Born: July 9, 1971Billiards known as “The Black Widow”; won the 1994 Women's Professional Billiards Assoc. (WPBA) National Championship and vaulted to the No. 1 women's player in the world; voted…
Born: Aug. 1, 1920Diving won Olympic gold medals for U.S. in the platform diving event in 1948 and 1952, the first male diver in history to win 2 golds in that event; Sullivan Award winner (1953);…
Born: Oct. 25, 1917Baseball AL president (1974-83); president of owners' Player Relations Committee (1984-85); also GM of Baltimore (1959-65) and NY Yankees (1967-74); son of Larry and father of…
Born: Dec. 4, 1957Baseball RHP 3-time NL saves leader (1983,91-92); retired as all-time saves leader with 478 and an ERA of 3.03; 10 seasons with 30 or more saves and 3 times saved over 40.
Born: Dec. 1, 1939Golfer 2-time winner of 3 majors—U.S. Open (1968, 71), British Open 1971-72) and PGA (1974,84); Player of Year once on PGA Tour (1971) and 3 times with Seniors 1990,92,94); 29 PGA…
actorBorn: 2/19/1924Birthplace: New York City A World War II veteran and former plumber, Marvin was first cast in tough guy roles, such as those he played in The Big Heat (1953) and The Killers (…
actressBorn: 12/14/1935Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts A versatile actress, Remick played a variety of roles ranging from drum majorette to addicted alcoholic. In the 1950s she began appearing in…
Born: July 14, 1934Golf in 1975, became the first Black golfer to play in the Masters Tournament; also played in the 1977 Masters; member of the 1979 U.S. Ryder Cup team; played in South Africa's…
