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Rice, Jerry Lee

(Encyclopedia) Rice, Jerry Lee, 1962–, American football player, b. Crawford, Miss. Winning national attention while at the otherwise obscure Mississippi Valley State College, Itta Bena, Miss., Rice…

Hesburgh, Theodore Martin

(Encyclopedia) Hesburgh, Theodore Martin, 1917–2015, American educator and civil rights advocate, b. Syracuse, N.Y., grad. Pontifical Gregorian Univ. (1939), Catholic Univ. of America (Ph.D., 1945).…

Montana, Joe

(Encyclopedia) Montana, Joe (Joseph Clifford Montana)Montana, Joemŏntănˈə [key], 1956–, American football player, b. New Eagle, Pa. After playing at Notre Dame Univ., he starred (1979–93) for the San…

Unser, Al

(Encyclopedia) Unser, Al (Alfred Unser, Sr.) Unser, Al ŭnˈsər [key] 1939–2021, American automobile racing driver, b.…

Jerry Claiborne 2000 Deaths

Jerry ClaiborneAge: 72 college football coach at Virginia Tech, Maryland and Kentucky who took 11 teams to postseason bowl games; played for Bear Bryant at Kentucky and coached nine seasons…

Jerry Masucci 1997 Deaths

Jerry Masuccirecord-company executive As owner of Fania Records, Masucci was instrumental in introducing New York Salsa music to other countries.Born: 1935?Died: 1997Thomas Charles…

Jerry Sterner 2001 Deaths

Jerry SternerAge: 62 playwright who wrote the off-Broadway hit Other People's Money. He penned seven plays while working the overnight shift for the New York City Transit Authority.Died:…

Jerry Nachman 2004 Deaths

Jerry NachmanAge: 57 quick-witted, award-winning print and broadcast journalist who most recently served as vice president and editor in chief MSNBC, the cable news network. Died: Hoboken, N.…

Jerry Harper 2001 Deaths

Jerry HarperAge: 67 center on Alabama's "Rocket Eight" basketball teams of the mid-1950s; team's fives starters and three reserves earned the nickname by compiling records of 19-5 in and 21-3…