(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Jackie (Jack Roosevelt Robinson), 1919–72, American baseball player, the first African-American player in the modern major leagues, b. Cairo, Ga. He grew up in Pasadena,…
(Encyclopedia) Thorpe, Jim (James Francis Thorpe), 1888–1953, American athlete, b. near Prague, Okla. Thorpe was probably the greatest all-round male athlete the United States has ever produced. His…
Name at birth: Allen DavisAl Davis was the combative head coach, general manager and owner of the NFL's Oakland Raiders for nearly 50 years. He built the Raiders in his own tough and rebellious image…
Name at birth: Joseph PaternoJoe Paterno of Penn State University was the winningest football coach in NCAA Division 1 history and a popular national figure until he was fired in 2011 in the wake of…
Wide receiver Jerry Rice retired in 2006 as the National Football League's all-time leader in receptions, yards and touchdowns scored. Jerry Rice played college ball at Mississippi Valley State,…
Name at birth: Timothy Richard TebowTim Tebow is the NFL quarterback whose dramatic victories and devout Christianity spawned "Tebow-mania" among many American football fans. Tim Tebow was born in…
(Encyclopedia) Santa ClaraSanta Clarasănˈtə klârˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 93,613), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1852. Part of the Silicon Valley high-technology manufacturing complex, the city…
(Encyclopedia) Carlisle Indian School, in Carlisle, Pa., the first federally supported school for Native Americans to be established off a reservation; it was founded in 1879 by Richard Henry Pratt.…
Jackie Robinson Biographies by CategoryArts and Entertainment Business, Philanthropy, and Labor Politics and Government Science and Technology Society, Culture, and Scholarship Sports People in…
Born: Feb. 14, 1960Football QB led Buffalo to four straight Super Bowls, and is only QB to lose four times; named to AFC Pro Bowl team 5 times; inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
