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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 -…Pedro Martinez
Pedro MartinezBorn: Oct. 25, 1971Baseball RHP one of baseball's premier pitchers; won 1997 NL Cy Young award with Montreal; traded to Boston Red Sox in Nov. 1997; 2-time AL Cy Young Award…Roman Gabriel
Roman GabrielBorn: Aug. 5, 1940Football QB 1st-round pick of L.A. Rams in 1962; voted NFL MVP in 1969 after throwing 24 touchdown passes and just 7 interceptions; threw for 3,219 yards in…Leo Durocher
Leo DurocherBorn: July 27, 1905Baseball managed in NL 24 years; won 2,015 games, including postseason; 3 pennants with Brooklyn (1941) and NY Giants (1951,54); won World Series in 1954.Died:…Paco Stanley Biography
Paco Stanley(Francisco Stanley)Age: 56 popular, comedic Mexican television entertainer. His morning show combined the talk and variety formats, starting off the day for many Mexicans with…Jim Elder 1998 Deaths
Jim ElderAge: 73 longtime broadcaster (1960-93) for the Arkansas Travelers, a minor league baseball team; he was sports director at radio station KARN and was reading sports news on the…Rocky Colavito Biography
Rocky ColavitoBorn: August 10, 1933Baseball OF six-time all-star who hit 374 HRs over his 14-year career; hugely popular in Cleveland where he played from 1955-59 and then 1965-67; led the…Jones, John Paul
(Encyclopedia) Jones, John Paul, 1747–92, American naval hero, b. near Kirkcudbright, Scotland. His name was originally simply John Paul. After the Revolution Jones was sent to Europe to collect…Johnny Dee Biography
Johnny DeeAge: 75 head men's basketball coach at Notre Dame from 1964-71 who led the team to four NCAA Tournaments, one NIT appearance and an overall record of 116-80; was hired by Alabama in…Claude Brown 2002 Deaths
Claude BrownAge: 64 writer who vividly chronicled his experiences growing up poor in Harlem alongside drug dealers, murderers, and prostitutes in his 1965 bestseller Manchild in the Promised…Trending
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