Search results for "Basketball Hall of Fame" - New World Encyclopedia
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- 17, 1968, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, named in his honor ... was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame, Naismith Memorial ...14 KB (2,207 words) - 08:49, 18 March 2024
- world. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971. ... Saperstein was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971 and ...11 KB (1,745 words) - 04:45, 14 June 2023
- by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ... broadcaster to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, ...11 KB (1,717 words) - 21:00, 9 December 2023
- coaches. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach on May ... in 1988. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988 and is currently ...11 KB (1,752 words) - 00:29, 8 December 2022
- the team was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. ... He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, ...13 KB (1,878 words) - 09:11, 19 January 2024
- 1951) and the charter class of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959. ... sport and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in its first group ...15 KB (2,255 words) - 17:21, 26 July 2023
- in 1950. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 and was ... He was inducted into the inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame class of 1959, and ...19 KB (3,019 words) - 16:27, 15 August 2021
- 2006) was both a highly successful head basketball coach and an influential ... his death. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969. ...21 KB (3,308 words) - 19:09, 16 April 2023
- games. He was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971. Cousy was ... feats, Cousy was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971. On May ...19 KB (2,900 words) - 05:45, 16 November 2023
- June 7, 1993) was a Croatian-Yugoslavian basketball player. He led the BC Cibona ... Petrović was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. On ...21 KB (3,024 words) - 19:21, 14 August 2020
- an American professional football and basketball player who played for the ... rookie seasons with the Rochester Royals basketball team in the 1946 NBL Championship ...20 KB (3,076 words) - 04:46, 18 November 2022
- player ever inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. He was ... before Pete was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, ...25 KB (3,756 words) - 14:43, 28 March 2023
- – December 6, 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League ... in huge forward leaps for the business of football. Rozelle's accomplishments ...12 KB (1,818 words) - 01:05, 24 November 2022
- 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, former coach, and ... into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998, and was ...29 KB (4,389 words) - 22:36, 22 October 2022
- Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935), is a Hall of Fame former Major ... League, won the Triple crown, was a member of two teams that won the World ...19 KB (2,752 words) - 05:08, 9 April 2024
- * University of Illinois #77 retired |HOF=78 |CollegeHOF=20071 ... football player. He is a charter member of both the College Football Hall ...15 KB (2,324 words) - 02:25, 8 December 2022
- 1888 – March 28, 1953) is considered one of the most versatile athletes ... Thorpe's violation of the amateur rules was a technicality that ...24 KB (3,676 words) - 21:00, 3 April 2024
- * 1962 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year * Los Angeles Dodgers #53 retired ... 1986, he married Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame player Ann Meyers ...16 KB (2,353 words) - 17:18, 30 January 2024
- football and the iconic longtime leader of the NFL's Chicago Bears ... Halas was the central figure in the growth and development of the ...14 KB (2,238 words) - 00:17, 10 November 2022
- referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the ... Though she shied away from the title of trailblazer, she is often ...19 KB (2,597 words) - 08:38, 23 July 2023
- 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
- and college football coach in the early era of the sport and is the namesake ... Clemson University, Georgia Tech, University of Pennsylvania, Washington & ...22 KB (3,381 words) - 06:56, 8 April 2024
- player whose career spanned the years of the Great Depression and World ... A first baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg was one ...29 KB (4,518 words) - 21:15, 17 January 2024
- is a public research university in the state of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 ... the NFL Hall of Fame, and the Basketball Hall of Fame. Its athletes have ...40 KB (5,731 words) - 10:21, 11 March 2023
- who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during ... Berg was a graduate of Princeton University and Columbia Law School ...35 KB (5,251 words) - 19:35, 27 April 2024
- history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager ... In recognition of his achievements he was awarded the Harmon Trophy ...37 KB (5,256 words) - 21:56, 10 December 2023
- |image = [[Image:Fordham University Keating Hall.JPG|250px]]| |caption =Keating Hall with Edwards Parade in the foreground ...33 KB (4,668 words) - 06:21, 1 April 2024
- voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020. ... finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, weeks after his ...95 KB (13,365 words) - 03:58, 4 March 2023
- and performer who gained international fame as an artist on the Motown ... the 1960s, working within the constraints of the creatively restrictive ...27 KB (4,247 words) - 08:37, 10 March 2023
- first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent ... in 1948, when he finished one home run short of winning baseball's Triple ...74 KB (10,809 words) - 20:06, 28 April 2024
- an American college football coach and owner of 323 victories. He was best ... large part because he instilled the virtues of self-sacrifice, hard work and ...18 KB (2,706 words) - 03:11, 26 September 2023
