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CBA Regular Season Individual Leaders for Professional Basketball's 1998-99 Season
Scoring Gm Pts Avg Damon Jones, Idaho 35 758 21.7 Victor Page, Sioux Falls 39 749 19.2 Dennis Edwards, Rockford 48 916 19.1 Adrian Griffin,…Ralph Frederick BEERMANN, Congress, NE (1912-1977)
BEERMANN Ralph Frederick , a Representative from Nebraska; born near Dakota City, Dakota County, Nebr., August 13, 1912; attended public schools, South Sioux City, Nebr.; Morningside College,…Cronin, James Watson
(Encyclopedia) Cronin, James Watson, 1931–2016, American nuclear physicist, b. Chicago, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1955. Cronin and co-researcher Val Logsdon Fitch were awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in…Hedin, Sven Anders
(Encyclopedia) Hedin, Sven AndersHedin, Sven Anderssvĕn änˈdərs hĕdēnˈ [key], 1865–1952, Swedish explorer in central Asia. Following soon after Przhevalsky, Hedin explored Tibet, Xinjiang, and the…Hawks, Howard
(Encyclopedia) Hawks, Howard (Howard Winchester Hawks), 1896–1977, American film director, b. Goshen, Ind. Although not as well known as such contemporaries as John Ford and Alfred Hitchcock, he has…Hampton, Lionel
(Encyclopedia) Hampton, Lionel, 1908?–2002, African-American vibraphonist and bandleader, b. Louisville, Ky. When his family moved to Chicago c.1916, the young Hampton began playing drums in a…angler
(Encyclopedia) angler or anglerfish, common name for a member of the order Lophiiformes, predacious fishes found worldwide; many are deep-sea dwellers. Anglers lure their prey with a long, wormlike…Huntington, Collis Potter
(Encyclopedia) Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821–1900, American railroad builder, b. near Torrington, Conn. A storekeeper of Oneonta, N.Y., before he went West in the gold rush of 1849, he became a…Lilienthal, David Eli
(Encyclopedia) Lilienthal, David EliLilienthal, David Elilĭlˈyənthôl [key], 1899–1981, American public official, b. Morton, Ill. He was admitted (1923) to the bar, practiced law, and was appointed by…Mitchum, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Mitchum, Robert (Robert Charles Duran Mitchum), 1917–97, American film actor, b. Bridgeport, Conn. He found extra work and bit parts in early 1940s movies, and first achieved wide…Trending
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