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Charley Gehringer

Charley GehringerBorn: May 11, 1903Baseball 2B hit .300 or better 13 times; AL batting champion and MVP with Detroit in 1937.Died: Jan. 21, 1993Lou GehrigG - JBernie Geoffrion

Sid Raymond 2006 Deaths

Sid RaymondAge: 97 character and voice actor best known as the voice of cartoon duck Baby Huey and cartoon mouse Katnip. He appeared in innumerable radio and television shows, movies, and…

Wendell Chino 1998 Deaths

Wendell ChinoAge: 74 influential former president of the Mescalero Apache Nation and the National Congress of American Indians who helped strengthen his people's self-determination in the…

Lefty Grove

Lefty GroveBorn: Mar. 6, 1900Baseball LHP won 20 or more games 8 times; led AL in ERA 9 times and strikeouts 7 times; 31-4 record and MVP in 1931 with Philadelphia; 300-141 record; real name…

Luiz Bonfa 2001 Deaths

Luiz BonfaAge: 78 Brazilian guitarist and songwriter who introduced the world to Brazilian bossa nova. His works, noted for samba-based rhythms, were recorded by Stan Getz, Quincy Jones,…

Biographies: Selected Comedians

Selected Comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello See also Women Comediennes People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies Movie…

Sam Boyd 2001 Deaths

Sam BoydAge: 86 Baylor football star who later coached the team to their only Sugar Bowl berth, a 13-7 victory over Tennessee in 1956; all-conference wide receiver for the Bears in 1937 and…

Kasey Cisyk 1998 Deaths

Kasey Cisyksinger Cisyk was an opera-trained singer who found success singing popular commercial jingles including “Have You Driven a Ford Lately.” Cisyk also sang backup for Carly Simon and…

Pee Wee Reese Biography

Pee Wee ReeseBorn: July 23, 1918Baseball SS member of Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1940-58; led NL in runs scored (132) in 1949 and stolen bases (30) in 1952; hit over .300 in a season…

Herb Brooks

Herb BrooksBorn: Aug. 5, 1937Hockey former U.S. Olympic player (1964,68) who coached 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team to gold medal and 2002 U.S. team to silver medal; coached Minnesota to 3 NCAA…