Born: May 20, 1942Football replaced Jim Brown in the Cleveland Browns backfield; in 1967, he led the NFL in rushing yards (1,205), rushing average (5.1 per carry) and rushing touchdowns (11).
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.
Born: Jan. 17, 1940Kenyan runner policeman who beat USA's Jim Ryun to win 1,500m gold medal at 1968 Olympics; won again in steeplechase at 1972 Summer Games; his success spawned long line of…
(Encyclopedia) minstrel show, stage entertainment by white performers made up as blacks. Thomas Dartmouth Rice, who gave (c.1828) the first solo performance in blackface and introduced the song-and-…
(Encyclopedia) windsurfing, also called boardsailing or sailboarding, water sport that employs a board-and-sail device and combines elements of sailing and surfing. The sailboard was first developed…
GOODALL, Louis Bertrand, a Representative from Maine; born in Winchester, Cheshire County, N.H., September 23, 1851; moved to Troy, N.H., with his parents in 1852; attended the common schools…
Senate Years of Service: 1910-1911Party: DemocratPURCELL, William Edward, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Flemington, Hunterdon County, N.J., August 3, 1856; attended the common schools;…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1913Party: DemocratHEISKELL, John Netherland, a Senator from Arkansas; born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn., on November 2, 1872; attended the public and…
COWGER, William Owen, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Hastings, Adams County, Nebr., January 1, 1922; attended Hastings High School; one year at Texas A.&M.; graduated from…
Born: Apr. 5, 1871Football innovator coached at 7 colleges over 49 years; 319 career wins 2nd only to Bear Bryant's 323 in Div. I-A; produced 47 All-Americas, including Jim Thorpe and Ernie Nevers.…
