Richard Dombi | ... . Feyenoord's first Dutch manager was Engel Geneugelijk (ad interim), while | is seen as the first successful coach. He led the team in three different ... |
Rick Upchurch | Denver kick returner | returned the ensuing kickoff a super bowl record 67 yards to the Cowboys 2 ... |
Sol Campbell | ... current and former players of the club include David James, Jermain Defoe, | , Peter Crouch, Robert Prosinečki, Alan Knight, Paul Walsh, Darren Anderto ... |
Harold Reynolds | ... season due to a nagging hamstring injury, allowing Mariners second baseman | to win the title. Henderson had one more league-leading season after that ... |
Gillian Apps | ... the United States' 2006 bronze medal-winning ice hockey team. Cherie Piper, | , and Katie Weatherston were among Canada's ice hockey gold medalists in 2 ... |
Reggie Jackson | ... relationships between teammates, who included Catfish Hunter, Vida Blue and | , gave the lie to the need for "chemistry" between players. The National L ... |
Alan Turing | ... hers. Most influential among these was the definition of Turing machines by | in 1936, which turned out to be a very robust and flexible notion of compu ... |
Jackie Robinson | ... century, no Major League Baseball team employed an African American player. | became the first African American to play for a Major League Baseball team ... |
Christy Mathewson | ... to be low scoring, dominated by such pitchers as Walter Johnson, Cy Young, | , and Grover Cleveland Alexander to the extent that the period 1900–1919 i ... |
Dan Petry | ... arter Mark Thurmond. Though the Padres would pull back even at 3–3, chasing | in the fourth inning in the process, the Tigers retook the lead on a Rusty ... |
Jesse Owens | ... e as the fastest white sprinter behind the black Americans, one of whom was | , who won both events. A possible third medal was lost when Osendarp dropp ... |
Alex Stepney | ... Chelsea keeper Peter Bonetti, Everton's Gordon West and Manchester United's | , but when the big games came along, it was only Banks. During this time, ... |
Sepp Herberger | ... for Kaiserslautern, leading them to German championships in 1951 and 1953. | recalled him to the national team in 1951, and he was named captain |
Grover Cleveland Alexander | ... inated by such pitchers as Walter Johnson, Cy Young, Christy Mathewson, and | to the extent that the period 1900–1919 is commonly called the "Dead-ball ... |
Terry Yorath | ... Les Sealey, Robbie Keane, Gary McAllister, Steve Ogrizovic, Colin Stein and | |
Michelle Snow | ... ryl Swoopes, Kim Perrot, who succumbed to cancer in 1999, and college stars | and Tina Thompson |
Wayne Gretzky | ... lar-season success continued into the playoffs, as the Flyers swept a young | and his Edmonton Oilers in the first round, then went on to get revenge ag ... |
Norris Weese | ... erception, and was then immediately replaced by former Ole Miss quarterback | , a native of New Orleans suburb Chalmette. Two plays later on fourth down ... |
Tina Thompson | ... errot, who succumbed to cancer in 1999, and college stars Michelle Snow and | |
Richie Ashburn | ... m a baseball anecdote. During the 1962 season, New York Mets center fielder | and Venezuelan shortstop Elio Chacón found themselves colliding in the out ... |
Cherie Piper | ... re members of the United States' 2006 bronze medal-winning ice hockey team. | , Gillian Apps, and Katie Weatherston were among Canada's ice hockey gold ... |
Mark Spitz | ... ael Phelps and Apolo Ohno as well as 1970s nine time swimming gold medalist | |
George S. Patton | On December 9, 1945, US Army General | had a car accident in the adjacent city of Mannheim, and died in the Heide ... |
Ottmar Walter | ... rian guards during the war, that win came over Hungary. He and his brother, | , became the first brothers to play in a World Cup winning team |
Antonio Davis | ... oswell are NFL player Takeo Spikes, and former NBA players Kevin Willis and | |
Jermain Defoe | ... ulties. Notable current and former players of the club include David James, | , Sol Campbell, Peter Crouch, Robert Prosinečki, Alan Knight, Paul Walsh, ... |
Eric Desjardins | ... n decided to strip Lindros of the captaincy on March 27 and name defenseman | the team's captain |
Stanley Jackson | ... uropean club in Chittagong in 1932, while Bina Das attempted to assassinate | , the Governor of Bengal inside the convocation hall of Calcutta Universit ... |
Enzo Francescoli | ... rales, singer and actress Natalia Oreiro, soccer players Antonio Alzamendi, | and Carlos Goyen, actor Daniel Hendler, actress China Zorrilla, entertaine ... |
Juan Joseph | In 2008, Millsaps quarterback | was awarded the Conerly Trophy, which goes to the best football player in ... |
Cy Young | ... mes tended to be low scoring, dominated by such pitchers as Walter Johnson, | , Christy Mathewson, and Grover Cleveland Alexander to the extent that the ... |
Mark Thurmond | ... inning would be the beginning of another early end for the Padres' starter | . Though the Padres would pull back even at 3–3, chasing Dan Petry in the ... |
Larry Cole | ... rds in the air)-- which was released a split-second before defensive tackle | flattened him causing a serious concussion—late in the fourth quarter is c ... |
Gordon West | ... name. Ramsey gave the odd chance to Chelsea keeper Peter Bonetti, Everton's | and Manchester United's Alex Stepney, but when the big games came along, i ... |
Art Rooney | ... d among his friends and companions the Vanderbilts, the Whitneys, Tim Mara, | , and George Preston Marshall, among others. Marshall met Bell in Atlantic ... |
Dwight Eisenhower | ... ioned endlessly for an exemption which had finally been approved by General | . However Saint-Exupéry had been suffering pain and immobility due to his ... |
Ed Abbaticchio | ... be Athletic Association included several of the era's top players, such as: | , Charles Barney, Alf Bull, Jack Gass, Walter Okeson, Harry Ryan, Doggie T ... |
Jesse Carver | Their most famous former managers are | , George Raynor, Harry Storer and Jimmy Hill. Others include Noel Cantwell ... |
Uwe Seeler | ... n honorary captain of the German football squad in 1958. The other four are | , Franz Beckenbauer, Lothar Matthäus and |
John Wayne | ... y, Johnson, Gibson, Graves, and Tiny Tim all returning for the festivities. | was also on hand for his first cameo appearance since 1968 |
Rob Lytle | ... down, Jim Jenson's 16-yard run moved the ball to the 1-yard line, and then | scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 20-10 |
Pedro Feliciano | ... viano Perez on NBC. In his tenth bout, he met the former WBO world champion | , handling him a ten-round beating. Four more wins followed, and Carbajal ... |
Eric Show | ... poor starting pitching throughout the series, never recovered and lost 5–2. | continued the parade of bad outings in Game 4, getting bounced after two a ... |
Ray Fosse | ... to Kings game at the same time. On TV, Glen Kuiper covers play-by-play, and | provides color commentary. Fosse also does color commentary on the radio w ... |
Catfish Hunter | ... division titles. The strained relationships between teammates, who included | , Vida Blue and Reggie Jackson, gave the lie to the need for "chemistry" b ... |
Charles Ives | ... n technique and form. Later, he turned to the ballet and then serial music. | was one of the earliest American classical composers of enduring internati ... |
Takeo Spikes | Other sports notables living in Roswell are NFL player | , and former NBA players Kevin Willis and Antonio Davis |
Branch Rickey | ... "minor" – a term that did not come into vogue until St. Louis Cardinals GM | pioneered the farm system in the 1930s. Nevertheless, these financially tr ... |
Franz Beckenbauer | ... aptain of the German football squad in 1958. The other four are Uwe Seeler, | , Lothar Matthäus and |
Josep Escolà | Although they continued to have players of the standing of | , the club entered a period of decline in which political conflict oversha ... |
Kevin Willis | ... ables living in Roswell are NFL player Takeo Spikes, and former NBA players | and Antonio Davis |
Sue Barker | ... sh, supermodel Lily Cole, comedian Jim Davidson, tennis player/TV presenter | , and astrologer Russell Grant also originate from the area |
Carlos Zambrano | ... ome in River Forest due to his wife's family ties, and Chicago Cubs pitcher | once lived in River Forest. Kathryn McGee, a resident of River Forest sinc ... |
Estela Giménez | ... group won the first gold medal of the new competition with a team formed by | , Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and T ... |
Alan Foster | ... orld War I, which claimed the lives of many Reading F.C. players, including | , who put a hat-trick past Milan |
Walter Johnson | ... this time the games tended to be low scoring, dominated by such pitchers as | , Cy Young, Christy Mathewson, and Grover Cleveland Alexander to the exten ... |
Donovan McNabb | The university's athletics programs alumni include | , quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, Dwight Freeney, defensive end for ... |
George Raynor | Their most famous former managers are Jesse Carver, | , Harry Storer and Jimmy Hill. Others include Noel Cantwell, Dave Sexton, ... |
Lothar Matthäus | ... n football squad in 1958. The other four are Uwe Seeler, Franz Beckenbauer, | and |
Shinji Ono | ... yenoord opened a fanshop in the center of Tokyo, Japan when Japanese player | was a key player at the club, and also in South Korea when Song Chong-Gug ... |
Sarah Parsons | ... in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. Kristin King and | were members of the United States' 2006 bronze medal-winning ice hockey te ... |
Jerome Bettis | ... swell as well as former Pittsburgh Steeler and current NBC Sports announcer | |
Marta Baldó | ... rst gold medal of the new competition with a team formed by Estela Giménez, | , Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca |
Philip II | ... nds above every other general in Greek history (unless the Macedonian kings | and Alexander the Great are included), although modern historians have que ... |
Tim Lollar | ... ally in the second inning led to four runs and the yanking of Padre starter | after one and two-thirds innings. The Padres, plagued by poor starting pit ... |
Jim Thorpe | ... sity starter as running back and linebacker in 1912, tackling the legendary | of the Carlisle Indians that year. Eisenhower broke his leg in that, his l ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA). Privately, however, the CIA and President | were aware of progress being made by the Soviets on Sputnik from secret sp ... |
Jimmy Hill | ... st famous former managers are Jesse Carver, George Raynor, Harry Storer and | . Others include Noel Cantwell, Dave Sexton, John Sillett, Bobby Gould, Ph ... |
Miguel Pardeza | ... ta del Buitre, along with Manolo Sanchís, Rafael Martín Vázquez, Míchel and | |
Sheryl Swoopes | ... s Cynthia Cooper (the WNBA's first MVP), college and national team standout | , Kim Perrot, who succumbed to cancer in 1999, and college stars Michelle ... |
Dwight Freeney | ... grams alumni include Donovan McNabb, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, | , defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts, Carmelo Anthony, forward for t ... |
Vida Blue | ... The strained relationships between teammates, who included Catfish Hunter, | and Reggie Jackson, gave the lie to the need for "chemistry" between playe ... |
Dunga | ... lli, Rubens Barrichello, Fernando Alonso and many others faced the likes of | , Careca, Taffarel and several of the team that won the World Cup in the U ... |
Mike Walker | ... t successful managers have included Ken Brown, Ron Saunders, Dave Stringer, | , Nigel Worthington and current manager Paul Lambert |
Branch Rickey | ... a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. It happened mainly due to General Manager | 's efforts. The deeply religious Rickey's motivation appears to have been ... |
Kim Perrot | ... (the WNBA's first MVP), college and national team standout Sheryl Swoopes, | , who succumbed to cancer in 1999, and college stars Michelle Snow and Tin ... |
Kurt Bevacqua | ... ger starter Dan Petry exited the game after four and one-third innings when | 's three-run homer gave San Diego a 5–3 lead they would hold onto |
Chris Berger | ... titles on the 100 m and 200 m, equalling the performance of his compatriot | , who had accomplished the same feat in 1934 |
Rob Johnson | ... the team. In his first action with the Bills, Flutie entered for an injured | and passed for two TDs while leading a fourth-quarter comeback against the ... |
Kristin King | ... th his gold medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. | and Sarah Parsons were members of the United States' 2006 bronze medal-win ... |
Billy Whelan | ... Columba's Convent School, Scoil Chaitríona and St Mary's Secondary School. | , one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the M ... |
Lothar Emmerich | ... rds from goal. Banks duly organised a defensive wall and got into position. | slammed the ball into the wall, the ball ricocheted across goal and Banks ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... ok of the same name, placing Ionesco alongside such contemporary writers as | , Jean Genet, and Arthur Adamov. Esslin called them "absurd" based on Albe ... |
Ken Brown | ... d striker Justin Fashanu. The club's most successful managers have included | , Ron Saunders, Dave Stringer, Mike Walker, Nigel Worthington and current ... |
Robbie Keane | ... Gibson, Mark Hateley, Ian Wallace, Tommy Hutchison, Martin Jol, Les Sealey, | , Gary McAllister, Steve Ogrizovic, Colin Stein and Terry Yorath |
Golden Richards | ... re a normal run play, but then Newhouse passed the ball to Cowboys receiver | for a touchdown. The score gave the Cowboys a 27-10 lead and put the game ... |
Johnny Bench | ... rson's team, which included Pete Rose as well as Hall of Famers Tony Perez, | and Joe Morgan, succeeded the A's run in 1975 |
Careca | ... bens Barrichello, Fernando Alonso and many others faced the likes of Dunga, | , Taffarel and several of the team that won the World Cup in the United St ... |
Lynn Swann | ... ship Game against the Oakland Raiders, his fourth-quarter touchdown pass to | proved to be the winning score in a 24-13 victory. In the Steelers’ 16-6 S ... |
Lester B. Pearson | ... ary of State for External Affairs and representative at the United Nations, | , at the party's leadership convention in 1958 |
Paul Walsh | ... Jermain Defoe, Sol Campbell, Peter Crouch, Robert Prosinečki, Alan Knight, | , Darren Anderton, Guy Whittingham, Micky Quinn, Mark Hateley and Jimmy Di ... |
Martin Peters | ... st header within six minutes and went ahead late in the second half through | |
Nuria Cabanillas | ... l of the new competition with a team formed by Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, | , Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca |
Jack Kerouac | ... twisted, instantly memorable characters one meets in John Ford's westerns, | 's road novels, but, most of all, in the blues and country songs of the 19 ... |
Simon Gagne | ... Bay. Despite winning Game 6 on the late-game heroics of Primeau and winger | , the Flyers came up short once again losing Game 7 in Tampa, 2–1 |
Joe Morgan | ... h included Pete Rose as well as Hall of Famers Tony Perez, Johnny Bench and | , succeeded the A's run in 1975 |
Carmelo Anthony | ... innesota Vikings, Dwight Freeney, defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts, | , forward for the New York Knicks, Tim Green, who played football for the ... |
Dan Petry | ... rds of an inning and giving up three runs on five Tiger hits. Tiger starter | exited the game after four and one-third innings when Kurt Bevacqua's thre ... |
Gerald Ford | ... unsel. After Nixon's resignation, the nomination was continued by President | , and Scalia was confirmed by the Senate on August 22, 1974 |
Orel Hershiser | ... were affectionately dubbed "Fernandomania." In 1988, another pitching hero, | , again led them to a World Series victory, aided by one of the most memor ... |
Gordie Howe | ... re Trudeau and Indira Gandhi, crusaders like Malcolm X, sports figures like | , entertainers like Boris Karloff and Ed Sullivan, and writers like Upton ... |
Gary McAllister | ... ateley, Ian Wallace, Tommy Hutchison, Martin Jol, Les Sealey, Robbie Keane, | , Steve Ogrizovic, Colin Stein and Terry Yorath |
Robert Newhouse | ... ed on a 29-yard halfback option play: Staubach pitched the ball to fullback | , who ran left as if it were a normal run play, but then Newhouse passed t ... |
Kyle Calder | ... prospect defenseman Braydon Coburn and disappointing off-season acquisition | was sent to the Detroit Red Wings via Chicago in exchange for defenseman L ... |
Ed Whitson | ... ew first blood. The Padres evened the series the next night despite pitcher | being chased after pitching two-thirds of an inning and giving up three ru ... |
Rube Foster | ... each other independently, without an official league to organize the sport. | , a former ballplayer, founded the Negro National League in 1920. A second ... |
Margaret Dovey | ... tralian athlete Decima Norman, who won five gold medals in track and field. | , the future wife of the former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam, f ... |
Peter Shilton | ... ing through the ranks at Leicester City was a young local goalkeeper called | , who was given his debut as a 17-year-old in 1966. It was clear that Shil ... |
Honus Wagner | ... pite this, there were also several superstar hitters, the most famous being | , held to be one of the greatest shortstops to ever play the game, and Det ... |
Steve Ogrizovic | ... ce, Tommy Hutchison, Martin Jol, Les Sealey, Robbie Keane, Gary McAllister, | , Colin Stein and Terry Yorath |
Joe Gilliam | Bradshaw temporarily lost the starting job to | in 1974, but he took over again during the regular season. In the 1974 AFC ... |
Larry Herndon | In Game 1, | hit a two-run home run that gave the Tigers a 3–2 lead. Morris pitched a c ... |
Niels Bohr | ... e summer of 1913, this value was naturally obtained by the Danish physicist | as a consequence of his atom model, and also published independently by Pr ... |
Robert Prosinečki | ... of the club include David James, Jermain Defoe, Sol Campbell, Peter Crouch, | , Alan Knight, Paul Walsh, Darren Anderton, Guy Whittingham, Micky Quinn, ... |
Bill Cosby | ... He also made an appearance in 1973 on a short-lived variety show hosted by | , who idolized Groucho |
Peter Bonetti | ... y) and began to make his name. Ramsey gave the odd chance to Chelsea keeper | , Everton's Gordon West and Manchester United's Alex Stepney, but when the ... |
Ty Cobb | ... d to be one of the greatest shortstops to ever play the game, and Detroit's | , the "Georgia Peach." Cobb was a mean-spirited man, fiercely competitive ... |
Sparky Anderson | ... ue, on the other hand, belonged to the Big Red Machine in Cincinnati, where | 's team, which included Pete Rose as well as Hall of Famers Tony Perez, Jo ... |
Michael East | Notable people famous in sports known for being born in Portsmouth such as | , a Commonwealth Games gold medal winning athlete, Richard Harwood cellist ... |
Wolfgang Weber | ... its movement as it took deflections and swipes. Ultimately German defender | reached it at the far post and swept it into the net with Banks diving in ... |
Dudley Docker | In 1906 Frank | was appointed a director of the Company. By the autumn of that year BSA we ... |
Tim Raines | ... uccess rate on the basepaths is among the highest percentages in history. ( | ranks first among players with at least 300 career attempts, at 84%.) On J ... |
Tim Green | ... r the Indianapolis Colts, Carmelo Anthony, forward for the New York Knicks, | , who played football for the Atlanta Falcons and is now a commentator for ... |
Peter Crouch | ... ormer players of the club include David James, Jermain Defoe, Sol Campbell, | , Robert Prosinečki, Alan Knight, Paul Walsh, Darren Anderton, Guy Whittin ... |
Billy Joe Dupree | ... own pass, Newhouse also contributed with 55 rushing yards. Dallas tight end | was the leading receiver of the game with 4 receptions for 66 yards. Hughe ... |
Darryl Motley | ... ould need. Milt Wilcox outdueled Charlie Leibrandt, and after Hernandez got | to pop out to preserve the 1–0 win, the Tigers were returning to the World ... |
Sepp Herberger | Walter debuted with the German national team in 1940 under | , and scored a hat-trick against Romania |
Pete Rose | ... Big Red Machine in Cincinnati, where Sparky Anderson's team, which included | as well as Hall of Famers Tony Perez, Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan, succeed ... |
Colin Stein | ... on, Martin Jol, Les Sealey, Robbie Keane, Gary McAllister, Steve Ogrizovic, | and Terry Yorath |
Lorena Guréndez | ... tition with a team formed by Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, | , Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca |
Raúl González | ... as the club won another league), mainly due to the emergence of 17-year old | , Butragueño signed for Club Celaya in Mexico and, in his first year, the ... |
Kirk Gibson | ... the most memorable home runs of all time, by their injured star outfielder | coming off the bench to pinch hit with two outs in the bottom of the ninth ... |
Craig Morton | Before being taken out of the game, Denver's starting quarterback | completed just 4 out of 15 passes for 39 yards and was intercepted 4 times ... |
Bob Nystrom | ... acing the Islanders for the Cup, the Flyers ultimately lost in six games on | 's overtime Cup-winning goal. The end result of the series was marred by c ... |
Jefferson Pérez | ... s won only two medals in the Olympic Games, both gained by 20 km racewalker | , who took gold in the 1996 games, and silver 12 years later. Pérez also s ... |
Benny Barnes | ... g kickoff, Morton was intercepted again, this time by Dallas defensive back | at his own 40-yard line. The Cowboys then drove to the Denver 26-yard line ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... e only major city in which rioting did not occur. Many credit the speech by | , who was in town campaigning for President that night, for helping to cal ... |
Nadia Comăneci | ... sion channels such as E!. Young sports icons are considered teen idols like | , Mary Lou Retton, Shawn Johnson, Michael Phelps and Apolo Ohno as well as ... |
Charlie Leibrandt | ... er's choice would be all the help Detroit would need. Milt Wilcox outdueled | , and after Hernandez got Darryl Motley to pop out to preserve the 1–0 win ... |
Bobby Gould | ... er and Jimmy Hill. Others include Noel Cantwell, Dave Sexton, John Sillett, | , Phil Neal, Ron Atkinson, Gordon Strachan, Peter Reid, Gary McAllister, M ... |
Terry Hanratty | Bradshaw became a starter in his second season after splitting time with | in his rookie campaign. During his first several seasons, the 6'3", 215 lb ... |
Branch Rickey | ... nership of the Dodgers in 1950, when he bought the shares of his co-owners, | and the John L. Smith. Before long he was working to buy new land in Brook ... |
Paul Johns | ... R. Asche, Ken Lassesen, Nigel Thompson (a.k.a. Herman Rodent), Nancy Cluts, | , Dennis Crain, and Ken Bergmann. They were the best developers that could ... |
Chipper Jones | ... er Alejandro Peña also makes his home in Roswell. Current Atlanta Braves 3B | lives in Roswell as well. Former NFL star Jerome Bettis is building a home ... |
Dick Cavett | ... after it is shot down by a German destroyer. In 1972, in an interview with | , Hitchcock discussed some details of how the scene was created. Footage t ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... om novels, religion and philosophy. He liked classic literature, especially | , T. S. Eliot, and (and other Russian novelists) |
Mark Hateley | ... ki, Alan Knight, Paul Walsh, Darren Anderton, Guy Whittingham, Micky Quinn, | and Jimmy Dickinson, who played more than 800 times for his only club and ... |
Carl Lewis | ... e Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and | , have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the curre ... |
Paul Gascoigne | ... famous song, "Fog on the Tyne" (1971), was covered by Geordie ex-footballer | in 1990. Venom, reckoned by many to be the originators of black metal and ... |
Pindar | The most famous paeans are those of Bacchylides and | . Paeans were sung at the festivals of Apollo (especially the Hyacinthia), ... |
Kurt Angle | | of the United States won the gold medal in 100 kg (220 lb) freestyle wrest ... |
Billy Liddell | ... r Dunfermline RFC, Scotland and British and Irish Lions come from the town. | who played his entire career with Liverpool F.C. was born in nearby Townhi ... |
Mike Knuble | ... lead in the Atlantic Division. The Deuces Wild line of Forsberg, Gagne and | recorded 75, 79 and 65 points respectively while Gagne, with Forsberg feed ... |
Lovie Smith | ... hich team won, as the Bears were coached by another African-American coach, | ). With the win the Colts became the only team to date to win a Super Bowl ... |
Adam Nelson | ... Casey Cramer. Dartmouth has also produced a number of Olympic competitors. | has won silver medals in the shotput in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2 ... |
Phil Neal | ... Hill. Others include Noel Cantwell, Dave Sexton, John Sillett, Bobby Gould, | , Ron Atkinson, Gordon Strachan, Peter Reid, Gary McAllister, Micky Adams, ... |
Franco Harris | ... s featured the "Steel Curtain" defense and a powerful running attack led by | , but Bradshaw's strong arm gave them the threat of the deep pass, helping ... |
Wilbert Montgomery | ... with 93 yards and a touchdown off of just 2 receptions. Eagles running back | led Philadelphia in rushing and receiving with 44 rushing yards and 6 rece ... |
Bobby Moore | ... to the ground. It was only when he heard the applause and praise of captain | and then looked up and saw the ball trundling towards the advertising hoar ... |
Micky Quinn | ... bert Prosinečki, Alan Knight, Paul Walsh, Darren Anderton, Guy Whittingham, | , Mark Hateley and Jimmy Dickinson, who played more than 800 times for his ... |
Craig Morton | ... ar (2-5 at Shea). Their coach was Bill Arnsparger and their quarterback was | |
Josep Samitier | ... lona enjoyed considerable success during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1945, with | as managers and players like César, Ramallets, and Velasco, they won La Li ... |
Keith Krepfle | ... play drive that was capped by Jaworski's 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end | . But on their ensuing drive, Oakland marched from their own 11 to the Eag ... |
Casey Cramer | ... o Bowler Nick Lowery, quarterback Jeff Kemp, and Tennessee Titans tight end | . Dartmouth has also produced a number of Olympic competitors. Adam Nelson ... |
Niels Bohr | ... Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. He strongly disagreed with | 's instrumentalism and supported Albert Einstein's realist approach to sci ... |
Efren Herrera | ... zado for a 10-yard loss on third down, forcing them to settle for a 35-yard | field goal to increase their lead to 10-0 |
John Olerud | ... for Seattle in 2000, Henderson was said to have commented on first baseman | 's practice of wearing a batting helmet while playing defense, noting that ... |
Jack Ging | Alva is the birthplace of actor | and disability activist Lex Frieden |
Tony Gwynn | ... s about Henderson. A Padres teammate (variously reported as Steve Finley or | ) once offered him a seat anywhere on the bus, saying that Henderson had t ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... pared the United States for World War II and promoted the career of General | , known for his organizational skills |
Alan Mullery | ... a commanding 2–0 lead, with Peters scoring against the Germans again after | had put the defending champions ahead. Franz Beckenbauer then hit a low sh ... |
Guy Whittingham | ... Peter Crouch, Robert Prosinečki, Alan Knight, Paul Walsh, Darren Anderton, | , Micky Quinn, Mark Hateley and Jimmy Dickinson, who played more than 800 ... |
Andre Agassi | ... exander Karelin won his third Olympic gold medal as a Greco-Roman wrestler. | won the gold medal in men's tennis, which would eventually make him the fi ... |
Jeff Kemp | ... linebacker Reggie Williams, three-time Pro Bowler Nick Lowery, quarterback | , and Tennessee Titans tight end Casey Cramer. Dartmouth has also produced ... |
Sandy Koufax | ... form the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). The same year, | and Don Drysdale – both Cy Young Award winners for the Los Angeles Dodgers ... |
Gordon Strachan | ... Cantwell, Dave Sexton, John Sillett, Bobby Gould, Phil Neal, Ron Atkinson, | , Peter Reid, Gary McAllister, Micky Adams, Iain Dowie and Chris Coleman |
Brian Propp | ... and taking their spots over the next few seasons were young talent such as | , Tim Kerr, Dave Poulin, Pelle Lindbergh and Mark Howe, who upon arrival i ... |
Pindar | ... g her cheeks in mourning him, and games were organised there in his honour, | noted. The tomb of Protesilaus at Elaeus in the Thracian Chersonese is doc ... |
Steffi Graf | ... ventually make him the first man and second player overall (after his wife, | ) to win what is referred to as the Golden Slam, which consists of an Olym ... |
Pat Sullivan | ... r year (1984). Flutie became the first quarterback to win the Heisman since | in 1971. Flutie left school as the NCAA’s all-time passing yardage leader ... |
Fernando Hierro | ... fifth-highest all-time top scorer with 26 goals, behind David Villa, Raúl, | and |
Ted Kennedy | ... ot to do so would amount to a tax increase. Working with Democratic Senator | , McCain was a strong proponent of comprehensive immigration reform, which ... |
Jackie Robinson | ... ague baseball, a time when it produced some of its greatest stars. In 1947, | signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the color barrier th ... |
Milt Wilcox | ... third-inning RBI fielder's choice would be all the help Detroit would need. | outdueled Charlie Leibrandt, and after Hernandez got Darryl Motley to pop ... |
Eric Desjardins | ... rom the Islanders and high-scoring winger Recchi was traded to Montreal for | , Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair early in the abbreviated season. The Fly ... |
Dan Quisenberry | ... ice in the 11th inning when Johnny Grubb doubled off the late Royals closer | en route to a 5–3 victory. The Tigers completed the sweep at Tiger Stadium ... |
Darren Anderton | ... oe, Sol Campbell, Peter Crouch, Robert Prosinečki, Alan Knight, Paul Walsh, | , Guy Whittingham, Micky Quinn, Mark Hateley and Jimmy Dickinson, who play ... |
Peter Bonetti | ... prints but something was not right and Ramsey decided he couldn't risk him. | was summoned to take his place. The overheard remark by Ramsey after Banks ... |
Steve Finley | ... confirmed stories about Henderson. A Padres teammate (variously reported as | or Tony Gwynn) once offered him a seat anywhere on the bus, saying that He ... |
Luigi | ... wn as the 8 bits or the 8 bit Club. He is a past evil archnemesis of Mario, | , Toad, and Princess Toadstool |
Jack Dolbin | ... 3 yards out. The Broncos then committed another turnover when wide receiver | fumbled, and Hughes picked it up and returned it 19 yards to the Denver 27 ... |
David Villa | ... the national side's fifth-highest all-time top scorer with 26 goals, behind | , Raúl, Fernando Hierro and |
Don Drysdale | ... eague Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). The same year, Sandy Koufax and | – both Cy Young Award winners for the Los Angeles Dodgers – refused to re- ... |
Peter Reid | ... exton, John Sillett, Bobby Gould, Phil Neal, Ron Atkinson, Gordon Strachan, | , Gary McAllister, Micky Adams, Iain Dowie and Chris Coleman |
Joe Johnson | The following year, a Suns team without Stoudemire (who was injured), | , and Quentin Richardson, but with a core of new players led by Raja Bell ... |
Mary Lou Retton | ... ch as E!. Young sports icons are considered teen idols like Nadia Comăneci, | , Shawn Johnson, Michael Phelps and Apolo Ohno as well as 1970s nine time ... |
Jeff Astle | ... anks in the second half – but England missed chances to get something, with | putting the ball wide of an open goal and Alan Ball striking the crossbar. ... |
John Brallier | ... n, one of the earliest professional football teams. The team's quarterback, | , became the first football player to admit playing for money. In 1895 he ... |
Marty Castillo | ... o a 5–3 victory. The Tigers completed the sweep at Tiger Stadium in Game 3. | 's third-inning RBI fielder's choice would be all the help Detroit would n ... |
Mario | ... ip, known as the 8 bits or the 8 bit Club. He is a past evil archnemesis of | , Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool |
Tim Kerr | ... heir spots over the next few seasons were young talent such as Brian Propp, | , Dave Poulin, Pelle Lindbergh and Mark Howe, who upon arrival instantly b ... |
Alan Turing | ... ombinator is the Turing fixed-point combinator (named after its discoverer, | ) |
Lou Ferrigno | ... The Incredible Hulk, but did not win the role because of his height. Later, | got the part of Dr. David Banner's alter ego. Schwarzenegger appeared with ... |
Doug Flutie | ... erally features Canadian guest stars, with some exceptions such as athletes | and Carlos Delgado |
Billy Joe Dupree | ... ght back to Denver after Broncos linebacker Tom Jackson recovered tight end | 's fumble. 5 plays later, defensive back Mark Washington intercepted anoth ... |
Ferdinand Daučík | Managers | and László Kubala led the team to five different trophies including La Lig ... |
Rex Grossman | ... ob Sanders and cornerback Kelvin Hayden each intercepted Bears' quarterback | late in the game, with Hayden returning his for 56 yards and a touchdown, ... |
Yutaka Fukumoto | ... le his 1,066th base, surpassing the record established ten years earlier by | for the Hankyu Braves in Japan's Pacific League. In his prime, Henderson h ... |
Eunice Kennedy Shriver | ... , and attended a private service but not the public funeral when his sister | died in mid-August. By the end, Kennedy was in a wheelchair and had diffic ... |
Deng Yaping | ... ' four major events (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open). | of China won two gold medals in Women singles and doubles of table tennis. ... |
Andy Messersmith | ... The reserve clause survived, but it had been irrevocably weakened. In 1975 | of the Dodgers and Dave McNally of the Montreal Expos played without contr ... |
Pindar | ... of many such archaic adversaries, or he was confined beneath Mount Aetna ( | , Pythian Ode 1.19–20; Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 370), where "his bed sc ... |
Johnny Grubb | ... uffman Stadium). In Game 2, the Tigers scored twice in the 11th inning when | doubled off the late Royals closer Dan Quisenberry en route to a 5–3 victo ... |
Carlos Delgado | ... Canadian guest stars, with some exceptions such as athletes Doug Flutie and | |
Paul Holmgren | ... sistant coach John Stevens replaced Hitchcock and assistant general manager | took on Clarke's responsibilities on an interim basis |
Dave McNally | ... had been irrevocably weakened. In 1975 Andy Messersmith of the Dodgers and | of the Montreal Expos played without contracts, and then declared themselv ... |
Don Newcombe | ... the help of Robinson, three-time MVP Roy Campanella, Cy Young Award winner | , Jim Gilliam and Joe Black. Robinson would eventually go on to become the ... |
Noel Cantwell | ... re Jesse Carver, George Raynor, Harry Storer and Jimmy Hill. Others include | , Dave Sexton, John Sillett, Bobby Gould, Phil Neal, Ron Atkinson, Gordon ... |
Kelvin Hayden | ... f his 4 field goal attempts. Defensively, safety Bob Sanders and cornerback | each intercepted Bears' quarterback Rex Grossman late in the game, with Ha ... |
Nick Lowery | ... quarterback Jay Fiedler, linebacker Reggie Williams, three-time Pro Bowler | , quarterback Jeff Kemp, and Tennessee Titans tight end Casey Cramer. Dart ... |
Prince Frederick, the Prince of Wales | ... bellion of 1745, Bute moved to Westminster, London, and two years later met | there, soon becoming a close associate of the Prince. Upon the Prince's de ... |
Scottie Upshall | ... rg, unwilling to commit to playing next season, was traded to Nashville for | , Ryan Parent, and 2007 first and third-round draft picks at the deadline. ... |
Ted Kennedy | ... ts candidate in the race for U.S. Senate in 2000, which was won by Democrat | . Howell received 11.9% of the vote (a total of 308,860 votes). Howell had ... |
Ahmed Ben Bella | ... ember 1963, a constitution was adopted by referendum, and later that month, | was formally elected the first president. The war of national liberation a ... |
László Kubala | Managers Ferdinand Daučík and | led the team to five different trophies including La Liga, the Copa del Ge ... |
Tim Thomas | ... lined Lakers star Kobe Bryant in a first-round series game), Boris Diaw and | to go along with Nash and fellow All-Star Shawn Marion. Phoenix had to pla ... |
Tony Dungy | ... tatistically worst rushing defense in the league during the regular season. | became only the third man to have won the Super Bowl as both a head coach ... |
Decima Norman | The star of the games was the Australian athlete | , who won five gold medals in track and field. Margaret Dovey, the future ... |
Shawn Johnson | ... ports icons are considered teen idols like Nadia Comăneci, Mary Lou Retton, | , Michael Phelps and Apolo Ohno as well as 1970s nine time swimming gold m ... |
Riley Odoms | ... e first play after the missed field goal, Hughes recovered Denver tight end | 's fumble at the Broncos 28-yard line. But on the next play, Dallas gave t ... |
Larry C. Brewer | ... ge lead. As quarterback, Bradshaw threw his passes principally to teammates | (1948–2003) of Minden, the offensive end, and Thomas Allen "Tommy" Spinks ... |
Roy Campanella | ... on six pennants in those 10 years with the help of Robinson, three-time MVP | , Cy Young Award winner Don Newcombe, Jim Gilliam and Joe Black. Robinson ... |
Dick Cavett | ... o were photographed together for Rolling Stone magazine—and television host | , becoming a frequent guest on Cavett's late-night talk show. He befriende ... |
Daryl Janmaat | ... he end of the season. These players include John Goossens, Ruud Vormer, and | |
Joe Ferguson | ... ccessor as Woodlawn's starting quarterback was another future NFL standout, | , whose Bradshaw's Steelers would defeat in a 1974 divisional playoff game |
Bill Russell | ... resident Jack M. Wilson, and sports figures including Boston Celtics legend | and the top management of the Red Sox |
Leen Vente | ... adium was opened on 27 March 1937 and Beerschot was beaten by 5 goals to 2, | scored the first goal in De Kuip. Already in the very beginning the stadiu ... |
Jaromir Jagr | ... yers went 25–9–3 and outscored their opponents 128–98 enroute. Lindros tied | for the regular season scoring lead (though Jagr won the Art Ross Trophy w ... |
Larry Herndon | ... fewer games during the season. In Game 1, Alan Trammell, Lance Parrish and | went deep to crush the Royals 8–1 at Royals Stadium (now Kauffman Stadium) ... |
Johnny Evers | ... h at that time was a common, acceptable practice. The Cubs' second baseman, | , noticed this. In the confusion that followed, Evers claimed to have retr ... |
Tom Flores | (along with | {IV-player, XV and XVIII-coach} and Mike Ditka {VI-player, XX-coach}), as ... |
Otis Armstrong | ... ltz returned the second half kickoff 25 yards to the 35-yard line, and then | ripped off an 18-yard gain. Seven plays later, Jim Turner finished the dri ... |
Dave Sexton | ... , George Raynor, Harry Storer and Jimmy Hill. Others include Noel Cantwell, | , John Sillett, Bobby Gould, Phil Neal, Ron Atkinson, Gordon Strachan, Pet ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... full term of his presidency. The late President's brother, Attorney General | , with whom Johnson had a notoriously difficult relationship, remained in ... |
Lori Fung | ... ern European countries were forced to boycott by the Soviet Union. Canadian | was the first rhythmic gymnast to earn an Olympic gold medal. The Group co ... |
