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Bill Mazeroski

Bill MazeroskiBorn: Sept. 5, 1936Baseball 2B career .260 hitter who won the 1960 World Series for Pittsburgh with a lead-off HR in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 7; the pitcher was…

Pete Newell

Pete NewellBorn: Aug. 31, 1915Basketball coached at Univ. of San Francisco, Michigan St. and the Univ. of California; first coach to win NIT (San Francisco-1949), NCAA (California-1959) and…

Gaylord Perry

Gaylord PerryBorn: Sept. 15, 1938Baseball RHP was only pitcher to win a Cy Young Award in both leagues until 1999 when Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez joined him; retired in 1983 with 314-…

Maurice Richard

Maurice RichardBorn: Aug. 4, 1921Hockey RW the “Rocket”; 8-time NHL 1st team All-Star; MVP in 1947; 1st to score 50 goals in one season (1944-45); 544 career goals; played on 8 Stanley Cup…

Michael Schumacher Biography

Michael SchumacherBorn: Jan. 3, 1969German auto racer auto racer; Formula One’s all-time win leader with 82 grand prix victories (and counting); 7-time world champion (1994-95,2000-04); broke…

Howard Cosell

Howard CosellBorn: Mar. 25, 1918Radio-TV former ABC commentator on Monday Night Football and Wide World of Sports, who energized TV sports journalism with abrasive “tell it like it is” style.…

James (Doc) Counsilman

James (Doc) CounsilmanBorn: Dec. 28, 1920Swimming coached Indiana men's swim team to 6 NCAA championships (1968-73); coached the 1964 and '76 U.S. men's Olympic teams that won a combined 21…

Jack Dempsey

Jack DempseyBorn: June 24, 1895Boxer world heavyweight champion from 1919-26; lost title to Gene Tunney, then lost “Long Count” rematch in 1927 when he floored Tunney in 7th round but failed…

Shae Marks Biography

Shae MarksactressBorn: 6/1/1972Birthplace: New Orleans After appearing as a Playboy Playmate in 1994, Marks has guest-starred on many TV shows and acted in the movies Scoring (1996), L.E.T.H…

Milo Speriglio 2000 Deaths

Milo SperiglioAge: 62 publicity-hungry gumshoe who modeled himself on television's classic private detectives. He handled more than 35,000 cases in his 20–year career. He was convinced…