(Alexandria Zuck)actressBorn: 4/23/1942Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey Originally a model, the petite Sandra Dee moved onto TV commercials, then broke into teeny-bopper films of the 1950s. Her most…
(Encyclopedia) Vardon, Harry, 1870–1939, British golfer, b. Jersey. A former caddie, he became at 20 a professional golfer. He won six British Open championships (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, and…
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr. (Bobby Jones), 1902–71, American golfer, b. Atlanta, Ga. A lawyer, he became a golf devotee. Jones won the National Open (1923, 1926, 1929–30), the National…
(Encyclopedia) King, Billie Jean, 1943–, American tennis player, b. Long Beach, Calif., as Billie Jean Moffitt. King won 67 tournament titles and 20 Wimbledon titles, including singles in 1966–68,…
(Encyclopedia) Nicklaus, Jack William, 1940–, American golfer, b. Columbus, Ohio. He began playing golf at the age of 10 and before becoming a professional in late 1961 was considered by many the…
(Encyclopedia) Korchnoi, Viktor LvovichKorchnoi, Viktor Lvovichvyēkˈtər ləvôvˈyĭch kôrchˈnoi [key], 1931–2016, Russian-Swiss chess master. A long-time leading Soviet player, he lost to Anatoly Karpov…
(Encyclopedia) Krzyzewski, Mike (Michael William Krzyzewski)Krzyzewski, Mikeshəshĕvˈskē [key], 1947–, American basketball coach, b. Chicago. He attended West Point (grad. 1969), where he played…
(Encyclopedia) pin. One of the earliest human artifacts, pins were at first made of thorns, bone, or wood and were used as clothing fasteners, hairpins, and meat skewers. These long, single-shaft…
Father-Son and Father-Daughter Athletes Athletes following in their fathers' footsteps by John Gettings WHEN THESE FORMER and current professional athletes go home to see…