Pelé | Waiting for the ball was | , who had arrived at speed and with perfect timing. He leapt hard at the b ... |
Jay Fiedler | ... er. Professional football players include former Miami Dolphins quarterback | , linebacker Reggie Williams, three-time Pro Bowler Nick Lowery, quarterba ... |
Sammy Baugh | | , the great quarterback for the Washington Redskins, had a ranch in Rotan. ... |
Pelle Lindbergh | ... t few seasons were young talent such as Brian Propp, Tim Kerr, Dave Poulin, | and Mark Howe, who upon arrival instantly became the Flyers' top defensema ... |
Joe Black | ... ime MVP Roy Campanella, Cy Young Award winner Don Newcombe, Jim Gilliam and | . Robinson would eventually go on to become the first African-American ele ... |
Apolo Ohno | ... ols like Nadia Comăneci, Mary Lou Retton, Shawn Johnson, Michael Phelps and | as well as 1970s nine time swimming gold medalist Mark Spitz |
Curt Flood | ... challenge came in 1970. Backed by the MLBPA, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder | took the leagues to court to negate a player trade, citing the 13th Amendm ... |
Frankie Fredericks | ... and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, | and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. H ... |
Li Xiaoping | ... ters in their formal names, although there are famous male examples such as | and Yo-Yo Ma. People from the countryside previously often bore names that ... |
Mike Remlinger | ... include All-Star and three-time Gold Glove winner Brad Ausmus and All-Star | . Professional football players include former Miami Dolphins quarterback ... |
Ahmed Ben Bella | ... me of those regionalists, tensions increased between Houari Boumédienne and | . In 1965 the military toppled Ahmed Ben Bella, and Houari Boumedienne bec ... |
Lance Parrish | ... the Royals won 20 fewer games during the season. In Game 1, Alan Trammell, | and Larry Herndon went deep to crush the Royals 8–1 at Royals Stadium (now ... |
Jorge Valdano | On 19 October 2004, he replaced | , a former teammate, as Real Madrid's director of football and, until the ... |
Lou Brock | On May 1, 1991, Henderson stole his 939th base to pass | and become the sport's all-time stolen base leader. Henderson's speech (at ... |
Puck van Heel | In 1935, Feijenoord player | hit the first pole on their way into their new stadium. The stadium was op ... |
Fred Merkle | ... s played a game in the Polo Grounds. Nineteen-year-old rookie first baseman | , later to become one of the best players at his position in the league, w ... |
Jairzinho | ... los Alberto who sent a fizzing low ball down the right flank for the speedy | to latch on to. The Brazilian winger sped past left back Terry Cooper and ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... Clinton and George W. Bush (also representing his father, former President | , who declined to attend), along with Vice President Biden, three former V ... |
Yogi Berra | Verducci wrote, "Rickey is the modern-day | , only faster." Henderson himself is resigned to his persona: "A lot of st ... |
John Sillett | ... or, Harry Storer and Jimmy Hill. Others include Noel Cantwell, Dave Sexton, | , Bobby Gould, Phil Neal, Ron Atkinson, Gordon Strachan, Peter Reid, Gary ... |
Gerald Ford | President | 's mother Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford and maternal grandfather Levi Addison ... |
Brian Trubshaw | ... built Concorde flew from Filton to RAF Fairford on 9 April 1969, piloted by | . Both prototypes were presented to the public for the first time on 7–8 J ... |
Mike Ditka | and | {VI-player, XX-coach}), as well as the first African-American Head Coach t ... |
Michael Phelps | ... considered teen idols like Nadia Comăneci, Mary Lou Retton, Shawn Johnson, | and Apolo Ohno as well as 1970s nine time swimming gold medalist Mark Spit ... |
Mark Howe | ... oung talent such as Brian Propp, Tim Kerr, Dave Poulin, Pelle Lindbergh and | , who upon arrival instantly became the Flyers' top defenseman for the nex ... |
Jim Gilliam | ... obinson, three-time MVP Roy Campanella, Cy Young Award winner Don Newcombe, | and Joe Black. Robinson would eventually go on to become the first African ... |
Jimmy Dickinson | ... Paul Walsh, Darren Anderton, Guy Whittingham, Micky Quinn, Mark Hateley and | , who played more than 800 times for his only club and was never booked or ... |
Jordan Shipley | ... d many years there and died in Rotan on December 17, 2008 at the age of 94. | once attended school at Rotan High Schoo |
Alexei Zhitnik | ... 2007 first and third-round draft picks at the deadline. Veteran defenseman | was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for prospect defenseman Braydon Coburn ... |
Ian Dickson | ... footballers of their eras to come from Dumfries are probably Dave Halliday, | , Bobby Ancell, Billy Houliston, Jimmy McIntosh, Willie McNaught and Ted M ... |
Brian McDermott | ... an Rodgers. Rodgers left the club by mutual consent on 16 December 2009 and | made caretaker manager the same day. In the 2010–11 FA Cup, Reading beat W ... |
Rajai Davis | ... ring training camps. In 2010, he worked on base stealing (most notably with | and Coco Crisp) and outfield drills |
Cliff Branch | ... adelphia's 30-yard line, setting up Jim Plunkett's 2-yard touchdown pass to | 7 plays later. After each team punted once, Jaworski threw a 40-yard touch ... |
Larry Herndon | ... Tanana went all nine innings for the complete game shutout, and outfielder | gave the Tigers their lone run on a second-inning home run. Detroit finish ... |
Sparky Anderson | ... offseason. With the deaths of George Kell, Mark Fidrych, Ernie Harwell and | , the slogan has new appreciation, for players and personalities of the te ... |
Henk Schouten | ... Volewijckers at 2 April 1956, which Feijenoord won 11–4 with nine goals by | . Feijenoord would grow an intense rivalry with AFC Ajax. Matches between ... |
baseball player | The Francisco "Pancho" Coimbre Sports Museum, named after the | of the same name, was dedicated to the honor of Puerto Rico's great sports ... |
Denny McLain | ... of just .301, the lowest in history. That same year, Detroit Tigers pitcher | won 31 games – making him the last pitcher to win 30 games in a season. St ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... Cold War. Participants at the conference included Churchill, U.S. President | and French Premier Joseph Laniel. In 1957, a second summit conference was ... |
James van Riemsdyk | ... 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the Flyers stayed put and selected New Jersey native | |
Margaret Court | Tennis players | and Dianne Fromholtz, singer Malcolm McEachern, actors Richard Roxburgh an ... |
Asafa Powell | ... tood as the Commonwealth record from 1996 until 2005, when it was broken by | , and is the current Canadian record (shared with Bruny Surin since 1999). ... |
Bobby Charlton | ... e Busby Babes whom Banks had faced as an adolescent. Banks failed to hold a | shot from distance which gave a chance to David Herd. After that things go ... |
Paul Robeson | ... skill Riots of 1949, involving the Civil Rights Congress benefit concert of | , specifically occurred in the neighboring suburb Van Cortlandtville |
Craig Morton | ... t, and the Broncos advanced to the Cowboys' 33-yard line before quarterback | was sacked for an 11-yard loss on third down. On the ensuing punt, Cowboys ... |
Mickey Cochrane | ... at the Tigers' previous home Tiger Stadium, was renamed Cochrane Avenue for | . Cherry Street, which runs behind the left-field stands at Tiger Stadium, ... |
Davy Force | ... 's best players, even those who were under contract with other teams. After | signed with Chicago, and then breached his contract to play in Boston, Hul ... |
Detlef Schrempf | ... inal draft pick Brad Davis, Rolando Blackman, Derek Harper, Sam Perkins and | , the Mavericks made the playoffs six of seven times from 1983 to 90, winn ... |
Casey Powell | ... boys in the 1990s, Mikey Powell, who plays lacrosse for the Boston Cannons, | who plays lacrosse for the Boston Blazers and the Toronto Nationals, Jim B ... |
Louis X of France | ... 1309 to her son, Louis, king of Navarre and count of Champagne, the future | |
Gerald Ford | ... after Lyndon Johnson has also appointed staff to this position. Initially, | and Jimmy Carter tried to operate without a Chief of Staff but both eventu ... |
Eli Manning | ... lts and Giants featured brothers as their starting quarterbacks (Peyton and | respectively) leading to their occasional matchup being referred to as "th ... |
Dick McAuliffe | ... he retirement of Cochrane's number 3; the number 3 has not been retired for | or Alan Trammell either, although number 3 has only been issued twice sinc ... |
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. | ... Dien Bien Phu") and Marcel Bigeard, the Officer in Command of the 6th BPC. | is also an honorary member |
Tony Dorsett | ... ore any Denver players recovered it. A few plays later, Dallas running back | fumbled on his own 19-yard line, but center John Fitzgerald quickly recove ... |
Harold Carmichael | ... r, but the score was nulified by an illegal motion penalty on wide receiver | and the Eagles ended up being forced to punt. The Raiders later scored ano ... |
Obadele Thompson | ... time of 9.88 s, beating Namibia's Frankie Fredericks (9.96 s) and Barbados' | (10.00 s). The Commonwealth Games 100 m record remains unbroken |
Coco Crisp | ... mps. In 2010, he worked on base stealing (most notably with Rajai Davis and | ) and outfield drills |
Cecil Fielder | ... ise then attempted to rebuild using a power-hitting approach, with sluggers | , Rob Deer and Mickey Tettleton joining Trammell and Whitaker in the lineu ... |
Usain Bolt | ... cord (shared with Bruny Surin since 1999). His Olympic record was broken by | at the 2008 Beijing Olympics |
Jim Northrup | ... crucial Game 6 on just two days' rest, aided by a grand slam home run from | . Teammate Mickey Lolich won three games during the series, including a co ... |
Derek Harper | ... nce. Led by Mark Aguirre, original draft pick Brad Davis, Rolando Blackman, | , Sam Perkins and Detlef Schrempf, the Mavericks made the playoffs six of ... |
Carl Yastrzemski | ... ce between pitching and hitting had swung in favor of the pitchers. In 1968 | won the American League batting title with an average of just .301, the lo ... |
Pindar | ... Ruhnken nicknamed him "Orpheomastix"); an essay on the life and writings of | and a collection of his fragments. His Eclogae physicae is a selection of ... |
Pavel Datsyuk | ... dy and/or stick to fool a defender or the goalie. Many new players, such as | , Mike Legg and Patrick Kane, have picked up the skill of "dangling," whic ... |
Michael Phelps | ... als altogether, while the United States had the most medals total with 110. | broke the records for most gold medals in one Olympics and for most career ... |
Tim Montgomery | ... ded to silver after all the times and performances of the American sprinter | (who was second in the 100 m and won the 4 x 100 m with the US team) were ... |
Alan Trammell | ... ochrane's number 3; the number 3 has not been retired for Dick McAuliffe or | either, although number 3 has only been issued twice since Trammell retire ... |
Mike Legg | ... to fool a defender or the goalie. Many new players, such as Pavel Datsyuk, | and Patrick Kane, have picked up the skill of "dangling," which is fancier ... |
Joe Montana | ... According to reports, Bradshaw (along with three time MVP and close friend | ) requested a $100,000 guarantee for his appearance in the Super Bowl MVP ... |
Pindar | ... atises all arose in this period.The two major lyrical poets were Sappho and | |
Geoff Sanderson | ... lion contract. Continuing to revamp their defensive core, Joni Pitkanen and | were traded to Edmonton for Oilers captain Jason Smith and Joffrey Lupul. ... |
Nick Saban | ... y of championship football teams. University of Alabama football head coach | is a graduate of Monongah High School |
Roy Tarpley | ... ll was blamed for various off-court and on-court distractions, particularly | 's drug abuse, which eventually got him banned from the NBA, and the injur ... |
Denis Law | ... o David Herd. After that things got worse for England's newest keeper, when | wrong-footed Banks with a smart shot on the turn to put United 2–0 ahead. ... |
Herman Edwards | ... ht the pass as it carried just over the outstretched arms of defensive back | and took off to the end zone for a Super Bowl record 80-yard touchdown rec ... |
Patrick Kane | ... ender or the goalie. Many new players, such as Pavel Datsyuk, Mike Legg and | , have picked up the skill of "dangling," which is fancier deking and requ ... |
Harvey Martin | On the Broncos' second drive of the game, Cowboys linemen Randy White and | forced Morton to hurry his throw, and defensive back Randy Hughes intercep ... |
Gary Sheffield | ... ason: to Trammell himself when he managed the Tigers from 2003–2005, and to | (after Trammell approved of it from 2007 until he was released prior to th ... |
Frank Tanana | ... to in front of 51,005 fans at Tiger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, October 4. | went all nine innings for the complete game shutout, and outfielder Larry ... |
Usain Bolt | ... r most career gold medals for an Olympian by winning eight swimming events. | secured the traditional title of "World's Fastest Man" by setting new worl ... |
Arvydas Sabonis | CB Valladolid is the town's basketball team and they play in the Liga ACB. | played in this team. The matches are held in the Polideportivo Pisuerga |
Randy Hughes | ... hite and Harvey Martin forced Morton to hurry his throw, and defensive back | intercepted the rushed pass at the Broncos 25-yard line. 5 plays after the ... |
Billy Beane | ... 18, 2007, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Oakland general manager | was considering adding Henderson to the roster for one game in September, ... |
Pat Cash | ... ode. Other appearances include: John Hewson in The Soufflé Rises (series 1) | ;in The Desert Angel; Cheryl Kernot in We Ain't Got Dames (series 1); Bert ... |
George H. Brooke | ... shman Penn Quakers. His play earned him a position on the varsity for coach | as starting quarterback in 1915, an unusual occurrence for a sophomore. He ... |
Terry Bradshaw | ... also was the last NFL appearance for Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback | , who threw two touchdown passes to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 34-7 ... |
George S. Patton | ... ew expertise in tank warfare was strengthened by a close collaboration with | and other senior tank leaders; their leading-edge ideas of speed-oriented ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... aw," and was able to retain his seat in the Senate despite Dukakis' loss to | . The same went for Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut in 2000 after Al ... |
Wilbert Montgomery | ... next drive, with Jaworski completing passes to tight end John Spagnola and | for gains of 22 and 25 yards on a 61-yard drive that ended with a 30-yard ... |
Nida Senff | ... 0 m freestyle. In the 100 m backstroke, she finished second behind teammate | . (Senff missed a turning point and had to swim back before completing the ... |
Mike Webster | In July 1997, Bradshaw served as the presenter when | , his center on the Steelers' four Super Bowl title teams, was inducted in ... |
Denis Law | ... t Filbert Street against Manchester United, which saw both Ken Keyworth and | score a hat-trick each, ended in a 4–3 victory for Leicester, which meant ... |
Ernie Stautner | ... Steelers no longer officially retire uniform numbers (with the exception of | 's #70), they have not reissued Bradshaw's #12 since he retired, and it is ... |
Mark Clark | Kilbourne is the home of one baseball star | . He and his family live right outside of town |
John Barnes | ... Newcastle, John Aldridge from Oxford United (who replaced Ian Rush); winger | from Watford; and Oxford United midfielder Ray Houghton. The new-look Live ... |
Eric Dickerson | ... me against the Los Angeles Rams featured an 85-yard touchdown run by rookie | , as well as a brawl between Rams offensive tackle Jackie Slater and Jets ... |
Darren | ... in 1991, threw for a record 6,619 yards. He played briefly with his brother | , a wide receiver, before being traded to the Calgary Stampeders, whom he ... |
Kevin Towers | ... to Verducci, during one off-season, Henderson called Padres general manager | and left this message: "Kevin, this is Rickey. Calling on behalf of Rickey ... |
Steve Downie | ... ed out to 5 separate players, the most serious being 25-game suspensions to | and Jesse Boulerice for two separate incidents. A 7–3 start in October and ... |
Chris Bahr | ... he period, the Raiders reached the Eagles 27-yard line, only to have kicker | miss a 45-yard field goal. The Eagles then drove 62 yards to Oakland's 11- ... |
Micky Adams | ... uld, Phil Neal, Ron Atkinson, Gordon Strachan, Peter Reid, Gary McAllister, | , Iain Dowie and Chris Coleman |
Dick Vermeil | ... s leaders speaking to midshipmen, including Henry Kissinger, football coach | , and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia |
Bob Breunig | ... ession, Morton was intercepted again when his pass was tipped by linebacker | into the arms of defensive back Aaron Kyle, who then returned the ball 19 ... |
Bunny Austin | ... ene College, Cambridge. He represented the university at tennis, partnering | , but was academically undistinguished and so neglectful of his studies th ... |
Aaron Kyle | ... s pass was tipped by linebacker Bob Breunig into the arms of defensive back | , who then returned the ball 19 yards to Denver's 35-yard line. Dallas the ... |
Dave Bing | ... ime NBA All Star, pro basketball Hall of Famer and current Mayor of Detroit | , Owner of Mercenary Motion Pictures; successful former stockbroker and ad ... |
Ted Hendricks | ... n the half, Franklin attempted a 28-yard field goal, but Raiders linebacker | extended his 6'7" frame at the line and blocked the kick |
Quinn Buckner | ... h eventually got him banned from the NBA, and the injuries and former coach | 's disciplinary approach. The mid-90s were considered the only positive pe ... |
Jackie Slater | ... by rookie Eric Dickerson, as well as a brawl between Rams offensive tackle | and Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau when Slater blindsided Gastineau aft ... |
James Creighton | ... f amateurism. However, even early in its history some star players, such as | of Excelsior, received compensation, either secretly or indirectly. In 186 ... |
John Wayne | Clift's first movie role was opposite | in the 1948 film Red River which was shot in 1946 and released in 1948. Cl ... |
Tigran Petrosian | Spassky defeated | in 1969 to become World Champion, then lost the title in the Fischer–Spass ... |
Orlando Hernández | ... osing several months' interest. In 2002, following an argument with pitcher | , Henderson stated, "He needs to grow up a little bit. I ain't a kid. When ... |
George Kell | ... though the team lost many key players in the offseason. With the deaths of | , Mark Fidrych, Ernie Harwell and Sparky Anderson, the slogan has new appr ... |
Valeri Kharlamov | ... viets to leave the ice midway through the first period, protesting a hit on | , whom Clarke had slashed on the ankle in the famous Summit Series '72, by ... |
John Mackey | ... vorites, with NFL icons like Pro Bowlers Bobby Boyd (db), Mike Curtis (lb), | (te), Tom Matte (rb), Fred Miller (dl), Earl Morrall (qb), Willie Richards ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Initially, the program lost audience from Swayze's program, and President | let it be known that he was displeased by the switch. In the summer of 195 ... |
Mark Gastineau | ... a brawl between Rams offensive tackle Jackie Slater and Jets defensive end | when Slater blindsided Gastineau after the Jet performed his infamous "Sac ... |
Mark Fidrych | ... eam lost many key players in the offseason. With the deaths of George Kell, | , Ernie Harwell and Sparky Anderson, the slogan has new appreciation, for ... |
Gary McAllister | ... Sillett, Bobby Gould, Phil Neal, Ron Atkinson, Gordon Strachan, Peter Reid, | , Micky Adams, Iain Dowie and Chris Coleman |
Jim Brown | ... Powell who plays lacrosse for the Boston Blazers and the Toronto Nationals, | , NFL Hall of Famer who had a long football career with the Cleveland Brow ... |
Jorge Acuña | ... Picornie being killed and several others injured. In 2004 Feyenoord player | was taken to hospital with head, neck and rib injuries after Feyenoord pla ... |
Joffrey Lupul | ... Geoff Sanderson were traded to Edmonton for Oilers captain Jason Smith and | . Smith was named Flyers captain on October 1 |
George H. W. Bush | ... District Attorney, and ran unopposed in 2005. Although Suffolk voters gave | a victory here in 1992, the county voted for Bill Clinton in 1996 and cont ... |
Peter Budaj | ... al known most intimately to nonevangelicals". Montreal Canadiens goaltender | has an image of Ned Flanders painted on the back of his helmet |
Bob Chandler | ... nkett completed a 13-yard pass to King and a 32-yard completion to receiver | to move the ball to Philadelphia's 33-yard line. Then after a 4-yard run b ... |
Roger Staubach | ... 35-yard line. Dallas then drove to the 8-yard line, but Cowboys quarterback | was sacked by Lyle Alzado for a 10-yard loss on third down, forcing them t ... |
Tommy Burns | ... ew 24,200 all-seater Madejski Stadium, named after chairman, John Madejski. | had taken over from Terry Bullivant but lasted just 18 months before being ... |
Forest Evashevski | ... ncluded segments with celebrity guests such as Chico Marx, Alfred Drake and | , among others |
Bobby Layne | Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback | was born in Santa Anna on December 19, 1926. Guy Allen |
Jason Kidd | ... 0s were considered the only positive period for the Mavs, led by The 3 J's: | , Jim Jackson and Jamal Mashburn. Kidd would become the most famous of the ... |
Dick Cavett | ... t prominent of the six Montauk Association houses is Tick Hall belonging to | |
Bob Gibson | ... t pitcher to win 30 games in a season. St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher | achieved an equally remarkable feat by allowing an ERA of just 1.12 |
Vince Ferragamo | ... er the Jet performed his infamous "Sack Dance" over fallen Rams quarterback | |
Frankie Fredericks | ... Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, setting a record time of 9.88 s, beating Namibia's | (9.96 s) and Barbados' Obadele Thompson (10.00 s). The Commonwealth Games ... |
Lyle Alzado | ... ve to the 8-yard line, but Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach was sacked by | for a 10-yard loss on third down, forcing them to settle for a 35-yard Efr ... |
Mark van Eeghen | ... all to Philadelphia's 33-yard line. Then after a 4-yard run by running back | , Plunkett threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Branch, increasing Oakland's ... |
Jose Luis Soto | ... for the second time in a row, carelessly dropping a decision to journeyman | . Another winning streak, comprising five fights in a row, all by way of k ... |
Roger Staubach | ... U.S. Naval Academy a National Historic Landmark on 21 August 1961. In 1963, | , class of 1965, was awarded the Heisman Trophy |
John Smoltz | ... oyle Alexander from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for minor league pitcher | . Alexander started 11 games for the Tigers, posting 9–0 record and a 1.53 ... |
Calvin Sweeney | ... t a pop in his elbow while throwing his final pass, a ten yard touchdown to | in the second quarter of the Steelers' 34-7 win. Bradshaw later left the g ... |
Jesse Boulerice | ... ate players, the most serious being 25-game suspensions to Steve Downie and | for two separate incidents. A 7–3 start in October and a 9–3–1 January run ... |
Robin van Persie | ... a match between the reserve teams of both clubs. Another Feyenoord player, | had to be rescued by Ajax coach John van 't Schip and player . Then in 200 ... |
Usain Bolt | ... tator for CBC Television at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He estimated that had | not slowed down near the end of the 100m dash (which he still won in recor ... |
Bill Arnsparger | ... s being built. The Giants were 5-9 that year (2-5 at Shea). Their coach was | and their quarterback was Craig Morton |
John van 't Schip | ... Another Feyenoord player, Robin van Persie had to be rescued by Ajax coach | and player . Then in 2005 riots before and after the match happened in Rot ... |
Iain Dowie | ... l, Ron Atkinson, Gordon Strachan, Peter Reid, Gary McAllister, Micky Adams, | and Chris Coleman |
Ronnie Coleman | ... dybuilder most famous for being the current joint record holder, along with | , for winning the most Mr. Olympia titles (eight times from 1984 to 1991) |
Larry Doby | ... ever, it was not until the signing of Robinson (in the National League) and | (in the American League) that baseball began to remove its color bar |
Ernie Davis | ... ted in a number of movies, the first African American Heisman Trophy winner | , Floyd Little, who played for the Denver Broncos, and Kyle Johnson, who p ... |
Alecsandro | ... ches and tying their away games, no least thanks to figures such as Kléber, | , Giuliano and Argentine midfielder Andrés D'Alessandro. This saw the Colo ... |
Tony Gwynn | ... g a rare run in the top of the 8th inning, Willie Hernandez got the save as | flied out to Larry Herndon to end the game, sending Detroit into a wild vi ... |
Dave Schultz | ... Original Six in . The Bullies continued their rough-and-tumble ways, led by | 's 348 penalty minutes, and reached the top of the West Division with a re ... |
Niels Bohr | ... retation of the work of Hahn and Strassmann crossed the Atlantic Ocean with | , who was to lecture at Princeton University. Isidor Isaac Rabi and Willis ... |
Lasse Kukkonen | ... er was sent to the Detroit Red Wings via Chicago in exchange for defenseman | . The Flyers also acquired goaltender Martin Biron from the Buffalo Sabres ... |
George H. W. Bush | Notable descendants include Presidents of the United States | and George W. Bush, the entire Fish and Kean families, First Lady Eleanor ... |
Tom Brady | ... rivalry is fueled by the quarterback comparison between Peyton Manning and | . The Patriots owned the beginning of the series, defeating the Colts in s ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... n the orders of allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and | , records were destroyed and the whole affair was kept secret for many yea ... |
Len Dawson | ... e play-by-play duties and color commentators Merlin Olsen, John Brodie, and | (who wasn't in the broadcast booth with Enberg and Olsen). Bryant Gumbel a ... |
Brett Favre | ... rom the auction were split between the Child Welfare League of America, The | Fourward Mississippi Foundation, and Ashton Kutcher's RockWorks Foundation ... |
Rinus Bennaars | ... y. For the third time the final score was 1–0, with the only goal scored by | who was immediately nicknamed "The hero of Deurne" (the neighbourhood in A ... |
Rod Carew | ... ups in Panama. One known Panamanian of the Jewish faith was baseball player | |
Robert F. Kennedy | The FBI, under written directive from Attorney General | , began telephone tapping King in the fall of 1963. Concerned that allegat ... |
Larry Herndon | ... of the 8th inning, Willie Hernandez got the save as Tony Gwynn flied out to | to end the game, sending Detroit into a wild victory celebration |
Joe Bellino | ... rps Memorial Stadium, funded by donations, was dedicated 26 September 1959. | (class of 1961) was awarded the Heisman Trophy on 22 June 1960. In 1961 th ... |
Ngonidzashe Makusha | ... s from 1996 until it was broken by Travis Padgett, who ran 9.89s, in 2008. | later equalled this record at the 2011 NCAA Championships in Eugene, Orego ... |
Bobby Charlton | ... gentina side 1–0 in the last eight, with Geoff Hurst scoring with a header. | scored twice in the semi final against Portugal before a late penalty was ... |
Floyd Little | ... er of movies, the first African American Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis, | , who played for the Denver Broncos, and Kyle Johnson, who played majority ... |
Magic Johnson | ... y Guggenheim CEO Mark Walter and including former Los Angeles Lakers player | , baseball executive Stan Kasten and film mogul Peter Guber, was announced ... |
Kenny Rogers | ... fered from injuries in the 2007 season, especially to their pitching staff. | did not start until late June because of surgery to remove a blood-clot in ... |
Doyle Alexander | ... in the Majors. This charge was fueled in part by the acquisition of pitcher | from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for minor league pitcher John Smoltz. ... |
Bobby Kennedy | ... on with the murders of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Senator | , and backed into the shadows, largely to make way for the feminist revolu ... |
Bill Barber | ... . The LCB line, featuring Reggie Leach at right-wing, Clarke at center, and | at left-wing, set an NHL record for goals by a single line with 141 (Leach ... |
Geoff Hurst | ... ued when England beat a physical Argentina side 1–0 in the last eight, with | scoring with a header |
Mike Adamle | ... who wasn't in the broadcast booth with Enberg and Olsen). Bryant Gumbel and | of NFL '80 anchored the pregame, halftime and postgame coverage |
Cousy | ... s in Divisions I, II, and III. This award, given since 2004, is voted on by | and a selection of basketball writers, college basketball coaches, sports ... |
Bartomeu Terradas | ... layers attended—Walter Wild (the first director of the club), Lluís d'Ossó, | , Otto Kunzle, Otto Maier, Enric Ducal, Pere Cabot, Carles Pujol, Josep Ll ... |
Jack Charlton | ... ce in the semi final against Portugal before a late penalty was conceded by | handling the ball. Banks was finally beaten after 43 minutes when Eusébio ... |
Adam Nelson | ... ympics, respectively. Arthur Shaw, Earl Thompson, Edwin Myers, Marc Wright, | , Gerry Ashworth, and Vilhjálmur Einarsson have all won medals in track an ... |
Roger Maris | ... nnesota and became the Twins. 1961 is also noted as being the year in which | surpassed Babe Ruth's single season home run record, hitting 61 for the Ne ... |
A. David Mazzone | ... and Caroline. They became engaged in March 1992, and were married by Judge | on July 3, 1992, in a civil ceremony at Kennedy's home in McLean, Virginia ... |
Dick Williams | ... ll for San Diego reliever Goose Gossage to pitch around him, Padres manager | was summoned to the mound. Anderson was seen and heard yelling to Gibson, ... |
Tommy Lee Jones | ... 1988 film noir thriller Stormy Monday, directed by Mike Figgis and starring | , Melanie Griffith, Sting and Sean Bean |
Jackie Robinson | ... baseball, a bar that remained until 1947. It is a common misconception that | was the first African-American major-league ballplayer; he was actually on ... |
Steve Rixon | ... BA MVP winner Lauren Jackson, NRL Player Adrian Purtell, and Test cricketer | , among other champion sports people |
Andrew Miller | ... ya, the most notable rookie contributors to the 2006 team, were followed by | , who was drafted in 2006 and called up early in the 2007 campaign, and mi ... |
Reggie Leach | ... am history (points wise) with a record of 51–13–16. The LCB line, featuring | at right-wing, Clarke at center, and Bill Barber at left-wing, set an NHL ... |
Willie Stargell | ... shared the Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsmen of the Year" award with | that season |
Helmut Haller | ... anks who was beaten first. A weak header from Ray Wilson handed a chance to | whose shot was not fierce but was on target and needed dealing with. Banks ... |
Moses Fleetwood Walker | ... actually only the first after a long gap (and the first in the modern era). | and his brother Welday Walker were unceremoniously dropped from major and ... |
Philip II of Macedon | ... cient sources, especially compared to some of his near contemporaries (e.g. | , Pelopidas). One principal reason for this is the loss of Plutarch's biog ... |
Kiki Vandeweghe | ... of being a stern disciplinarian, but was also a great teacher of the game. | of UCLA was drafted by the Mavs with the 11th pick of the 1980 NBA Draft, ... |
Vince Lombardi | ... mbardi, the widow of Pro Football Hall of Fame Green Bay Packers head coach | |
Walter Wild | ... in a meeting at the Gimnasio Solé on 29 November. Eleven players attended— | (the first director of the club), Lluís d'Ossó, Bartomeu Terradas, Otto Ku ... |
Andrés D'Alessandro | ... ks to figures such as Kléber, Alecsandro, Giuliano and Argentine midfielder | . This saw the Colorados face off against Argentine champions Banfield; th ... |
Vilhjálmur Einarsson | ... , Earl Thompson, Edwin Myers, Marc Wright, Adam Nelson, Gerry Ashworth, and | have all won medals in track and field events. Former heavyweight rower Do ... |
Eusébio | ... Charlton handling the ball. Banks was finally beaten after 43 minutes when | put away the spot kick to his right. That said, England had won 2–1 and we ... |
Robert Eenhoorn | Raemon Sluiter, Lee Towers, Dennis van der Geest, | and Renate Verbaan have all officially been Feyenoord ambassadors. Gerard ... |
Kyle Johnson | ... hy winner Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, who played for the Denver Broncos, and | , who played majority of his NFL career with the Denver Broncos |
Martin Biron | ... exchange for defenseman Lasse Kukkonen. The Flyers also acquired goaltender | from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2007 second-round pick. Given wide praise fo ... |
Gerald Hayes | ... Chacon rebounded by scoring victories over Ignacio Campos, Augie Pantellas, | and Shig Fukuyama. He then fought to a technical draw in a rematch against ... |
Pat Summerall | ... time, was broadcast in the United States by CBS with play-by-play announcer | and color commentator Tom Brookshier. The game kicked off at 5:17 p.m. Cen ... |
Glenn S. Warner | ... es of [the] book because ... their alma mater was unable to provide them. - | " Walsh: 6, The Rutgers University list was presented to Walsh by Gordon A ... |
Song Chong-Gug | ... layer Shinji Ono was a key player at the club, and also in South Korea when | played for Feyenoord |
Don Shula | The school's football team plays in | Stadium, named after one of the school's most famous alumni. The stadium o ... |
Kirk Gibson | ... ries by MLB Productions and played on TV a number of times since then. When | came to bat in the eighth inning with runners on second and third and the ... |
Cristiano Ronaldo | ... r Hugo Sánchez for most goals scored in a single season with 38 goals until | broke that record and set the new record at 41 goals |
John Heisman | ... ty of the Black Sox Scandal. Bell became a backfield coach for Penn's coach | from 1920 to 1922. Under Heisman, he became well regarded as an assistant ... |
Tara Lipinski | ... school, that was once attended by Olympic Gold Medal-winning figure skater | . It operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden |
Sir Bobby Robson | ... luding Kevin Keegan (who had also served the club as a player) and the late | , who both also managed the England team |
Vasily Smyslov | ... t age eighteen, he tied for 3rd–6th places with 11½/19, after joint winners | and Efim Geller, which was sufficient to qualify him for the Gothenburg In ... |
Alan Pascoe | ... medal winner, Tony Oakey, Former British light-heavyweight boxing champion, | , Olympic medallist, was born in Portsmouth, Sir Alec Rose, famous single- ... |
Lauren Jackson | ... ennis grand slam winner Margaret Court, 2003, 2007 and 2010 WNBA MVP winner | , NRL Player Adrian Purtell, and Test cricketer Steve Rixon, among other c ... |
Sam Perkins | ... -round picks that eventually materialized into Rolando Blackman in 1981 and | in 1984 |
Hugo Sánchez | ... Telmo Zarra (also known as Zarra) who shared the record with Mexican player | for most goals scored in a single season with 38 goals until Cristiano Ron ... |
Lou Whitaker | ... the category of not retired but not reissued are the numbers 1 last worn by | in , after which Whitaker retired as a player. Sparky Anderson's #11, whic ... |
Edwin Myers | ... he 1936 and 1976 Winter Olympics, respectively. Arthur Shaw, Earl Thompson, | , Marc Wright, Adam Nelson, Gerry Ashworth, and Vilhjálmur Einarsson have ... |
London Fletcher | ... contributed to the stadium's construction, as did Washington Redskins star | |
Jack Greenwell | ... orts had an initial capacity of 22,000, which was later expanded to 60,000. | was recruited as the first full-time manager, and the club's fortunes bega ... |
Oliveira, Luis | Official Journal (Belgium) - Old University of Leuven - Olen - | - Oosterzele - Oostkamp - Oostrozebeke - Opglabbeek - Orangism (Belgium) - ... |
Don Shula | The | Sports Center includes the William H. Johnson Natatorium and the Ralph Vin ... |
Goose Gossage | ... clinging to a 5–4 lead, a situation that might call for San Diego reliever | to pitch around him, Padres manager Dick Williams was summoned to the moun ... |
Arthur Conan Doyle | A more obvious influence on the early Poirot stories is that of | . In An Autobiography Christie admits, "I was still writing in the Sherloc ... |
Bob Kelly | ... but won Game 5 at home in dominating fashion, 5–1. On the road for Game 6, | scored the decisive goal and Parent pitched another shutout (a playoff rec ... |
Merrill C. Meigs | ... in 1952 and the terminal was dedicated in 1961. The airfield was named for | , publisher of the Chicago Herald and Examiner and an aviation booster |
Roy Campanella | ... ants, 6–5, before 78,672 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Catcher | , left partially paralyzed in an off-season accident, was never able to pl ... |
Rolando Blackman | ... exchange for two future first-round picks that eventually materialized into | in 1981 and Sam Perkins in 1984 |
Carl Lewis | ... 100 m concurrently (World Champion, Olympic Champion & World Record Holder) | ;was the first to achieve this feat |
Kim Perrot | ... es and win their third straight title, this one after the death of teammate | , who died of cancer. In 2000, the Comets went all the way to the Finals a ... |
Tom Brookshier | ... ates by CBS with play-by-play announcer Pat Summerall and color commentator | . The game kicked off at 5:17 p.m. Central Standard Time |
Marc Wright | ... 976 Winter Olympics, respectively. Arthur Shaw, Earl Thompson, Edwin Myers, | , Adam Nelson, Gerry Ashworth, and Vilhjálmur Einarsson have all won medal ... |
Ken Keyworth | ... 2–0 ahead. After Leicester had pulled one back through a diving header from | , Banks leapt high in the air to claim a high cross from Johnny Giles, onl ... |
Margaret Court | Albury is the birthplace of women's tennis grand slam winner | , 2003, 2007 and 2010 WNBA MVP winner Lauren Jackson, NRL Player Adrian Pu ... |
Dick Cavett | ... shorthand for any form of sexual malaise or activity. In his autobiography, | wrote that on one occasion when a male guest was unable to appear on his t ... |
Sparky Anderson | ... 1 last worn by Lou Whitaker in , after which Whitaker retired as a player. | 's #11, which also was last issued in 1995 when he himself retired from ma ... |
Rod Martin | Oakland linebacker | intercepted Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski's first pass of the game and r ... |
Mark Aguirre | ... asted a very good team in the highly competitive Western Conference. Led by | , original draft pick Brad Davis, Rolando Blackman, Derek Harper, Sam Perk ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... s once bestowed in special circumstances, as with Franklin D. Roosevelt and | , but this practice was officially discontinued in 1953 |
Rusty Kuntz | ... Petry in the fourth inning in the process, the Tigers retook the lead on a | sacrifice fly (actually a pop-out to retreating second baseman Alan Wiggin ... |
Jermaine Phillips | Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety | was raised in Roswell. There he helped Roswell High School win a AAAA bask ... |
Peyton Manning | ... west rivalries. The rivalry is fueled by the quarterback comparison between | and Tom Brady. The Patriots owned the beginning of the series, defeating t ... |
