Born: Aug. 7, 1945Football DE All-America at Notre Dame in 1966 and member of two national championship teams; 6-time NFL All-Pro and 1971 Player of Year with Minnesota Vikings; later a lawyer who…
Born: Apr. 10, 1939Soccer president of U.S. Soccer 1990-98; surprised European skeptics by directing hugely successful 1994 World Cup tournament; successfully got oft-delayed outdoor Major League…
actorBorn: 1/28/1936Birthplace: New York City Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage actor best known for his portrayal of Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H (1972–83). He has also appeared in…
Born: Apr. 24, 1933Hockey Toronto lawyer, agent and 1st executive director of NHL Players Assn. (1967-90); midwived Team Canada vs. Soviet series (1972) and Canada Cup; charged with racketeering…
Born: Dec. 14, 1954Auto racer 1992 NASCAR national champion; 1st college grad and Northerner to win title; NASCAR Rookie of Year in 1986; famous for driving car backwards on victory lap; killed at…
actor, directorBorn: 3/26/1934Birthplace: New York City A stage and screen actor who won Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for his work in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (…
actorBorn: 3/15/1933Birthplace: Miami, Florida As a child Mixon worked in the circus as a trapeze artist and tightrope walker. He began his career on the stage in 1956 and appeared in the notable…
Born: Jan. 13, 1983Track on May 27, 2001 at the Prefontaine Classic, he ran a mile in 3:53.43 to break Jim Ryun's 36-year-old national high school record; collegiate track star at Michigan.
actorBorn: 2/21/1946Birthplace: London, England An Emmy Award winning British actor who often plays show-stealing villains in films like Die Hard (1988) and Robin Hood: Prince of Theives (1991),…
(Irwin Alan Kniberg)actor, comedian, producerBorn: 12/26/1927Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York King honed his material working in the Catskills and entertaining New Yorkers with his routine focusing…
