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Joe Burk Biography

American rowing championDied: January 13, 2008 (Scottsdale, Arizona) Best Known as: former American rowing champion in the 1930s Joe Burk was an American…

Ed Furgol Biography

Ed FurgolAge: 79 former golfer who won the U.S. Open in 1954 by one stroke despite being unable to bend his left arm, which never healed properly when he broke his elbow at age 12; 1954…

Jimmy Dudley Biography

Jimmy DudleyAge: 89 radio announcer for the Cleveland Indians from 1948-67; greeted fans with signature line "Hello, baseball fans everywhere," and when the count was full, he would say "the…

Max Draughon 1998 Deaths

Max DraughonAge: 17 two-way senior tackle on Triton High School team; died of heat exhaustion during summer practice; according to a spokesman from the National Center for Catastrophic Sports…

Tommy "T.J." Smith 1998 Deaths

Tommy "T.J." SmithAge: 79 Australia's winningest racehorse trainer in history; won the Sydney trainers' partnership 33 years in succession and won every major race on the Australian racing…

Aesop's Fables: The Belly and the Members

by Aesop The Ass, the Cock, and the LionThe Bald Man and the FlyThe Belly and the Members The Members of the Body once rebelled against the Belly. "You," they said to the Belly, "live in…

Aesop's Fables: The Flea and the Ox

by Aesop The Travellers and the Plane-TreeThe Birds, the Beasts, and the BatThe Flea and the Ox A Flea once said to an Ox, "How comes it that a big strong fellow like you is content to…

Kirby Puckett

Kirby PuckettBorn: Mar. 14, 1960Baseball OF led Minnesota Twins to World Series titles in 1987 and ‘91; retired in 1996 due to an eye ailment with a batting title (1989), 2,304 hits and a .…

Annika Sorenstam Biography

Annika SorenstamBorn: Oct. 9, 1970Swedish golfer has won 7 women’s majors through 2004; 6- time Rolex Player of the Year (1995,97-98, 2001-03); shot an LPGA-record 59 in round 2 of the 2001…