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- William Lee Shoemaker (August 19, 1931 – October 12, 2003) was one ... and the Preakness twice. In 1986, at the age of 54, he became the oldest jockey ...12 KB (1,830 words) - 16:08, 31 October 2023
- a Major League club when he became manager of the Chicago White Sox in 1978. us/Culture062003.html Larry Doby, part of history, “courage, dignity ...22 KB (3,428 words) - 17:46, 25 October 2022
- is considered to have been the best backhand of all time. Budge was held in ... From January of 1937 until late in 1938, Budge won an amazing 92 consecutive ...15 KB (2,399 words) - 17:17, 30 January 2024
- . He is considered one of the best pitchers ever to have played the game. Koufax's career peaked with a run of six outstanding seasons from ...22 KB (3,298 words) - 01:20, 21 April 2023
- He was best known for his years as a member of the New York Yankees, where ... Roger also excelled at football, and basketball due to his blazing speed ...20 KB (3,166 words) - 19:46, 27 April 2024
- Sports journalism is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics ... the Curt Gowdy media award by the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994 and the ...19 KB (2,940 words) - 21:42, 7 February 2023
- Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was ... and Brooklyn-born Matilda Izzo, the daughter of a barber, whose parents had ...16 KB (2,531 words) - 20:23, 3 May 2023
- baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York ... third all time home run hitter at the time of his retirement, and currently ...29 KB (4,418 words) - 15:22, 14 May 2023
- |Alias = Tammy Wynette, "The First Lady of Country ... She was known as the "First Lady of Country Music." Wynette ...18 KB (2,712 words) - 04:00, 27 February 2023
- 12, 1999) was an American National Basketball Association basketball ... *Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame (1978) *One of the 50 Greatest ...36 KB (5,732 words) - 10:56, 15 May 2023
- Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players ... * [http://www.hoophall.com/ Basketball Hall of Fame - Springfield, MA] ...42 KB (6,657 words) - 11:07, 20 September 2023
- Russell is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ... into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975. Russell ...74 KB (11,022 words) - 16:07, 31 October 2023
- who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Mantle played ... When Mantle finished second to Roger Maris in the pursuit of Babe ...17 KB (2,724 words) - 17:26, 9 November 2022
- He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977, and was named ... Banks is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He began ...48 KB (7,068 words) - 20:11, 27 April 2024
- Robinson was 85-0 as an amateur and 69 of those victories came by knock ... Robinson the greatest pound for pound boxer of all time. ...21 KB (3,404 words) - 13:45, 28 April 2023
- Amherst is a member of the Five Colleges consortium, which allows ... to prepare its students for a wide variety of careers, allowing them to develop ...16 KB (2,313 words) - 06:57, 25 July 2023
- was principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's ... He was a pioneer of modern sports ownership and is remembered for ...36 KB (5,317 words) - 08:15, 23 January 2023
- |name = University of Bridgeport |image = [[File:University of Bridgeport Cortright Hall.jpg|250px]] ...30 KB (4,093 words) - 17:06, 15 September 2023
- image = [[Image:Vanderbilt Benson Science Hall.jpg|220 px]]| ... |affiliations = Association of American Universities |website ...32 KB (4,475 words) - 14:20, 3 May 2023
- a common nickname at that time for Americans of German ancestry. After his ... Although his baseball career spanned a number of teams and cities ...20 KB (3,127 words) - 14:22, 29 November 2023
