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Andy Varipapa

Born: Mar. 31, 1891Bowler trick-shot artist; won consecutive All-Star match game titles (1947-48) at age 55 and 56.Died: Aug. 25, 1984

Early Wynn

Born: Jan. 6, 1920Baseball RHP won 20 games 5 times; Cy Young winner in 1959; 300-244 record in 23 years.Died: Mar. 4, 1999

Cale Yarborough

Born: Mar. 27, 1940Auto racer 3-time NASCAR national champion (1976-78); 4-time winner of Daytona 500 (1968,77,83-84); ranks 5th on NASCAR all-time list with 83 wins.

Rick Barry

Born: Mar. 28, 1944Basketball F only player to lead both NBA and ABA in scoring; 5-time All-NBA 1st team; Finals MVP with Golden St. in 1975. Perfected the underhand foul shot.

Joe Carter

Born: Mar. 7, 1960Baseball OF 3-time All-America at Wichita St. (1979-81); won 1993 World Series for Toronto with 3-run HR in bottom of the 9th of Game 6.

Jackie Jensen

Born: Mar. 9, 1927Football RB and Baseball OF All-America at California in 1948; American League MVP with Boston Red Sox in 1958.Died: July 14, 1982

Ivan Lendl

Born: Mar. 7, 1960Czech tennis player No. 1 player in world 4 times (1985-87,89); has won both French and U.S. Opens 3 times and Australian twice; owns 94 career tournament wins.

Sedna

(Encyclopedia) Sedna, in astronomy, the most distant known large object in the solar system. With a highly eccentric elliptical orbit that ranges from an estimated 76 AU to 937 AU, Sedna also has an…

Howie Morenz

Born: June 21, 1902Hockey C 3-time NHL MVP (1928,31,32); led Montreal Canadiens to 3 Stanley Cups; voted Outstanding Player of the Half-Century in 1950.Died: Mar. 8, 1937

Mel Ott

Born: Mar. 2, 1909Baseball OF joined NY Giants at age 16; led NL in HRs 6 times; had 511 HRs and 1,860 RBI in 22 years.Died: Nov. 21, 1958