Perhaps more important than his gold trophy were Sinatra's new friends in Tinstletown. He starred in 1958's Some Came Running with Dean Martin. The two became fast friends, and the Rat Pack was…
writer, teacherBorn: 1931Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Publishing phenomenon whose 1996 account of his miserable Irish childhood, Angela's Ashes, remained on the New York Times bestseller list for…
Born: Aug. 16, 1930Football HB 4-time All-Pro (1955-57,59); NFL MVP in 1956; led NY Giants to 3 NFL title games; longtime TV sportscaster, beginning career in 1958 while still a player; scandal…
Born: Aug. 27, 1908Football coached Notre Dame to four national titles (1943,46-47,49); career record of 107-13-9 for a winning pct. of .864.Died: June 21, 1973
Born: Nov. 8, 1916Basketball winner of 731 games as high school, college and pro coach; won at least 100 games at 3 colleges— St. John's (103), North Carolina (164) and South Carolina (283); won…
Born: Aug. 31, 1935Baseball OF won MVP in NL (1961) and AL (1966); Triple Crown winner and World Series MVP in 1966 with Baltimore; 5th on all-time home run list with 586; 1st black manager in…
Born: May 7, 1893Hockey GM of 6 Stanley Cup champions in Montreal (1953,56-60); the annual NHL trophy for best defensive forward bears his name.Died: July 3, 1985
Born: May 27, 1968Baseball 1B 2-time AL MVP with Chicago (1993,94); 5-time All Star; first player in MLB history to hit .300, hit at least 20 home runs and have over 100 walks, RBIs and runs scored…
Born: Jan. 16, 1901Mechanic, ice salesman and skating rink owner in Paramount, Calif. invented 1st ice-resurfacing machine in 1949; now there are very few skating rinks without one as thousands…