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Samuel Ryder

Samuel RyderBorn: Mar. 24, 1858Golf English seed merchant who donated the Ryder Cup in 1927 for competition between pro golfers from Great Britain and the U.S.; made his fortune by coming up…

Frank Zamboni

Frank ZamboniBorn: Jan. 16, 1901Mechanic, ice salesman and skating rink owner in Paramount, Calif. invented 1st ice-resurfacing machine in 1949; now there are very few skating rinks without…

Lionel Conacher

Lionel ConacherBorn: May 24, 1901Canada's greatest all-around athlete NHL hockey (2 Stanley Cups), CFL football (1 Grey Cup), minor league baseball, soccer, lacrosse, track, amateur boxing…

James (Buster) Douglas

James (Buster) DouglasBorn: Apr. 7, 1960Boxer 42-1 shot who knocked out undefeated Mike Tyson in 10th round on Feb. 10, 1990 to win heavyweight title in Tokyo; 81/ 2 months later, lost only…

Judd Rose 2000 Deaths

Judd RoseAge: 45 broadcast journalist who co-anchored CNN's NewsStand from 1998 through 1999. He worked as a reporter and correspondent for ABC for 16 years, contributing to Prime Time Live…

Burns Bud Roper 2003 Deaths

Burns “Bud” RoperAge: 77 influential pollster who wrote the polling question that has become the standard inquiry to gauge the mood of the country: Are things “generally going in the right…

Johnny Ramone 2004 Deaths

Johnny RamoneAge: 55 guitarist who cofounded the Ramones, a pioneering punk band whose influence extends from the Sex Pistols and the Clash to U2 and Nirvana. The band recorded 21 albums. Its…

Jerry Orbach 2004 Deaths

Jerry OrbachAge: 69 television and stage actor who played Detective Lennie Briscoe on NBC's Law & Order for 12 seasons. He won a Tony in 1969 for acting in Promises, Promises and appeared…