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Kuhn, Bowie Kent

(Encyclopedia)Kuhn, Bowie Kent bo͞oˈē, kyo͞on [key], 1926–2007, American lawyer and commissioner of baseball, b. Takoma Park, Md. He was legal counsel for the baseball club owners before his election as commi...

Lambeau, Earl Louis

(Encyclopedia)Lambeau, Earl Louis, 1898–1965, American football coach and player, b. Green Bay, Wis. “Curly” Lambeau briefly attended Notre Dame, where he played for Knute Rockne, but illness forced his retur...

Chamberlain, Wilt

(Encyclopedia)Chamberlain, Wilt (Wilton Norman Chamberlain), 1936–99, American basketball player, b. Philadelphia. At the Univ. of Kansas he was a two-time All-American center. During 14 seasons in the National B...

Dorsett, Tony

(Encyclopedia)Dorsett, Tony (Anthony Drew Dorsett) dôrˈsət [key], 1954–, American football player, b. Rochester, Pa. The first running back to gain over 6,000 yards in Division I-A, he won the Heisman Trophy a...

Connolly, Maureen

(Encyclopedia)Connolly, Maureen, 1934–69, American tennis player, b. San Diego, Calif. She became, at 16, the youngest player to win the U.S. national singles. She successfully defended the U.S. title (1952, 1953...

Howe, Gordie

(Encyclopedia)Howe, Gordie (Gordon Howe), 1928–2016, Canadian hockey player. One of the great forwards in the game's history, “Mr. Hockey” was renowned for both his offensive and defensive play as well as for...

Crosby, Sidney Patrick

(Encyclopedia)Crosby, Sidney Patrick, 1987–, Canadian ice hockey player, b. Cole Harbour, N.S. The first draft pick in 2005, Crosby, scored 120 points in his second season with the Pittsburgh Penguins as a center...

Unitas, Johnny

(Encyclopedia)Unitas, Johnny yo͞onītˈəs [key], 1933–2002, American football player, widely regarded as the greatest professional quarterback of all time; b. Pittsburgh. After playing for the Univ. of Louisvil...

Starr, Bart

(Encyclopedia)Starr, Bart (Bryan Bartlett Starr), 1934–2019, American football player and coach, b. Montgomery, Ala. He was a quarterback for the Univ. of Alabama (1952–55), where he helped the team win the 195...

Davis, Dwight Filley

(Encyclopedia)Davis, Dwight Filley, 1879–1945, American tennis player and public official, b. St. Louis, grad. Harvard, 1900, and Washington Univ. law school. An outstanding tennis player, Davis donated in 1900 a...