Ronnie Coleman | In October 2005, | tied Haney's Mr Olympia record becoming only the second person to win eigh ... |
Katie Weatherston | ... 2006 bronze medal-winning ice hockey team. Cherie Piper, Gillian Apps, and | were among Canada's ice hockey gold medalists in 2006 |
Ron Jaworski | Oakland linebacker Rod Martin intercepted Eagles quarterback | 's first pass of the game and returned it 17 yards to Philadelphia's 30-ya ... |
Vasily Smyslov | ... 12/19, an event won by his trainer, Alexander Tolush, and where he defeated | who would challenge for the World Championship the following year. He was ... |
Leroy Burrell | ... m/s wind in the 100 m (the previous record was set in July 1994 by American | at 9.85 seconds). Many Canadians felt his victory restored the image of Ca ... |
Steve Young | ... professional football players including two-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP | '84 & '96, Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer '90, and two-time Super Bowl wi ... |
Scott Hartnell | ... ghts to negotiate with impending unrestricted free agents Kimmo Timonen and | . Both were signed to six-year contracts. After much speculation as to whe ... |
Babe Ruth | ... e preserve for waterfowl and a place where presidents and others, including | , came to hunt ducks. The area eventually became known as a vacation spot, ... |
Katy Sexton | ... ist, was born in Portsmouth, Sir Alec Rose, famous single-handed yachtsman, | , former world champion swimmer, Roger Black (Olympic medallist) was also ... |
Brian Boitano | ... on stage at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut as part of | 's Skating Spectacular, taped for a New Year's Day NBC television broadcas ... |
Teresa Weatherspoon | ... light-film, last-second, court-to-court, game-winning shot by the Liberty's | in Game 2 of the finals to beat the Liberty in three games and win their t ... |
Sonja Henie | ... c links with actress Joanne Rio (whom he claimed he nearly married), skater | , aging Hollywood icon Mae West, and famous transsexual Christine Jorgenso ... |
Kimmo Timonen | ... shville for the rights to negotiate with impending unrestricted free agents | and Scott Hartnell. Both were signed to six-year contracts. After much spe ... |
Alan Wiggins | ... Rusty Kuntz sacrifice fly (actually a pop-out to retreating second baseman | that the speedy Gibson was able to score on), and doubled it on a solo hom ... |
Antonio Alzamendi | ... list Victor Hugo Morales, singer and actress Natalia Oreiro, soccer players | , Enzo Francescoli and Carlos Goyen, actor Daniel Hendler, actress China Z ... |
Telmo Zarra | ... l in La Liga. It is named in the memory of the late Athletic Bilbao striker | (also known as Zarra) who shared the record with Mexican player Hugo Sánch ... |
Bill Cosby | ... its own police force. Celebrities with homes here have included Alex Haley, | , and Arthur Ashe. Streets there include Crummell, Dunbar, Henson, Augusta ... |
Dick Durrance | ... nd Katie Weatherston were among Canada's ice hockey gold medalists in 2006. | and Tim Caldwell competed for the United States in skiing in the 1936 and ... |
Lou Yue | ... Jurchen to wish their ruler well for the New Year. A scholar-official named | , secretary to the delegation, recorded the journey, much of which was mad ... |
Travis Padgett | ... ld the collegiate 100 m record with 9.90 s from 1996 until it was broken by | , who ran 9.89s, in 2008. Ngonidzashe Makusha later equalled this record a ... |
Roger Black | ... famous single-handed yachtsman, Katy Sexton, former world champion swimmer, | (Olympic medallist) was also born in Portsmouth, Robert Styles, an FA Prem ... |
Dwight Eisenhower | ... the well-being of the town despite the refusal of the townspeople to help. | loved the film and frequently screened it in the White House, as did many ... |
Jim Plunkett | ... he game and returned it 17 yards to Philadelphia's 30-yard line, setting up | 's 2-yard touchdown pass to Cliff Branch 7 plays later. After each team pu ... |
Duncan Hodge | ... fries and raised in nearby Twynholm. Scotland rugby union internationalists | , Nick De Luca and Craig Hamilton were born in Dumfries as were profession ... |
Vegard Ulvang | Norwegians won every male cross-country skiing race, with Bjørn Dæhlie and | both collecting three gold. Ski jumper Toni Nieminen, 16, became the young ... |
Babe Ruth | ... e career records and reached an additional major career milestone. He broke | 's record of 2,062 career walks, Ty Cobb's record of 2,246 career runs, an ... |
Jeremy Roenick | In the off-season, the Flyers re-vamped their lineup by signing | and finally trading Lindros to the Rangers for Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, P ... |
Mewelde Moore | ... leans Saints), J.P. Losman (Buffalo Bills), Anthony Cannon (Detroit Lions), | (Pittsburgh Steelers), Matt Forté (Chicago Bears), and Roydell Williams (T ... |
Roger Maris | ... year engaged in a home run race for the ages. With both rapidly approaching | 's record of 61 home runs (set in 1961), seemingly the entire nation watch ... |
Omar Vizquel | ... our different decades (Ted Williams and Willie McCovey were the others, and | became the fourth in 2010). Despite the late start, Henderson finished fou ... |
Eddie Cicotte | ... sberg, Arnold "Chick" Gandil, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Oscar "Happy" Felsch, | , George "Buck" Weaver, Fred McMullin, and Claude "Lefty" Williams) were i ... |
Roy Makaay | ... number of high profile signings amongst which Giovanni van Bronckhorst and | . Despite the efforts, Feyenoord underperformed once again in the national ... |
Jesse Owens | ... tells an anecdote about what guest panelist Bennett Cerf said to challenger | about Adolf Hitler during a 1958 episode; this is one of the episodes that ... |
Kenny Lofton | ... itched the fifteenth perfect game in baseball history. He is tied only with | for appearing in the post-season with six different teams. Wells is curren ... |
Giovanni van Bronckhorst | ... arwijk and was able to make a number of high profile signings amongst which | and Roy Makaay. Despite the efforts, Feyenoord underperformed once again i ... |
Bob Breunig | ... inebackers, Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson (3 interceptions), D.D. Lewis, and | , who provided pass coverage and run stoppage. Dallas also had a secondary ... |
Toni Nieminen | ... with Bjørn Dæhlie and Vegard Ulvang both collecting three gold. Ski jumper | , 16, became the youngest male gold medalist of a Winter Olympic event. Pe ... |
Al Davis | ... er Pete Rozelle would present the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the team's owner | . Prior to the season, the league declined to approve the Raiders' proposa ... |
Willie Horton | ... ate-inning defensive replacement. This allowed Smith to play an outfield of | , Jim Northrup and Al Kaline in every Series game |
Woodie Fryman | ... steady self for the Tigers, winning 22 games, while Coleman won 19. Starter | , acquired on August 2, was the final piece of the puzzle as he went 10–3 ... |
Willie McCovey | ... third player to hit a home run in four different decades (Ted Williams and | were the others, and Omar Vizquel became the fourth in 2010). Despite the ... |
Pelé | ... ber of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup. In March 2004 | listed Banks as one of the 125 greatest living footballers. His most famou ... |
Pelé | ... 2002), and is listed as one of FIFA's 125 best living players (as chosen by | ). Washington Post columnist Michael Wilbon called Hamm, "Perhaps the most ... |
Ted Kennedy | ... randfather Joe Kennedy to father John Kennedy and uncles Robert Kennedy and | , to the House of Atreus, and Caroline and her brother John Kennedy Jr.'s ... |
Douglas Bader | ... was born into a wealthy family in the area. The British World War II flier | was born in St. John's Wood |
Philip II of Macedon | ... oabite King Eglon, by Ehud around 1337 BC, described in the Book of Judges. | (336 BC), the father of Alexander the Great, and Roman consul Julius Caesa ... |
Mel Renfro | ... e and run stoppage. Dallas also had a secondary led by future hall of famer | and safeties Cliff Harris and Charlie Waters |
Lev Yashin | ... he IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after | (1st) and ahead of Dino Zoff (3rd) |
Paul Wagner | ... nd Mirtha have sex, a track titled "Little Ditty", written and performed by | , is missing in the soundtrack album |
Mike Piazza | ... for 45 years. The ceremony ended with Tom Seaver throwing a final pitch to | , then, as the Beatles "In My Life" played on the stadium speakers the two ... |
Blue Moon Odom | ... quez's game-tying single that allowed Gene Tenace to score the winning run. | shut down Detroit 5–0 in Game 2. The end of Game 2 was marred by an ugly i ... |
George S. Patton | ... Divisions belonging to the XX Corps of the 3rd US Army commanded by General | |
Bert van Marwijk | ... investment schemes Feyenoord had set up. The club appointed former manager | and was able to make a number of high profile signings amongst which Giova ... |
Senda Berenson Abbott | ... opened, it also recognized women for the first time, with inductees such as | , who first introduced basketball to women at Smith College. During the ye ... |
Kenneth Brokenburr | ... team-mates Jon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene and | . An spokeswoman said the committee would look into the matter as part of ... |
Zack Wheat | ... 's record of 2,062 career walks, Ty Cobb's record of 2,246 career runs, and | 's record of 2,328 career games in left field, and on the final day of the ... |
Jim Northrup | ... nsive replacement. This allowed Smith to play an outfield of Willie Horton, | and Al Kaline in every Series game |
Dino Zoff | ... d best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin (1st) and ahead of | (3rd) |
Gene Tenace | ... e charged with an error on Gonzalo Marquez's game-tying single that allowed | to score the winning run. Blue Moon Odom shut down Detroit 5–0 in Game 2. ... |
Ronaldinho | ... ,000 in September 2009, the sharp rise being attributed to the influence of | and then-president Joan Laporta's media strategy that focused on Spanish a ... |
Josh Wilson | ... affluent community along the Ohio River about thirty minutes away, as does | , shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers. Frank Cappelli, local legendary chi ... |
Scott Stevens | ... osing effort. Early in Game 7, Lindros was on the receiving end of a hit by | , giving him another concussion and leaving the Philadelphia crowd deflate ... |
Terry Bly | ... -killings. They set the record for the highest number of league goals (134, | alone scoring 52) in the 1960-61 season, which was their first season in t ... |
Marion Jones | Riddick is serving a prison term of five years and three months. | served a six-month prison term for lying to investigators about the check- ... |
Hayley Wickenheiser | ... season games against the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins, and in 2003 | played with the Kirkkonummi Salamat in the Finnish men's Suomi-sarja leagu ... |
Barry Bonds | ... rs following the meteoric rise of veteran San Francisco Giants left fielder | in 2001. In 2001 Bonds knocked out 73 home runs, breaking the record set b ... |
Bob Welch | ... rs have approached the 30-game milestone (Steve Carlton won 27 games in and | also with 27 victories in . With Major League Baseball moving from the fou ... |
Harvey Martin | ... ead the Cowboys' Super Bowl X appearance. Their defensive line consisted of | (who recorded 20 sacks), Jethro Pugh, Ed "Too Tall" Jones and Randy White. ... |
Santiago Bernabéu | ... cribed with the name of long-time Real Madrid chairman and Franco supporter | . In preparation for the 1992 Summer Games two tiers of seating were insta ... |
Brian Boucher | ... sted until December when he was replaced by former Flyer great Bill Barber. | , who as a rookie backstopped the Flyers' playoff run the previous season, ... |
Ty Cobb | ... major career milestone. He broke Babe Ruth's record of 2,062 career walks, | 's record of 2,246 career runs, and Zack Wheat's record of 2,328 career ga ... |
Eratosthenes | ... arth is a sphere ("round"), was generally known by all, and around 240 BCE, | (276 BCE – 194 BCE) accurately estimated its circumference. In contrast to ... |
Marion Jones | ... Tim Jr (born 28 June 2003) who was conceived with fellow American sprinter, | . He and Jones are no longer partners. In 2009, Montgomery married Jamalee ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... of American presidents include former Secretary of Agriculture to President | , Ezra Taft Benson '26 and Rex E. Lee '60, who was United States Solicitor ... |
Fred McMullin | ... ss" Joe Jackson, Oscar "Happy" Felsch, Eddie Cicotte, George "Buck" Weaver, | , and Claude "Lefty" Williams) were indicted and tried for conspiracy. The ... |
Charles Barney | ... ciation included several of the era's top players, such as: Ed Abbaticchio, | , Alf Bull, Jack Gass, Walter Okeson, Harry Ryan, Doggie Trenchard, Eddie ... |
Al Kaline | ... the hero of '68, took the hill and allowed just one run over nine innings. | hit a solo homer to break a 1–1 tie in the 11th inning, only to be charged ... |
Kristine Lilly | ... (158). She is the second most capped female player in soccer history behind | , appearing in 275 international matches throughout her career |
Petra Kronberger | ... inen, 16, became the youngest male gold medalist of a Winter Olympic event. | won both the combined event and the slalom, while Bonnie Blair won both th ... |
Niels Bohr | A number of physicists began to advocate vitalism. | was one of the first to suggest that special laws not found in inanimate m ... |
Maurice Greene | ... uring a competition in Reno, Nevada in 1996. He was timed at 5.56A seconds. | matched that performance in 1999, but his run was never ratified as a worl ... |
Adam Oates | ... antic Division title. The power play was one of the NHL's worst however, so | , the third leading point-producer in the league at the time, was acquired ... |
Philip II of Macedon | ... the Macedonian sarissa, used by the troops of Alexander the Great's father, | , and successive dynasties, which dominated warfare for several centuries ... |
Arthur Conan Doyle | ... er, and also in the "Song of the Bow", a poem from The White Company by Sir | |
Peyton Manning | ... amatic affairs between Hall Of Fame-bound Dan Marino and up-and-coming star | . Marino led a 25-point fourth quarter comeback for a 34-31 Dolphins win a ... |
Merlin Olsen | ... BC with Dick Enberg handling the play-by-play duties and color commentators | , John Brodie, and Len Dawson (who wasn't in the broadcast booth with Enbe ... |
Babe Ruth | ... rks for base on balls with 177 (breaking the previous record of 170, set by | in 1923) and slugging percentage with .863 (breaking the mark of .847 set ... |
Lenny Randle | ... ccurred during the bottom of the sixth inning, with the Mets losing 2-1 and | at bat. Jane Jarvis, Shea's organist (affectionately known as Shea's "Quee ... |
Walter Okeson | ... top players, such as: Ed Abbaticchio, Charles Barney, Alf Bull, Jack Gass, | , Harry Ryan, Doggie Trenchard, Eddie Wood and manager Dave Berry |
Lauren Jackson | ... st Ken Maynard of Ettamogah Pub fame, were all born in Albury. Basketballer | , who currently plays with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA, was also born in ... |
Gerald Ford | ... gia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic candidate against the incumbent President | , the Republican candidate. Ford was saddled with a slow economy and paid ... |
John Brodie | ... nberg handling the play-by-play duties and color commentators Merlin Olsen, | , and Len Dawson (who wasn't in the broadcast booth with Enberg and Olsen) ... |
John Wayne | ... nd as an assignment in games. These included Carol Channing, Elvis Presley, | , Jimmy Stewart, Steve Irwin and Christopher Lloyd's character in Taxi, Ji ... |
Jim Jackson | ... idered the only positive period for the Mavs, led by The 3 J's: Jason Kidd, | and Jamal Mashburn. Kidd would become the most famous of the trio, winning ... |
Darryl Strawberry | ... the home dugout and old locker room of the New York Jets. Former Mets star | , then playing for the Yankees, hit a home run during the game. Stadium op ... |
Tony Gwynn | ... ble off Rockies pitcher John Thomson. That final game was also Padre legend | 's last major league game, and Henderson had originally wanted to sit out ... |
Alan Turing | ... l offered opinions referred to as Platonist (see various sources re Gödel). | considers |
Earl Wilson | ... Detroit finished the season at 91–71, a single game behind Boston. Starter | , acquired the previous season from the Red Sox, led the Tigers with 22 wi ... |
Paul Robeson | ... tinued to steer a moderate course through the Cold War. When leftist singer | was denied a passport in 1950, even though he was not a communist and not ... |
Ernie Davis | ... of the university include the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner | , immortalized in the motion picture "The Express", bestselling novelists ... |
Moses Fleetwood Walker | ... e baseball clubs throughout the early days of the organizing amateur sport. | is considered the first African-American to play at the major league level ... |
Tony Dorsett | ... his old rival, showing that he truly was the better quarterback of the two. | became the first football player in history to win an NCAA National Champi ... |
Anthony Cannon | ... including Patrick Ramsey (New Orleans Saints), J.P. Losman (Buffalo Bills), | (Detroit Lions), Mewelde Moore (Pittsburgh Steelers), Matt Forté (Chicago ... |
Harry Ryan | ... uch as: Ed Abbaticchio, Charles Barney, Alf Bull, Jack Gass, Walter Okeson, | , Doggie Trenchard, Eddie Wood and manager Dave Berry |
Billy Martin | ... let go after a disappointing fourth-place finish in 1970, to be replaced by | . Following his playing career with the New York Yankees, Martin had worke ... |
Arthur Conan Doyle | #The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir | (1859–1930) |
Arne Duncan | ... allas left the post to run for governor, Daley chose the relatively obscure | , now the U.S. Secretary of Education, to lead the district |
Aurelio Rodríguez | ... ub acquired pitcher Joe Coleman, shortstop Eddie Brinkman and third baseman | , all of whom would play critical roles in 1972 when the Tigers captured t ... |
Doggie Trenchard | ... bbaticchio, Charles Barney, Alf Bull, Jack Gass, Walter Okeson, Harry Ryan, | , Eddie Wood and manager Dave Berry |
Willie Mays | ... g his 660th career home run on April 12, 2004, tying him with his godfather | for third place on the all-time career home run list. He hit his 661st hom ... |
Johnny Damon | ... oldest player to play center field in major league history when he replaced | for three games in April and another in July. Henderson's arrival was mark ... |
Kim Johnsson | ... up by signing Jeremy Roenick and finally trading Lindros to the Rangers for | , Jan Hlavac, Pavel Brendl, and a 2003 third-round draft pick (Stefan Ruzi ... |
Magic Johnson | ... to 300. The honorees inducted in 2002 included the Harlem Globetrotters and | , a five-time NBA champion, three-time NBA finals MVP and Olympic gold med ... |
Roger Federer | ... ors, including Switzerland's biggest sporting hero and frequent participant | , a Basel native who describes the city as "one of the most beautiful citi ... |
Ray Chapman | ... is rule change was enforced all the more stringently following the death of | , who was struck in the temple by a pitched ball from Carl Mays in a game ... |
Dan Marino | ... e two clubs' 1999 meetings were dramatic affairs between Hall Of Fame-bound | and up-and-coming star Peyton Manning. Marino led a 25-point fourth quarte ... |
Carroll Rosenbloom | ... ree in a vote that required a supermajority. Finally, Bell was able to take | , owner of the Baltimore Colts, privately aside and persuaded him to vote ... |
Pavel Brendl | ... ck and finally trading Lindros to the Rangers for Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, | , and a 2003 third-round draft pick (Stefan Ruzicka). Desjardins stepped d ... |
Carl Weathers | ... n and directed by and stars Sylvester Stallone as the title character, with | as former boxing rival Apollo Creed, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer M ... |
Bjørn Dæhlie | Norwegians won every male cross-country skiing race, with | and Vegard Ulvang both collecting three gold. Ski jumper Toni Nieminen, 16 ... |
Cyrille Regis | ... players who went on to play at higher levels, among them Les Ferdinand and | |
Charlie Waters | ... ondary led by future hall of famer Mel Renfro and safeties Cliff Harris and | |
Bernie Parent | Goaltender | returned to the franchise in the off-season, and the Flyers proved that th ... |
Jimmy Bonthrone | ... f Bermuda (1839–46), Barbados (1846–48), and Malta (1851–58); knighted 1851 | , footballer and manager: born Kinglassie, Fife 16 June 1929; played for E ... |
Joe Coleman | ... with Elliott Maddox, Norm McRae and Don Wert to the Washington Senators for | , Eddie Brinkman, Jim Hannan and Aurelio Rodríguez. Kuhn actually had to c ... |
Tommy Burns | Notable former managers of the club include Ian Branfoot, Mark McGhee, | , Alan Pardew and Steve Coppell |
Jack Lynch | The President of Ireland, Patrick Hillery, and the Taoiseach, | , attended a memorial service for Mountbatten in St. Patrick's Cathedral i ... |
Calvin Pace | Also from Lithia Springs is NFL star | . He attended Lithia Springs High School from 1994-1998. He then attended ... |
Les Ferdinand | ... eer of a number of players who went on to play at higher levels, among them | and Cyrille Regis |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... , Kentucky, Kansas City, and dozens of other cities. Presidential candidate | was on his way to Indianapolis for a campaign rally when he was informed o ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... at the US policy to remove Saddam Hussein from power started with President | in August 1990. Ritter concludes from public remarks by President George H ... |
Dave Boswell | ... lationships with his players, which included a legendary fight with pitcher | in an alley behind Detroit's Lindell AC sports bar. He would spend the 197 ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | An admirer of Martin Luther King, Jr., she campaigned for | and Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 U.S. elections. She studied political scie ... |
Royston Drenthe | ... the 2007 summer transfer window. A brilliant performance of young left back | at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship had investors flo ... |
Victor Martinez | ... nd 2009 saw George Kottaras fulfill this role. On August 26, the first time | caught Wakefield, he used a first baseman's glove, instead of a regular ca ... |
Paul Molitor | ... He was involved in the final play of the World Series that year, as he and | scored on Joe Carter's Series-ending home run. After winning his second Wo ... |
Herman Edwards | ... age. Philadelphia also had a fine secondary, led by veteran defensive backs | (3 interceptions) and Brenard Wilson (6 interceptions), along with rookie ... |
Joshua Kennedy | Australian Socceroos Archie Thompson and | played for soccer team Twin City Wanderers as children. Wodonga Diamonds F ... |
Tony Dorsett | The Cowboys also had a new weapon on offense: rookie running back | . Despite not becoming a full-time starter until the tenth game of the reg ... |
Pelle Lindbergh | ... r Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000, and number 31, last worn by goaltender | (1981–85), was removed from circulation after his death in November 1985 |
Alan Knight | ... David James, Jermain Defoe, Sol Campbell, Peter Crouch, Robert Prosinečki, | , Paul Walsh, Darren Anderton, Guy Whittingham, Micky Quinn, Mark Hateley ... |
Justin Verlander | ... te-inning rally. The trend caught on, with Jeremy Bonderman, Zach Miner and | all chewing from time to time. The Tigers came back to tie the game, and t ... |
Denzel Washington | ... e played the role of Thelma in the 1999 movie The Bone Collector, alongside | and Angelina Jolie |
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn | ... ubs. A German gymnastic movement was started by Turnvater (turners' father) | in the early 19th century when Germany was occupied by Napoleon. The Turnv ... |
Ingemar Stenmark | ... in the municipality, has fostered the internationally famous alpine skiers | , Stig Strand and Anja Pärson |
George Sherrill | ... ading to the increased stability and success of the league in recent years. | , a 2008 MLB All-Star, is a former Evansville Otter |
Nicolas Bochatay | ... ern hemisphere's first Winter Olympic medal—a silver in the women's slalom. | was killed during a training session. Germany won the most medals and the ... |
Hiroki Kuroda | ... or league team with five. They included Japanese pitchers Takashi Saito and | ; South Korean pitcher Chan Ho Park; and Taiwanese pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo a ... |
Wayne Gretzky | In addition, number 99 was retired league-wide for | on February 6, 2000, and number 31, last worn by goaltender Pelle Lindberg ... |
Billy Joe Dupree | ... iver on the team with 48 receptions for 870 yards, while Pro Bowl tight end | recorded 28 receptions for 347 yards and provided blocking support on runn ... |
Willie Davis | ... tter linemen of the 1960s were the shorter, stockier, leverage players like | , Alex Karras and Andy Robustelli. But Landry drafted the taller, leaner l ... |
Cecil Fielder | ... n Brevard is the 50-room mansion in Suntree built in 1991 and once owned by | |
Joe Moeller | ... r and astronaut Christa McAuliffe, and former major league baseball pitcher | |
Paolo Barelli | ... January 2007, he received from the Italian Swimming Federation's president | , swim and water polo coach diplomas |
David Mathieson | ... some professional footballers, most notably Bob McDougall, George Cloy and | |
Manon Rhéaume | ... en's competition are required to wear protective full-face masks.One woman, | , appeared as a goaltender for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning in preseason ... |
Bill Bergey | ... ey led the team in sacks with 14 and a half. Linebackers Jerry Robinson and | excelled at both stopping the run and pass coverage. Philadelphia also had ... |
Raymond Berry | ... catalyst. Years later, after witnessing Bell openly crying after the game, | attributed it Bell's immediate understanding of the impact the game would ... |
Manolo Sanchís | ... he Vulture), he was a member of the legendary Quinta del Buitre, along with | , Rafael Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza |
Mike Lantry | ... on May 28, 1981. Other Oxford High graduates to have played in the NFL are | (University of Michigan / Dallas Cowboys), Chris Gambol (University of Iow ... |
Joe Coleman | ... in what would turn out to be a heist for Detroit. The club acquired pitcher | , shortstop Eddie Brinkman and third baseman Aurelio Rodríguez, all of who ... |
David Thompson | ... Chargers. Another 41 alumni have played for the NBA including hall of famer | and players Tom Gugliotta, Kenny Carr, Spud Webb, Cedric Simmons, Julius H ... |
Taffarel | ... richello, Fernando Alonso and many others faced the likes of Dunga, Careca, | and several of the team that won the World Cup in the United States ten ye ... |
Stig Strand | ... ty, has fostered the internationally famous alpine skiers Ingemar Stenmark, | and Anja Pärson |
Zach Miner | ... g to spark a late-inning rally. The trend caught on, with Jeremy Bonderman, | and Justin Verlander all chewing from time to time. The Tigers came back t ... |
Ken Keyworth | ... stonishing game at Filbert Street against Manchester United, which saw both | and Denis Law score a hat-trick each, ended in a 4–3 victory for Leicester ... |
Milton Work | ... r choice to pursue bridge competitions, where he attracted the attention of | , who had developed the Work Point Count system. Goren began helping Work ... |
Takashi Saito | ... roster of any major league team with five. They included Japanese pitchers | and Hiroki Kuroda; South Korean pitcher Chan Ho Park; and Taiwanese pitche ... |
Lionel Messi | ... elona won the UEFA Super Cup after defeating Porto 2–0 thanks to goals from | and Cesc Fábregas. This extended the club's overall amount of official tro ... |
Carl Mays | ... e death of Ray Chapman, who was struck in the temple by a pitched ball from | in a game on August 16, 1920 (he died the next day). Discolored balls, har ... |
Deacon Jones | ... ed because Brown worked nights at a steel yard) and started performing with | , a football player and singer |
Arthur Conan Doyle | ... e first Scottish scientific surgeon. His great grandson was Joseph Bell who | has credited Sherlock Holmes as being loosely based on from Bell's observa ... |
Chick Gandil | ... ossly underpaid for a pitcher of his ability, resisted repeated attempts by | to get him to throw the series until just days before the World Series ope ... |
Marshall Faulk | ... playoff loss to the Oakland Raiders and the 1999 trade of star running back | ; this included a 0–8–1 record during the NFL's strike shortened 1982 seas ... |
Curt Flood | ... inning, only to be promptly picked off first base by Lolich. One out later, | followed with another single, and was also picked off first by Lolich. In ... |
Ed Jones | ... r, leaner linemen like George Andrie and Jethro Pugh in the 1960s and later | in the 1970s. Long arms allow for increased leverage in the pass rush. A q ... |
Patrick Ramsey | ... ry. Several football alumni play in the National Football League, including | (New Orleans Saints), J.P. Losman (Buffalo Bills), Anthony Cannon (Detroit ... |
Anja Pärson | ... the internationally famous alpine skiers Ingemar Stenmark, Stig Strand and | |
Walter Camp | ... nd Harvard, the country's second-oldest college football rivalry. Yale alum | , deemed the "Father of American Football", helped develop modern football ... |
George H.W. Bush | ... modest lifestyle, Dennis Ross, former Middle East negotiator for Presidents | and Bill Clinton, stated that Arafat's "walking-around money" financed a v ... |
Dave Rayner | ... Dallas Cowboys), Chris Gambol (University of Iowa / Indianapolis Colts) and | (Michigan State University / Indianapolis Colts). 1964 Oxford grad Jim Bat ... |
Bob McDougall | Kirkcudbright has been home to some professional footballers, most notably | , George Cloy and David Mathieson |
Claude Humphrey | ... nchored the line, and even managed to record 3 interceptions. Defensive end | led the team in sacks with 14 and a half. Linebackers Jerry Robinson and B ... |
Babe Ruth | ... ankees, his favorite team because of a lifelong interest in baseball legend | . He asked for uniform number 3, and was of course denied, as the Babe's n ... |
Lyle Alzado | ... Tom Jackson (4 interceptions, 93 return yards, 1 touchdown). Defensive End | anchored the line, while their secondary was led by defensive backs Billy ... |
Jeremy Bonderman | ... o his mouth, hoping to spark a late-inning rally. The trend caught on, with | , Zach Miner and Justin Verlander all chewing from time to time. The Tiger ... |
Joe Coleman | As the series shifted to Detroit, the Tigers caught their stride. | held the A's scoreless on seven hits in Game 3, a 3–0 Tiger victory. In Ga ... |
Joan Gamper | Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Catalan footballers led by | , the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence th ... |
Clementine Stoney | ... st notably known for his role as Swain in Sea Patrol, Olympic Games swimmer | , anti-communist priest Dr `Paddy' Ryan, fashion designer Lisa Ho, and car ... |
Joe Torre | ... ng an authentic 1934 Babe Ruth hat, which Wells bought for $35,000. Manager | made Wells take it off after the first inning because it didn't conform to ... |
Dirk Kuyt | ... saw their two star players leave to Chelsea (Salomon Kalou) and Liverpool ( | ). At the same time, it became clear that Feyenoord were in an appalling f ... |
Alf Ramsey | ... World Cup in Chile, a new coach was appointed in former England right back | . Ramsey demanded sole control of team and began looking towards the next ... |
Brian Tollberg | On June 20, 2000 | debuted with the San Diego Padres, becoming the first player from the Fron ... |
Anthony Hill | ... nals, Jerricho Cotchery of the New York Jets, No. 1 pick Mario Williams and | who play for the Houston Texans, Tank Tyler of the Carolina Panthers, Step ... |
Cesc Fàbregas | ... l, winning their fourth European Cup. In August 2011, the La Masia graduate | was bought from and who would help Barcelona defend the Spanish Supercup a ... |
Jason Terry | ... ential game-winning shot bounced off the rim and sent the game to overtime. | sent the game into another overtime with a game-tying three pointer of his ... |
Cal Ripken, Jr. | On September 6, 1995, Baltimore Orioles shortstop | played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's 56-year-old rec ... |
Mike Shannon | ... han double. Detroit added an insurance run in the ninth. A solo home run by | was all the Cardinals could muster against Lolich as the Tigers took the g ... |
John Wooden | ... utors, one referee, and one team, will enter the Hall on September 7, 2012. | , Lenny Wilkens, and have each been inducted as both player and coach (Woo ... |
Charles Comiskey | ... if he won 30 games. Legend has it that as the season drew to a close, owner | ordered manager Kid Gleason to bench Cicotte, denying him a chance at a 30 ... |
Bob McDougall | ... League by St. Cuthbert Wanderers F.C.. The club's best known ex players are | , Billy Halliday and David Mathieso |
Jack Swigert | Astronauts Lovell, | and Fred Haise are launched aboard Apollo 13 for America's third Moon land ... |
Dave Kingman | In 1971, | ---then with the San Francisco Giants; later to play for the Mets on two o ... |
Lou Gehrig | ... les shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking | 's 56-year-old record. This was the first high-profile moment in baseball ... |
Tony Esposito | ... st goals in the league, Parent also shared the Vezina Trophy with Chicago's | |
Adrian "Cap" Anson | ... ew York, Philadelphia, and Chicago. The tour included future Hall of Famers | and John Montgomery Ward. While the players were on the tour, the National ... |
Randy Gradishar | ... " which used a 3-4 formation anchored by four superb linebackers, including | (3 interceptions, 4 fumble recoveries) and Tom Jackson (4 interceptions, 9 ... |
Archie Thompson | Australian Socceroos | and Joshua Kennedy played for soccer team Twin City Wanderers as children. ... |
Clara Hughes | ... peed Skating, and was present to see her former teammates Cindy Klassen and | win their personal and national record achievements |
Willie Fernie | ... r, East Fife 1980-94; married (two sons); died Kirkcaldy, Fife 7 June 2008. | (born 22 November 1928 in Kinglassie, Fife. Died: 1 July, 2011, in Glasgow ... |
Ron Springett | At the time, | was the goalkeeper for England, but after the 1962 World Cup in Chile, a n ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... of John B. Anderson, and the Reagan camp was split: eventually designating | as his preferred candidate. At the convention, Helms toyed with the idea o ... |
Kelly Smith | ... of Scotland, Cheryl Salisbury of Australia, Marinette Pichon of France and | of England |
Keith Krepfle | ... e, wide receivers Harold Carmichael and Charlie Smith, along with tight end | , combined for 125 receptions, 2,090 yards, and 16 touchdowns |
Norm Cash | ... p of the seventh, an exhausted Gibson finally cracked, giving up singles to | and Willie Horton. Jim Northrup then struck the decisive blow, lashing a t ... |
Kid Gleason | ... that as the season drew to a close, owner Charles Comiskey ordered manager | to bench Cicotte, denying him a chance at a 30-win season and the bonus mo ... |
Dave Hamilton | ... e game before Jim Northrup came through in the clutch again. His single off | scored Gates Brown and evened the series at 2 games apiece |
Cindy Klassen | ... ter Olympics for Speed Skating, and was present to see her former teammates | and Clara Hughes win their personal and national record achievements |
Takashi Saito | ... different Asian countries, in one game: Park, Hong-Chih Kuo of Taiwan, and | of Japan. In the 2008 season the Dodgers had the most Asian players on its ... |
Paul Robeson | ... arships. In 1939 he was in the chorus of a short-lived musical that starred | . Blues singer Josh White was also a cast member, and later invited Rustin ... |
Eric Ghiaciuc | ... d and currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. | , a football player for the New England Patriots, was born in Oxford on Ma ... |
Doug Flutie | In November, 2006, Darren Flutie joined his brother, | , on the list of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Ca ... |
Nate Robertson | ... dugout in 2006. In a June game versus the New York Yankees, Tigers pitcher | was featured on FSN Detroit's "Sounds of the Game", in which the TV statio ... |
Nellie Kim | ... urtado, both immigrants from the Azores. She was named after Soviet gymnast | . Her parents were born on and emigrated to Canada in the late 1960s. Her ... |
Rick Upchurch | ... ing yards and 10 touchdowns. On special teams, multi-talented wide receiver | led the NFL with 653 punt return yards, while also catching 12 passes for ... |
Terry Dyson | ... an injury, was powerless to prevent second half goals from Bobby Smith and | giving Spurs a 2–0 win and the first "double" of the 20th century |
Keith Primeau | ... longtime Flyer and fan favorite Rod Brind'Amour was shipped to Carolina for | , with the intention of acquiring a big center to complement Lindros. Mean ... |
Earl Morrall | Powered by QB | Baltimore would be the first non-AFL franchise to win a division title in ... |
Mickey Lolich | ... cord, en route to an easy 4–0 win. However, due in no small part to pitcher | 's victories in Games 2 and 5, the Tigers climbed back into the Series. Ma ... |
Lou Boudreau | ... s future wife, Sharyn Boudreau, the daughter of former major league player, | . McLain was also musically talented, learning to play the organ from his ... |
Karen Koch | ... ofessional hockey player in 1969–70, when the Marquette Iron Rangers signed | .Women's ice hockey was added as a medal sport at the 1998 Winter Olympics ... |
Tom Seaver | ... and the stadium the Mets called home for 45 years. The ceremony ended with | throwing a final pitch to Mike Piazza, then, as the Beatles "In My Life" p ... |
John Amaechi | ... n and first rugby footballer in the world to come out to the public as gay. | , who played in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic and Cleveland Ca ... |
Asafa Powell | ... Maurice Greene, who has 52, and Jamaica's former 100 m World Record holder | |
Hong-Chih Kuo | ... ut three Asian pitchers, from different Asian countries, in one game: Park, | of Taiwan, and Takashi Saito of Japan. In the 2008 season the Dodgers had ... |
Tigran Petrosian | ... iet final, URS-ch26 at Tbilisi 1959, finishing half a point behind champion | , in equal second place with Tal, on 12½/19. Soon after Spassky notched a ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... of the next three decades, excepting the two-term presidency of Republican | . African Americans moved into the Democratic Party during Roosevelt's tim ... |
Brad Davis | ... ly competitive Western Conference. Led by Mark Aguirre, original draft pick | , Rolando Blackman, Derek Harper, Sam Perkins and Detlef Schrempf, the Mav ... |
Salomon Kalou | ... w even bigger. The supporters saw their two star players leave to Chelsea ( | ) and Liverpool (Dirk Kuyt). At the same time, it became clear that Feyeno ... |
Ty Cobb | ... ive, Cicotte played baseball in Georgia in 1905, where he was a teammate of | . Both players were purchased by the Tigers, and Cicotte made his big-leag ... |
Dianne Fromholtz | Tennis players Margaret Court and | , singer Malcolm McEachern, actors Richard Roxburgh and Maggie Kirkpatrick ... |
