarkissian)Age: 66 spiritual leader who, under the title Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, led Armenian Orthodox Christians worldwide. He was the 131st…

Mattie Stepanek 2004 Deaths

Mattie StepanekAge: 13 poet who published five volumes of poetry, including the best-selling Heartsongs. He appeared on Oprah and Good Morning America. He died of muscular dystrophy, which…