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Sam Plumeri 1998 Deaths

Sam PlumeriAge: 84 former Trenton, N.J. city official who in 1994 brought minor-league baseball back to the New Jersey capital for the first time in 45 years; helped oversee the move of the…

Sam Yorty 1998 Deaths

Sam YortyAge: 88 flamboyant former mayor of Los Angeles.Died: June 5, 1998.Frank YankovicR - ZFred A. Young

Sam Francis 2002 Deaths

Sam FrancisAge: 88 University of Nebraska fullback; earned All-America honors and finished second in Heisman Trophy voting in 1936; placed fourth in the shot put at the 1936 Berlin Olympics;…

Sam Jethroe 2001 Deaths

Sam JethroeAge: 83 one of the first black players in Major League Baseball history and the oldest player to ever win rookie of the year honors; nicknamed "The Jet" for his speed; debuted in…

Sam Boyd 2001 Deaths

Sam BoydAge: 86 Baylor football star who later coached the team to their only Sugar Bowl berth, a 13-7 victory over Tennessee in 1956; all-conference wide receiver for the Bears in 1937 and…

Sam Snead 2002 Deaths

Sam SneadAge: 89 professional golfer, whose effortless swing, unmatched success, and down-home sense of humor made him one of the most loved and admired athletes of the 20th century. He won…

Sam Phillips 2003 Deaths

Sam PhillipsAge: 80 legendary record producer whose Sun Records in Memphis launched the careers of Elvis Presley, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, and…

Sam's Time Travel Essay

Sam witnesses the parting of the Red Sea and other miracles Related Links Moses How to Write a Five Paragraph Essay Punctuation…

Sam M. Raimi Biography

Sam M. Raimidirector, screenwriter, actorBorn: 10/23/1959Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan This creative director has won a cult following for his campy horror films Evil Dead (1983), Evil Dead…

Colt, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Colt, Samuel, 1814–62, American inventor, b. Hartford, Conn. In 1835–36, he patented a revolving-breech pistol and founded at Paterson, N.J., the Patent Arms Company, which failed in…