Willie Mays | ... h not officially retired—had not been regularly worn by a Mets player since | ' retirement in 1973. Nonetheless, Henderson and the Mets were an uneasy f ... |
Bonnie Blair | ... c event. Petra Kronberger won both the combined event and the slalom, while | won both the 500 m and 1000 m speed skating events and Gunda Niemann took ... |
Susan Auch | ... lt. Prior to the Nagano Games, she was training with her teammate and rival | , both being coached by Susan's brother, Derrick Auch. In Nagano, Susan Au ... |
Pindar | ... write of him: The brief passages in Aratus and Vergil are mentioned above. | celebrates the pancratist Melissus of Thebes "who was not granted the buil ... |
Chin-Feng Chen | ... tart a Korean player, pitcher Chan Ho Park, and the first Taiwanese player, | . In addition, they were the first team to send out three Asian pitchers, ... |
Dutch Leonard | ... Senators had a pitching rotation which included four knuckleball pitchers ( | , Johnny Niggeling, Mickey "Itsy Bitsy" Haefner and Roger Wolff) who combi ... |
Nathan Gerbe | Professional hockey player | was born in Oxford and currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the Natio ... |
Lenny Wilkens | ... feree, and one team, will enter the Hall on September 7, 2012. John Wooden, | , and have each been inducted as both player and coach (Wooden in 1961 and ... |
Billy Halliday | ... uthbert Wanderers F.C.. The club's best known ex players are Bob McDougall, | and David Mathieso |
Morgan Burkhart | ... was a "feel good" human interest story for part of the summer. A week later | made his debut with the Boston Red Sox |
C. J. Nitkowski | ... is first All-Star Game appearance, he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for | , Mark Lewis, and minor leaguer Dave Tuttle. He finished that season with ... |
David Mathieson | ... .C.. The club's best known ex players are Bob McDougall, Billy Halliday and | |
Rayfield Wright | ... scored 5 touchdowns. The Cowboys' offensive line was led by All-Pro tackle | |
Gerald Ford | ... of the internment. The movement's first success was in 1976, when President | proclaimed that the internment was "wrong," and a "national mistake" which ... |
Mark McGwire | ... to be one of the game's greatest seasons. St. Louis Cardinals first baseman | and Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa that year engaged in a home run rac ... |
Marlon Devonish MBE | ... Andy Goode; motor-cyclist Cal Crutchlow; golfer Laura Davies CBE; sprinter | ; distance runners Brian Kilby and David Moorcroft OBE; darts player Steve ... |
Roynell Young | ... s (3 interceptions) and Brenard Wilson (6 interceptions), along with rookie | (4 interception). The Eagles defense was a major factor in their hard foug ... |
Wayne Fontes | ... e Roar" (a phrase first introduced in 1990 by then-Detroit Lions Head Coach | ) began to catch on, referring to the fact that the Tigers had not had a w ... |
Fernando Hierro | ... Valladolid, or Pucela as they are nicknamed. Notable former players include | , José Luis Caminero or Rubén Baraja |
José Luis Caminero | ... cela as they are nicknamed. Notable former players include Fernando Hierro, | or Rubén Baraja |
Shane Doan | ... eo cowboy and icemaker at the Olympic Oval, and cousin of NHL hockey player | . In 2002 she published an autobiography, Going for Gold |
Sir John Masterman | ... ames used in the novel; the Masterton sisters having their names taken from | , an MI5 agent and Oxford academic who ran the double cross system during ... |
Vasily Smyslov | ... atch, and Alekhine himself said he would win easily. Former World Champions | , Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, and Garry Kasparov analyzed the match for ... |
Chan Ho Park | ... story, pitcher Hideo Nomo, the first team to start a Korean player, pitcher | , and the first Taiwanese player, Chin-Feng Chen. In addition, they were t ... |
David Kopay | ... rst professional team-sport athlete to come out was former NFL running back | , who played for five teams (San Francisco, Detroit, Washington, New Orlea ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... ates. The Faith Fourth achieved national visibility in 1992, when President | not only made a speech praising small town virtues, but also participated ... |
Craig Ramsay | ... him to step aside in February 2000 to undergo treatment, so assistant coach | took over as interim coach for the rest of the season; Neilson later recov ... |
Annelise Coberger | ... gest races. Kim Kihoon earned gold medals in both men's short track events. | of New Zealand won the southern hemisphere's first Winter Olympic medal—a ... |
Lou Gehrig | ... 930s all the good teams had their home run hitting "sluggers": the Yankees' | , Jimmie Foxx in Philadelphia, Hank Greenberg in Detroit and Chicago's Hac ... |
Charley Pride | ... ecade. He is also the first African American with a No. 1 country hit since | in 1983 |
David Moorcroft OBE | ... Davies CBE; sprinter Marlon Devonish MBE; distance runners Brian Kilby and | ; darts player Steve Beaton; fencer Kevin Reilly |
Ted Williams | ... hus becoming the third player to hit a home run in four different decades ( | and Willie McCovey were the others, and Omar Vizquel became the fourth in ... |
Don Shula | ... the two clubs did have something in common, however, lay in new Miami coach | . Shula had coached the Colts the previous seven pre-merger seasons (1963- ... |
Brenard Wilson | ... ondary, led by veteran defensive backs Herman Edwards (3 interceptions) and | (6 interceptions), along with rookie Roynell Young (4 interception). The E ... |
Danny Noonan | ... er than Tex". Bright was also upset at how top draft pick, defensive tackle | and running back Herschel Walker weren't being used enough |
Bobby Bonilla | ... 999 NLCS, the New York press made much of a card game between Henderson and | . Both players had been substituted out of the lineup, and they reportedly ... |
Bill Freehan | ... ail Lou Brock (who tried to score from second base standing up), as catcher | blocked the plate with his foot. The Tigers came back with three runs in t ... |
Teddy Davison | ... his return he was offered a full-time contract by the Chesterfield manager, | |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... stinguished Flying Cross, and he was awarded the Harmon Trophy by President | |
Henry Aaron | ... ed the German nuclear base in Santiago nearly single handed back in 1953.", | hitting 739 home runs, and the date of April 31 |
Hideo Nomo | ... were the second team to start a Japanese player in recent history, pitcher | , the first team to start a Korean player, pitcher Chan Ho Park, and the f ... |
Matt Busby | ... South Pacific, Connery played in a football match against a local team that | , manager of Manchester United, happened to be scouting. According to repo ... |
Sammy Sosa | ... St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire and Chicago Cubs outfielder | that year engaged in a home run race for the ages. With both rapidly appro ... |
Rogers Hornsby | ... made home run hitting more practical. In addition to Ruth, hitters such as | also took advantage, with Hornsby compiling extraordinary figures for both ... |
Robert Newhouse | ... leading receiver with 29 receptions for another 273 yards. Veteran fullback | provided Dorsett with blocking, and was the team's second leading rusher w ... |
Jason Roberts | ... he season, combined with the signings of Adam Le Fondre, Kaspars Gorkšs and | , ensured promotion to the Premier League on 17 April 2012 with 1–0 home w ... |
Rubén Baraja | ... amed. Notable former players include Fernando Hierro, José Luis Caminero or | |
Rod Martin | ... a trio of great linebackers: future Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks, Pro Bowler | (3 Interceptions) and standout rookie Matt Millen |
Kevin McHale | Basketball Hall of Famer | was born and raised on the Mesabi Range in Hibbing; Robert Allen Zimmerman ... |
Tania Lamarca | ... nez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and | |
Gus Zernial | ... Ike" was the nickname of two major league baseball players, Ralph Kiner and | |
Derek Jeter | ... tstop Jhonny Peralta was later added to the All-Star team when the Yankees' | was unable to play due to injury |
László Kubala | ... -to-back La Liga titles in 1948 and 1949 and the signing of in June 1950 of | , who would later go on to score 196 goals in 256 matches, drew larger cro ... |
Willie Carr | ... ller to be capped by England), Clarrie Bourton, George Hudson, Bobby Gould, | , Ian St. John, Dion Dublin, Stuart Pearce, Gerry Francis, Kevin Gallacher ... |
Nadia Comăneci | ... eam difficulty began to increase dramatically in the 1970s. Olga Korbut and | pioneered advanced tumbling combinations and aerial skills on beam; other ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... in 1998. His final (silent) acting performance was in a film adaptation of | 's short play Catastrophe, opposite longtime collaborator Harold Pinter an ... |
Peter Siddle | Morwell has two cricket clubs, Morwell and Latrobe, the latter of which | played for in his younger days |
Estíbaliz Martínez | ... s formed by Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, | and Tania Lamarca |
Lucy van Pelt | ... ream pie, Charlie Brown on the cherry pie, Linus van Pelt on the apple pie, | on the lemon pie, Schroeder on the berry pie, and Frieda on the chocolate ... |
Samuel Beckett | Like | , Ionesco began his theatre career late: he did not write his first play u ... |
Riley Odoms | ... ns, earning him the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award. Denver tight end | was his main target, with 37 receptions for 429 yards. Wide receiver Haven ... |
Brendan Rodgers | ... nager Steve Coppell resigned just hours after the game, and was replaced by | . Rodgers left the club by mutual consent on 16 December 2009 and Brian Mc ... |
John Goossens | ... that will be transfer-free at the end of the season. These players include | , Ruud Vormer, and Daryl Janmaat |
Michelle Kwan | ... DuPont; and Andy Fastow, Former CFO of Enron. Other notable alumni include | , Olympic medallist and World Champion figure skater from the United State ... |
Art Rooney | ... n unintentional estrangement from the Steelers. When team founder and owner | died in 1988, Bradshaw did not attend his funeral. A year later, during hi ... |
J. P. Arencibia | ... ect game against the Toronto Blue Jays into the 8th inning. After a walk to | , Verlander coaxed a double-play grounder and went on to the 9th inning to ... |
Olga Korbut | Balance beam difficulty began to increase dramatically in the 1970s. | and Nadia Comăneci pioneered advanced tumbling combinations and aerial ski ... |
Bobby Gould | ... y-born footballer to be capped by England), Clarrie Bourton, George Hudson, | , Willie Carr, Ian St. John, Dion Dublin, Stuart Pearce, Gerry Francis, Ke ... |
Bill Gullickson | ... erlander defeated the Minnesota Twins, 6-4, to become the first Tiger since | in 1991 to win 20 games in a season. Verlander also became the first major ... |
Alexei Zhamnov | ... d Primeau (concussion) in February forced the Flyers to trade for Chicago's | , who filled in well and kept the Flyers afloat. On March 5, 2004, the Fly ... |
Matt Millen | ... Ted Hendricks, Pro Bowler Rod Martin (3 Interceptions) and standout rookie | |
Ruud Vormer | ... ransfer-free at the end of the season. These players include John Goossens, | , and Daryl Janmaat |
Rodney Marsh | ... 2–3 defeat away to local rivals Tampa Bay Rowdies on 17 June 1978, in which | scored all three for the home team. Banks later began a business which dis ... |
Lorena Guréndez | ... ound. The team was formed by Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, | , Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca |
Mickey Lolich | ... est strikeout total in the American League behind Sam McDowell and teammate | . Although he had a curveball and a changeup, he relied mostly on his fast ... |
Milt Stegall | ... d all-time in career receiving yardage behind Allen Pitts, Geroy Simon, and | . He held the BC Lions club record for receiving yardage in a season, 1731 ... |
Haven Moses | ... Odoms was his main target, with 37 receptions for 429 yards. Wide receiver | was also a major deep threat, catching 27 passes for 539 yards, an average ... |
Yao Ming | ... ion has a huge following among Chinese youths, with Chinese players such as | being held in high esteem |
Joe, Jr. | ... ert, the controversial Chappaquiddick incident, and four airplane crashes ( | , Kathleen, Ted and John, Jr.; all but Ted's were fatal) |
Charisteas | ... nancially healthy. Supporters unrest grew into anger, when Feyenoord bought | , a back-up striker of arch-rivals Ajax, with a poor track record, as a re ... |
Steve Coppell | ... nd qualify for the play-offs, where they lost to in the semi-final. Manager | resigned just hours after the game, and was replaced by Brendan Rodgers. R ... |
Ralph Kiner | "Ozark Ike" was the nickname of two major league baseball players, | and Gus Zernial |
Nuria Cabanillas | ... thmic group all-around. The team was formed by Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, | , Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca |
Arnoud Okken | ... sporting park 'de IJsselweide', is well-known of the athletes Bram Som and | |
Alex Avila | The Tigers sent five players to the 2011 All-Star Game. Catcher | was voted in as a starter, while Justin Verlander, Jose Valverde and Migue ... |
Mark Tewksbury | ... in the contest. The party's tribute to Martin was hosted by former Olympian | . Martin's press secretary denied that the tribute was low key due to the ... |
Beckett's | ... Ralph Richardson, but he drew the line at being offered the role of Hamm in | Endgame, saying that the play offered "nothing but loneliness and despair" ... |
Lamar Hunt | ... alled the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after billionaire sports franchise owner | , five times beginning in 1915, and for the last time in 1926 |
Brad Ausmus | ... aseball, Dartmouth alumni include All-Star and three-time Gold Glove winner | and All-Star Mike Remlinger. Professional football players include former ... |
Maurice Greene | ... mission will affect team-mates Jon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Brian Lewis, | and Kenneth Brokenburr. An spokeswoman said the committee would look into ... |
Ted Hendricks | ... ear. The Raiders also had a trio of great linebackers: future Hall of Famer | , Pro Bowler Rod Martin (3 Interceptions) and standout rookie Matt Millen |
Marta Baldó | ... y women's rhythmic group all-around. The team was formed by Estela Giménez, | , Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca |
John Guidetti | ... ho came mostly from their own youth academy. Two other players were loaned, | from Manchester City and Otman Bakkal from PSV. Feyenoord started the seas ... |
Frederick, Prince of Wales | ... l stage Buckinghamshire has been home to Nancy Astor who lived in Cliveden, | who also lived in Cliveden, Baron Carrington who lives in Bledlow, Benjami ... |
George "Sparky" Anderson | ... rom June 14, 1979 until the end of the 1995 season, the team was managed by | , one of baseball's winningest managers and owner of two World Series ring ... |
Miguel Cabrera | ... Avila was voted in as a starter, while Justin Verlander, Jose Valverde and | were added as reserves. (Verlander was unavailable to play in the game due ... |
Nolan Ryan | ... nd a homer), while stealing three more bases. On August 22, 1989, he became | 's 5,000th strikeout victim, but Henderson took an odd delight in the occu ... |
Randy Bass | ... orris, and Elmer Thomas. Other politicians include Democratic State Senator | and former US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia Julian Niemczyk |
Steve Owen | ... at the hands of the Cleveland Browns. This lost would ultimately cost Coach | his job, and would again have Landry pondering his future. In 1954 he was ... |
Bill Cosby | ... o television special, Diana!, featuring guest appearances by The Jackson 5, | and Danny Thomas |
Otman Bakkal | ... demy. Two other players were loaned, John Guidetti from Manchester City and | from PSV. Feyenoord started the season well and played the first game of t ... |
Julio Iglesias | ... a, Don Francisco, the former members of Menudo, Selena, Celia Cruz, Thalía, | , Alejandro Fernández, Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Sussan Taunton, Jorge Ra ... |
Pete Rose | ... in baseball history. Turmoil was, however, just around the corner. In 1986 | retired from playing for the Cincinnati Reds, having broken Ty Cobb's reco ... |
Mike Webster | ... until September 2002 when fellow Hall of Fame teammate and longtime friend | died that Bradshaw finally returned to Pittsburgh to attend his friend's f ... |
Robert Esche | ... ff Hackett was signed from Boston to replace Cechmanek and challenge backup | for the No.1 spot in 2003–04, but Hackett was forced to retire in February ... |
Geroy Simon | ... ; he is also third all-time in career receiving yardage behind Allen Pitts, | , and Milt Stegall. He held the BC Lions club record for receiving yardage ... |
Reg Matthews | Notable former players include | (the first Coventry-born footballer to be capped by England), Clarrie Bour ... |
Jack Morris | The 1984 team started out at a record 35–5 pace (including | throwing a no-hitter early in the season against Chicago en route to the T ... |
Jhonny Peralta | ... in the game due to the scheduling of his regular-season starts.) Shortstop | was later added to the All-Star team when the Yankees' Derek Jeter was una ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... s to the irritation of Democrats. During the 101st Congress under President | , fully half of the successful proposals put forward by the Senate Democra ... |
Estela Giménez | ... ew competition by women's rhythmic group all-around. The team was formed by | , Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and T ... |
Bram Som | ... 3, located in sporting park 'de IJsselweide', is well-known of the athletes | and Arnoud Okke |
Bernard Williams | ... mains unclear though how the admission will affect team-mates Jon Drummond, | , Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene and Kenneth Brokenburr. An spokeswoman said ... |
Gil Hodges | ... the home of the 1969 "Miracle Mets" -- a team led by former Brooklyn Dodger | that defied 100-1 odds and won the World Series, this after recording seve ... |
Shannon Miller | ... anded on one foot. The US women's gymnastics team won its first gold medal. | of the United States won the gold medal on the balance beam event, the fir ... |
Allen Pitts | ... Terry Vaughn; he is also third all-time in career receiving yardage behind | , Geroy Simon, and Milt Stegall. He held the BC Lions club record for rece ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... oquent orator. The Republican Party countered with popular war hero General | and won in a landslide, ending 20 consecutive years of Democratic control ... |
Sam McDowell | ... strikeouts, the third highest strikeout total in the American League behind | and teammate Mickey Lolich. Although he had a curveball and a changeup, he ... |
Pindar | ... her clarion cry of war. And Ouranos trembled to hear, and Mother Gaia..." ( | , Seventh Olympian Ode). Plato, in the Laws, attributes the cult of Athena ... |
Kerron Clement | Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist | (Track and Field |
Didier Drogba | ... r in the league was Kevin Doyle with 13 goals, while top scorer overall was | with 20 |
Jim Zorn | ... 08, he compared the relationship between new Washington Redskins head coach | and starting quarterback Jason Campbell to a good marriage. Jimmy Johnson ... |
Ty Cobb | ... 1986 Pete Rose retired from playing for the Cincinnati Reds, having broken | 's record by accumulating 4,256 hits during his career. He continued as Re ... |
Graig Nettles | ... o the baseball and other eccentricities. During a game against the Yankees, | responded to Fidrych's antics by talking to his bat. After making an out, ... |
Rick Fox | ... rts, Joyce Van Patten, Method Man, Luke Perry, Master P, Treach, LL Cool J, | , Dana Ivey and Peter Criss have made appearances on the show |
Marc-André Fleury | ... school and college fraternity Scouts Royale Brotherhood of the Philippines. | , a Canadian ice hockey goaltender, has a fleur-de-lis logo on his mask |
Elmer Layden | When | was hired as NFL commissioner in 1941, Ward was viewed as dictating the hi ... |
Wilbert Montgomery | ... nly 12 interceptions. Another key player on the Eagles offense was halfback | , who was widely considered one of the top running backs in the NFL and ha ... |
Armando Galarraga | ... fielder Johnny Damon and pitcher Jeremy Bonderman. They also traded pitcher | to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two minor league pitching prospects. Notab ... |
Hong-Chih Kuo | ... and Hiroki Kuroda; South Korean pitcher Chan Ho Park; and Taiwanese pitcher | and infielder Chin-Lung Hu. Furthermore in 2005, the Dodgers' Hee Seop Cho ... |
Mark Fidrych | Tiger fans were provided a glimmer of hope when 21-year old rookie | made his debut in 1976. Fidrych, known as "the Bird", was a colorful chara ... |
Carl Lewis | ... e, although without a world record, by winning the rare 200 m/400 m double. | won his 4th long jump gold medal at the age of 35 |
Miquel Nelom | ... pectively. In return, the club restocked with players such as Jordy Clasie, | , Guyon Fernandez and Kaj Ramsteijn, who came mostly from their own youth ... |
Dave Wickersham | ... ed after entering the game in the first inning to relieve starting pitcher, | . He ended the season with a 16-6 record, a 2.61 earned run average and 19 ... |
Aurelio Rodríguez | ... ts that year with the Tigers finishing next to last in the AL East in 1976. | won the Gold Glove Award for 1976 at third base, snapping a 16-season stre ... |
Derian Hatcher | ... e, LeClair and Roenick were superstar Peter Forsberg, along with defensemen | and Mike Rathje, as well as several players from the Calder Cup-winning Ph ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... closing credits for the special were airing, word came in that U.S. Senator | of New York had just been shot. ABC simply showed a wide shot of the chaot ... |
Rob Lytle | ... ushing game. Denver had 3 running backs, Otis Armstrong, Lonnie Perrin, and | , who carried the ball equally, combining for 1,353 rushing yards and 10 t ... |
Guyon Fernandez | ... return, the club restocked with players such as Jordy Clasie, Miquel Nelom, | and Kaj Ramsteijn, who came mostly from their own youth academy. Two other ... |
Robin Ventura | Tommie Agee, Lenny Dykstra, Todd Pratt, | , and Benny Agbayani have all hit post-season, game-winning home runs at S ... |
Kevin Doyle | ... hance to play in the Intertoto Cup. The club's top scorer in the league was | with 13 goals, while top scorer overall was Didier Drogba with 20 |
Donovan Bailey | | of Canada won the men's 100 m, setting a new world record of 9.84 seconds ... |
Keith Curle | ... erminster Harriers and Burton Albion. He was released, by the then manager, | and then joined Championship side Crewe Alexandra. When he was released by ... |
Harold Carmichael | ... tions for 407 yards. The other main deep threats on offense, wide receivers | and Charlie Smith, along with tight end Keith Krepfle, combined for 125 re ... |
Brad Penny | ... cher/DH Victor Martinez, relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit and starting pitcher | |
Kurt Angle | ... rring in the NBC sitcom, Community); athletics, such as gold-medal wrestler | ; politics, such as Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch; business, such as self-made bil ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... s received their $20,000 redress payments, was signed into law by President | , who also issued another formal apology from the U.S. government |
Harald Bohr | ... applicable characterization of the gamma function was not given until 1922. | and Johannes Mollerup then proved what is known as the Bohr–Mollerup theor ... |
Marie-José Pérec | ... h later culminated in a 150-metre race between the two to settle the issue. | equaled Johnson's performance, although without a world record, by winning ... |
Benny Agbayani | Tommie Agee, Lenny Dykstra, Todd Pratt, Robin Ventura, and | have all hit post-season, game-winning home runs at Shea |
Steve Butler | ... d 1–1 after 90 minutes, but, thanks to goals in extra time from substitutes | and Andy Thomson, the Gills won 3–2 and were promoted to Division One for ... |
Lou Brock | ... ost noted records when he stole the 939th base of his career, one more than | 's total compiled from 1963 to 1979, mainly with the St. Louis Cardinals |
Tommie Agee | ... Braves in the first National League Championship Series to win the pennant. | , Lenny Dykstra, Todd Pratt, Robin Ventura, and Benny Agbayani have all hi ... |
André Bahia | ... season, Feyenoord lost valuable players Leroy Fer, Georginio Wijnaldum and | to FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven and Samsunspor respectively. In return, the cl ... |
Jason Campbell | ... etween new Washington Redskins head coach Jim Zorn and starting quarterback | to a good marriage. Jimmy Johnson immediately joked, "What would you know ... |
Jim Bates | ... e Rayner (Michigan State University / Indianapolis Colts). 1964 Oxford grad | (University of Tennessee) has been a long time NFL defensive coach (Packer ... |
Tom Flores | The Raiders were led by Head Coach | , the first minority coach to win a Super Bowl |
Gerald Laird | ... m 2010, with four notable departures. The team chose not to re-sign catcher | , outfielder Johnny Damon and pitcher Jeremy Bonderman. They also traded p ... |
Chan Ho Park | ... ded Japanese pitchers Takashi Saito and Hiroki Kuroda; South Korean pitcher | ; and Taiwanese pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo and infielder Chin-Lung Hu. Furtherm ... |
Brooks Robinson | ... for 1976 at third base, snapping a 16-season streak in which Hall of Famer | had won every award at the position |
Dick Vermeil | Under Head Coach | , Philadelphia advanced to their first ever Super Bowl in team history, an ... |
Michelle Smith | ... the Gold Medals in both the 100 metres and 200 metres breaststroke events. | of Ireland won three gold medals and a bronze in swimming. She remains her ... |
Doug Flutie | ... areer lasted from 1991 until 2002. He is the younger brother of quarterback | and also attended Boston College, though he did not graduate. He was as an ... |
Otis Armstrong | ... main offensive strength was their rushing game. Denver had 3 running backs, | , Lonnie Perrin, and Rob Lytle, who carried the ball equally, combining fo ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... lection of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, he and his two younger brothers, | and Edward M. Kennedy, soon all held prominent positions in the federal go ... |
Peter Forsberg | ... lacing the high-profile names of Amonte, LeClair and Roenick were superstar | , along with defensemen Derian Hatcher and Mike Rathje, as well as several ... |
Tommy Lee Jones | Men in Black (1997), starring | and Will Smith as Agent K and Agent J, was based on Lowell Cunningham's co ... |
Johnny Damon | ... departures. The team chose not to re-sign catcher Gerald Laird, outfielder | and pitcher Jeremy Bonderman. They also traded pitcher Armando Galarraga t ... |
Frederick, Prince of Wales | ... derable that Sarah hoped to marry her granddaughter, Lady Diana Spencer, to | , for which she would pay a massive dowry of £100,000. However, Robert Wal ... |
Sunil Chhetri | ... efeating favourites Tajikistan 4–1 with a stellar performance by local star | , and the 2009 Nehru Cup |
Lenny Dykstra | Tommie Agee, | , Todd Pratt, Robin Ventura, and Benny Agbayani have all hit post-season, ... |
Micah Owings | ... play in the Major Leagues, including Andy Cannizaro (New York Yankees) and | (Arizona Diamondbacks) |
Charles VIII | ... ession of several Italian princes—all instigated by Lorenzo de' Medici—King | had him released, and the Pope was persuaded to allow Pico to move to Flor ... |
Amy Van Dyken | | won four gold medals in the Olympic swimming pool, the first American woma ... |
Geroy Simon | ... ecord for receiving yardage in a season, 1731 yards, from 1994 to 2004 when | achieved 1750 yards. His Canadian career lasted from 1991 until 2002. He i ... |
Jeremy Bonderman | ... se not to re-sign catcher Gerald Laird, outfielder Johnny Damon and pitcher | . They also traded pitcher Armando Galarraga to the Arizona Diamondbacks f ... |
Ron Jaworski | ... game since their 1960 NFL championship. The Eagles were led by quarterback | , who completed 257 out of 451 passes for 3,529 yards during the regular s ... |
J.J. Barea | ... idd and Jason Terry plus other pieces such as Shawn Marion, Tyson Chandler, | and Caron Butler. They returned to the NBA Finals after winning 57 games, ... |
Todd Pratt | Tommie Agee, Lenny Dykstra, | , Robin Ventura, and Benny Agbayani have all hit post-season, game-winning ... |
Jordy Clasie | ... Samsunspor respectively. In return, the club restocked with players such as | , Miquel Nelom, Guyon Fernandez and Kaj Ramsteijn, who came mostly from th ... |
Les Moss | Houk's immediate successor as Tiger manager in 1979 was | , but Moss would only last until June of that year. From June 14, 1979 unt ... |
Mark van Eeghen | ... ler contributed 49 receptions for 786 yards and 10 touchdowns. Running back | was the team's top rusher with 838 yards and 5 touchdowns, while also catc ... |
Angela Ruggiero | ... uding goaltenders Kelly Dyer, Erin Whitten, Manon Rhéaume, and defencewoman | |
Merle Hapes | The day before the 1946 Championship game, Bell became aware that | of the Giants had admitted he was offered a bribe to fix the game and Fran ... |
Migueli | ... number of La Liga appearances (412), surpassing the previous record holder | (391) |
Gerry Meehan | ... ied late in the game, but with just four seconds on the clock, former Flyer | took a shot from just inside the blue line that eluded Flyers goalie Doug ... |
Barry Bonds | ... e, along with a number of other prominent athletes (including baseball star | ), obtained steroids and human growth hormone from BALCO, a laboratory nea ... |
Steve Coppell | ... m United the following October and was replaced by Brighton & Hove Albion's | . Coppell took the Royals to seventh in the Football League Championship, ... |
Ted Williams | ... rd in the voting for the MVP award. His 146 runs scored were the most since | had 150 in 1950, and he became the first player since Jimmie Foxx in 1939 ... |
Ross Barnes | ... as the Chicago Cubs) in 1876. Spalding then coaxed teammates Deacon White, | and Cal McVey, as well as Philadelphia Athletics players Cap Anson and Bob ... |
Reggie Jackson | ... Detroit an early lead in the deciding fifth and final game in Detroit, but | 's steal of home in the 2nd tied it up. Tenace's two-out single to left fi ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... press as a short list vice-presidential running mate for Republican nominee | , and was named chairman of Veterans for Bush |
Shannon Higgins | ... James Worthy and Michael Jordan in men's basketball; and Mia Hamm (twice), | , Kristine Lilly, and Tisha Venturini in women's soccer |
Paulino Alcántara | ... s all-time highest goalscorer in all competitions (including friendlies) is | with 369 goals. The record league scorer is César Rodríguez, who scored 19 ... |
Joel Fuhrman | ... ounts of food, the health of such methods is questionable, according to Dr. | . A true fast, he contends, consists of an intake solely of water, and can ... |
JoJo Starbuck | ... a Babish (former Miss Teen Age America of 1969) from 1972–73; to ice skater | from 1976–83; and from 1983–99, to Charlotte Hopkins, who is the mother of ... |
Mario Lemieux | ... rdiopulmonary resuscitation pioneer Peter Safar. Pittsburgh Penguins legend | used to reside in Mt. Lebanon as well, though he now resides in Sewickley, ... |
Mark Lewis | ... Game appearance, he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for C. J. Nitkowski, | , and minor leaguer Dave Tuttle. He finished that season with a 16-8 recor ... |
Roger Staubach | The main storyline surrounding Super Bowl XII was Cowboys quarterback | versus Broncos quarterback Craig Morton. Morton began his career playing f ... |
James Hetfield | ... due to drinking, drug use, violent behavior and personality conflicts with | , Lars Ulrich, and original Metallica bassist Ron McGovney. Two months aft ... |
Jack Kerouac | ... in the 1950s and early 1960s. Besides reading the works of writers such as | and Allen Ginsberg, he discovered African American music - jazz, blues and ... |
Mr. T | ... lphia Museum of Art, Rocky is publicly challenged by James "Clubber" Lang ( | ), a ferocious new boxer rapidly climbing the ranks. Lang accuses Rocky of ... |
Alan Pardew | ... ver from Terry Bullivant but lasted just 18 months before being replaced by | who had previously been reserve team manager before being released. In 200 ... |
Bob Chandler | ... r Cliff Branch (44 receptions, 858 yards, 7 touchdown), while wide receiver | contributed 49 receptions for 786 yards and 10 touchdowns. Running back Ma ... |
Franco Harris | ... ised Monday Night Football game, Bradshaw joined former teammates including | and Joe Greene to accept their position on the Pittsburgh Steelers 75th An ... |
Les Sealey | ... cher, Terry Gibson, Mark Hateley, Ian Wallace, Tommy Hutchison, Martin Jol, | , Robbie Keane, Gary McAllister, Steve Ogrizovic, Colin Stein and Terry Yo ... |
Terry Bullivant | Their successor, | , lasted less than one season before being sacked in March 1998. The Royal ... |
Jimmer Fredette | Most recently BYU had a stand out basketball player named | who was named NCAA player of the year for basketball and led the nation in ... |
Art Shell | ... so had an outstanding offensive line led by 2 future Hall of Famers, tackle | and guard Gene Upshaw. Upshaw became the first player to play in three Sup ... |
George Hendrick | ... lead in the fourth inning. The run was controversial to many Tiger fans, as | was ruled safe at first base just prior to the Tenace hit. Hendrick appear ... |
Tania Lamarca | ... nez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and | |
Jack Swigert | ... es, and the flight surgeon demands his replacement with Mattingly's backup, | (Kevin Bacon), as a safety precaution. Lovell resists breaking up his team ... |
Georginio Wijnaldum | ... beginning of the 2011–12 season, Feyenoord lost valuable players Leroy Fer, | and André Bahia to FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven and Samsunspor respectively. I ... |
Willie Mays | ... ion of third place on the all-time home run list, behind only Babe Ruth and | . As Mantle ran around the bases, McLain stood on the pitchers mound and a ... |
Craig Morton | ... Bowl XII was Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach versus Broncos quarterback | . Morton began his career playing for Dallas in 1965. After Staubach joine ... |
Xavi | | presently holds the team record for number of total games played (626) as ... |
Hank Aaron | ... ade also contained great individual achievements as well. On April 8, 1974, | of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run, surpassing Babe Ruth' ... |
Frank Filchock | ... Hapes of the Giants had admitted he was offered a bribe to fix the game and | of the Giants had denied being offered one. Hapes was suspended by Bell, b ... |
Deacon White | ... ngs (now known as the Chicago Cubs) in 1876. Spalding then coaxed teammates | , Ross Barnes and Cal McVey, as well as Philadelphia Athletics players Cap ... |
Martin Jol | ... Kevin Gallacher, Terry Gibson, Mark Hateley, Ian Wallace, Tommy Hutchison, | , Les Sealey, Robbie Keane, Gary McAllister, Steve Ogrizovic, Colin Stein ... |
Leroy Fer | At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Feyenoord lost valuable players | , Georginio Wijnaldum and André Bahia to FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven and Sams ... |
Jimmie Foxx | ... st since Ted Williams had 150 in 1950, and he became the first player since | in 1939 to amass more runs scored than games played. Henderson became the ... |
Master P | Eric Roberts, Joyce Van Patten, Method Man, Luke Perry, | , Treach, LL Cool J, Rick Fox, Dana Ivey and Peter Criss have made appeara ... |
Jimmie Foxx | ... w York Yankee center fielder, Mickey Mantle, who entered the game tied with | for third place in the major league career home runs list. When Mantle cam ... |
Ted Marchibroda | ... fensive lineman Will Wolford serves as color commentator. Former head coach | of both Baltimore and Indianapolis Colts franchises, who served as color c ... |
Stephen Smith | ... become Gillingham's first recognised manager. Former England international | was appointed as full-time manager in 1906, but left in 1908, with Groombr ... |
Robert Newhouse | ... d, but the Cowboys pulled the game out of reach in the fourth when fullback | threw a 29-yard touchdown pass on a halfback option play |
Babe Ruth | ... Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run, surpassing | 's all-time record. He would retire in 1976 with 755. There was great pitc ... |
Alfredo di Stéfano | ... xacerbated further when there was a controversy surrounding the transfer of | , who finally played for Real Madrid and was key to their subsequent succe ... |
John Wayne | ... Acapulco, where hotels owned by personalities such as Johnny Weismuller and | are located, is on the northern end of the bay. This is where the boardwal ... |
Chris Pendergast | ... as the second cousin three times removed of the Scottish Gaelic Footballer, | |
Dave Kitson | ... make their first appearance in the top flight of English football. Striker | became the first player to score for Reading in the Premier League, in a 3 ... |
Alexander I of Macedon | ... nd thereby block Xerxes's advance. However, once there, they were warned by | that the vale could be bypassed through the pass by the modern village of ... |
Tommy Hutchison | ... e, Gerry Francis, Kevin Gallacher, Terry Gibson, Mark Hateley, Ian Wallace, | , Martin Jol, Les Sealey, Robbie Keane, Gary McAllister, Steve Ogrizovic, ... |
Manon Rhéaume | ... rth American minor leagues, including goaltenders Kelly Dyer, Erin Whitten, | , and defencewoman Angela Ruggiero |
Sekou Cissé | ... act more investors to the club leading to some unexpected signings, such as | , Dani Fernández and Stefan Babović |
Ralph Houk | ... ch of the next decade in the middle or lower ranks of the AL East. In 1974, | , who managed the dominant Yankee teams of the early 1960s, was named mana ... |
Andy Cannizaro | ... essee Titans). Several baseball alumni play in the Major Leagues, including | (New York Yankees) and Micah Owings (Arizona Diamondbacks) |
Will Wolford | ... itle from 1984 to 1991 and again since 1995. Former Colts offensive lineman | serves as color commentator. Former head coach Ted Marchibroda of both Bal ... |
Santiago Bernabeu | ... pressive centralism and the fascist regime at management level and beyond ( | , the former club president for whom the Merengues stadium is named, fough ... |
Harvey Martin | ... s won Super Bowl MVP honors: defensive tackle Randy White and defensive end | . This was also the first time that a defensive lineman was named as the S ... |
Randy Phillips | ... repared to lift restrictions on service by openly gay people, Senior Airman | conducted a social media campaign to garner support for coming out. The vi ... |
Dallas Braden | ... artists Nick and Nate Diaz were born, raised and still reside in Stockton. | , an alumnus of A. A. Stagg High School, threw the 19th perfect game in Ma ... |
Hal Chase | ... lers and players working together had been suspected as early as the 1850s. | was particularly notorious for throwing games, but played for a decade aft ... |
Estíbaliz Martínez | ... m formed by Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, | and Tania Lamarca |
Babe Ruth | ... n sole possession of third place on the all-time home run list, behind only | and Willie Mays. As Mantle ran around the bases, McLain stood on the pitch ... |
Stefan Babović | ... eading to some unexpected signings, such as Sekou Cissé, Dani Fernández and | |
