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Tommy Kono

Tommy KonoBorn: June 27, 1930weight lifter won 2 olympic gold medals for U.S. (1952,56) and 1 silver (1960); all 3 medals were in different weight classes; set world records in four different…

Lasorda, Tommy

(Encyclopedia) Lasorda, Tommy, 1927-2021, American baseball pitcher and manager, b. Norristown, Pa., as Thomas Charles Lasorda. Lasorda first pitched…

Tune, Tommy

(Encyclopedia) Tune, Tommy, 1939–, American dancer, choreographer, and director, b. Wichita Falls, Tex. An unusually lanky 6 ft 6 in., Tune began his Broadway dancing career in the chorus of several…

Hitchcock, Thomas, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Hitchcock, Thomas, Jr., 1900–1944, American polo player and aviator, b. Aiken, S.C. The son of avid polo players, Tommy Hitchcock played in his first tournament at the age of 13.…

Castle, Vernon, and Irene Foote

(Encyclopedia) Castle, Vernon (Vernon Castle Blythe) 1887–1918, and Irene Foote, 1893–1969, husband-and-wife dance team. Vernon Castle was an English dancer, who studied civil engineering before…

Tommy Ivan Biography

Tommy IvanAge: 88 Chicago Blackhawks vice president and former general manager; coached the Detroit Red Wings for seven seasons beginning in 1947 and led them to three Stanley Cup…

Thompson, Tommy G.

ex-secretary of Health and Human ServicesBirthplace: Elroy, Wis.Born: 11/19/41

Brewer's: Tommy Atkins

(A). A British soldier, as a Jack Tar is a British sailor. The term arose from the little pocket ledgers served out, at one time, to all British soldiers. In these manuals were to be…

Brewer's: Tommy Dodd

The “odd” man who, in tossing up, either wins or loses according to agreement with his confederate. There is a music-hall song so called, in which Tommy Dodd is the “knowing one.” Source…