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Vigny, Alfred Victor, comte de

(Encyclopedia) Vigny, Alfred Victor, comte deVigny, Alfred Victor, comte deälfrĕdˈ vĕktôrˈ kôNt də vēnyēˈ [key], 1797–1863, French poet, novelist, and dramatist. One of the foremost romantics, Vigny…

Cammi Granato

Born: Mar. 25, 1971Hockey American women's hockey pioneer; captain of U.S. team that won gold at the inaugural olympic women's hockey competition in 1998 at Nagano; sister of NHL veteran Tony.

Lyn St. James

Born: Mar. 13, 1947Auto racer one of just 3 women to qualify for the Indianapolis 500; best finish in the race came in 1992 when she came in 11th and won Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.

Dale Murphy

Born: Mar. 12, 1956Baseball OF led NL in RBI 3 times and HRs twice; 2-time MVP (1982-83) with Atlanta; also played with Philadelphia and Colorado; retired in 1993 with 398 HRs.

Ingemar Stenmark

Born: Mar. 18, 1956Swedish alpine skier 3-time World Cup overall champ (1976-78); posted 86 World Cup wins in 16 years; won 2 gold medals at 1980 Olympics.

Sammy Baugh

Born: Mar. 17, 1914Football QB-DB-P led Washington to NFL titles in 1937 (his rookie year) and '42; led league in passing 6 times, punting 4 times and interceptions once.

Earl Campbell

Born: Mar. 29, 1955Football RB won Heisman Trophy in 1977; led NFL in rushing 3 times; 3-time All-Pro; 2-time MVP (1978-79) at Houston.

Ann Curtis

Born: Mar. 6, 1926Swimming won 2 gold medals and 1 silver in 1948 Olympics; set 4 world and 18 U.S. records during career; 1st woman and swimmer to win Sullivan Award (1944).

Franco Harris

Born: Mar. 7, 1950Football RB ran for over 1,000 yards in a season 8 times; rushed for 12,120 yards in 13 years; led Pittsburgh to 4 Super Bowl titles.

Punch Imlach

Born: Mar. 15, 1918Hockey directed Toronto to 4 Stanley Cups (1962-64,67) in 11 seasons as GM-coach.Died: Dec. 1, 1987