Cliff Branch | The Raiders' main offensive deep threat was wide receiver | (44 receptions, 858 yards, 7 touchdown), while wide receiver Bob Chandler ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... A's talent agency—which represented most of the industry's biggest names—by | 's Department of Justice, as owning both the movie studio and a talent age ... |
Phil Ford | ... letes of the year from North Carolina include Rachel Dawson in field hockey | ;, Tyler Hansbrough, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, James Worthy and Michae ... |
Mr. T | Rocky's opponent is James "Clubber" Lang, played by | . Lang is a younger and more aggressive boxer than Rocky. He is brash, arr ... |
Walter Camp | ... ng named a first-team All-American in both his junior and senior year, with | considering him the greatest defensive end ever. Academically, he was acce ... |
Mark Hateley | ... , Dion Dublin, Stuart Pearce, Gerry Francis, Kevin Gallacher, Terry Gibson, | , Ian Wallace, Tommy Hutchison, Martin Jol, Les Sealey, Robbie Keane, Gary ... |
Jeremiah Trotter | ... mple, on October 2, 2005, he began a Ten Yards with TB piece on the Eagles' | by discussing Trotter's ejection from a game prior to the kickoff and joki ... |
Steve Owen | ... y in a dispersal draft. It would be under the guidance of Giants head coach | that Landry would get his first taste of coaching. Instead of explaining t ... |
Maury Wills | ... It hurt the minor and independent leagues most. People stayed home to watch | rather than watch unknowns at their local baseball park. Major League Base ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... Service officials have attempted to avoid the term. Franklin D. Roosevelt, | and Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes each referred to the America ... |
Vasily Smyslov | ... al the same year. At Amsterdam, he tied for 1st–4th places, along with Tal, | , and Bent Larsen, on 17/23, with all four, along with Borislav Ivkov and ... |
Rick MacLeish | ... that time) in NHL history to be named team captain, replacing Ed Van Impe. | became the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season and the Flyers record ... |
Jon Drummond | ... d medal. It remains unclear though how the admission will affect team-mates | , Bernard Williams, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene and Kenneth Brokenburr. An ... |
Kevin Gallacher | ... ould, Willie Carr, Ian St. John, Dion Dublin, Stuart Pearce, Gerry Francis, | , Terry Gibson, Mark Hateley, Ian Wallace, Tommy Hutchison, Martin Jol, Le ... |
Lou Piniella | ... kees owner George Steinbrenner issued a press release claiming that manager | wanted to trade Henderson for "jaking it" (playing lackadaisically). Still ... |
Gerald R. Ford, Jr. | ... mains the only one of its kind in the country. On April 23, 1975, President | , spoke at Tulane University's Fogelman Arena at the invitation of Congres ... |
Terry Vaughn | ... n Football League's third all-time leader in catches, behind Ben Cahoon and | ; he is also third all-time in career receiving yardage behind Allen Pitts ... |
Bob Addy | ... rnes and Cal McVey, as well as Philadelphia Athletics players Cap Anson and | , to sign with Chicago. This was all done under complete secrecy during th ... |
Edward M. Kennedy | ... ent John F. Kennedy, he and his two younger brothers, Robert F. Kennedy and | , soon all held prominent positions in the federal government, and receive ... |
Mario | ... nzo Bellini. A host of young Italian tenors—including the renowned Giovanni | (1810–1883) — copied Rubini's trend-setting innovation in order to heighte ... |
Nadia Comăneci | ... ise final and a silver on the beam — becoming the only female gymnast since | to win an individual event gold after winning the all-round title in the s ... |
Ian Branfoot | ... romoted to the Second Division as champions in 1986 under the management of | , but were relegated back to the Third Division in 1988. Branfoot left in ... |
Stanley Matthews | ... 4 to show their admiration for the former Blackpool and England player, Sir | |
Lester Hayes | ... nse, anchored by defensive end John Matuszak, was punishing. Defensive back | led the league in interceptions (13) and interception return yards (273), ... |
Prince Fielder | ... ve playoff appearance. On January 24, the Tigers signed free-agent all-star | to a 9-year, $214 million contract, the fourth richest contract in basebal ... |
Barry Alvarez | ... of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. The Wisconsin Badgers football former head coach | led the Badgers to three Rose Bowl championships, including back-to-back v ... |
Kelly Dyer | ... women have competed in North American minor leagues, including goaltenders | , Erin Whitten, Manon Rhéaume, and defencewoman Angela Ruggiero |
Bert van Marwijk | ... he club, Feyenoord managed to win the Dutch Cup, beating Roda JC by 2–0. As | accepted a job as manager of the national team, Feyenoord appointed as the ... |
Harold Reynolds | ... from 1980–1991 in which Henderson did not lead the AL in steals. Seattle's | led the league with 60 steals; Reynolds tells the story of getting an impi ... |
Dizzy Dean | ... nd Athletics to become Major League Baseball’s first 30-game winner since . | , the last man to have won 30 games, was on hand to congratulate him |
Ty Cobb | ... these accusations into a promotion to manager. Even baseball stars such as | and Tris Speaker have been credibly alleged to have fixed game outcomes. W ... |
Jon Lieber | ... tradition, producing professional stars such as Luis Gonzalez, Juan Pierre, | , and Adam Lind |
Jim Bunning | ... , Callison's teammate, future Hall of Fame member and United States Senator | , pitched a perfect game against the Mets |
Jade Johnson | ... strong, Kevin Jacobsen, Phil Dwyer, Ken Brodziak, Denis Handlin, Stan Rofe, | , Terry Blamey and Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum. These were the people largely resp ... |
Kerri Strug | ... dividual event gold after winning the all-round title in the same Olympics. | of the United States women's gymnastics team vaulted with an injured ankle ... |
Terry Gibson | ... , Ian St. John, Dion Dublin, Stuart Pearce, Gerry Francis, Kevin Gallacher, | , Mark Hateley, Ian Wallace, Tommy Hutchison, Martin Jol, Les Sealey, Robb ... |
Carles Comamala | ... held a competition among its members to design a new crest. The winner was | , who at the time played for the club. Comamala's suggestion became the cr ... |
Cap Anson | ... White, Ross Barnes and Cal McVey, as well as Philadelphia Athletics players | and Bob Addy, to sign with Chicago. This was all done under complete secre ... |
Ben Cahoon | ... is the Canadian Football League's third all-time leader in catches, behind | and Terry Vaughn; he is also third all-time in career receiving yardage be ... |
Alan Turing | ... traced back as early as Descartes in the 17th century, and proceeding up to | in the 1940s and '50s. The cognitive approach was brought to prominence by ... |
Gerry Francis | ... Hudson, Bobby Gould, Willie Carr, Ian St. John, Dion Dublin, Stuart Pearce, | , Kevin Gallacher, Terry Gibson, Mark Hateley, Ian Wallace, Tommy Hutchiso ... |
Bert Campaneris | ... in which Tiger reliever Lerrin Lagrow hit A's shortstop and leadoff hitter | on the ankle with a pitch. An angered Campaneris flung the bat at Lagrow, ... |
Nolan Ryan | ... tire in 1976 with 755. There was great pitching too: between 1973 and 1975, | threw 4 "no-hit" games. He would add a record-breaking fifth in 1981 and t ... |
Mickey Mantle | ... ber 19, 1968. McLain had grown up idolizing New York Yankee center fielder, | , who entered the game tied with Jimmie Foxx for third place in the major ... |
Jim Donald | ... r 1974. His best man at his wedding was another ex-professional footballer, | of Queen of the South. The couple have four children, including Kelly, bor ... |
Jeff Hackett | Free-agent goaltender | was signed from Boston to replace Cechmanek and challenge backup Robert Es ... |
Arthur Witty | ... blue and red design of the Barcelona shirt. The son of the first president, | , claimed it was the idea of his father as the colours were the same as th ... |
Marion Jones | The investigation also implicated his former partner | , winner of the women's 100 metres at the Sydney Games |
Tris Speaker | ... ations into a promotion to manager. Even baseball stars such as Ty Cobb and | have been credibly alleged to have fixed game outcomes. When MLB's complac ... |
Mario Been | ... ason, Feyenoord appointed former assistant manager and Feyenoord footballer | to take over from Leon Vlemmings. Been, after achieving minor European suc ... |
Ernie Davis | ... a Cotton Bowl victory over Texas. The team featured sophomore running back | who, in 1961, became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. ... |
Leon Štukelj | Slovene gymnast | arose at the opening ceremony as one of the oldest living sportsmen in the ... |
Matt Forté | ... ills), Anthony Cannon (Detroit Lions), Mewelde Moore (Pittsburgh Steelers), | (Chicago Bears), and Roydell Williams (Tennessee Titans). Several baseball ... |
Carl Weathers | ... ckey's closed gym, Rocky is confronted by his former nemesis Apollo Creed ( | ) who offers to help train him for a rematch with Lang in exchange for "a ... |
Juan Pierre | ... has a proud tradition, producing professional stars such as Luis Gonzalez, | , Jon Lieber, and Adam Lind |
Lilia Podkopayeva | | became an all-around olympic champion in women's gymnastics. Podkopayeva a ... |
Gary Dornhoefer | ... son and the Flyers recorded their first winning season. An overtime goal by | in Game 5 turned the tide of their first round series with the Minnesota N ... |
Will Shields | ... famous University of Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson, NFL Pro Bowlers | and Jammal Brow |
Gene Upshaw | ... g offensive line led by 2 future Hall of Famers, tackle Art Shell and guard | . Upshaw became the first player to play in three Super Bowls with the sam ... |
Alan Turing | ... king our tacit awareness. Contrary to the views of his colleague and friend | , whose work at The University of Manchester prepared the way for the firs ... |
Dion Dublin | ... d), Clarrie Bourton, George Hudson, Bobby Gould, Willie Carr, Ian St. John, | , Stuart Pearce, Gerry Francis, Kevin Gallacher, Terry Gibson, Mark Hatele ... |
Thierry Henry | ... eland ball instead of France as a joke at the expense of FIFA, referring to | 's handball controversy in the play off match between France and Ireland. ... |
Gates Brown | ... thrup came through in the clutch again. His single off Dave Hamilton scored | and evened the series at 2 games apiece |
Johnny Callison | ... 64, and hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game that same year, with | of the Philadelphia Phillies hitting a home run in the ninth inning to win ... |
Roydell Williams | ... ions), Mewelde Moore (Pittsburgh Steelers), Matt Forté (Chicago Bears), and | (Tennessee Titans). Several baseball alumni play in the Major Leagues, inc ... |
Jim Boeheim | ... ry running, and one each in boxing and football. Under long-time head coach | , men's basketball team won seven Big East regular season championships, f ... |
César Rodríguez | ... Only four people have managed to score over 100 league goals at Barcelona: | (192), Lionel Messi (165), Ladislao Kubala (131) and (108) |
Hal Chase | ... hise record with 326 stolen bases; the previous high (248) had been held by | . On May 28, 2011, Henderson's total was surpassed by Derek Jeter, who'd p ... |
César Rodríguez | ... riendlies) is Paulino Alcántara with 369 goals. The record league scorer is | , who scored 192 goals in La Liga between 1942 and 1955. Only four people ... |
Stuart Pearce | ... ourton, George Hudson, Bobby Gould, Willie Carr, Ian St. John, Dion Dublin, | , Gerry Francis, Kevin Gallacher, Terry Gibson, Mark Hateley, Ian Wallace, ... |
Mick Gooding | ... triker Jimmy Quinn was put in charge of the first team alongside midfielder | and guided Reading to runners-up in the final Division One table – only to ... |
Cal McVey | ... Cubs) in 1876. Spalding then coaxed teammates Deacon White, Ross Barnes and | , as well as Philadelphia Athletics players Cap Anson and Bob Addy, to sig ... |
Stacey King | ... actress Joan Crawford, WWII ace Robert S. Johnson, three time NBA champion | , former NBA All-Star Michael Ray Richardson, Miss America 2007 Lauren Nel ... |
Charles Comiskey | For many years, the White Sox were owned and operated by | , who paid the lowest player salaries, on average, in the American League. ... |
Tony Amonte | ... 03, Roman Cechmanek had a 1.83 GAA and the Flyers acquired Sami Kapanen and | prior to the trade deadline; however, they fell one point short of a secon ... |
Doug Fister | ... igers put together an 18-10 record in August to begin to pull away. Starter | , acquired via trade on July 30, provided an immediate spark, going 8-1 ov ... |
Charles VIII of France | ... o had worked at the Milanese court of Ludovico Sforza for many years, until | drove Sforza out of Italy. After Cesare, Leonardo was unsuccessful in find ... |
Kurt Warner | ... first quarterback to start a Super Bowl game for two different franchises ( | being the second with St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals). The next year ... |
Lionel Messi | ... managed to score over 100 league goals at Barcelona: César Rodríguez (192), | (165), Ladislao Kubala (131) and (108) |
Jammal Brown | ... of Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson, NFL Pro Bowlers Will Shields and | |
Ian St. John | ... pped by England), Clarrie Bourton, George Hudson, Bobby Gould, Willie Carr, | , Dion Dublin, Stuart Pearce, Gerry Francis, Kevin Gallacher, Terry Gibson ... |
Gene Tenace | A first-inning run on a | passed ball gave Detroit an early lead in the deciding fifth and final gam ... |
Sami Kapanen | In 2002–03, Roman Cechmanek had a 1.83 GAA and the Flyers acquired | and Tony Amonte prior to the trade deadline; however, they fell one point ... |
Mark McGhee | The appointment of | as player-manager, shortly after the takeover by John Madejski, in June 19 ... |
John Matuszak | Oakland's defense, anchored by defensive end | , was punishing. Defensive back Lester Hayes led the league in interceptio ... |
Derek Jeter | ... been held by Hal Chase. On May 28, 2011, Henderson's total was surpassed by | , who'd played 1,700 more games as a Yankee than Henderson |
Adam Lind | ... cing professional stars such as Luis Gonzalez, Juan Pierre, Jon Lieber, and | |
Johnny Sain | In 1967, the Tigers hired former major league pitcher, | , as their pitching coach. Sain helped develop McLain's pitching skills an ... |
Ian Porterfield | ... ving failed to get the Royals back into the Second Division. His successor, | , lasted just 18 months before further failures cost him his job |
Rafael Martín Vázquez | ... was a member of the legendary Quinta del Buitre, along with Manolo Sanchís, | , Míchel and Miguel Pardeza |
Blondy Wallace | ... McFarland, Clark Schrontz, Paul Steinberg, Pop Sweet, Eddie Wood, and coach | |
Don Mattingly | ... 1884, the Dodgers have used a total of 30 Managers, the most current being | , who was appointed at the conclusion of the 2010 season as the successor ... |
Gilbert Dionne | ... and high-scoring winger Recchi was traded to Montreal for Eric Desjardins, | and John LeClair early in the abbreviated season. The Flyers initially str ... |
Sunil Joshi | ... th, Gundappa Vishwanath, Syed Kirmani, E. A. S. Prasanna, Venkatesh Prasad, | , Robin Uthappa, Vinay Kumar, Roger Binny and Abhimanyu Mithun. Many child ... |
Ian Rush | Notable former players of the club include | (who later managed the club), Cyrille Regis, Arthur Albiston, Earl Barrett ... |
Birgit Prinz | ... ei, Fan Yunjie, Zhang Ouying, Gao Hong, Zhao Lihong, and Bai Jie; Germany's | , Conny Pohlers, Steffi Jones and Maren Meinert; Norway's Hege Riise, Unni ... |
Andy Nelson | ... egated back to the Fourth Division in the 1970–71 season, but his successor | led the club to promotion back to Division Three three years later before ... |
Hoyt Wilhelm | ... e had success as knuckleballers after their ability to throw hard declined. | , Phil Niekro and Jesse Haines, three pitchers who primarily relied on the ... |
Terrell Suggs | ... Presidential Nomination. In the same interview, he also labeled linebacker | "an idiot" for making comments critical of Denver quarterback 's public di ... |
Simon Nolet | ... rs, with Parent, Rochefort, Andre Lacroix, Serge Bernier, Jean-Guy Gendron, | and Rosaire Paiement among others. Beginning play in 1967–68, the Philadel ... |
Trevor Hoffman | ... being thrown masterfully by pitchers such as Tim Lincecum, Pedro Martinez, | , Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Johan Santana, Justin Verlander and Cole Hamel ... |
Joe Torre | ... during a regular season game until Jolbert Cabrera wore it in 2003. Manager | wore it during his tenure with the Dodgers |
Joe Garagiola, Sr. | ... of the campaign was a series of popular television appearances he did with | , a retired baseball star for the St. Louis Cardinals and a well-known ann ... |
Dirk Nowitzki | ... ars before. The Mavericks, run by a trio of Steve Nash, Michael Finley, and | , had just defeated the Utah Jazz despite not having home court advantage ... |
Terry Bradshaw | ... k Teixeira, Vernon Wells, professional golfers Choi Kyung-Ju and Ben Crane, | , the former chief of Exxon, Lee Raymond, former FOX News Host and Radio C ... |
Bob Paisley | ... les, four Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup with the club. In 1977, | paid a British transfer record of £440,000 to bring Dalglish to Liverpool. ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... r characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Comparisons have also been drawn to | 's Waiting For Godot, for the presence of two central characters who almos ... |
Babe Ruth | ... ear deal with the Boston Red Sox and took the uniform number 3, in honor of | |
Harry Heilmann | ... y. (The Elias Book of Baseball Records, 2008, p. 88) That year, outfielders | and Ty Cobb finished #1 and #2 in the American League batting race with ba ... |
Ozzie Virgil | ... eague team to integrate their roster with the addition of Pumpsie Green and | on July 21, 1959. While limited in numbers, the on-field performance of ea ... |
Stephen McKenna | ... en), sculpture/printing artist Victor Burgin, painter Derek Jarman, painter | and sculptor Bill Woodrow |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... Commission. He was appointed chairman of a similar commission by President | in 1953. Both found numerous inefficiencies and ways to reduce waste. The ... |
Bobby Boyd | ... ague's New York Jets as 17-point favorites, with NFL icons like Pro Bowlers | (db), Mike Curtis (lb), John Mackey (te), Tom Matte (rb), Fred Miller (dl) ... |
Otto Graham | ... and a roster full of future hall of famers like Lou Groza, Bill Willis, and | . Landry did not have a good debut as a starter, Mac Speedie, the receiver ... |
Roger Staubach | ... was also the second Heisman Trophy winner to be named Super Bowl MVP after | in Super Bowl VI |
William Clegg | ... ainst Chesterfield. The match was kicked off by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield | , himself a former Wednesday player. It was a Chesterfield player, Herbert ... |
Andy Roddick | ... oe, Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, James Blake and | , before they turned professional |
Archie Clark | In 1939, a year after the club was voted back out of the Football League, | took over as manager, and was still in charge when the club was elected ba ... |
Cyrille Regis | ... e former players of the club include Ian Rush (who later managed the club), | , Arthur Albiston, Earl Barrett, Lee Dixon, Steve Harkness, Roberto Martín ... |
Robin Uthappa | ... Vishwanath, Syed Kirmani, E. A. S. Prasanna, Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi, | , Vinay Kumar, Roger Binny and Abhimanyu Mithun. Many children play gully ... |
Tinga | ... h American champions for the first time. Striker Fernandão, who, along with | , scored in the final match at the Beira-Rio stadium, was one of the 14 pl ... |
Busby Babes | ... n 1956, losing 4–3 on aggregate to the Manchester United team of the famous | . He made his debut for the first team at home in November 1958 against Co ... |
Jolbert Cabrera | ... spring training of 2002 and was not worn during a regular season game until | wore it in 2003. Manager Joe Torre wore it during his tenure with the Dodg ... |
Charles VIII | ... war with the League of the Public Weal. The matter became more urgent after | 's invasion of Italy (known as the First Peninsular War) |
Hank Greenberg | ... e league's best with "Black Mike" Mickey Cochrane behind the plate, slugger | at first, and consistent Charlie Gehringer, "The Mechanical Man", at secon ... |
Michael Finley | ... pionship only two years before. The Mavericks, run by a trio of Steve Nash, | , and Dirk Nowitzki, had just defeated the Utah Jazz despite not having ho ... |
Alejandro Da Silva | ... had investigated footballers that used fake passports. Alberto and Warley, | and Jorginho Paulista of Udinese, Fábio Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt of Roma ... |
Mickey Cochrane | ... ms of the 1930s were consistently among the league's best with "Black Mike" | behind the plate, slugger Hank Greenberg at first, and consistent Charlie ... |
José Rijo | ... ley for five players: Tim Birtsas, Jay Howell, Stan Javier, Eric Plunk, and | . That year he led the league in runs scored (146) and stolen bases (80), ... |
Arthur Albiston | ... s of the club include Ian Rush (who later managed the club), Cyrille Regis, | , Earl Barrett, Lee Dixon, Steve Harkness, Roberto Martínez and Stan Pears ... |
George Kottaras | ... was granted when he was traded back to the Padres for top catching prospect | |
Conny Pohlers | ... , Zhang Ouying, Gao Hong, Zhao Lihong, and Bai Jie; Germany's Birgit Prinz, | , Steffi Jones and Maren Meinert; Norway's Hege Riise, Unni Lehn, and Dagn ... |
Yuri Gagarin | After the flight of | in 1961, Sergey Korolyov, the chief Soviet rocket engineer, came up with t ... |
Jack Collison | ... ecame wrought in controversy, following a Jimmy Kebe "taunt" which provoked | into committing a foul, for which he received the second red card of the g ... |
Dante Bichette | ... ed. Steve Garvey's No.6 was not reissued for 19 years until it was given to | in spring training of 2002 and was not worn during a regular season game u ... |
Kris Versteeg | ... majority of the season, and challenged Vancouver for the overall NHL lead. | was brought in from Toronto to add additional offense for the stretch driv ... |
Joe Pepitone | ... e bases, McLain stood on the pitchers mound and applauded. The next batter, | , waved his bat over the plate, as if asking for an easy pitch of his own. ... |
Tom Matte | ... icons like Pro Bowlers Bobby Boyd (db), Mike Curtis (lb), John Mackey (te), | (rb), Fred Miller (dl), Earl Morrall (qb), Willie Richardson (wr), and Bob ... |
Edgar Rentería | Going into the 2008 season, the franchise traded for prominent talent in | (from the Atlanta Braves) and Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis (from th ... |
Arthur Conan Doyle | ... n 1880 at the recommendation of his Edinburgh physician Dr. George Balfour. | wrote an article about skiing in Davos in 1899. A sanatorium in Davos is a ... |
Niels Bohr | ... ed the strange properties of the photoelectric effect. The Danish physicist | used this same constant in 1913 to explain the stability of Rutherford’s a ... |
Salvatore Giunta | ... mous awards in its March 30, 2009 issue, before the September 2010 award to | . It was suggested that because of the intense partisan politics in Washin ... |
Earl Barrett | ... lude Ian Rush (who later managed the club), Cyrille Regis, Arthur Albiston, | , Lee Dixon, Steve Harkness, Roberto Martínez and Stan Pearson |
Raúl Mondesí | ... ers and Giants, baseball players such as Pedro Martínez, Jose Offerman, and | have spent time in Great Falls with the team. Since 1988, the team has won ... |
Bill Willis | ... d by Paul Brown, and a roster full of future hall of famers like Lou Groza, | , and Otto Graham. Landry did not have a good debut as a starter, Mac Spee ... |
Peter Osgood | ... , Chelsea F.C. soccer fans changed it from "Oggie" to "Ozzie," in honour of | , the soccer player. When Margaret Thatcher came to power in Britain in 19 ... |
Greg Maddux | ... sterfully by pitchers such as Tim Lincecum, Pedro Martinez, Trevor Hoffman, | , Tom Glavine, Johan Santana, Justin Verlander and Cole Hamels |
Steve Nash | ... rst NBA championship only two years before. The Mavericks, run by a trio of | , Michael Finley, and Dirk Nowitzki, had just defeated the Utah Jazz despi ... |
Lee Dixon | ... (who later managed the club), Cyrille Regis, Arthur Albiston, Earl Barrett, | , Steve Harkness, Roberto Martínez and Stan Pearson |
John Aldridge | ... es for both Republic of Ireland's manager, Jack Charlton, and their striker | . Fortunately for Ireland, Aldridge was able to re-gain concentration in t ... |
Don Nelson | ... lry took on a new meaning in 2005 when, near the end of the regular season, | would resign as head coach of the Mavericks, apparently satisfied with the ... |
Samuel Eto'o | ... n without trophies. A pre-season U.S. tour and open feud between the player | and Rijkaard was later blamed for the lack of trophies. In La Liga, Barça ... |
Dan Pastorini | ... 9. But after the Raiders started the 1980 season with a 2-3 record, starter | broke his leg and suddenly Plunkett was thrust into the starting role. The ... |
John Montgomery Ward | ... and Chicago. The tour included future Hall of Famers Adrian "Cap" Anson and | . While the players were on the tour, the National League instituted new r ... |
Annegret Richter | ... nning medals in all three once again. She was beaten for the 100 m title by | , and came third in a 200 m race with five German women in the first five ... |
Steve Ogrizovic | ... football fans during the 1980s and 1990s in appreciation to then goalkeeper | who had been nicknamed 'Oggy' |
Clarence Clemons | ... equently played clubs here on their way to fame, include Bruce Springsteen, | , the E Street Band, Jon Bon Jovi and Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny and the A ... |
Maury Wills | ... record with 96 steals in 1915 that stood until 1962, when it was broken by | . Baseball historian Bill James has ranked the 1915 Tigers outfield as the ... |
Maren Meinert | ... ihong, and Bai Jie; Germany's Birgit Prinz, Conny Pohlers, Steffi Jones and | ; Norway's Hege Riise, Unni Lehn, and Dagny Mellgren; Brazil's Sissi, Káti ... |
Roger Maris | ... n both the American and National Leagues. After the record home run year by | in , the major leagues increased the size of the strike zone from the top ... |
Steve Garvey | ... f Fernando Valenzuela in 1991, although it has not been officially retired. | 's No.6 was not reissued for 19 years until it was given to Dante Bichette ... |
Jean-Guy Gendron | ... r in its early years, with Parent, Rochefort, Andre Lacroix, Serge Bernier, | , Simon Nolet and Rosaire Paiement among others. Beginning play in 1967–68 ... |
Bert Jones | ... These consecutive championship teams featured 1976 NFL Most Valuable Player | at quarterback and an outstanding defensive line, nicknamed the "Sack Pack ... |
Fernando Rodney | ... t in his throwing arm. Other pitchers who were injured included Tim Byrdak, | , Jair Jurrjens and |
John LeClair | ... inger Recchi was traded to Montreal for Eric Desjardins, Gilbert Dionne and | early in the abbreviated season. The Flyers initially struggled out of the ... |
Norris Weese | ... er cut the lead in half, 20-10, after an ineffective Morton was replaced by | late in the third period, but the Cowboys pulled the game out of reach in ... |
Jair Jurrjens | ... arm. Other pitchers who were injured included Tim Byrdak, Fernando Rodney, | and |
Venus Williams | ... ce in Stowe on hard courts in July. Vania King, Lisa Raymond, Meilen Tu and | made up the team for the U.S. A 4100 capacity stadium was built at Topnotc ... |
Charles Thompson | ... iss America 2007 Lauren Nelson, infamous University of Oklahoma quarterback | , NFL Pro Bowlers Will Shields and Jammal Brow |
Phil Niekro | Hoyt Wilhelm, | and Jesse Haines, three pitchers who primarily relied on the knuckleball, ... |
Eric Plunk | ... g with Bert Bradley for five players: Tim Birtsas, Jay Howell, Stan Javier, | , and José Rijo. That year he led the league in runs scored (146) and stol ... |
Steve Harkness | ... managed the club), Cyrille Regis, Arthur Albiston, Earl Barrett, Lee Dixon, | , Roberto Martínez and Stan Pearson |
Fernando Valenzuela | The Dodgers have not issued No.34 since the departure of | in 1991, although it has not been officially retired. Steve Garvey's No.6 ... |
Jorginho Paulista | ... allers that used fake passports. Alberto and Warley, Alejandro Da Silva and | of Udinese, Fábio Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt of Roma, Dida of Milan, Álvar ... |
George Gipp | Noted 20th Century football player | ("the Gipper") was born in Laurium. A small memorial for the football lege ... |
Venkatesh Prasad | ... lude Javagal Srinath, Gundappa Vishwanath, Syed Kirmani, E. A. S. Prasanna, | , Sunil Joshi, Robin Uthappa, Vinay Kumar, Roger Binny and Abhimanyu Mithu ... |
John Elway | ... . The disastrous 1982 season earned the team the right to select Stanford's | , but Elway refused to play for Baltimore, and using leverage as a draftee ... |
Karl Ritter von Halt | ... s were organized on behalf of the Sports Office of the Third Reich (DRL) by | . Von Halt had been named President of the Committee for the organization ... |
Álvaro Recoba | ... ulista of Udinese, Fábio Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt of Roma, Dida of Milan, | of Inter, Thomas Job, Francis Zé, Jean Ondoa of Sampdoria, Jeda and Dede o ... |
Paul Steinberg | ... 's top players, such as: Herman Kerchoff, Arthur McFarland, Clark Schrontz, | , Pop Sweet, Eddie Wood, and coach Blondy Wallace |
Sean Couturier | ... ff Carter to Columbus in exchange for Jakub Voracek, the 8th overall pick ( | ) and the 68th overall pick (Nick Cousins) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Sh ... |
Bam Margera | TV-Star | and his friends travelled to Rovaniemi in their movie in order to find San ... |
Jack Charlton | ... on the touchline resulted in fines for both Republic of Ireland's manager, | , and their striker John Aldridge. Fortunately for Ireland, Aldridge was a ... |
Marcus Giles | ... d States Representative Duncan Hunter. Major League Baseball Second baseman | lives there |
Bob Gibson | ... n, a sore-armed McLain lost twice to National League Cy Young Award winner, | to help put the Tigers down three games to one. Trailing three games to tw ... |
Jesse Haines | Hoyt Wilhelm, Phil Niekro and | , three pitchers who primarily relied on the knuckleball, have been induct ... |
Earl Morrall | ... (db), Mike Curtis (lb), John Mackey (te), Tom Matte (rb), Fred Miller (dl), | (qb), Willie Richardson (wr), and Bob Vogel (ol) |
Charles VIII | ... (d. 1522), wished to marry Anne of Brittany, and to that end fought against | ; but his hopes being defeated by the betrothal of Anne to Maximilian of A ... |
Tom Gugliotta | ... have played for the NBA including hall of famer David Thompson and players | , Kenny Carr, Spud Webb, Cedric Simmons, Julius Hodge, J.J. Hickson, Josh ... |
Jeff Garcia | During his last years in Calgary, Flutie's backup was | , who later went on to start for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. Flutie won ... |
Tommy Lee Jones | ... n. Harrelson also won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast, along with | , Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin and Kelly Macdonald |
Roberto Martínez | ... ), Cyrille Regis, Arthur Albiston, Earl Barrett, Lee Dixon, Steve Harkness, | and Stan Pearson |
Lisa Raymond | ... arrison) and Russia took place in Stowe on hard courts in July. Vania King, | , Meilen Tu and Venus Williams made up the team for the U.S. A 4100 capaci ... |
Willie Richardson | ... lb), John Mackey (te), Tom Matte (rb), Fred Miller (dl), Earl Morrall (qb), | (wr), and Bob Vogel (ol) |
Arthur Conan Doyle | ... er Twist, David Copperfield and the Pickwick Papers was born in Portsmouth, | Author of the Sherlock Holmes Novels. Sir Walter Besant, a novelist and hi ... |
Mariano Rivera | ... andfather the use of the number 42 out of the game, New York Yankees closer | still wears the number as he is the only active player who wore the number ... |
Adriano | ... rdelli was the top goalscorer of the championship (18, alongside Flamengo's | ), and the biggest overall of the year in Brazilian football, with 57. In ... |
Jesse Jackson | ... erforming benefit concerts for various civil rights organizations including | 's PUSH and The Black Panther Party's Breakfast program throughout the ear ... |
Stu Lantz | ... band System of a Down named their song "Chic 'n' Stu" after Chick Hearn and | |
Gerald Ford | ... cal community called for Nixon's resignation or impeachment. Vice President | said, "While it may be easy to delete characterization from the printed pa ... |
Tim Lincecum | ... hangeup has made a resurgence, being thrown masterfully by pitchers such as | , Pedro Martinez, Trevor Hoffman, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Johan Santana, ... |
Stan Javier | ... Yankees along with Bert Bradley for five players: Tim Birtsas, Jay Howell, | , Eric Plunk, and José Rijo. That year he led the league in runs scored (1 ... |
Josep Guardiola | ... arça failed to emulate the success of previous years, Barça B youth manager | took over Frank Rijkaard's duties at the conclusion of the season. Guardio ... |
John McMillan | ... d a month later before the season had even begun. His replacement, Scotsman | , thus became the first manager to take charge of the team in a Football L ... |
Gustavo Bartelt | ... rley, Alejandro Da Silva and Jorginho Paulista of Udinese, Fábio Júnior and | of Roma, Dida of Milan, Álvaro Recoba of Inter, Thomas Job, Francis Zé, Je ... |
Stan Musial | ... ices, with Williams also flying later in the Korean War. During this period | led the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1942, 1944 and 1946 World Series titles ... |
Wade Phillips | ... outs for the Cowboys and was put on the practice squad in 2005. Head coach | promoted Curtis after a strong pre-season to back up TE. He had 3 catches ... |
Mac Speedie | ... ill Willis, and Otto Graham. Landry did not have a good debut as a starter, | , the receiver he was assigned to cover, set an AAFC record for receiving ... |
Meilen Tu | ... ussia took place in Stowe on hard courts in July. Vania King, Lisa Raymond, | and Venus Williams made up the team for the U.S. A 4100 capacity stadium w ... |
Kenneth Hegan | ... eedway rider Tom Farndon; Davis Cup tennis player Tony Mottram; footballers | , Reg Matthews, Bobby Gould, Graham Alexander and Gary McSheffrey; cricket ... |
Rod Martin | ... of Super Bowl XV, which the Eagles never recovered from. Oakland linebacker | also intercepted Philadelphia quarterback Ron Jaworski three times for a S ... |
Joe Niekro | ... ksie" during his career. Other prominent knuckleball pitchers have included | (Phil's brother), Charlie Hough, Dave Jolly, Ben Flowers, Wilbur Wood, Tom ... |
Luisinho | ... ts history. This team that had players like Reinaldo, Toninho Cerezo, Éder, | , Paulo Isidoro, João Leite won the state championship 6 times in a row, f ... |
Brian Sipe | ... g to improve the Generals' passing game that floundered with former NFL MVP | as their quarterback in 1984, signed Flutie to a 3-year, $3.1 million deal ... |
Craig Janney | # | , Olympian and professional ice hockey center (former resident) |
Edwin Jackson | The Tigers acquired starter | from the 2008 AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays, and called up rookie and former ... |
Sean Payton | ... g, the brief and former owner of the Texas Rangers. Other residents include | , Mark Teixeira, Vernon Wells, professional golfers Choi Kyung-Ju and Ben ... |
Briana Scurry | ... y Milbrett, Carla Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Christie Pearce, Tiffany Roberts, | , Kate (Markgraf) Sobrero, Tisha Venturini, Saskia Webber and Sara Whalen |
Francis Zé | ... Gustavo Bartelt of Roma, Dida of Milan, Álvaro Recoba of Inter, Thomas Job, | , Jean Ondoa of Sampdoria, Jeda and Dede of Vicenza were banned in July 20 ... |
Stan Pearson | ... hur Albiston, Earl Barrett, Lee Dixon, Steve Harkness, Roberto Martínez and | |
Andy Linighan | ... lent of that era, including striker Chris Sutton, winger Ruel Fox, defender | , midfielder Mike Phelan, midfielder Tim Sherwood and striker Justin Fasha ... |
Bob Vogel | ... atte (rb), Fred Miller (dl), Earl Morrall (qb), Willie Richardson (wr), and | (ol) |
Vania King | ... ed by Zina Garrison) and Russia took place in Stowe on hard courts in July. | , Lisa Raymond, Meilen Tu and Venus Williams made up the team for the U.S. ... |
Thomas Job | ... Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt of Roma, Dida of Milan, Álvaro Recoba of Inter, | , Francis Zé, Jean Ondoa of Sampdoria, Jeda and Dede of Vicenza were banne ... |
Syed Kirmani | ... rs who have represented India include Javagal Srinath, Gundappa Vishwanath, | , E. A. S. Prasanna, Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi, Robin Uthappa, Vinay K ... |
John Simpson | ... or appearances solely in the Football League is held by another goalkeeper, | , with 571 between 1957 and 1972. Brian Yeo is the club's all-time leading ... |
Jay Howell | ... the New York Yankees along with Bert Bradley for five players: Tim Birtsas, | , Stan Javier, Eric Plunk, and José Rijo. That year he led the league in r ... |
Quinn Buckner | ... e won the NBA Coach of the Year Award, having won it in the 2005–06 season. | and Jim Cleamons have spent their entire NBA coaching careers with the Mav ... |
Dick Williams | | – who played for the Dodgers from 1951–54 and again in 1956 – was inducted ... |
Barry Bonds | ... ea sports trainers and athletes, including the trainers of Jason Giambi and | . This revelation lead to a vast criminal investigation into BALCO's conne ... |
Carl Yastrzemski | ... and Gibson among others dominated hitters, producing 339 shutouts in 1968. | would be the only American League hitter to finish the season with a batti ... |
Reg Matthews | ... m Farndon; Davis Cup tennis player Tony Mottram; footballers Kenneth Hegan, | , Bobby Gould, Graham Alexander and Gary McSheffrey; cricketers Tom Cartwr ... |
Mark Teixeira | ... and former owner of the Texas Rangers. Other residents include Sean Payton, | , Vernon Wells, professional golfers Choi Kyung-Ju and Ben Crane, Terry Br ... |
Sergei Bobrovsky | ... fensive corps. The Flyers started the 2010-11 season with rookie goaltender | from the KHL in Russia, who recorded an opening-night win in his NHL debut ... |
Charlie Hough | ... r prominent knuckleball pitchers have included Joe Niekro (Phil's brother), | , Dave Jolly, Ben Flowers, Wilbur Wood, Tom Candiotti, Bob Purkey, Steve S ... |
John Wayne | ... in The Lost Weekend (1945), a sophisticated leading man opposite a corrupt | in Reap the Wild Wind (1942), the murder-plotting husband in Dial M for Mu ... |
Terry Simpson | For 1993–94, | was hired as the new head coach in hopes that the Flyers would finally ret ... |
Hank Greenberg | With a lineup that featured four future Hall of Famers ( | , Mickey Cochrane, Goose Goslin and Charlie Gehringer), the Tigers eventua ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... een chosen as the headquarters for the Supreme Allied Commander, US General | , during D-Day |
Tisha Venturini | ... , Christie Pearce, Tiffany Roberts, Briana Scurry, Kate (Markgraf) Sobrero, | , Saskia Webber and Sara Whalen |
Craig Morton | ... oys' current quarterback, Roger Staubach, against their former quarterback, | . Led by Staubach and the Doomsday Defense, Dallas advanced to their secon ... |
Jean Ondoa | ... elt of Roma, Dida of Milan, Álvaro Recoba of Inter, Thomas Job, Francis Zé, | of Sampdoria, Jeda and Dede of Vicenza were banned in July 2001, for 6 mon ... |
