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Willie McCovey

Willie McCoveyBorn: Jan. 10, 1938Baseball 1B led NL in HRs 3 times and RBI twice; MVP in 1969 with SF; 521 career HRs; indicted for tax evasion in July 1995, pled guilty; “McCovey Cove,” the…

Willie Mosconi

Willie MosconiBorn: June 27, 1913Pocket Billiards 14-time world champion from 1941-57.Died: Sept. 12, 1993Johnnie MortonK - MAnnemarie Moser-Pröll

Willie Pep

Willie PepBorn: Sept. 19, 1922Boxer 2-time world featherweight champion (1942-48,49-50); pro record 230-11-1 with 65 KOs.Died: Nov. 23, 2006Roger PenskeN - QMarie-Jose Perec

Willis Reed

Willis ReedBorn: June 25, 1942Basketball C led NY Knicks to NBA titles in 1970 and '73, Finals MVP both years; regular season MVP 1970. Voted one of NBA's 50 Greatest Players.Bill RassmussenR…

Willie Stargell

Willie StargellBorn: Mar. 6, 1940Baseball OF-1B “Pops”; led NL in home runs twice (1971,73); 475 career HRs; NL co-MVP and World Series MVP in 1979.Died: Apr. 9, 2001Amos Alonzo StaggR -…

Worcester, Noah

(Encyclopedia) Worcester, NoahWorcester, Noahw&oobreve;sˈtər [key], 1758–1837, American Congregational clergyman, b. Hollis, N.H. He was pastor (1787–1810) at Thornton, N.H. From 1813 to 1818 he…

Entertainment Bios — W

Mark WahlbergTom WaitsChristopher WalkenAlice WalkerEli WallachThe WallflowersJ. T. WalshRay WalstonBarbara WaltersJulie WaltersSam WanamakerVera WangWayne WangFred WardRachel WardAndy WarholMargaret…

Chao Phraya

(Encyclopedia) Chao PhrayaChao Phrayachou präyäˈ [key], Mae Nam Chao Phraya, or Menam Chao PhrayaChao Phrayaboth: mănämˈ [key], chief river of Thailand, c.140 mi (230 km) long, formed by the…

Keats, Ezra Jack

(Encyclopedia) Keats, Ezra Jack, 1916–83, American author and illustrator of children's books, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Jacob Ezra Katz. During the Great Depression, he painted murals for the Works…

life preserver

(Encyclopedia) life preserver, a personal flotation device (PFD) intended to keep the wearer afloat, particularly in case of shipwreck. A Type I PFD will keep even unconscious people afloat in a face…