Nellie Briles (Nelson Kelley Briles)
09/05/1943 - 02/13/2005
Nelson Kelley "Nellie" Briles was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1965-70), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971-73), Kansas City Royals (1974-75), Texas Rangers (1976-77) and Baltimore Orioles (1977-78). B...
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04/09/1957 - 05/07/2011
Severiano "Seve" Ballesteros Sota was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. He gained attention in the golfing world in 1976, when at the ag...
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11/28/1928 - 07/02/2011
Juno Stover-Irwin (November 22, 1928 - July 2, 2011) was a four-time Olympic diver for the United States. Primarily a 10-meter platform performer, Irwin was a native of Los Angeles, California; she attended Hoover High School and Glendale Communit...
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12/15/1981 - 08/20/2005
Thomas Herrion (December 15, 1981 – August 20, 2005) was an American football player for the San Francisco 49ers.
06/13/1897 - 10/02/1973
Paavo Johannes Nurmi (13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns"; a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola and others for their distinction in ru...
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Jim McKay (James Kenneth McManus)
09/24/1921 - 07/07/2008
James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist
Reggie White (Reginald Howard White)
12/19/1961 - 12/26/2004
Reginald Howard "Reggie" White (December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004), nicknamed "The Minister of Defense" because of his faith, was a professional American football player who playeddefensive end...
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Chick Hearn (Francis Dale Hearn)
11/27/1916 - 08/05/2002
Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn was an American sportscaster. Known primarily as the long-time play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, the legendary Hearn is remembered for his rapid fi...
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07/29/1933 - 10/14/2009
Louis Vincent "Captain Lou" Albano (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009) was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor.
08/11/1925 - 09/16/2006
Floyd James "Busher" Curry (August 11, 1925 in Chapleau, Ontario - September 16, 2006 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger.
04/27/1899 - 05/05/1951
Leo Harvey Diegel (April 27, 1899 – May 5, 1951) was a prominent American professional golfer of the 1920s and early 1930s. He captured two PGA Championships for his only major titles, and played on four Ryder Cup teams. Diegel is a member o...
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07/26/1954 - 09/17/1994
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis (July 26, 1954 – September 17, 1994) was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the 2 Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulait...
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Terry Fox (Terrance Stanley Fox)
07/28/1958 - 06/28/1981
Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox, (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awa...
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03/31/1936 - 05/16/2004
James Michael Colclough (March 31, 1936 – May 16, 2004) was an American football end in the American Football League.