Tim Birtsas | ... as traded to the New York Yankees along with Bert Bradley for five players: | , Jay Howell, Stan Javier, Eric Plunk, and José Rijo. That year he led the ... |
Ruel Fox | ... ost highly rated talent of that era, including striker Chris Sutton, winger | , defender Andy Linighan, midfielder Mike Phelan, midfielder Tim Sherwood ... |
Jim Plunkett | Aided by two touchdown passes from quarterback | , the Raiders jumped out to a 14–0 lead in the first quarter of Super Bowl ... |
Liz Yelling | ... er champions of sport past and present including Stephanie Cook, Gail Emms, | and Paula Radcliffe who is Life Vice President of Bedford & County Athleti ... |
Mickey Cochrane | With a lineup that featured four future Hall of Famers (Hank Greenberg, | , Goose Goslin and Charlie Gehringer), the Tigers eventually won the World ... |
Gabriel Batistuta | ... atch against Greece had been won in style thanks mainly to a hat-trick from | , yet it was the other goal in the match - from Diego Maradona - that hit ... |
Ruud Heus | ... 1994–95 UEFA Champions League later that season. Ajax was leading 1–0 when | equalised with a penalty just before time. In the extra time, Feyenoord be ... |
Joe Namath | The result of the game was surprising to many in the sports media as | and Matt Snell led the American Football League champion Jets to a World C ... |
Stephen Tulloch | ... Hill who play for the Houston Texans, Tank Tyler of the Carolina Panthers, | of the Detroit Lions and Philip Rivers who plays for the San Diego Charger ... |
Roger Staubach | The game pitted the Cowboys' current quarterback, | , against their former quarterback, Craig Morton. Led by Staubach and the ... |
Zina Garrison | The 2007 Fed Cup Semifinals between the United States team (coached by | ) and Russia took place in Stowe on hard courts in July. Vania King, Lisa ... |
John Wayne | Actor | disliked the film because he felt it was an allegory for blacklisting, whi ... |
Serge Bernier | ... ancophone flavor in its early years, with Parent, Rochefort, Andre Lacroix, | , Jean-Guy Gendron, Simon Nolet and Rosaire Paiement among others. Beginni ... |
E. A. S. Prasanna | ... presented India include Javagal Srinath, Gundappa Vishwanath, Syed Kirmani, | , Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi, Robin Uthappa, Vinay Kumar, Roger Binny a ... |
Abdalá Bucaram | ... D) party won the presidency in 1988, running in the runoff election against | (brother in law of Jaime Roldos and founder of the Ecuadorian Roldosist Pa ... |
Sara Whalen | ... Briana Scurry, Kate (Markgraf) Sobrero, Tisha Venturini, Saskia Webber and | |
Joe DiMaggio | ... .400 – the last time anyone has achieved that feat. During the same season | hit successfully in 56 consecutive games, an accomplishment both unprecede ... |
Philip Rivers | ... nk Tyler of the Carolina Panthers, Stephen Tulloch of the Detroit Lions and | who plays for the San Diego Chargers. Another 41 alumni have played for th ... |
Dave Jolly | ... ckleball pitchers have included Joe Niekro (Phil's brother), Charlie Hough, | , Ben Flowers, Wilbur Wood, Tom Candiotti, Bob Purkey, Steve Sparks, Eddie ... |
Miguel Cabrera | ... traded for prominent talent in Edgar Rentería (from the Atlanta Braves) and | and Dontrelle Willis (from the Florida Marlins). However, the Tigers (who ... |
Rahul Dravid | ... ers have come from Bangalore, including former Indian cricket team captains | and Anil Kumble. Some of the other players who have represented India incl ... |
Jock Stein | ... glish signed a provisional contract with Celtic in May 1967. Celtic manager | sent Sean Fallon to see Dalglish and his parents at their home; on hearing ... |
Charlie Gehringer | ... Cochrane behind the plate, slugger Hank Greenberg at first, and consistent | , "The Mechanical Man", at second. All three players are in the Baseball H ... |
Matt Snell | ... lt of the game was surprising to many in the sports media as Joe Namath and | led the American Football League champion Jets to a World Championship ove ... |
Adrian Mutu | ... es assessed into the EU (see 2004 and 2007 enlargement), made players likes | , Valeri Bojinov, Marek Jankulovski and Marius Stankevičius no longer cons ... |
Chris Sutton | ... roduced some of the most highly rated talent of that era, including striker | , winger Ruel Fox, defender Andy Linighan, midfielder Mike Phelan, midfiel ... |
Paula Radcliffe | ... sport past and present including Stephanie Cook, Gail Emms, Liz Yelling and | who is Life Vice President of Bedford & County Athletic Clu |
Don Drysdale | ... rned run average, the lowest in 54 years while, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher | threw a record 58 and two-thirds consecutive scoreless innings during the ... |
Niels Bohr | After spending 1928 and 1929 in England and Denmark, working briefly with | , Hückel joined the faculty of the Technische Hochschule in Stuttgart. In ... |
Ted Williams | ... ar which saw the premature death of Lou Gehrig, Boston's great left fielder | had a batting average over .400 – the last time anyone has achieved that f ... |
Peder Østlund | ... ampionships were held here, and many world records were set, beginning with | who set four records in 1898. The only European Bandy Championship was hel ... |
Dontrelle Willis | ... t talent in Edgar Rentería (from the Atlanta Braves) and Miguel Cabrera and | (from the Florida Marlins). However, the Tigers (who now boasted the secon ... |
Mikael Renberg | ... 7 points (40 goals, 67 assists) and Lindros 97 (44 goals, 53 assists) while | set a Flyers rookie record with 82 points. Offense was generated yet the F ... |
Lou Groza | ... wns, coached by Paul Brown, and a roster full of future hall of famers like | , Bill Willis, and Otto Graham. Landry did not have a good debut as a star ... |
Lou Gehrig | ... y throughout the duration. In 1941, a year which saw the premature death of | , Boston's great left fielder Ted Williams had a batting average over .400 ... |
Al McGuire | ... gram, is known for its men's basketball team, which, under the direction of | , won the NCAA National Championship in 1977. The team returned to the Fin ... |
Frank Rijkaard | ... young president, Joan Laporta, and a young new manager, former Dutch player | . On the field, an influx of international players combined with home-grow ... |
Sean Landeta | ... e USFL's Eastern Conference. The USFL folded in 1986, and Flutie and punter | were the league's last active players in the NFL |
Bobby Gould | ... is Cup tennis player Tony Mottram; footballers Kenneth Hegan, Reg Matthews, | , Graham Alexander and Gary McSheffrey; cricketers Tom Cartwright and Ian ... |
Renaldo | ... in 1997. Twice the team had the top goalscorer of Brasileirão, in 1996 with | (tied with Paulo Nunes) and in 1999 with Guilherme |
Pedro Martínez | ... Formerly called the White Sox, Dodgers and Giants, baseball players such as | , Jose Offerman, and Raúl Mondesí have spent time in Great Falls with the ... |
Bobby Smith | ... halmers carrying an injury, was powerless to prevent second half goals from | and Terry Dyson giving Spurs a 2–0 win and the first "double" of the 20th ... |
Gary Dornhoefer | ... , Bill Sutherland, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Lou Angotti, Leon Rochefort and | . Having purchased the minor-league Quebec Aces, the team had a distinctly ... |
Andrés Escobar | ... at the Pontiac Silverdome. The second was the murder of Colombian defender | - shot dead on his return to Colombia, after his own goal had contributed ... |
Guilherme | ... Brasileirão, in 1996 with Renaldo (tied with Paulo Nunes) and in 1999 with | |
Steve Coppell | ... of the club include Ian Branfoot, Mark McGhee, Tommy Burns, Alan Pardew and | |
Anil Kumble | ... m Bangalore, including former Indian cricket team captains Rahul Dravid and | . Some of the other players who have represented India include Javagal Sri ... |
Lou Brock | In 1982, Henderson broke | 's major league single season record by stealing 130 bases, a total which ... |
Valeri Bojinov | ... nto the EU (see 2004 and 2007 enlargement), made players likes Adrian Mutu, | , Marek Jankulovski and Marius Stankevičius no longer consider as non-EU p ... |
Ben Flowers | ... chers have included Joe Niekro (Phil's brother), Charlie Hough, Dave Jolly, | , Wilbur Wood, Tom Candiotti, Bob Purkey, Steve Sparks, Eddie Rommel, Tim ... |
Alan Pardew | ... former managers of the club include Ian Branfoot, Mark McGhee, Tommy Burns, | and Steve Coppell |
Bai Jie | ... ina's Sun Wen, Pu Wei, Fan Yunjie, Zhang Ouying, Gao Hong, Zhao Lihong, and | ; Germany's Birgit Prinz, Conny Pohlers, Steffi Jones and Maren Meinert; N ... |
Ron Jaworski | ... om. Oakland linebacker Rod Martin also intercepted Philadelphia quarterback | three times for a Super Bowl record. Plunkett was named the Super Bowl MVP ... |
Dennis Silk | ... ster and J. R. Ackerley. One of his closest friends was the young cricketer | . He formed a close friendship with Vivien Hancock, headmistress of Greenw ... |
Gabriel González | ... ossoming in their second golden era with players such as Ever Hugo Almeida, | , Adriano Samaniego, and star Raul Vicente Amarilla, all coached by legend ... |
Marv Owen | ... The game was marred by an ugly incident. After spiking Tiger third baseman | in the sixth inning, the Cardinals' Joe "Ducky" Medwick had to be removed ... |
Rick Carlisle | ... icks coaches have been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. | has been the head coach of the Mavericks since 2008, and led the team to t ... |
Greg Maddux | ... r career at the age of 44. He hit a single and a double off former teammate | |
Jason Giambi | ... Francisco Bay Area sports trainers and athletes, including the trainers of | and Barry Bonds. This revelation lead to a vast criminal investigation int ... |
Ronaldinho | ... La Liga and the Supercopa de España in 2004–05, and the team's midfielder, | , won the FIFA World Player of the Year award |
Mark McGhee | Notable former managers of the club include Ian Branfoot, | , Tommy Burns, Alan Pardew and Steve Coppell |
Javagal Srinath | ... d Anil Kumble. Some of the other players who have represented India include | , Gundappa Vishwanath, Syed Kirmani, E. A. S. Prasanna, Venkatesh Prasad, ... |
Jim Cleamons | ... h of the Year Award, having won it in the 2005–06 season. Quinn Buckner and | have spent their entire NBA coaching careers with the Mavericks. None of t ... |
Weeb Ewbank | ... o a World Championship over the NFL's Colts, 16–7. The Jets were coached by | , the coach of the Colts' first two NFL titles |
Ian Branfoot | Notable former managers of the club include | , Mark McGhee, Tommy Burns, Alan Pardew and Steve Coppell |
Vernon Wells | ... r of the Texas Rangers. Other residents include Sean Payton, Mark Teixeira, | , professional golfers Choi Kyung-Ju and Ben Crane, Terry Bradshaw, the fo ... |
Joe Torre | ... who was appointed at the conclusion of the 2010 season as the successor to | |
Gerald Ford | ... the Senate, Nixon resigned the presidency on August 9, 1974. His successor, | , then issued a pardon to Nixon |
Shannon MacMillan | ... r, Joy Fawcett, Danielle Fotopoulos, Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, | , Tiffeny Milbrett, Carla Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Christie Pearce, Tiffany ... |
Carsten Jancker | ... against Mönchengladbach. Feyenoord were knocked out in the semi-finals by a | inspired |
Chuck Treece | ... undtrack of the historical science fiction thriller Order of the Quest with | . The project series is produced by Benjamin Barnett, and Jay D Clark of M ... |
Andreas Lilja | ... lorida, signed former all-star Jaromir Jagr to a 1-year contract, Anaheim's | to a 2-year contract and Pittsburgh's Maxime Talbot to a 5-year, $9 millio ... |
Peter Forsberg | ... o Avalanche, utilized the parts of the trade on their way to two cups, with | becoming a franchise player |
Matthew Etherington | ... footballer, David Bentley, was born in the city; and Stoke City midfielder, | , started his career in the youth academy at Peterborough United; in the s ... |
Tom Candiotti | ... ekro (Phil's brother), Charlie Hough, Dave Jolly, Ben Flowers, Wilbur Wood, | , Bob Purkey, Steve Sparks, Eddie Rommel, Tim Wakefield and R. A. Dickey. ... |
Wilbur Wood | ... cluded Joe Niekro (Phil's brother), Charlie Hough, Dave Jolly, Ben Flowers, | , Tom Candiotti, Bob Purkey, Steve Sparks, Eddie Rommel, Tim Wakefield and ... |
Graham Alexander | ... player Tony Mottram; footballers Kenneth Hegan, Reg Matthews, Bobby Gould, | and Gary McSheffrey; cricketers Tom Cartwright and Ian Bell MBE; rugby uni ... |
George Connelly | ... a large number of future Scottish internationals, including Danny McGrain, | , Lou Macari, and David Hay. Dalglish made his first-team competitive debu ... |
Kristine Lilly | ... ucar, Lorrie Fair, Joy Fawcett, Danielle Fotopoulos, Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, | , Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett, Carla Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Chris ... |
Gary Sheffield | ... f 25 players from their 2006 World Series roster, and traded for outfielder | , who had been a part of the 1997 Marlins World Series team managed by Jim ... |
Kaspars Gorkšs | ... he second half of the season, combined with the signings of Adam Le Fondre, | and Jason Roberts, ensured promotion to the Premier League on 17 April 201 ... |
Edinho | ... by Flamengo, containing famous players as Zico, Bebeto, Jorginho, Leandro, | , Leonardo, Andrade, Zinho and Renato Gaúcho (who was elected the best pla ... |
Louis van Gaal | ... obson was only ever seen as a short-term solution while the club waited for | to become available. The club won the UEFA Super Cup against Borussia Dort ... |
Rollie Fingers | ... h received much media attention. Finishing second to the Milwaukee Brewers' | in the MVP voting, Henderson's fielding that season also earned him his on ... |
Dick Cavett | ... was used in several screen tests for other actors. In a 1971 interview with | , she related the experience with the observation, "I was the most Yankee- ... |
Kris Versteeg | ... deal, after trading for his rights on June 7. On July 1, the Flyers traded | to Florida, signed former all-star Jaromir Jagr to a 1-year contract, Anah ... |
Johnny Unitas | The 1958 team, led by coach Weeb Ewbank and quarterback | defeated the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium 23-17 in the NFL championsh ... |
David Seaman | ... gton made a joint transfer to Tottenham Hotspur. Former England goalkeeper, | , also first began to make a name for himself while at the club. Motorcycl ... |
Vince Lombardi | ... ll season, Landry became the defensive coordinator for the Giants, opposite | , who was the offensive coordinator. Landry led one of the best defensive ... |
Bob Purkey | ... other), Charlie Hough, Dave Jolly, Ben Flowers, Wilbur Wood, Tom Candiotti, | , Steve Sparks, Eddie Rommel, Tim Wakefield and R. A. Dickey. During the 1 ... |
Tiffeny Milbrett | ... ielle Fotopoulos, Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Shannon MacMillan, | , Carla Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Christie Pearce, Tiffany Roberts, Briana S ... |
Gary McSheffrey | ... footballers Kenneth Hegan, Reg Matthews, Bobby Gould, Graham Alexander and | ; cricketers Tom Cartwright and Ian Bell MBE; rugby union players Ivor Pre ... |
He Kexin | ... bers of China's women's gymnastics team, including double gold medal winner | , were too young to compete under the Fédération Internationale de Gymnast ... |
Art Rooney | Prior to the 1970 season, Rosenbloom, Art Modell of the Browns, and | of the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to have their teams join the ten AFL tea ... |
Manu Ginóbili | ... h 2.6 ticks to go, Nowitzki converted a three-point play to force overtime. | , the one who fouled Dirk was the same person who gave San Antonio their f ... |
Danny McGrain | ... e to its having a large number of future Scottish internationals, including | , George Connelly, Lou Macari, and David Hay. Dalglish made his first-team ... |
Gerald Ford | ... cond longest-lived president after John Adams; both were since surpassed by | and Ronald Reagan. He had outlived by 20 years his wife, Lou Henry Hoover, ... |
Weeb Ewbank | The 1958 team, led by coach | and quarterback Johnny Unitas defeated the New York Giants at Yankee Stadi ... |
Virgil Trucks | ... s from the military, the Tigers took the 1945 American League pennant. With | , Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout on the mound and Greenberg leading the Tig ... |
Julius Hodge | ... Thompson and players Tom Gugliotta, Kenny Carr, Spud Webb, Cedric Simmons, | , J.J. Hickson, Josh Powell, and Thurl Bailey. Former players Nate McMilla ... |
Tom Cartwright | ... Reg Matthews, Bobby Gould, Graham Alexander and Gary McSheffrey; cricketers | and Ian Bell MBE; rugby union players Ivor Preece, Keith Fairbrother, Davi ... |
Darren Anderton | ... heir contributions to the club: The most recent two who have been added are | and Steffen Freund on 3 December 2009 |
Goose Goslin | ... that featured four future Hall of Famers (Hank Greenberg, Mickey Cochrane, | and Charlie Gehringer), the Tigers eventually won the World Series the fol ... |
Thurl Bailey | ... rr, Spud Webb, Cedric Simmons, Julius Hodge, J.J. Hickson, Josh Powell, and | . Former players Nate McMillan and Vinny Del Negro are current NBA head co ... |
Leonardo | ... engo, containing famous players as Zico, Bebeto, Jorginho, Leandro, Edinho, | , Andrade, Zinho and Renato Gaúcho (who was elected the best player in the ... |
Luís Figo | The departures of Núñez and van Gaal were nothing compared to that of | . As well as club vice-captain, Figo had become a cult hero and was consid ... |
Billy Martin | ... teals (56). In so doing, he became the emblematic figure of Oakland manager | 's aggressive "Billyball" philosophy, which received much media attention. ... |
Chris Coleman | ... , Gordon Strachan, Peter Reid, Gary McAllister, Micky Adams, Iain Dowie and | |
Steve Sparks | ... lie Hough, Dave Jolly, Ben Flowers, Wilbur Wood, Tom Candiotti, Bob Purkey, | , Eddie Rommel, Tim Wakefield and R. A. Dickey. During the 1945 season, wi ... |
Burt Reynolds | ... d in several movies, including a part in the 1978 film Hooper which starred | , Jan-Michael Vincent, and Sally Field, and 1981's appearance in The Canno ... |
Éder | ... t in its history. This team that had players like Reinaldo, Toninho Cerezo, | , Luisinho, Paulo Isidoro, João Leite won the state championship 6 times i ... |
Natalia Partyka | ... cs because she does not use a prosthetic leg while swimming. Polish athlete | , who was born without a right forearm, competed in Table Tennis in both t ... |
Harry Storer | Their most famous former managers are Jesse Carver, George Raynor, | and Jimmy Hill. Others include Noel Cantwell, Dave Sexton, John Sillett, B ... |
Bobby Abreu | ... . In the Home Run Derby, Rodriguez finished second, losing to the Phillies' | |
Alejandro Toledo | ... t in the Peruvian general election, 2011 by saying he was going to vote for | (Peruvian former president 2001-2006). After cast his vote, he said his co ... |
Steffen Freund | ... o the club: The most recent two who have been added are Darren Anderton and | on 3 December 2009 |
Carla Overbeck | ... Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett, | , Cindy Parlow, Christie Pearce, Tiffany Roberts, Briana Scurry, Kate (Mar ... |
Brent Fedyk | The trio of Lindros, Recchi and | formed the Crazy Eights line in Lindros' first two years in the league, th ... |
Mike Cuellar | ... 4 games and won a second consecutive Cy Young Award, tying with Baltimore’s | , marking the first time two players had shared the award. It would be the ... |
Turing | ... and infrared radiation, and discovered the greenhouse effect. Von Neumann, | , Khinchin, Markov and Wiener, all mathematicians, made major contribution ... |
Tiffany Roberts | ... MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett, Carla Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Christie Pearce, | , Briana Scurry, Kate (Markgraf) Sobrero, Tisha Venturini, Saskia Webber a ... |
Josh Powell | ... gliotta, Kenny Carr, Spud Webb, Cedric Simmons, Julius Hodge, J.J. Hickson, | , and Thurl Bailey. Former players Nate McMillan and Vinny Del Negro are c ... |
Howie Long | ... ith Children and The League; He also appeared on Malcolm in the Middle with | as the trashy coach of a women's ice hockey team. He hosted a short-lived ... |
Josh Gibson | ... fter his death. Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bill Bensawanger reportedly signed | to a contract in 1943, and the Washington Senators were also said to be in ... |
Charlie Gehringer | ... ur future Hall of Famers (Hank Greenberg, Mickey Cochrane, Goose Goslin and | ), the Tigers eventually won the World Series the following year, defeatin ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... deral gun regulations came as a response to the murders of John F. Kennedy, | , and Martin Luther King Jr. |
Eddie Rommel | ... e Jolly, Ben Flowers, Wilbur Wood, Tom Candiotti, Bob Purkey, Steve Sparks, | , Tim Wakefield and R. A. Dickey. During the 1945 season, with talent depl ... |
Fernando Valenzuela | ... dgers since 1959. The color analyst for some games is former Dodger pitcher | , for whom Jarrin once translated post-game interviews. The Spanish-langua ... |
Shane Long | ... started the 2011–12 by selling captain Matt Mills and player of the season | . Early results were not favourable and the club sat second-bottom of the ... |
Lou Macari | ... f future Scottish internationals, including Danny McGrain, George Connelly, | , and David Hay. Dalglish made his first-team competitive debut for Celtic ... |
Frank Winters | ... ude DJ and music producer Erick Morillo and former Green Bay Packers center | |
Olivér Halassy | ... istory by becoming the first amputee to qualify for the Olympic Games since | in 1936. She was able to compete in the Olympics rather than the Paralympi ... |
Rafael Palmeiro | ... e he (unlike McGwire) emphatically denied using steroids, "period," slugger | became the first major star to be suspended (10 days) on August 1, 2005 fo ... |
Gerald Ford | ... Party's presidential nomination in 1976 was between two serious candidates: | , the leader of the GOP's moderate wing and the incumbent President, from ... |
Jarome Iginla | ... tion has fans of the Calgary Flames shout "Iggy, Iggy, Iggy, Oi Oi Oi" when | fought or scored in a game. This was especially popular during his 50 goal ... |
Plácido Polanco | ... Ugueth Urbina and infielder Ramon Martinez to the Philadelphia Phillies for | (and later signed him for 4 years). The Tigers stayed on the fringes of co ... |
Mario | ... minent on the Japanese game music scene. He is best known for the Zelda and | themes |
Mayo Smith | ... 2 lead. McLain created more dissension when he clashed with Tigers' manager | over the latter's role in the firing of Johnny Sain as the team's pitching ... |
Cindy Parlow | ... Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett, Carla Overbeck, | , Christie Pearce, Tiffany Roberts, Briana Scurry, Kate (Markgraf) Sobrero ... |
Niels Bohr | ... roposed the name nielsbohrium (Ns) in honor of the Danish nuclear physicist | . The American team proposed that the new element should be named hahnium ... |
Abhimanyu Mithun | ... Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi, Robin Uthappa, Vinay Kumar, Roger Binny and | . Many children play gully cricket on the roads and in the city's many pub ... |
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Grant Brebner | ... Park. It was opened on 22 August 1998 when Luton Town were beaten 3–0 with | having the honour of scoring the first goal at the stadium. The rugby unio ... |
Hristo Stoichkov | ... ng international stars such as Ronald Koeman, Michael Laudrup, Romário, and | . Under his guidance, Barcelona won four consecutive La Liga titles from 1 ... |
Tim Wakefield | ... lowers, Wilbur Wood, Tom Candiotti, Bob Purkey, Steve Sparks, Eddie Rommel, | and R. A. Dickey. During the 1945 season, with talent depleted by call-ups ... |
Don McCafferty | ... NFL merger. The 1970 Colts immediately went on a rampage, as new head coach | led the Colts to an 11-2-1 regular season record, winning the AFC East tit ... |
Ty Cobb | ... eded him). His 100 steals set a new American League (AL) record, surpassing | 's 96 set in 1915. That winter, Henderson played in the Puerto Rican Profe ... |
Danielle Goyette | ... While with the Dinos, Wickenheiser will be playing for her former teammate, | , who is the team's head coach. Wickenheiser will be working to complete a ... |
Tim Byrdak | ... a blood-clot in his throwing arm. Other pitchers who were injured included | , Fernando Rodney, Jair Jurrjens and |
Steve Perryman | | holds the appearance record for Spurs, having played 854 games for the clu ... |
Kevin Keegan | Dalglish was signed to replace | , and Liverpool supporters were initially sceptical that he could perform ... |
Jimmy Greaves | ... games for the club between 1969 and 1986, of which 655 were league matches. | holds the club goalscoring record with 266 goals in 380 league, cup and Eu ... |
Al Kaline | ... ing Detroit's fall in the standings, the decade saw the debut of outfielder | . One of the few Major League players who never played a day in the minor ... |
Spud Webb | ... cluding hall of famer David Thompson and players Tom Gugliotta, Kenny Carr, | , Cedric Simmons, Julius Hodge, J.J. Hickson, Josh Powell, and Thurl Baile ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... hen, in 1991, Edmondson and Mayall co-starred in the West End production of | 's Waiting for Godot at the Queen's Theatre. They have said Bottom was oft ... |
Brandi Chastain | Michelle Akers, | , Tracy Ducar, Lorrie Fair, Joy Fawcett, Danielle Fotopoulos, Julie Foudy, ... |
Natalie du Toit | South African swimmer | , whose left leg was amputated following a motor scooter accident, qualifi ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... made their homes in continental Europe, particularly James Joyce, and later | (who became a courier for the French Resistance). Eoin O'Duffy led a briga ... |
Larry Harlow | ... later joined the Vaya Records label. There, she joined accomplished pianist | and was soon headlining a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall |
Chris Simon | ... ing Steve Duchesne, Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, | , a 1993 first round draft pick (Jocelyn Thibault), a 1994 first round dra ... |
Brayden Schenn | ... the Flyers traded Mike Richards to Los Angeles for Wayne Simmonds, prospect | (5th overall in the 2009 Draft) and a 2nd round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry ... |
Charlie Grant | ... e early 1920s, New York Giants' manager John McGraw slipped a black player, | , into his lineup (reportedly by passing him off to the front office as an ... |
Wayne Simmonds | ... aft. Shortly thereafter, the Flyers traded Mike Richards to Los Angeles for | , prospect Brayden Schenn (5th overall in the 2009 Draft) and a 2nd round ... |
Steve McNair | ... e AFL's 50th anniversary. Also in 2009, the team honored former Quarterback | , by placing a small navy blue disc on the back of their helmets, inside o ... |
R. A. Dickey | ... d, Tom Candiotti, Bob Purkey, Steve Sparks, Eddie Rommel, Tim Wakefield and | . During the 1945 season, with talent depleted by call-ups to fight in Wor ... |
Charles "Swede" Risberg | ... tigate these and other allegations of fixed baseball games. Eight players ( | , Arnold "Chick" Gandil, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Oscar "Happy" Felsch, Edd ... |
Mr. T | ... l appear as a character in the video game Mr. T, where he will team up with | to fight Nazis |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... ng by U.S. presidents. It has been cited as the favorite film of Presidents | and Bill Clinton |
Julio Ricardo Cruz | ... entus. However, Juventus were beaten 2–0 in Rotterdam, both goals scored by | . In 1998, the FIOD-ECD (Fiscal Information and Investigation Service/Econ ... |
Kenny Carr | ... r the NBA including hall of famer David Thompson and players Tom Gugliotta, | , Spud Webb, Cedric Simmons, Julius Hodge, J.J. Hickson, Josh Powell, and ... |
Herman Edwards | | is formerly the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Footb ... |
Ravindra Jadeja | ... r real good batsman) who picked up bowling or kept up with it would include | , Yuvraj Singh of India, Chris Gayle of West Indies. There were other play ... |
Kevan Gosper | ... ublish their work freely in China". However, by 30 July 2008, IOC spokesman | had to retract this optimistic statement, announcing that the internet wou ... |
Jocelyn Thibault | ... ll, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, a 1993 first round draft pick ( | ), a 1994 first round draft pick (Nolan Baumgartner), and $15 million to Q ... |
Avery Johnson | ... fied with the state of the team, and hand the coaching reins to former Spur | , the point guard of the 1999 NBA champion Spurs team who hit the game-win ... |
Charles Ives | | 's symphonic poem Decoration Day depicted the holiday as he experienced it ... |
Lorrie Fair | Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain, Tracy Ducar, | , Joy Fawcett, Danielle Fotopoulos, Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, ... |
Cameron Maybin | ... drafted in 2006 and called up early in the 2007 campaign, and minor-leaguer | , an athletic five-tool outfielder ranked #6 in Baseball America's 2007 To ... |
Carl Banks | ... fficer who gave orders to his squad (played by NFL members Ken Norton, Jr., | and Jim Harbaugh) in a huddle using football diagrams |
Vinay Kumar | ... d Kirmani, E. A. S. Prasanna, Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi, Robin Uthappa, | , Roger Binny and Abhimanyu Mithun. Many children play gully cricket on th ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... xistentialist themes are displayed in the Theatre of the Absurd, notably in | 's Waiting for Godot, in which two men divert themselves while they wait e ... |
Jan-Ove Waldner | ... o wins singles crowns at Olympic Games, World Championships, and World Cup. | of Sweden first completed the grand slam at 1992 Olympic Games. of China i ... |
Paul Robeson | ... baseball winter meetings in 1943, noted African American athlete and actor | campaigned for integration of the sport. After World War II ended, several ... |
Leandro | ... defeated by Flamengo, containing famous players as Zico, Bebeto, Jorginho, | , Edinho, Leonardo, Andrade, Zinho and Renato Gaúcho (who was elected the ... |
Jim Lee Howell | ... t two years, 1954 through 1955, under the guidance of new Giants head coach | . Landry ended his playing career with 32 interceptions in only 80 games |
Cedric Simmons | ... l of famer David Thompson and players Tom Gugliotta, Kenny Carr, Spud Webb, | , Julius Hodge, J.J. Hickson, Josh Powell, and Thurl Bailey. Former player ... |
Ilya Bryzgalov | ... NHL Entry Draft. To finish the day, the Flyers signed former Phoenix goalie | to a 9-year, $51.5 million deal, after trading for his rights on June 7. O ... |
Bobby Robson | Cruyff was briefly replaced by | , who took charge of the club for a single season in 1996–97. The club sig ... |
David Bentley | In the sporting world, Tottenham Hotspur and England footballer, | , was born in the city; and Stoke City midfielder, Matthew Etherington, st ... |
Lou Brock | ... rn-era player to steal 100 bases in a season (Maury Wills's 104 in 1962 and | 's 118 in 1974 had preceded him). His 100 steals set a new American League ... |
Michael Finley | ... ll, of Popovich's coaching style and philosophy. During the 2005 offseason, | , waived by the Mavericks under the amnesty clause, joined the Spurs in se ... |
Neil Back | ... MBE; rugby union players Ivor Preece, Keith Fairbrother, David Duckham MBE, | , Danny Grewcock MBE, Geoff Evans and Andy Goode; motor-cyclist Cal Crutch ... |
Maury Wills | ... Henderson became the 3rd modern-era player to steal 100 bases in a season ( | 's 104 in 1962 and Lou Brock's 118 in 1974 had preceded him). His 100 stea ... |
Thurl Bailey | ... now just Liken) series of movie musicals on DVD based on scripture stories. | , a former NBA basketball player, was cast to play the part of Goliath in ... |
Joy Fawcett | Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain, Tracy Ducar, Lorrie Fair, | , Danielle Fotopoulos, Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Shannon MacM ... |
Chet Culver | ... epublican nomination to run again for governor. He faced incumbent Governor | , a Democrat and four third party candidates on November 2, 2010. He won t ... |
Wade Phillips | ... a controversial decision, was replaced by Johnson for the playoffs by coach | , who later said he had been ordered by Bills owner Ralph Wilson to do so. ... |
Usain Bolt | Rogge commented that | 's gestures of jubilation and excitement after winning the 100 meters in B ... |
Jim Harbaugh | ... orders to his squad (played by NFL members Ken Norton, Jr., Carl Banks and | ) in a huddle using football diagrams |
Jack Mansell | ... ined until 1969, when they returned to hoops under the orders of manager of | . Reading have remained in a variety of hooped shirts ever since, apart fr ... |
Danielle Fotopoulos | Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain, Tracy Ducar, Lorrie Fair, Joy Fawcett, | , Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbre ... |
Augie Ojeda | ... would shout "Augie Augie Augie, Oi Oi Oi" in reference to utility infielder | . (In many dialects of American English, "Augie" and "Oggy" are homophones ... |
Roger Binny | ... A. S. Prasanna, Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi, Robin Uthappa, Vinay Kumar, | and Abhimanyu Mithun. Many children play gully cricket on the roads and in ... |
Hal Newhouser | ... tary, the Tigers took the 1945 American League pennant. With Virgil Trucks, | and Dizzy Trout on the mound and Greenberg leading the Tiger bats, Detroit ... |
Mia Hamm | ... n, Tracy Ducar, Lorrie Fair, Joy Fawcett, Danielle Fotopoulos, Julie Foudy, | , Kristine Lilly, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett, Carla Overbeck, Cin ... |
Aurelio Vidmar | ... sited Feyenoord because of suspected fraud, mainly based on the signings of | , Christian Gyan and Patrick Allotey. This became an ongoing scandal in th ... |
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson | ... eball games. Eight players (Charles "Swede" Risberg, Arnold "Chick" Gandil, | , Oscar "Happy" Felsch, Eddie Cicotte, George "Buck" Weaver, Fred McMullin ... |
Babe Ruth | ... e a center of activity in the area. Guests, such as Al Capone, Connie Mack, | , and singer Kate Smith were able to utilize the hotel's airfield for arri ... |
Joel Zumaya | ... itions, Dombrowski developed a productive farm system. Justin Verlander and | , the most notable rookie contributors to the 2006 team, were followed by ... |
Gregg Popovich | ... inst the New York Knicks. Since Johnson was coached under Spurs' Head Coach | , he would be familiar with most, if not all, of Popovich's coaching style ... |
Julie Foudy | ... randi Chastain, Tracy Ducar, Lorrie Fair, Joy Fawcett, Danielle Fotopoulos, | , Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett, Carla Ove ... |
Dizzy Trout | ... ook the 1945 American League pennant. With Virgil Trucks, Hal Newhouser and | on the mound and Greenberg leading the Tiger bats, Detroit responded in a ... |
Justin Verlander | ... In addition to acquisitions, Dombrowski developed a productive farm system. | and Joel Zumaya, the most notable rookie contributors to the 2006 team, we ... |
Chuck Dressen | ... . Early in his career, McLain’s interest in betting on horses was piqued by | , one of his first managers. McLain’s descent into his gambling obsession ... |
Gary Sheffield | ... y Bonds, Jason Giambi, and Mark McGwire. Other players, such as Canseco and | , have admitted to have either knowingly (in Canseco's case) or not (Sheff ... |
Yuvraj Singh | ... an) who picked up bowling or kept up with it would include Ravindra Jadeja, | of India, Chris Gayle of West Indies. There were other players who were co ... |
Frank Wycheck | ... ike Keith is the team's play-by-play announcer, and former Titans tight end | provides color commentary during games. Previous to Wycheck, Pat Ryan prov ... |
Cheryl Salisbury | ... ibel Dominguez of Mexico, Homare Sawa of Japan, Julie Fleeting of Scotland, | of Australia, Marinette Pichon of France and Kelly Smith of England |
Derek Dooley | ... n the 1951–52 season, which saw the club gain promotion from Division 2 and | score a record 46 league goals. The highest average attandance in the thir ... |
Tom Jackson | ... xt play, Dallas gave the ball right back to Denver after Broncos linebacker | recovered tight end Billy Joe Dupree's fumble. 5 plays later, defensive ba ... |
Bill Bruton | The 1961 club featured two nonwhite starters, Jake Wood and | , and later in the 1960s, black players such as Willie Horton, Earl Wilson ... |
Jim E. Mora | ... nfante and hiring Bill Polian to run the organization. Polian in turn hired | to coach the team and drafted University of Tennessee Volunteers quarterba ... |
David James | ... ancial difficulties. Notable current and former players of the club include | , Jermain Defoe, Sol Campbell, Peter Crouch, Robert Prosinečki, Alan Knigh ... |
Phil Coke | ... cks; in return they picked up outfield prospect Austin Jackson and pitchers | , Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth. Austin Jackson made the Tigers openin ... |
Christian Gyan | ... because of suspected fraud, mainly based on the signings of Aurelio Vidmar, | and Patrick Allotey. This became an ongoing scandal in the years to come w ... |
Michelle Akers | In March 2004, Hamm and former U.S. teammate | were the only two women, and the only two Americans, named to the FIFA 100 ... |
Romário | ... against Cameroon. Both players scored six goals in the tournament. Brazil's | , with five goals, won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player |
Chris Gayle | ... ng or kept up with it would include Ravindra Jadeja, Yuvraj Singh of India, | of West Indies. There were other players who were considered pure left arm ... |
Brian Kilby | ... ow; golfer Laura Davies CBE; sprinter Marlon Devonish MBE; distance runners | and David Moorcroft OBE; darts player Steve Beaton; fencer Kevin Reilly |
Mark McGwire | ... y for possibly using steroids. These include Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, and | . Other players, such as Canseco and Gary Sheffield, have admitted to have ... |
Max Scherzer | ... urn they picked up outfield prospect Austin Jackson and pitchers Phil Coke, | and Daniel Schlereth. Austin Jackson made the Tigers opening day roster, a ... |
Hack Wilson | ... ehrig, Jimmie Foxx in Philadelphia, Hank Greenberg in Detroit and Chicago's | were the most storied. While the American League championship, and to a le ... |
Nigel Worthington | ... managers have included Ken Brown, Ron Saunders, Dave Stringer, Mike Walker, | and current manager Paul Lambert |
Bernie Parent | ... or-leaguers before expansion occurred. Among the Flyers' 20 selections were | , Doug Favell, Bill Sutherland, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Lou Angotti, Leon ... |
Daniel Schlereth | ... p outfield prospect Austin Jackson and pitchers Phil Coke, Max Scherzer and | . Austin Jackson made the Tigers opening day roster, and was American Leag ... |
Jason Giambi | ... came under scrutiny for possibly using steroids. These include Barry Bonds, | , and Mark McGwire. Other players, such as Canseco and Gary Sheffield, hav ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... had some limitations. It did, however, bring him into fruitful contact with | . He wanted to train in Psychoanalysis and in 1938 he began a training ana ... |
George S. Patton | ... las MacArthur and helped by lower ranking officers Dwight D. Eisenhower and | to stop a march. MacArthur, believing he was fighting a communist revoluti ... |
Steve Nash | ... with Dallas facing elimination, Phoenix beat Dallas in a thriller which saw | with a 39-point game, to go along with 12 assists. Phoenix then made it to ... |
