Born: Nov. 18, 1956Football QB MVP of 1978 Rose Bowl with Washington; MVP of CFL with Edmonton in 1983; led Eskimos to 5 consecutive Grey Cup titles (1978-82) and was playoff MVP twice (1980,82);…
Born: Sept. 8, 1907Baseball 1B won Negro League championship nine years in a row with the Homestead Grays; hit .391 in 1948 to lead the league; usually batted cleanup behind Josh Gibson; retired at…
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Born: Oct. 23, 1962Football QB Boston College QB who threw famous 48-yard “Hail Mary” to defeat Miami on Nov. 23, 1984; 1984 Heisman Trophy winner; has played in USFL, NFL and CFL; 6-time CFL MVP…
BEDROCKSEDIMENTARY ROCKSIGNEOUS ROCKSMETAMORPHIC ROCKSFIND OUT MOREThe Earth is covered in a layer of solid rock called the crust. Rocks are either SEDIMENTARY , IGNEOUS, or METAMORPHIC…
Senior backfield that led Notre Dame to national collegiate football championship in 1924; put together as sophomores by Irish coach Knute Rockne; immortalized by sportswriter Grantland Rice,…
Born: May 20, 1927Football and Basketball only coach to win 100 games in both CFL and NFL and only member of both CFL and U.S. Pro Football Halls of Fame; led Winnipeg to 4 Grey Cup titles (1958-59…
producerBorn: 9/5/1902Birthplace: Wahoo, Nebraska Film producer who, as Jack Warner's head of production, helped guide Warner's studio into the sound era. After a rift with Warner, he co-founded…
actorBorn: 9/7/1923Birthplace: London, England Lawford is best known for his many roles as leading man in MGM films of the 1940s and 1950s ( The White Cliffs of Dover, 1944; The Picture of Dorian…
