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Bob Neyland

Born: Feb. 17, 1892Football 3-time coach at Tennessee; had 173-31-12 record in 21 years; won national title in 1951; Vols' stadium named for him; also Army general who won Distinguished Service…

Jesse Owens

Born: Sept. 12, 1913Track & Field broke 4 world records in one afternoon at Big Ten Championships (May 25, 1935); a year later, he upstaged Hitler by winning 4 golds (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay…

Pat Riley

Born: Mar. 20, 1945Basketball coached LA Lakers to 4 of their 5 NBA titles in 1980s (1982,85,87-88); coached New York Knicks from 1991-95, then signed with Miami Heat as coach, team president and…

Eddie Shore

Born: Nov. 25, 1902Hockey D only NHL defenseman to win Hart Trophy as MVP 4 times (1933,35-36,38); led Boston Bruins to Stanley Cup titles in 1929 and '39; had 105 goals and 1,047 penalty minutes…

Sheryl Swoopes

Born: Mar. 25, 1971Basketball forward for WNBA’s Houston Comets; 3-time WNBA regular season MVP (2000,02,03); Defensive Player of the Year in 2000, 3-time Olympic gold medalist 1996,2000,2004); led…

The Oscars

More Movies The Apostle Director/Writer: Robert Duvall Director of Photography: Barry Markowitz Editor: Stephen Mack Music: David Mansfield Production Designer: Linda Burton Producer: Rob…

De Palma, Brian

(Encyclopedia) De Palma, Brian, 1940–, American film director, b. Newark, N.J. Heavily influenced by Alfred Hitchcock, he is especially known for bloody, shocking, and suspenseful thrillers.…

Bobby Fischer

  Born: Mar. 9, 1943 Chess   at 15, became youngest international grandmaster in chess history; only American to hold world championship (1972-75); was stripped of title in 1975 after…

Tom Harmon

Born: Sept. 28, 1919Football HB 2-time All-America at Michigan; won Heisman Trophy in 1940; played with AFL NY Americans in 1941 and NFL LA Rams (1946-47); World War II fighter pilot who won Silver…