Gerald Ford | ... or succession of Republican presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, | , Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. The Republican Part ... |
Ian Rush | ... lso around this time that he began to form a potent strike partnership with | ; Dalglish began to play just off Rush, "running riot in the extra space a ... |
James Hetfield | ... l-known among fans, is Mustaine's long standing feud with Metallica members | and in particular Lars Ulrich. This feud stemmed from his ejection from th ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... t, an amazingly strong showing for such a challenger. Four days later, Sen. | of New York entered the race. Internal polling by Johnson's campaign in Wi ... |
Bonnie Blair | ... Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year in 1994, together with | . In addition, he received the Oscar Mathisen Award three times: in 1990, ... |
Roger Maris | ... BI, might have earned him MVP honors that season were it not for New York's | bashing a record 61 homers the same year |
Carlos Alberto | ... putting England under enormous pressure and an attack was begun by captain | who sent a fizzing low ball down the right flank for the speedy Jairzinho ... |
Eddie Cicotte | ... (1906) of the Philadelphia Phillies was credited as its inventor. However, | apparently also came up with the pitch while at Indianapolis, and brought ... |
Y. A. Tittle | ... the merger. They played only one season in the NFL, with a record of 1-11. | was the old Colts starting quarterback |
Sean Burke | ... ar (netting 51), the first time for an American-born player, and goaltender | was acquired at the trade deadline. Burke proved ineffective in net, as th ... |
Nomar Garciaparra | ... ens Olympics, expressing an interest in starting a family with her husband, | |
Sebastian Coe | ... Vancouver Olympic Torch relay. He handed off the flame to the next runner, | |
Elliott Maddox | On October 9, 1970, McLain was traded by the Detroit Tigers with | , Norm McRae and Don Wert to the Washington Senators for Joe Coleman, Eddi ... |
Tim Wakefield | ... re commonly used today by pitchers who throw the knuckleball, like Boston's | , who has a knuckleball with a lot of movement, current New York Mets pitc ... |
Maurice Greene | ... d won the bronze medal at those World Championships, finishing third behind | . Two years later, he came in sixth in the individual final, but did win a ... |
Frank Brimsek | ... ournament appearances (12: 1945–56) despite the district's tiny population. | was born here in 1913. He was an NHL Hall of Fame goalie. Also born here w ... |
Daniel Vettori | ... were other players who were considered pure left arm orthodox bowlers like | , Nicky Boje but picked up their game as batsman over time and got better ... |
Norm Cash | ... ailed to reach the postseason despite winning over 100 games. First baseman | had the best batting average in the American League, a remarkably high .36 ... |
Charlie Smith | ... 4-10. Starting from their own 12-yard line, a 43-yard reception by receiver | sparked an 88-yard, 12-play drive that was capped by Jaworski's 8-yard tou ... |
Curtis Joseph | ... kup. They chose to sign former Panther John Vanbiesbrouck over former Oiler | , who ended up signing with Toronto. The 1998–99 season was marred by a li ... |
Steve Hutchinson | ... nbalanced impact. For example, in March 2006, the Minnesota Vikings offered | , an offensive guard with the Seattle Seahawks, a seven-year, $49 million ... |
Adrian Wilson | ... her, Koren Robinson and Dewayne Washington. Notable current players include | of the Arizona Cardinals, Jerricho Cotchery of the New York Jets, No. 1 pi ... |
Art Linkletter | ... ly win its timeslot, leading to the demise of NBC's original Match Game and | 's long-running House Party on CBS, both in 1969. Even the launch of Somer ... |
Derek Jeter | Kalamazoo is the hometown of New York Yankees all-star shortstop | , Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings, and free agent running ba ... |
Mark Washington | ... ecovered tight end Billy Joe Dupree's fumble. 5 plays later, defensive back | intercepted another errant Morton pass and returned it 27 yards to Denver' ... |
Jackie Robinson | ... speech caused the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) to seek | 's testimony on the subject. Robinson was reluctant to testify, in part be ... |
Marinette Pichon | ... e Sawa of Japan, Julie Fleeting of Scotland, Cheryl Salisbury of Australia, | of France and Kelly Smith of England |
Don Drysdale | ... ired after the 1987 season, he was replaced by Hall-of-Fame Dodgers pitcher | , who previously broadcast games for the California Angels. Drysdale died ... |
Margaret Elaine Dovey | ... ce. In 1942, while awaiting entry into the service, Whitlam met and married | , who had swum for Australia in the 1938 British Empire Games and was the ... |
Dave Stringer | ... The club's most successful managers have included Ken Brown, Ron Saunders, | , Mike Walker, Nigel Worthington and current manager Paul Lambert |
Joe Fagan | After becoming player-manager on the retirement of | in the 1985 close season, Dalglish selected himself for just 21 First Divi ... |
Bernie Kosar | ... a high-scoring, back-and-forth game against the Miami Hurricanes (led by QB | ). The game was nationally televised on CBS the day after Thanksgiving and ... |
Kristine Lilly | ... his match also marked her 259th international appearance; only her teammate | has played in more internationals |
Pelé | ... Downing Stadium for two seasons, starting in 1974. In 1975, the team signed | , officially recorded by FIFA as the world's greatest soccer player, to a ... |
Ozzie Virgil, Sr. | ... ican-American player. In the Tigers' case, it was an Afro-Caribbean player, | , who integrated the Tigers in 1958. Only the Boston Red Sox trailed the T ... |
Jim Turner | ... ine, and then Otis Armstrong ripped off an 18-yard gain. Seven plays later, | finished the drive with a 47-yard field goal, cutting the score to 13-3. B ... |
Peyton Manning | ... o coach the team and drafted University of Tennessee Volunteers quarterback | , the son of New Orleans Saints legend Archie Manning, with the first pick ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, | and George W. Bush. The Republican Party, led by House Republican Minority ... |
Pelé | ... the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living soccer players selected by | and commissioned by FIFA for that organization's 100th anniversary.Other a ... |
John Vanbiesbrouck | ... ut to enter his final season as a backup. They chose to sign former Panther | over former Oiler Curtis Joseph, who ended up signing with Toronto. The 19 ... |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | ... Robert Bloch, H. G. Wells (The War of the Worlds), Robert Louis Stevenson, | , Mark Twain and the creator of The Three Investigators, Robert Arthur |
Carroll Rosenbloom | In 1953, a Baltimore-based group led by | won the rights to a new Baltimore franchise. Rosenbloom was awarded the re ... |
Don Wert | ... McLain was traded by the Detroit Tigers with Elliott Maddox, Norm McRae and | to the Washington Senators for Joe Coleman, Eddie Brinkman, Jim Hannan and ... |
Rick Monday | ... nnouncement of the death made. He was replaced by former Dodgers outfielder | . Porter's tenure was terminated somewhat controversially after the 2004 s ... |
John Mariucci | ... s born here in 1913. He was an NHL Hall of Fame goalie. Also born here were | (in 1916) and John Mayasich (in 1933). More recently, Eveleth produced Mar ... |
John Aldridge | ... Juventus in 1987, Dalglish formed a new striker partnership of new signings | and Peter Beardsley for the 1987–88 season, and he played only twice in a ... |
Patrick Allotey | ... d fraud, mainly based on the signings of Aurelio Vidmar, Christian Gyan and | . This became an ongoing scandal in the years to come with chairman Jorien ... |
Oleg Salenko | The tournament's Golden Boot went jointly to Bulgaria's Stoichkov and | of Russia, who scored a record five goals in their match against Cameroon. ... |
Velasco | ... 945, with Josep Samitier as managers and players like César, Ramallets, and | , they won La Liga for the first time since 1929. They added to this total ... |
Barry Bonds | ... nent players came under scrutiny for possibly using steroids. These include | , Jason Giambi, and Mark McGwire. Other players, such as Canseco and Gary ... |
Stu Lantz | ... with several different color men, including Pat Riley, Keith Erickson, and | |
Nate McMillan | ... , Julius Hodge, J.J. Hickson, Josh Powell, and Thurl Bailey. Former players | and Vinny Del Negro are current NBA head coaches |
Frank Skaff | ... e both forced to resign their posts because of health problems. Thereafter, | took over the managerial reins until the end of the season. Both Dressen a ... |
David Villa | ... where he got 61.35% (57,088 votes, a record) of total votes. Rosell signed | from Valencia for €40 million. and Javier Mascherano from Liverpool for €1 ... |
Garth Snow | ... aight games by the Detroit Red Wings. The goaltending tandem of Hextall and | fared poorly in the Finals as both conceded soft goals, and Murry's strate ... |
Philip II of Macedon | ... inance of the Athenian Empire and the later adoption of Attic Greek by king | (382-336 BC), father of the conqueror Alexander the Great, were the two ke ... |
Charlie Smith | ... he other main deep threats on offense, wide receivers Harold Carmichael and | , along with tight end Keith Krepfle, combined for 125 receptions, 2,090 y ... |
Arthur Conan Doyle | In A Study in Scarlet, a novel by | , the retribution of the Mormons is compared to that of the Vehmgericht |
John Mayasich | ... an NHL Hall of Fame goalie. Also born here were John Mariucci (in 1916) and | (in 1933). More recently, Eveleth produced Mark Pavelich, who played on th ... |
Bob Swift | ... ng a bizarre 1966 season, in which manager Chuck Dressen and acting manager | were both forced to resign their posts because of health problems. Thereaf ... |
Rohan Bopanna | ... are based in the city. India's Davis Cup team members, Mahesh Bhupathi and | also reside in Bangalore. The city hosts the Women's Tennis Association (W ... |
Keith Erickson | ... ak, Hearn was paired with several different color men, including Pat Riley, | , and Stu Lantz |
Peter Beardsley | ... Dalglish formed a new striker partnership of new signings John Aldridge and | for the 1987–88 season, and he played only twice in a league campaign whic ... |
Bernard Gilkey | ... Men in Black, a Mets game at Shea was featured in the film, with outfielder | dropping a flyball after being distracted by an alien spacecraft in the sk ... |
Roger Clemens | After the season, Wells returned to the Blue Jays as part of a trade for | , along with Homer Bush and Graeme Lloyd. He continued to win north of the ... |
Archie Manning | ... Volunteers quarterback Peyton Manning, the son of New Orleans Saints legend | , with the first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. After recording a 3–13 record ... |
George Abel | ... formal launch of CSICOP, astronomer Dennis Rawlins, along with Paul Kurtz, | and Marvin Zelen (all subsequent members of CSICOP) began investigating th ... |
Pop Warner | ... rmer Penn teammate Heinie Miller for the 1930 through the 1932 season. When | was hired to coach Temple for the 1933 season, he chose to hire his own as ... |
Gerald Ford | In 1982, along with his friend | , he co-founded the annual AEI World Forum |
Nicky Boje | ... ers who were considered pure left arm orthodox bowlers like Daniel Vettori, | but picked up their game as batsman over time and got better at it. Sanath ... |
Jim Hannan | ... ae and Don Wert to the Washington Senators for Joe Coleman, Eddie Brinkman, | and Aurelio Rodríguez. Kuhn actually had to clear the trade because McLain ... |
Jason Giambi | ... two hits, the first of which came with two outs in the seventh inning when | fought off an 0-2 count and singled |
Walter Jones | ... ract would be guaranteed. Since the Seahawks had another offensive lineman, | , with a higher salary and the Vikings did not, this clause would have req ... |
Steve Nash | During the 2004 off-season, former Dallas Mavericks point guard | signed a free-agent deal with the 29–53 Phoenix Suns to help out their off ... |
Hank Greenberg | ... n hitting "sluggers": the Yankees' Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx in Philadelphia, | in Detroit and Chicago's Hack Wilson were the most storied. While the Amer ... |
Pat Riley | ... of the streak, Hearn was paired with several different color men, including | , Keith Erickson, and Stu Lantz |
Mark Pavelich | ... ucci (in 1916) and John Mayasich (in 1933). More recently, Eveleth produced | , who played on the 1980 U.S. Olympic team that memorably defeated the Sov ... |
Chuck Dressen | ... managed a third-place finish during a bizarre 1966 season, in which manager | and acting manager Bob Swift were both forced to resign their posts becaus ... |
Ramallets | ... and 1950s. In 1945, with Josep Samitier as managers and players like César, | , and Velasco, they won La Liga for the first time since 1929. They added ... |
Greg Jennings | ... ork Yankees all-star shortstop Derek Jeter, Green Bay Packers wide receiver | , and free agent running back T.J. Duckett. Washington Nationals pitcher S ... |
Tommy Docherty | | gave Dalglish his debut for the Scottish national side as a substitute in ... |
Ken Caminiti | In a Sports Illustrated cover story in 2002, a year after his retirement, | admitted that he had used steroids during his National League MVP-winning ... |
Jim Joyce | ... d Indians with 2 outs in the top of the ninth inning when first base umpire | made a controversial call, ruling Jason Donald safe at first. Video replay ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... a part of government operations since at least the Cold War, when President | provided (via executive order) various measures designed to ensure that th ... |
Vinny Del Negro | ... J. Hickson, Josh Powell, and Thurl Bailey. Former players Nate McMillan and | are current NBA head coaches |
Mr. T | ... d he wanted to achieve with his 2002 contract. During the anniversary show, | handed O'Brien a chain with a large gold "7" on it |
Aurelio Rodríguez | ... to the Washington Senators for Joe Coleman, Eddie Brinkman, Jim Hannan and | . Kuhn actually had to clear the trade because McLain was still under susp ... |
Phil Niekro | ... ot of movement, current New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey, or Hall of Famer | , who had a very effective knuckler and knucklecurve. However, youngsters ... |
Mahesh Bhupathi | ... Provident Bangalore are based in the city. India's Davis Cup team members, | and Rohan Bopanna also reside in Bangalore. The city hosts the Women's Ten ... |
Arthur Conan Doyle | ... cations for people from the conurbations to purchase weekend holiday homes. | first conceived the idea for The Hound Of The Baskervilles whilst holidayi ... |
Al Cicotte | Cicotte's grandnephew | (1929–1982) would later pitch in the major leagues, compiling a lifetime 1 ... |
Bart Veldkamp | ... is countryman Ådne Søndrål) and silver on the 10,000 m (behind Dutch skater | ) |
Homare Sawa | ... ot at the forefront of women's soccer, such as Maribel Dominguez of Mexico, | of Japan, Julie Fleeting of Scotland, Cheryl Salisbury of Australia, Marin ... |
Tony Hill | ... r an 11-yard loss on third down. On the ensuing punt, Cowboys punt returner | fumbled the ball at the 1-yard line, but managed to fall on the ball befor ... |
Julie Fleeting | ... women's soccer, such as Maribel Dominguez of Mexico, Homare Sawa of Japan, | of Scotland, Cheryl Salisbury of Australia, Marinette Pichon of France and ... |
Jerry Robinson | ... e end Claude Humphrey led the team in sacks with 14 and a half. Linebackers | and Bill Bergey excelled at both stopping the run and pass coverage. Phila ... |
Mickey Stanley | ... ion during the middle of the decade, with outfielders Willie Horton (1963), | (1964) and Jim Northrup (1964) also coming aboard at this time |
Amar'e Stoudemire | Phoenix won Game One 127–102 with a 40-point game by | . Steve Nash was also given his NBA MVP award during that game, a game in ... |
Paul Lambert | ... Saunders, Dave Stringer, Mike Walker, Nigel Worthington and current manager | |
Hoyt Wilhelm | ... runners start stealing their next base. A few knuckleball pitchers, such as | and Tim Wakefield, required their own catchers, specifically assigned to t ... |
Julie Foudy | ... international play at the end of the tour; the others are longtime captain | and Joy Fawcett (Fawcett did not play due to back surgery after the Olympi ... |
David Cone | ... stseason play, and was until then the only perfect game thrown by a Yankee. | would add a third Yankee perfect game in 1999. Wells claims that he threw ... |
Javier Mascherano | ... f total votes. Rosell signed David Villa from Valencia for €40 million. and | from Liverpool for €19 million. In November 2010, Barcelona defeated their ... |
Denny McLain | ... dly posted winning records throughout the 1960s. Pitchers Mickey Lolich and | entered the rotation during the middle of the decade, with outfielders Wil ... |
Mike Squires | ... tcher Scott Olsen and Chicago White Sox first baseman and gold glove winner | was born in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo was also the hometown of longtime Detroit ... |
Pindar | ... ogenes, Euripides, Herodotus, Julian, Justin, Livy, Lucan, Ovid, Pausanias, | , Plato, Plutarch, Sophocles, Strabo, Thucydides, and Xenophon |
Ted Williams | The McLain trade was made over the strenuous objections of Senators manager | , who had little patience for McLain's high living. The feeling was mutual ... |
Sanath Jayasuriya | ... ky Boje but picked up their game as batsman over time and got better at it. | is an interesting story as he was sent up the order to open the batting an ... |
Dunga | ... he bar, and Brazil were crowned champions. The trophy was handed to captain | from the hands of the vice-president Al Gore. The Brazilian national team ... |
Tommy Wright | ... and with perfect timing. He leapt hard at the ball above England right back | and thundered a harsh, pacy downward header towards Banks' near post corne ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... ecame an issue in the 1988 presidential campaign, when Republican candidate | accused Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis (a member of the ACLU) of bei ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... alf of the 20th century saw election or succession of Republican presidents | , Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George ... |
Mickey Lolich | ... d, Detroit repeatedly posted winning records throughout the 1960s. Pitchers | and Denny McLain entered the rotation during the middle of the decade, wit ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | The fight for the Republican (GOP) nomination was between General | , who became the candidate of the party's moderate eastern establishment; ... |
Randy White | On the Broncos' second drive of the game, Cowboys linemen | and Harvey Martin forced Morton to hurry his throw, and defensive back Ran ... |
Rick Monday | ... ner takes over play-by-play on radio beginning with the fourth inning, with | as color commentator. If Scully is not calling the game, Eric Collins and ... |
Billy Sunday | Early 20th century American preacher | epitomizes the Evangelical focus on "going to heaven" in his sermon “Heave ... |
Dirk Nowitzki | ... ame, a game in which he terrorized his former team. However, Mavericks star | hit a game-winning turn-around jumper in Game 2 to beat Phoenix 108–106 to ... |
Mesut Özil | ... ina and a 9–0 win over Zaire. It is also the birthplace of football players | and Manuel Neuer, who both currently play for the Germany national footbal ... |
Landry Jones | Current American football player and University of Oklahoma quarterback | attended Artesia High School, where he led the football team to two consec ... |
Ford | ... came a law school professor. In the early 1970s, he served in the Nixon and | administrations, first at minor administrative agencies, and then as an as ... |
Ray Clemence | ... he winning goal for Scotland at Hampden Park against England, by nutmegging | . A year later Dalglish scored against the same opponents and goalkeeper a ... |
Wayne Cashman | The man picked to replace Murray as coach, | , was deemed ill-suited for the job as the Flyers played inconsistently th ... |
Jimmie Foxx | ... good teams had their home run hitting "sluggers": the Yankees' Lou Gehrig, | in Philadelphia, Hank Greenberg in Detroit and Chicago's Hack Wilson were ... |
Manuel Neuer | ... in over Zaire. It is also the birthplace of football players Mesut Özil and | , who both currently play for the Germany national football team |
Don Larsen | ... . Wells attended the same San Diego high school, Point Loma High School, as | , whose perfect game for the Yankees in the 1956 World Series is the only ... |
Edgerrin James | ... the 1998 NFL Draft. After recording a 3–13 record in 1998, the team drafted | with the 4th pick in the draft. The Colts finished 13–3 in 1999 and set an ... |
Armando Galarraga | On June 2, 2010, | was pitching a perfect game against the Cleveland Indians with 2 outs in t ... |
Scott Olsen | ... ngs, and free agent running back T.J. Duckett. Washington Nationals pitcher | and Chicago White Sox first baseman and gold glove winner Mike Squires was ... |
Gates Brown | ... d later in the 1960s, black players such as Willie Horton, Earl Wilson, and | would contribute to Detroit's rise in the standings |
Leroy Kelly | ... te University Hall of Fame including National Football League Hall of Famer | and the coach of the legendary Ten Bears lacrosse team Howard "Chip" Silve ... |
Denzel Washington | ... united with director Tony Scott a third time for a supporting role opposite | in the box-office hit Déjà Vu. The song "Val Kilmer" was named after him o ... |
Denis Law | ... cord) and he scored 30 goals, (also a national record, which he shares with | .) Dalglish's final appearance for Scotland, after 15 years as a full inte ... |
Mike Piazza | ... where the Mets beat the Braves, behind a dramatic home run by Mets catcher | |
Gerald Ford | ... oup at the behest of Germany's Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and U.S. President | and the group became the Group of Seven (G7). The European Union is repres ... |
Shaun Goater | ... nd football teams. Bermuda's most prominent footballers include Clyde Best, | , The legendary Kevin De Silva, Reggie Lambe, Sam Nusum and Ralph Bean. In ... |
Thomas Allen "Tommy" Spinks | ... to teammates Larry C. Brewer (1948–2003) of Minden, the offensive end, and | (1948–2007), the split end who had also been Bradshaw's Woodlawn High Scho ... |
Derrick Coleman | ... ited States (including one opened in Detroit and owned by former NBA player | ) and one that was on a military base outside Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two m ... |
Bill Spanswick | # | , baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox |
Melvin Bullitt | ... including NFL placekicker Mac Percival, NFL All-Pro Bobby Boyd, NFL Safety | , and NBA players Mookie Blaylock and Ricky Pierce |
Menotti | ... fee of £5 million from Boca Juniors. In the following season, under manager | , Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, beating Real Madrid. Maradona's time wit ... |
Charmaine Hooper | ... Lehn, and Dagny Mellgren; Brazil's Sissi, Kátia and Pretinha; and Canada's | , Sharolta Nonen, and Christine Latham. The league also hosted singular ta ... |
Bobby Boyd | ... s share of sports stars including NFL placekicker Mac Percival, NFL All-Pro | , NFL Safety Melvin Bullitt, and NBA players Mookie Blaylock and Ricky Pie ... |
Fernando Rodney | ... ed the AL in strikeouts (269) to finish third in the AL Cy Young balloting. | assumed the closer role in spring training, replacing the retired Todd Jon ... |
Pierre van Hooijdonk | ... d in 1–1 draws, and the clash went into extra time and a penalty shoot-out. | , who had a superb season by scoring many goals from free kicks secured Fe ... |
Paul Robeson | ... oire in concert halls around the United States, often sharing the bill with | |
Louis Wright | ... as led by defensive backs Billy Thompson (who recorded 5 interceptions) and | (who had 3 interceptions) |
John Vanbiesbrouck | ... e-overtime in Game 5. An upstart Florida club with stellar goaltending from | ended the Flyers' season in Game 6. The Flyers said goodbye to the Spectru ... |
Gary Hogeboom | ... any as the first player to find the idol without a clue, though technically | of found the first hidden immunity idol without a clue; between and , Hant ... |
Brian Cowen | ... When the issue was (successfully) submitted to a referendum a second time, | , the Taoiseach of Ireland, stated that he had obtained "legal guarantees" ... |
Bernie Kosar | ... center of many medical offices and a branch of Youngstown State University. | , the former Cleveland Browns quarterback, grew up in Boardman. Kosar's ei ... |
Roberto Baggio | ... advanced to the next round, despite losing 1–0 to the Republic of Ireland. | , who was expected to be the shining star, had not scored a goal. During t ... |
Rod Dowhower | ... entire season (the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 0–14) when they dismissed | and replaced him with former Patriots head coach Ron Meyer. The Colts resp ... |
Freddie Cox | ... ed Fourth Division. They remained in this division until 1964, when manager | led them to promotion, winning the first and so far only championship in t ... |
Tim Wakefield | ... aling their next base. A few knuckleball pitchers, such as Hoyt Wilhelm and | , required their own catchers, specifically assigned to them, to catch the ... |
Steve Bruce | ... he final to Swindon Town. During this period the club produced future stars | and Tony Cascarino, who was famously bought from non-league Crockenhill in ... |
Drew Pearson | ... lso gaining 171 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns on the ground. Wide receiver | was the leading receiver on the team with 48 receptions for 870 yards, whi ... |
Marek Jankulovski | ... 2004 and 2007 enlargement), made players likes Adrian Mutu, Valeri Bojinov, | and Marius Stankevičius no longer consider as non-EU players |
Boris Becker | ... a hotel, several apartment buildings, an observatory, and a private marina. | , Oprah Winfrey, and Mel Brooks are among the celebrities with homes on th ... |
Jordi | ... ted with Franco. He further endeared himself when he chose the Catalan name | , after the local saint, for his son. Next to players of quality like Juan ... |
Reggie Lambe | ... footballers include Clyde Best, Shaun Goater, The legendary Kevin De Silva, | , Sam Nusum and Ralph Bean. In 2006, the Bermuda Hogges were formed as the ... |
Ricky Pierce | ... Bobby Boyd, NFL Safety Melvin Bullitt, and NBA players Mookie Blaylock and | |
Babe Ruth | ... tuted and five players elected: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, | and Honus Wagner. The Hall formally opened in 1939 |
Tim Sherwood | ... winger Ruel Fox, defender Andy Linighan, midfielder Mike Phelan, midfielder | and striker Justin Fashanu. The club's most successful managers have inclu ... |
Boris Diaw | ... ll (who clotheslined Lakers star Kobe Bryant in a first-round series game), | and Tim Thomas to go along with Nash and fellow All-Star Shawn Marion. Pho ... |
Ed "Too Tall" Jones | ... nsive line consisted of Harvey Martin (who recorded 20 sacks), Jethro Pugh, | and Randy White. Behind them, the Cowboys had a trio of linebackers, Thoma ... |
Dizzy Dean | ... pitcher had won 30 or more games in a season since the St. Louis Cardinals' | accomplished the feat in 1934; no pitcher has accomplished it since. McLai ... |
Allen Iverson | ... hool sports play a large role in the City's culture. Sporting stars such as | , Michael Vick, Mike Tomlin, Scorpio Brown, Aaron Brooks and Antoine Bethe ... |
Marius Stankevičius | ... ent), made players likes Adrian Mutu, Valeri Bojinov, Marek Jankulovski and | no longer consider as non-EU players |
Eratosthenes | The Earth's circumference was first determined around 240 BC by | . Eratosthenes knew that in Syene, in Egypt, the Sun was directly overhead ... |
Sam Nusum | ... clude Clyde Best, Shaun Goater, The legendary Kevin De Silva, Reggie Lambe, | and Ralph Bean. In 2006, the Bermuda Hogges were formed as the nation's fi ... |
Joy Fawcett | ... lay at the end of the tour; the others are longtime captain Julie Foudy and | (Fawcett did not play due to back surgery after the Olympics). Hamm retire ... |
Steve Bechler | ... nd was considered by some to be a weight-loss short-cut. Overweight pitcher | , who wanted to stay on the Baltimore Orioles roster, took just such a sho ... |
Todd Jones | ... do Rodney assumed the closer role in spring training, replacing the retired | . Rodney responded with 37 saves in 38 tries, while Bobby Seay, Brandon Ly ... |
Arjuna Ranatunga | ... y as he was sent up the order to open the batting and attack as a tactic by | who was the captain of Sri Lanka in the mid to late 90s. The gamble had se ... |
Honus Wagner | ... players elected: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth and | . The Hall formally opened in 1939 |
Mookie Blaylock | ... ercival, NFL All-Pro Bobby Boyd, NFL Safety Melvin Bullitt, and NBA players | and Ricky Pierce |
Mike Sirotka | ... roversy. The primary player being traded by the White Sox, starting pitcher | , was injured at the time of the deal, and he never pitched in the major l ... |
Michael Vick | ... y a large role in the City's culture. Sporting stars such as Allen Iverson, | , Mike Tomlin, Scorpio Brown, Aaron Brooks and Antoine Bethea are from New ... |
Joe Fagan | After the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 and | 's subsequent resignation as manager, Dalglish became player-manager of Li ... |
Denny McLain | ... th a 103–59 record. In a year that was marked by dominant pitching, starter | went 31–6 (with a 1.96 ERA), the first time a pitcher had won 30 or more g ... |
Joe Torre | ... cided where a batted ball was a home run or still in play. In 1978, Manager | helped move the fences in to in the corners with a wall now in front of th ... |
David Herd | ... s failed to hold a Bobby Charlton shot from distance which gave a chance to | . After that things got worse for England's newest keeper, when Denis Law ... |
Nomar Garciaparra | Hamm married then-Boston Red Sox shortstop | on November 22, 2003, in Goleta, California in a private ceremony, attende ... |
Allen Levrault | ... n Southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and sometimes the Boston area.. | gratuated from Westport High School in 1995. Levrault was a professional b ... |
Jimmy Connors | ... d every summer by Kalamazoo College. The event has featured such players as | , John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, Ja ... |
Matt DeWitt | ... der, with records of 17–10 and 20–8 over the next two years. He and pitcher | were then traded to the Chicago White Sox, in a deal that was quickly mire ... |
Bill Barber | ... ere goaltender Bernie Parent in 1984, forward Bobby Clarke in 1987, forward | in 1990, and defenseman Mark Howe in 2011. Of the other Flyers also induct ... |
Clive Payne | ... provide a fascinating record of the Market Place in the early 19th century. | (1950–), former professional footballer for Norwich City and A.F.C. Bourne ... |
Adrian Mutu | ... have few foreigners or no foreigners, in order to sign more non-EU players. | joined Juventus via Livorno in 2005, at that time Romania was not a member ... |
Mario | ... (lit. "dragging-pulling machine"), or 马利奥/馬利奧 for the video game character | . This is often done for commercial purposes, for example 奔腾/奔騰 bēnténg (l ... |
Ty Cobb | ... In 1936 the Baseball Hall of Fame was instituted and five players elected: | , Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. The Hall ... |
Eric Dickerson | ... h a 9–6 record bolstered by the mid-season arrival of Pro Bowl running back | . The next few seasons saw Indianapolis wallow in mediocrity before collap ... |
Lou Angotti | ... were Bernie Parent, Doug Favell, Bill Sutherland, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, | , Leon Rochefort and Gary Dornhoefer. Having purchased the minor-league Qu ... |
John McEnroe | ... by Kalamazoo College. The event has featured such players as Jimmy Connors, | , Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, James Blake and ... |
Shawn Marion | ... game), Boris Diaw and Tim Thomas to go along with Nash and fellow All-Star | . Phoenix had to play seven game series against the two Los Angeles teams, ... |
Rick Porcello | ... 8 AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays, and called up rookie and former #1 draft pick | . Jackson was outstanding in the first half, making his first All-Star tea ... |
Lou Brock | ... s. His 1,406 career steals is 50% higher than the previous record of 938 by | . Henderson is the all-time stolen base leader for the Oakland A's and pre ... |
Jesse Haines | ... , it may be that his pitch was a form of knuckle curve. Two later pitchers, | and Freddie Fitzsimmons, were sometimes characterized as knuckleball pitch ... |
Hristo Stoichkov | ... garians had never won a match in five previous World Cup finals but, led by | who eventually shared the tournament lead in scoring, they made a surprisi ... |
Mark Howe | ... , forward Bobby Clarke in 1987, forward Bill Barber in 1990, and defenseman | in 2011. Of the other Flyers also inducted as players – Paul Coffey, Dale ... |
Randy White | ... Harvey Martin (who recorded 20 sacks), Jethro Pugh, Ed "Too Tall" Jones and | . Behind them, the Cowboys had a trio of linebackers, Thomas "Hollywood" H ... |
Jim Harbaugh | The Colts did not return to the playoffs until the 1995 season, with | at quarterback and Marshall Faulk at running back, clinching a wild card b ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... Theatre of the Absurd pointed out how many contemporary playwrights such as | , Eugène Ionesco, Jean Genet, and Arthur Adamov wove into their plays the ... |
Homer Bush | ... returned to the Blue Jays as part of a trade for Roger Clemens, along with | and Graeme Lloyd. He continued to win north of the border, with records of ... |
Toad Ramsey | ... ch more closely resembles a curveball, which explains the combination name. | , a pitcher from 1885–1890, is credited in some later sources with being t ... |
Mike Tomlin | ... in the City's culture. Sporting stars such as Allen Iverson, Michael Vick, | , Scorpio Brown, Aaron Brooks and Antoine Bethea are from Newport News. Th ... |
Mayo Smith | ... f a kidney infection, Swift in October due to cancer. Skaff was replaced by | in 1967, perhaps the last step before World Series contention |
Walter Johnson | ... the Baseball Hall of Fame was instituted and five players elected: Ty Cobb, | , Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. The Hall formally opened ... |
Christine Latham | ... ssi, Kátia and Pretinha; and Canada's Charmaine Hooper, Sharolta Nonen, and | . The league also hosted singular talents from nations which were not at t ... |
Jack Fisher | ... by three pitchers, all in ) remains the most in a major league season since | of the Mets lost 24 in |
Graeme Lloyd | ... e Blue Jays as part of a trade for Roger Clemens, along with Homer Bush and | . He continued to win north of the border, with records of 17–10 and 20–8 ... |
Mike Phelan | ... g striker Chris Sutton, winger Ruel Fox, defender Andy Linighan, midfielder | , midfielder Tim Sherwood and striker Justin Fashanu. The club's most succ ... |
Christy Mathewson | ... l of Fame was instituted and five players elected: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, | , Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. The Hall formally opened in 1939 |
Justin Verlander | ... ERA and displaying grit and maturity beyond his 20 years of age. Tigers ace | bounced back from an off 2008 to win 19 games. He posted a 3.45 ERA and le ... |
Yordan Letchkov | ... d champions, Germany, in the quarter-finals, where goals from Stoichkov and | gave them a 2–1 victory. Bulgaria went on to finish in fourth place after ... |
Paul Robeson | # | , singer and actor (former resident) |
Clyde Best | ... 's cricket and football teams. Bermuda's most prominent footballers include | , Shaun Goater, The legendary Kevin De Silva, Reggie Lambe, Sam Nusum and ... |
Antoine Bethea | ... s Allen Iverson, Michael Vick, Mike Tomlin, Scorpio Brown, Aaron Brooks and | are from Newport News. The City's stadium, John B. Todd Stadium, houses fi ... |
Peter Beardsley | ... erpool. Before the 1987–88 season, Dalglish signed a number of new players: | from Newcastle, John Aldridge from Oxford United (who replaced Ian Rush); ... |
Quentin Richardson | ... ng year, a Suns team without Stoudemire (who was injured), Joe Johnson, and | , but with a core of new players led by Raja Bell (who clotheslined Lakers ... |
Joe Torre | ... aseball (Clemens ended up delaying his retirement). Regular Yankees manager | let Clemens manage the final game of the regular season, and Clemens pulle ... |
Ryan Perry | ... sponded with 37 saves in 38 tries, while Bobby Seay, Brandon Lyon and young | shored up the middle relief that plagued the team in 2007–08 |
Lou Gehrig | ... Memorial Baseball Stadium. The stadium hosts games of Baseball Philippines | ;and Babe Ruth were the first players to score a home run at the stadium a ... |
Jim Bouton | ... as no particular secret, having been discussed in Sports Illustrated and in | 's groundbreaking book Ball Four, but there was virtually no public backla ... |
Babe Ruth | ... ll Stadium. The stadium hosts games of Baseball Philippines; Lou Gehrig and | were the first players to score a home run at the stadium at their tour of ... |
Jan Koller | ... r free kick and a penalty by Pierre van Hooijdonk. Early in the second half | scored a goal to make it 2–1. Jon Dahl Tomasson then made it 3–1 and thing ... |
Andre Agassi | ... vent has featured such players as Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, | , Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, James Blake and Andy Roddick, before they t ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... r policy goals of Mulroney, that would be finalized under the presidency of | |
Richie Benaud | ... ber one hit, 19, with Bremner impersonating cricket commentators, including | and Brian Johnston, and replacing references to the Vietnam War with refer ... |
Ron Saunders | ... ustin Fashanu. The club's most successful managers have included Ken Brown, | , Dave Stringer, Mike Walker, Nigel Worthington and current manager Paul L ... |
Al Kaline | ... . This allowed Smith to play an outfield of Willie Horton, Jim Northrup and | in every Series game |
Mavis Freeman | ... athogen of Q fever was discovered in 1937, when Frank Macfarlane Burnet and | isolated the bacterium from one of Derrick’s patients. It was originally i ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... with demands that could not be met. In 1952, with the support of President | , he began Mission 66, a ten-year effort to upgrade and expand park facili ... |
Babe Ruth | ... dge was well known and many celebrities stayed there including Bobby Jones, | and William Jennings Bryan |
Freddie Fitzsimmons | ... his pitch was a form of knuckle curve. Two later pitchers, Jesse Haines and | , were sometimes characterized as knuckleball pitchers even by their conte ... |
Marshall Faulk | ... to the playoffs until the 1995 season, with Jim Harbaugh at quarterback and | at running back, clinching a wild card berth with a 9–7 record. They advan ... |
John Wayne | ... s and would often mention it in the show if any contestant came from Texas. | appeared to have had a similar preoccupation, as he mentioned the town in ... |
David Hemp | ... herefore Bermuda were knocked out of the World cup. Also very well known is | , who is a former captain of Glamorgan in English first class cricket. The ... |
Gerald Ford | ... Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was | 's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and w ... |
