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Roy Chapin, Jr. 2001 Deaths
Roy Chapin, Jr.Age: 85 executive who served as chairman and CEO of American Motors Corp. from 1967 to 1977 and presided over the company's $75 million acquisition of the Jeep Corp.Died:…Earl Weaver Biography
Earl Weaver Born: Aug. 14, 1930Baseball managed the Baltimore Orioles to 6 Eastern Division titles, four AL pennants and a World Series victory in 1970; was ejected 91 times and suspended…Marc Girardelli
Marc GirardelliBorn: July 18, 1963Luxembourg Alpine skier Austrian native who refused to join Austrian Ski Federation because he wanted to be coached by his father; won unprecedented 5th…Gene Klein
Gene KleinBorn: Jan. 29, 1921Horseman won 3 Eclipse awards as top owner (1985-87); his filly Winning Colors won 1988 Kentucky Derby; also owned San Diego Chargers football team (1966-84).Died…Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Kenesaw Mountain LandisBorn: Nov. 20, 1866U.S. District Court judge who became first baseball commissioner (1920-44) banned eight Chicago Black Sox from baseball for life.Died: Nov. 25,…Steve Largent
Steve LargentBorn: Sept. 28, 1954Football WR retired in 1989 after 14 years in Seattle with then NFL records in passes caught (819) and TD passes caught (100); elected to U.S. House of…Mel Ott
Mel OttBorn: Mar. 2, 1909Baseball OF joined NY Giants at age 16; led NL in HRs 6 times; had 511 HRs and 1,860 RBI in 22 years.Died: Nov. 21, 1958Tom OsborneN - QKristin OttoGeorge Seifert
George SeifertBorn: Jan. 22, 1940Football coached San Francisco to a record 17 wins in his 1st season as head coach in 1989; 2-time Super Bowl-winning coach with 49ers (1989,94); returned to…Robert Good 2003 Deaths
Robert GoodAge: 81 a founder of modern immunology who, in 1968, performed the world's first successful bone marrow transplant. Good's research identified the importance of the thymus in…Boozoo Chavis 2001 Deaths
Boozoo Chavis(Wilson Anthony Chavis)Age: 70 accordionist, singer, and bandleader who brought zydeco to the masses with his 1954 hit, “Paper in My Shoe.” Died: Austin, Tex., May 5, 2001Roy…Trending
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