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Irina BugrimovaAge: 90 Russian animal tamer and circus performer who was the first woman to train lions and tigers. She also taught a lion to walk a tightrope.Died: Moscow, Feb. 20,…James (Sunny Jim) Fitzsimmons
James (Sunny Jim) FitzsimmonsBorn: July 23, 1874Horse racing trained horses that won over 2,275 races, including 2 Triple Crown winners— Gallant Fox in 1930 and Omaha in '35.Died: Mar. 11,…Althea Gibson Biography
Althea GibsonBorn: Aug. 25, 1927Tennis won both Wimbledon and U.S. championships in 1957 and '58; 1st black to play in either tourney and 1st to win each title.Died: Sept. 28, 2003Joe GibbsG…John Havlicek
John HavlicekBorn: Apr. 8, 1940Basketball F played in 3 NCAA Finals at Ohio St. (1960-62); led Boston to 8 NBA titles (1963-66,68-69,74,76); Finals MVP in 1974; 4-time All-NBA 1st team.João…Gene Klein
Gene KleinBorn: Jan. 29, 1921Horseman won 3 Eclipse awards as top owner (1985-87); his filly Winning Colors won 1988 Kentucky Derby; also owned San Diego Chargers football team (1966-84).Died…Phil Knight Biography
Phil KnightBorn: Feb. 24, 1938Founder and chairman of Nike, Inc., the multi-billion dollar shoe and fitness company founded in 1972 and based in Beaverton, Ore. ; named “The Most Powerful Man…Christy Mathewson
Christy MathewsonBorn: Aug. 12, 1880Baseball RHP won 22 or more games 12 straight years (1903-14); 373 career wins; pitched 3 shutouts in 1905 World Series.Died: Oct. 7, 1925Eddie MathewsK -…Tom Seaver
Tom SeaverBorn: Nov. 17, 1944Baseball RHP won 3 Cy Young Awards (1969,73,75); led NL in K 5 times (1970,71,73,75,76); pitched no-hitter in 1978 for Cin.; had 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts and 2.…Dat Nguyen
Dat NguyenBorn: Sept. 25, 1975Football LB selected by Dallas Cowboys in 3rd round of 1999 draft; set career records at Texas A&M in tackles (517) and consecutive starts (51); Lombardi…Gail Goodrich Biography
Gail GoodrichBorn: April 23, 1943Basketball G starred at UCLA and won two national championships in 1964 and 1965 under legendary coach John Wooden's tutelage; won the NBA championship with…Trending
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