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Nelson, Byron
(Encyclopedia) Nelson, Byron (John Byron Nelson, Jr.), 1912–2006, American golfer, b. Fort Worth, Tex. In 1926 he began playing golf as a caddie, and in 1932 he entered upon his professional career.…Smith, Dean Edwards
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Dean Edwards, 1931–2015, American college basketball coach, b. Emporia, Kans. After playing basketball at the Univ. of Kansas (grad. 1953), Smith joined (1954) the Air Force and…Smith, George Elwood
(Encyclopedia) Smith, George Elwood, 1930–, American physicist, b. White Plains, N.Y., Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1959. Smith was a researcher at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., from 1959 until…Smith, William
(Encyclopedia) Smith, William, 1769–1839, English geologist. Through direct observation as a canal-site surveyor, Smith made a systematic study of the geological strata of England and identified the…Smith, Ian Douglas
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Ian Douglas, 1919–2007, Rhodesian political leader. A cattle farmer who was the son of a Scottish immigrant, he served in the Southern Rhodesia legislative assembly from 1948…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 Jaffe 2000 Deaths
Sam JaffeAge: 98 agent during Hollywood's golden age who represented the likes of Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Richard Burton. He invented shooting night for day, which allowed…Sam Wyly, 2000 News
Texas financier, privately backed a $2.5 million ad campaign that attacked Sen. John McCain's environmental record and praised Gov. George Bush's efforts. The ads ran days before March's…Sam Balter 1998 Deaths
Sam BalterAge: 88 guard on the first Olympic gold medal basketball team in 1936; play-by-play announcer for Hollywood Stars and Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League; of a long…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…Trending
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