Edwin Jackson | Entering 2010, the Tigers parted ways with Curtis Granderson and | as part of a three-way trade with the New York Yankees and Arizona Diamond ... |
Ray Oyler | ... ckey Stanley at shortstop, replacing the slick fielding but weak hitting of | . Stanley had never played shortstop before, but was a gold glover in the ... |
Raja Bell | ... Joe Johnson, and Quentin Richardson, but with a core of new players led by | (who clotheslined Lakers star Kobe Bryant in a first-round series game), B ... |
Kristine Lilly | ... Michael Jordan in men's basketball; and Mia Hamm (twice), Shannon Higgins, | , and Tisha Venturini in women's soccer |
Curtis Granderson | Entering 2010, the Tigers parted ways with | and Edwin Jackson as part of a three-way trade with the New York Yankees a ... |
Jim Courier | ... ollege. The event has featured such players as Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, | , Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, James Blake and Andy Roddick, ... |
Raelene Boyle | ... r drug use after the 1972 Olympics, so that she could safely have children. | , who had finished second to Stecher in both the 100 and 200 metres at the ... |
Hege Riise | ... any's Birgit Prinz, Conny Pohlers, Steffi Jones and Maren Meinert; Norway's | , Unni Lehn, and Dagny Mellgren; Brazil's Sissi, Kátia and Pretinha; and C ... |
Doug Favell | ... ore expansion occurred. Among the Flyers' 20 selections were Bernie Parent, | , Bill Sutherland, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Lou Angotti, Leon Rochefort an ... |
Tony Cascarino | ... don Town. During this period the club produced future stars Steve Bruce and | , who was famously bought from non-league Crockenhill in exchange for a se ... |
Jim Bouton | ... Tom Candiotti, and the Niekro brothers. In addition, some pitchers (such as | ) have had success as knuckleballers after their ability to throw hard dec ... |
Dave Duncan | A's pitching coach | said of Henderson, "You have to be careful because he can knock one out. B ... |
Francisco Maturana | ... ly dogged by influence from betting syndicates and drug cartels, with coach | receiving death threats over squad selection. Defender Andrés Escobar was ... |
David Gower | ... trous 1984 home series against the West Indies in which the England captain | had averaged 19 |
Don Stanhouse | ... ed to the Oakland Athletics for journeyman pitcher Jim Panther and prospect | (who would go on to have a few good years as the Baltimore Orioles' closer ... |
Lindy Infante | ... e the Colts one year after assuming control from his father by firing Coach | and hiring Bill Polian to run the organization. Polian in turn hired Jim E ... |
James Blake | ... nors, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, | and Andy Roddick, before they turned professional |
Justin Fashanu | ... Andy Linighan, midfielder Mike Phelan, midfielder Tim Sherwood and striker | . The club's most successful managers have included Ken Brown, Ron Saunder ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... orces led by General Douglas MacArthur and helped by lower ranking officers | and George S. Patton to stop a march. MacArthur, believing he was fighting ... |
Connie Mack | ... "Second Dynasty"). The team's owner and manager for its first 50 years was | , and its Hall-of-Fame players included Chief Bender, Frank "Home Run" Bak ... |
Bobby Seay | ... g the retired Todd Jones. Rodney responded with 37 saves in 38 tries, while | , Brandon Lyon and young Ryan Perry shored up the middle relief that plagu ... |
Mickey Stanley | ... redicated with a bold decision by manager Mayo Smith to play center fielder | at shortstop, replacing the slick fielding but weak hitting of Ray Oyler. ... |
Nisha Millet | ... ther sports personalities from Bangalore include national swimming champion | , world snooker champion, Pankaj Advani and former All England Open badmin ... |
Gerard Phelan | ... m the defense and threw a Hail Mary pass that was caught in the end zone by | , giving BC a 47-45 win. Although many people mistakenly think that play c ... |
Tom Candiotti | ... ued to pitch professionally well into their forties, such as Tim Wakefield, | , and the Niekro brothers. In addition, some pitchers (such as Jim Bouton) ... |
John Aldridge | ... n, Dalglish signed a number of new players: Peter Beardsley from Newcastle, | from Oxford United (who replaced Ian Rush); winger John Barnes from Watfor ... |
Arthur Conan Doyle | ... ing us by not admitting it." The famous author and believer in spiritualism | had years earlier made a similar accusation against the magician Harry Hou ... |
Jon Dahl Tomasson | ... ooijdonk. Early in the second half Jan Koller scored a goal to make it 2–1. | then made it 3–1 and things looked good for Feyenoord. Dortmund only manag ... |
Andrés Escobar | ... h Francisco Maturana receiving death threats over squad selection. Defender | was a tragic figure of this tournament, as in the group stage match agains ... |
Brandon Lyon | ... d Todd Jones. Rodney responded with 37 saves in 38 tries, while Bobby Seay, | and young Ryan Perry shored up the middle relief that plagued the team in ... |
Bob Gibson | ... met the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, led by starter | (who had posted a record 1.12 ERA during the regular season) and speedy ou ... |
Ian Rush | ... e 1980s with a milk advert on television, in which a young boy boasted that | had told him that "if [he] didn't drink lots of milk, when [he] [grew] up, ... |
Pete Sampras | ... red such players as Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, | , Michael Chang, James Blake and Andy Roddick, before they turned professi ... |
Mac Percival | Garland has also had its share of sports stars including NFL placekicker | , NFL All-Pro Bobby Boyd, NFL Safety Melvin Bullitt, and NBA players Mooki ... |
Randy White | ... irst and only time, two players won Super Bowl MVP honors: defensive tackle | and defensive end Harvey Martin. This was also the first time that a defen ... |
Philip II | ... ned the Dorian thoroughness with the Ionic grace. Attracted to the court of | , he painted him and the young Alexander with such success that he became ... |
Bernie Parent | ... ho spent a significant part of their career with the Flyers were goaltender | in 1984, forward Bobby Clarke in 1987, forward Bill Barber in 1990, and de ... |
Keith Peacock | ... cord for a Football League match. Just a few months later, however, manager | was controversially sacked, and within 18 months the club had fallen into ... |
Shawn Michaels | An example was at WrestleMania XXVI, where The Undertaker defeated | in a "Streak vs. Career" match. The Undertaker extended his undefeated str ... |
Michael Chang | ... rs as Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, | , James Blake and Andy Roddick, before they turned professional |
Kevin Beirne | ... , and MLB ruled in favor of the White Sox. The Blue Jays thus received only | , Brian Simmons, and minor leaguer Mike Williams, and the mistake ultimate ... |
Luis Suárez | With Helenio Herrera as manager, a young | , the European Footballer of the Year in 1960, and two influential Hungari ... |
Dwayne Leverock | ... 2007 in the West Indies. Their most famous player is a police officer named | . But India defeated Bermuda and set a record of 413 runs in a One-Day Int ... |
Lou Brock | ... d posted a record 1.12 ERA during the regular season) and speedy outfielder | . This was the first time the Tigers and Cardinals had met in the World Se ... |
Tom Jackson | ... ckers, including Randy Gradishar (3 interceptions, 4 fumble recoveries) and | (4 interceptions, 93 return yards, 1 touchdown). Defensive End Lyle Alzado ... |
Dagny Mellgren | ... ohlers, Steffi Jones and Maren Meinert; Norway's Hege Riise, Unni Lehn, and | ; Brazil's Sissi, Kátia and Pretinha; and Canada's Charmaine Hooper, Sharo ... |
Kobe Bryant | ... t with a core of new players led by Raja Bell (who clotheslined Lakers star | in a first-round series game), Boris Diaw and Tim Thomas to go along with ... |
Tim Wakefield | ... ome have continued to pitch professionally well into their forties, such as | , Tom Candiotti, and the Niekro brothers. In addition, some pitchers (such ... |
Sonny Shroyer | ... stars Waylon Jennings (narrator/"balladeer"), Ben Jones (Cooter Davenport), | (Deputy Enos Strate), and Rick Hurst (Deputy Cletus Hogg) did not appear i ... |
Minnie Miñoso | ... cago White Sox, Venezuelan-born Chico Carrasquel and Cuban-born (and black) | , became the first Hispanic All-Stars |
Ronaldo | ... g wages and discipline, letting players such as Diego Maradona, Romário and | go rather than meeting their demands |
Hughie Jennings | ... he season, Sparky Anderson won his 1,132nd game as a Tiger manager, passing | for the most all-time wins in franchise history. Following the 1992 season ... |
Michael Jordan | ... Phil Ford, Tyler Hansbrough, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, James Worthy and | in men's basketball; and Mia Hamm (twice), Shannon Higgins, Kristine Lilly ... |
Gene Freese | ... oe Jackson, Jimmy Dygert, Henry "Cotton" Knaupp, Bill Lindsay, Zeke Bonura, | , and Hall of Famers Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, Bob Lemon, and Earl Weaver. ... |
Steve McNair | ... Manning was named co-Most Valuable Player with Tennessee Titans quarterback | . The Colts won the AFC South division title over the Titans via the head ... |
Dennis Eckersley | ... ve pennants and the 1989 World Series behind Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco and | . In more recent years, the A's have often been playoff contenders but hav ... |
Doyle Brunson | ... lming the movie Damon was busted out of the 1998 WSOP by poker professional | |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... ing for Northcutt Ely, Stevens volunteered for the presidential campaign of | , writing position papers for the campaign on western water law and lands. ... |
Grant Hanley | ... tland and were joined in having done so in season 2010/11 by Cammy Bell and | . Matteo gained 6 full caps for Scotland after having represented England ... |
Júlio César | ... orno in 2005, at that time Romania was not a member of EU. Other case likes | , Victor Obinna and Maxwell who joined Internazionale from Chievo (first t ... |
Mia Hamm | ... son, Vince Carter, James Worthy and Michael Jordan in men's basketball; and | (twice), Shannon Higgins, Kristine Lilly, and Tisha Venturini in women's s ... |
Alexandre Pato | ... first game in Mexico, the team had a good performance but was defeated 2-1. | opened the scoring. In the second match, supported by over 51,000 fans cra ... |
Andy Hessenthaler | Taylor then left to manage Leicester City, and | was appointed as player-manager. He led the club to their best ever league ... |
Dazzy Vance | ... "Cotton" Knaupp, Bill Lindsay, Zeke Bonura, Gene Freese, and Hall of Famers | , Joe Sewell, Bob Lemon, and Earl Weaver. In Jackson's only season with Ne ... |
Hans Kamper | On 22 October 1899, | placed an advertisement in Los Deportes declaring his wish to form a footb ... |
Chico Carrasquel | ... y from the integration era. In 1951, two Chicago White Sox, Venezuelan-born | and Cuban-born (and black) Minnie Miñoso, became the first Hispanic All-St ... |
Paul Holmgren | ... me 5–4. It was because of this playoff collapse that "Iron Mike" was fired. | was named Keenan's replacement, the first time a former Flyer was named th ... |
Johnny Weissmuller | ... movie theaters to see bodybuilding idols such as Reg Park, Steve Reeves and | on the big screen. "I was inspired by individuals like Reg Park and Steve ... |
Phil McGraw | In March 2004, TV personality | (aka Dr. Phil) pulled his “Shape Up” line of supplements off the market in ... |
Lance Niekro | ... does so infrequently as compared to pitchers who use it as a primary pitch. | , son of Joe Niekro, attempted to convert from a position player to a knuc ... |
Merv Hughes | ... the Face of Current Affairs where he played the character of Larry Hadges. | also starred in the series 2 episode Workin' Class Man |
Tony Pulis | ... man, Paul Scally, stepped in and bought the club. He brought in new manager | , who led Gillingham to promotion in his first season, finishing second in ... |
Joe Sewell | ... pp, Bill Lindsay, Zeke Bonura, Gene Freese, and Hall of Famers Dazzy Vance, | , Bob Lemon, and Earl Weaver. In Jackson's only season with New Orleans (1 ... |
Jim Northrup | ... he decade, with outfielders Willie Horton (1963), Mickey Stanley (1964) and | (1964) also coming aboard at this time |
Hughie Gallacher | ... England at under-21 level. Halliday was overlooked by Scotland in favour of | . Gallacher played for Queens but was not from Dumfries. It was as a manag ... |
Daniel Carcillo | ... shall also found himself the victim of such a crunch, traded to Phoenix for | at the trade deadline |
Steve Nash | ... 2000s, first led by a new "Big Three" of Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and | . With a new owner in Mark Cuban and head coach Don Nelson leading the cre ... |
Orlando Cepeda | ... one win and a 6.04 ERA, the Athletics traded him to the Atlanta Braves for | ; he went only 3–5 for Atlanta, and his overall totals for 1972 were 4–7 w ... |
Diego Maradona | ... to a strict policy regarding wages and discipline, letting players such as | , Romário and Ronaldo go rather than meeting their demands |
Giovanni van Bronckhorst | ... ful careers at international level, including Puck van Heel, Wim Jansen and | . A number of high profile managers also started their coaching careers at ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... arty. While running against Reagan for the Presidential nomination in 1980, | had derided Reaganomics as "voodoo economics". Similarly, in 1976, Gerald ... |
Kevin Pritchard | ... ning the ABA championship under head coach and University of Kansas alumnus | |
Stan Ternent | ... difference. Hessenthaler resigned as manager in November 2004, and new boss | was unable to prevent the Gills' relegation to League One. At the end of t ... |
Ruben Studdard | ... n two American Idol contestants Frenchie Davis, Trenyce Cobbins and winner | starred in the 30th anniversary national tour of the show. A new cast reco ... |
Jason Chaffetz | ... d South Jordan follows Utah's trend with only Republican elected officials. | , a Republican, represents South Jordan as part of Utah's 3rd congressiona ... |
Wim Jansen | ... to have successful careers at international level, including Puck van Heel, | and Giovanni van Bronckhorst. A number of high profile managers also start ... |
Bill Lindsay | ... elicans included Shoeless Joe Jackson, Jimmy Dygert, Henry "Cotton" Knaupp, | , Zeke Bonura, Gene Freese, and Hall of Famers Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, Bo ... |
James Worthy | ... in field hockey; Phil Ford, Tyler Hansbrough, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, | and Michael Jordan in men's basketball; and Mia Hamm (twice), Shannon Higg ... |
Gerald Ford | ... W. Bush had derided Reaganomics as "voodoo economics". Similarly, in 1976, | had severely criticized Reagan's proposal to turn back a large part of the ... |
Jaromir Jagr | ... July 1, the Flyers traded Kris Versteeg to Florida, signed former all-star | to a 1-year contract, Anaheim's Andreas Lilja to a 2-year contract and Pit ... |
Romário | ... icy regarding wages and discipline, letting players such as Diego Maradona, | and Ronaldo go rather than meeting their demands |
Chuck Noll | ... e the dominate teams of the decade. Steelers were led by Terry Bradshaw and | , and the Cowboys were led by Roger Staubach and Tom Landry |
José Reyes | ... th hitters and to teach base stealing. Henderson's impact was noticeable on | , the Mets' former leadoff hitter. "I always want to be around the game," ... |
Frank Robinson | ... rience long-delayed gains in managerial positions within baseball. In 1975, | (who had been the 1956 Rookie of the Year with the Cincinnati Reds) was na ... |
Zeke Bonura | ... ed Shoeless Joe Jackson, Jimmy Dygert, Henry "Cotton" Knaupp, Bill Lindsay, | , Gene Freese, and Hall of Famers Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, Bob Lemon, and ... |
Jason Donald | ... h inning when first base umpire Jim Joyce made a controversial call, ruling | safe at first. Video replay showed he was out. A tearful Joyce later said ... |
Jerry Jones | ... s dismissed as head coach, shortly after H.R. "Bum" Bright sold the team to | . Bright had suffered major losses in his banking, real estate and oil bus ... |
Kevin Youkilis | ... on during a Red Sox telecast and, upon realizing that Red Sox first baseman | is Jewish, delivered a criticism of Mel Gibson's antisemitic comments. As ... |
Michael Finley | ... o prominence in the 2000s, first led by a new "Big Three" of Dirk Nowitzki, | and Steve Nash. With a new owner in Mark Cuban and head coach Don Nelson l ... |
Terry Bradshaw | ... tsburgh Steelers are the dominate teams of the decade. Steelers were led by | and Chuck Noll, and the Cowboys were led by Roger Staubach and Tom Landry |
Jim McMahon | ... & '96, Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer '90, and two-time Super Bowl winner | . In golf, BYU alumni include two major championship winners: Johnny Mille ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... 006, graduation ceremonies included commencement speakers former Presidents | and Bill Clinton, who commended the students for their desire to return to ... |
Gerald Ford | ... Dole ran unsuccessfully for Vice President on a ticket headed by President | . Incumbent Vice President Nelson Rockefeller had withdrawn from considera ... |
Diego Maradona | The tournament saw the end of | 's World Cup career, having played in the 1982, the 1986 — where he led Ar ... |
Eddie Bonine | ... signed with the , debuting on May 29, 2010. Former Detroit Tigers reliever | also throws a knuckleball, though he does so infrequently as compared to p ... |
Gary Hurring | ... rently coaching at Capital Swim Club in Wellington. He co-coaches alongside | |
James Hetfield | ... due to drinking, drug use, violent behavior and personality conflicts with | and Lars Ulrich, Mustaine and bassist Dave Ellefson formed Megadeth in Los ... |
John Wayne | ... ead, who authored the original, has had (a) practical aviation background." | played screenwriter Frank "Spig" Wead two decades later in the John Ford f ... |
Luca Sbisa | ... surprises were the emergence of rookie center Claude Giroux and defenseman | who was drafted by the Flyers in June with the 19th overall pick acquired ... |
Puck van Heel | ... ave progressed to have successful careers at international level, including | , Wim Jansen and Giovanni van Bronckhorst. A number of high profile manage ... |
Vince Carter | ... Rachel Dawson in field hockey; Phil Ford, Tyler Hansbrough, Antawn Jamison, | , James Worthy and Michael Jordan in men's basketball; and Mia Hamm (twice ... |
Ted Kennedy | ... its political opponents in the United States, including Senators Helms and | , with the assistance of the CIA and National Security Council. Helms prop ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... too"" came from not only Ireland but from the continent, led by playwrights | , Sean O'Casey and Brendan Behan. Alan Simpson was later released. The pre ... |
Victor Martinez | ... league pitching prospects. Notable offseason additions included catcher/DH | , relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit and starting pitcher Brad Penny |
Rafael Sóbis | ... tunning the 80,000 são-paulinos attending the match at the Morumbi stadium, | scored twice in the second half before defender Edcarlos scored for São Pa ... |
Fernandão | ... they left the pitch as South American champions for the first time. Striker | , who, along with Tinga, scored in the final match at the Beira-Rio stadiu ... |
Antawn Jamison | ... arolina include Rachel Dawson in field hockey; Phil Ford, Tyler Hansbrough, | , Vince Carter, James Worthy and Michael Jordan in men's basketball; and M ... |
Dirk Nowitzki | ... icks returned to prominence in the 2000s, first led by a new "Big Three" of | , Michael Finley and Steve Nash. With a new owner in Mark Cuban and head c ... |
Bill Cosby | ... b Newhart. Some African-American comedians such as Redd Foxx, George Kirby, | and Dick Gregory began to cross over to white audiences during this time |
José Herrera | ... raded Henderson to the playoff-bound Toronto Blue Jays for Steve Karsay and | . He was involved in the final play of the World Series that year, as he a ... |
Ron Hextall | ... 1986 the Flyers were rejuvenated by the ascension of 22-year-old goaltender | . In his rookie season, he became the third Flyers goaltender to win the V ... |
Herschel Walker | ... upset at how top draft pick, defensive tackle Danny Noonan and running back | weren't being used enough |
Craig Biggio | ... ; Alfonso Soriano of the Chicago Cubs is tied for the second-most ever with | , with 53. During the 2003 season, Henderson surpassed Babe Ruth for the c ... |
Mark Spitz | The 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany saw swimmer | set seven World Records and win a record seven gold medals. The 1976 Summe ... |
Satchel Paige | ... the majors, including Roy Campanella (teammate to Robinson in Brooklyn) and | (teammate to Doby in Cleveland). Paige, who had pitched more than 2400 inn ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... rnher von Braun was MSFC's initial Director. On September 8, U.S. President | formally dedicated the MSFC |
Albert Spalding | Flagler had | design a baseball park in St. Augustine, and the waiters at his hotels, un ... |
Lester B. Pearson | Prime Minister | in 1964 said one song would have to be chosen as the country's national an ... |
Kenny Washington | ... professional coast-to-coast sports enterprise. The Rams subsequently signed | , an African American, to the team, as a precondition to leasing the Los A ... |
Steve Carlton | ... win season, only two other pitchers have approached the 30-game milestone ( | won 27 games in and Bob Welch also with 27 victories in . With Major Leagu ... |
Matt Carle | ... had acquired in a trade with Washington prior to the season for defenseman | . Two pleasant surprises were the emergence of rookie center Claude Giroux ... |
Jerry Rice | Manning and Marvin Harrison broke Steve Young and | 's NFL record for most touchdowns by a quarterback-receiver tandem, notchi ... |
Ty Detmer | ... ime NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP Steve Young '84 & '96, Heisman Trophy winner | '90, and two-time Super Bowl winner Jim McMahon. In golf, BYU alumni inclu ... |
Barry Nicholson | ... c Matteo was born in Dumfries but moved to England while still a young boy. | lost 4–3 to Queens playing for Aberdeen in the 2008 Scottish Cup semi-fina ... |
Rachel Dawson | ... sensus collegiate national athletes of the year from North Carolina include | in field hockey; Phil Ford, Tyler Hansbrough, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter ... |
Roy Campanella | ... handful of black baseball players made appearances in the majors, including | (teammate to Robinson in Brooklyn) and Satchel Paige (teammate to Doby in ... |
Eisenhower | ... eventually assumed control of South Vietnam. In the words of U.S. President | |
Doug Mirabelli | ... an oversized knuckleball catcher's mitt, similar to a first baseman's glove | ;, formerly of the Red Sox, actually used a softball catcher's mitt. The B ... |
Simeon Jackson | ... fs after beating Shrewsbury Town 1–0 with a 90th minute header from striker | . In the 2009–10 season, however, the Gills slipped into the bottom four o ... |
Dominic Matteo | ... McMinn played for home town club, Queen of the South during their careers. | was born in Dumfries but moved to England while still a young boy. Barry N ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... help pass measures favored by the Democrats. Johnson, Rayburn and President | worked smoothly together in passing Eisenhower's domestic and foreign agen ... |
Danny Murtaugh | ... 50s, the team was associated with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was managed by | . Other notable Pelican managers included Larry Gilbert and Abner Powell, ... |
Tyler Hansbrough | ... year from North Carolina include Rachel Dawson in field hockey; Phil Ford, | , Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, James Worthy and Michael Jordan in men's b ... |
George Brett | ... batting average with a mark of .325, losing out to the Kansas City Royals' | on the final day of the season. Henderson had a remarkably consistent seas ... |
Frank Grant | ... Leon Giants. It later became the Cuban Giants, and one of the team members, | , has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame |
Aaron Brooks | ... ting stars such as Allen Iverson, Michael Vick, Mike Tomlin, Scorpio Brown, | and Antoine Bethea are from Newport News. The City's stadium, John B. Todd ... |
Marvin Harrison | Manning and | broke Steve Young and Jerry Rice's NFL record for most touchdowns by a qua ... |
Michael Johnson | ... -studded history: Pietro Mennea set a world best in 1983, Olympic champions | and Donovan Bailey went head-to-head over the distance in 1997, and improv ... |
Dave Dombrowski | In late 2001, | , former general manager of the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins ... |
Grant Hill | ... uld become the most famous of the trio, winning Co-Rookie of the Year (with | ) in 1994–95 and eventually a perennial All-Star |
Joe Niekro | ... as compared to pitchers who use it as a primary pitch. Lance Niekro, son of | , attempted to convert from a position player to a knuckleball pitcher. He ... |
Luis Cubilla | ... z, Adriano Samaniego, and star Raul Vicente Amarilla, all coached by legend | . The first match took place in Asunción; Inter managed to win 0-1 and wer ... |
Kenny Lofton | ... ingle series. His record for the most postseason stolen bases was broken by | 's 34th career steal during the 2007 ALCS; however, Lofton accomplished hi ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... on one day, firing 2,088 rockets and dropping 80 tons (73 tonnes) of bombs. | , the Supreme Allied Commander, said of the Typhoons; "The chief credit in ... |
Bob Lemon | ... dsay, Zeke Bonura, Gene Freese, and Hall of Famers Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, | , and Earl Weaver. In Jackson's only season with New Orleans (1910), he hi ... |
Mel Hutchins | ... ampion Danny Ainge '81, 1952 NBA Rookie of the Year and 4-time NBA All-Star | '51, and three-time Olympic medalist Krešimir Ćosić '73. BYU also claims n ... |
Jackie Smith | ... d as a classic. The rematch would be just as good, with the Cowboys being a | catch away from beating the Steelers in the rematch. Super Bowl XIII, the ... |
Pumpsie Green | ... e the last major league team to integrate their roster with the addition of | and Ozzie Virgil on July 21, 1959. While limited in numbers, the on-field ... |
John Thomson | ... ason collected his 3,000th career hit, a leadoff double off Rockies pitcher | . That final game was also Padre legend Tony Gwynn's last major league gam ... |
Jakub Voracek | On June 23, the Flyers traded Jeff Carter to Columbus in exchange for | , the 8th overall pick (Sean Couturier) and the 68th overall pick (Nick Co ... |
Alan Shearer | ... tball for the first time since 1966. In 1992, Dalglish signed Southampton's | for a British record fee of £3.5 million. Despite a serious injury which r ... |
Jerry Casale | ... rock band INXS during summer 2011, and is currently working on a new album. | of Devo created a video for Berlin which was scheduled to debut at a late ... |
Thomas Buffel | ... profile players to have played at Excelsior as part of this arrangement are | and , who were both subsequently involved in transfer deals worth several ... |
Pete Rose | ... the last batter McLain ever faced in the major leagues was none other than | , who would also be ensnared in a gambling scandal years later). The Brave ... |
Jake Wood | The 1961 club featured two nonwhite starters, | and Bill Bruton, and later in the 1960s, black players such as Willie Hort ... |
Jamal Mashburn | ... positive period for the Mavs, led by The 3 J's: Jason Kidd, Jim Jackson and | . Kidd would become the most famous of the trio, winning Co-Rookie of the ... |
Raymond Berry | ... ndry assistants: Mike Ditka, Dan Reeves, John Mackovic, Gene Stallings, and | |
Hugo Sotil | ... son. Next to players of quality like Juan Manuel Asensi, Carles Rexach, and | , he helped the club win the La Liga title in 1973–74 for the first time s ... |
Charles VIII of France | ... nso. The most doubtful passage in his diplomatic career is when he welcomed | upon the entry of that king into Naples in 1495, thus showing that he was ... |
Krešimir Ćosić | ... r and 4-time NBA All-Star Mel Hutchins '51, and three-time Olympic medalist | '73. BYU also claims notable professional football players including two-t ... |
Yuri Gagarin | ... o, and to some her importance in Russian space history is only surpassed by | and Alexey Leonov. Since her retirement from politics, she appears infrequ ... |
Mark Stimson | ... o win a single away game in the league all season. This resulted in manager | having his contract terminated and Andy Hessenthaler was appointed as mana ... |
Cammy Bell | ... represented Scotland and were joined in having done so in season 2010/11 by | and Grant Hanley. Matteo gained 6 full caps for Scotland after having repr ... |
Hans Kraay | ... ons Real Madrid on 8 September 1965 in the preliminaries. During the match, | had to leave the pitch injured after 31 minutes, without being substituted ... |
Steve Downie | ... tcher missed the entire regular season and playoffs with a knee injury, and | was traded to Tampa Bay along with Steve Eminger, who they had acquired in ... |
Willie Horton | ... s, Jake Wood and Bill Bruton, and later in the 1960s, black players such as | , Earl Wilson, and Gates Brown would contribute to Detroit's rise in the s ... |
Antônio Lopes | ... -1 defeat. The return leg before a packed Beira-Rio saw the team coached by | come back to win 1-0. The club secured the title with the away goals rule |
Ever Hugo Almeida | ... bertadores, were blossoming in their second golden era with players such as | , Gabriel González, Adriano Samaniego, and star Raul Vicente Amarilla, all ... |
Jason Varitek | ... rld championship season, with Doug Mirabelli regularly catching in place of | when Tim Wakefield was pitching. The Wakefield tradition of a 'Specialist ... |
Mike Vanderjagt | ... phins in Miami, when a potential 49-yard game-winning field goal attempt by | sailed to the right of the goalposts. Edgerrin James tore his ACL in the s ... |
Charles VIII | ... Medici in 1492, he was succeeded by his son Piero II. When the French king | invaded northern Italy, Piero II chose to resist his army. But when he rea ... |
Juan Manuel Asensi | ... Jordi, after the local saint, for his son. Next to players of quality like | , Carles Rexach, and Hugo Sotil, he helped the club win the La Liga title ... |
Philip II of Macedon | ... valuable prize, the city was repeatedly sacked: by the Triballi in 376 BC, | in 350 BC; later by Lysimachos of Thrace, the Seleucids, the Ptolemies, an ... |
Alfred Tibor | ... For example, it is the home of a number of sculptor and Holocaust survivor | 's creations, including those at the Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Saint Char ... |
Rinus Israël | ... he final, held in the San Siro stadium in Milan. Goals by Tommy Gemmell and | resulted in a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes. Three minutes before the end of e ... |
Thorleif Haug | ... ronze medal. After fifty years an error had been discovered in the score of | |
Víctor Martínez | ... l (and sports) history. The move came shortly after the Tigers learned that | had torn his anterior cruciate ligament during offseason training in Lakel ... |
Dominic Rhodes | ... n James tore his ACL in the sixth game of the 2001 season, and while backup | proved a capable starter in becoming the first undrafted rookie to rush fo ... |
Ernst Happel | ... n manager to lead Feyenoord. Feyenoord's international trophies were won by | , Wiel Coerver and Bert van Marwijk |
Tim Wakefield | ... ason, with Doug Mirabelli regularly catching in place of Jason Varitek when | was pitching. The Wakefield tradition of a 'Specialist Catcher' continued ... |
Jimmy McIntosh | ... ies are probably Dave Halliday, Ian Dickson, Bobby Ancell, Billy Houliston, | , Willie McNaught and Ted McMinn. Halliday, Dickson, Houliston and McMinn ... |
Rob Deer | ... ted to rebuild using a power-hitting approach, with sluggers Cecil Fielder, | and Mickey Tettleton joining Trammell and Whitaker in the lineup (fitting ... |
Adriano Samaniego | ... second golden era with players such as Ever Hugo Almeida, Gabriel González, | , and star Raul Vicente Amarilla, all coached by legend Luis Cubilla. The ... |
Mick Falvey | ... Dublin Senior Football Championship title, alongside fellow Munster native | |
Carles Rexach | ... cal saint, for his son. Next to players of quality like Juan Manuel Asensi, | , and Hugo Sotil, he helped the club win the La Liga title in 1973–74 for ... |
Andy Hessenthaler | ... n. This resulted in manager Mark Stimson having his contract terminated and | was appointed as manager of the club for the second time |
George H. W. Bush | ... au's brother John Patrick Schmitz is the former deputy counsel to President | |
Tim Flowers | ... Manchester United. By this time, Dalglish had added England internationals | and David Batty to his squad. At the start of the 1994–95 season Dalglish ... |
Wiel Coerver | ... ead Feyenoord. Feyenoord's international trophies were won by Ernst Happel, | and Bert van Marwijk |
Herb Brooks | Notable residents of Dellwood include the late | , coach of the Miracle on Ice hockey team; the late F. Scott Fitzgerald; J ... |
Dick Christy | ... e NFL. Notable former players include Torry Holt, Roman Gabriel, Ted Brown, | , Haywood Jeffires, Dr. Jerry Punch, Jim Ritcher, Koren Robinson and Deway ... |
"Bullet" Bill Dudley | ... years from NFL-associated employment if they left the NFL to join the AAFC. | attributed Bell's nervous nature, during his contract negotiations with th ... |
Renato Gaúcho | ... rs as Zico, Bebeto, Jorginho, Leandro, Edinho, Leonardo, Andrade, Zinho and | (who was elected the best player in the tournament). Once again in 1988, I ... |
Willie McNaught | ... Dave Halliday, Ian Dickson, Bobby Ancell, Billy Houliston, Jimmy McIntosh, | and Ted McMinn. Halliday, Dickson, Houliston and McMinn played for home to ... |
Peter Laviolette | ... n to unravel with mediocre play that cost John Stevens his job in December. | was hired as head coach in order to reinstitute accountability and restore ... |
Anders Haugen | In 1974 the final medal of Chamonix 1924 was presented. | , who until then had been recorded as finishing fourth in the ski jumping ... |
Bill Cosby | ... es into major concerts in sports arenas and amphitheaters. Steve Martin and | had levels of success with gentler comic routines. The older style of stan ... |
Linford Christie | The 100 m Olympic Gold and Silver medallist, | of Great Britain famously had frequent false starts that were marginally b ... |
Salvador Artigas | ... imo final at the Bernabéu, in front of Franco, with former republican pilot | as manager. The end of Franco's dictatorship in 1974 saw the club changing ... |
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. | ... his sister Rosemary Kennedy's failed lobotomy and the deaths of his brother | in World War II and sister Kathleen Agnes Kennedy in an airplane crash. An ... |
Seth Stammler | ... sh scholar Stephanie Taylor is a current Bexley resident, and soccer player | of the New York Red Bulls lives in Bexley during the off-season |
Ted Brown | ... layed in the NFL. Notable former players include Torry Holt, Roman Gabriel, | , Dick Christy, Haywood Jeffires, Dr. Jerry Punch, Jim Ritcher, Koren Robi ... |
Jody Morris | ... f famous band Camel was born here as well as adult film star Nici Sterling, | - Footballer, Played for Chelsea, Leeds United, Millwall and is now the ca ... |
Jorginho | ... fter being defeated by Flamengo, containing famous players as Zico, Bebeto, | , Leandro, Edinho, Leonardo, Andrade, Zinho and Renato Gaúcho (who was ele ... |
Pindar | A legend preserved in | relates that Apollo and Poseidon took Aeacus as their assistant in buildin ... |
George S. Patton | ... He also had to skillfully manage to retain the services of the often unruly | , by severely reprimanding him, when Patton earlier had slapped a subordin ... |
Bill Gullickson | ... record in 1991 (84–78). However, the team lacked quality pitching, despite | 's 20 wins in 1991, and its core of key players began to age, setting the ... |
Eric Davis | ... home runs in the 1985 season. He matched the feat in 1986, as did the Reds' | ; they remain the only players in major league history who are in the "80/ ... |
Mickey Tettleton | ... d using a power-hitting approach, with sluggers Cecil Fielder, Rob Deer and | joining Trammell and Whitaker in the lineup (fitting for the team with the ... |
Doug Mirabelli | ... id this fairly systematically in their 2004 world championship season, with | regularly catching in place of Jason Varitek when Tim Wakefield was pitchi ... |
Roy Keane | ... w Premier League. The following year, Dalglish failed in an attempt to sign | . Blackburn finished two positions higher the following season, as runners ... |
Bob Feller | ... ere cut, and stairs put in. The bunk of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer | is marked for those touring. Feller served on Alabama for several years du ... |
Peyton | ... rs, the Colts and Giants featured brothers as their starting quarterbacks ( | and Eli Manning respectively) leading to their occasional matchup being re ... |
Bob Froese | ... Brad McCrimmon led the league in plus/minus, a +85 and a +83 respectively. | filled in admirably in net for Lindbergh, being named a second Team All-St ... |
Marty Schottenheimer | McDonald also was the home of NFL coaches Marvin Lewis and | , Oscar-winning songwriter Jay Livingston and his brother Alan Livingston, ... |
Tommy Gemmell | ... faced Celtic in the final, held in the San Siro stadium in Milan. Goals by | and Rinus Israël resulted in a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes. Three minutes be ... |
Johan Cruyff | The 1973–74 season saw the arrival of | , who was bought for a world record £920,000 from Ajax. Already an establi ... |
Roman Gabriel | ... play or have played in the NFL. Notable former players include Torry Holt, | , Ted Brown, Dick Christy, Haywood Jeffires, Dr. Jerry Punch, Jim Ritcher, ... |
Pim Verbeek | ... t period in history Feyenoord was managed by two managers at once, Dutchman | and Swede Gunder Bengtsson. Bengtsson was the last foreign manager to lead ... |
John Wayne | ... ord (1971). The resulting film included candid interviews with the likes of | , James Stewart, Henry Fonda, and was narrated by Orson Welles. Out of cir ... |
Gillis Grafström | Finding himself in a unique situation, the figure skater | is the first one ever to successfully defend his Summer Olympics title at ... |
Ted McMinn | ... Dickson, Bobby Ancell, Billy Houliston, Jimmy McIntosh, Willie McNaught and | . Halliday, Dickson, Houliston and McMinn played for home town club, Queen ... |
Marvin Lewis | McDonald also was the home of NFL coaches | and Marty Schottenheimer, Oscar-winning songwriter Jay Livingston and his ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... r 1991, while serving as Minister without Portfolio, he called US President | an "anti-Semite." In 1997 he called US Ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... nedy (in the miniseries Kennedy — The Presidential Years); Attorney General | in the television special The Missiles of October; White House Chief of St ... |
Avery Johnson | ... ivers by the Spurs in 2005. Nowitzki emerged as the team's leader, and with | coaching the team, the Mavericks would make their first NBA Finals appeara ... |
C. V. Pappachan | ... nternational facilities. The veteran footballers and former Indian captains | , I. M. Vijayan and Jo Paul Ancheri hail from this city. Thrissur has cont ... |
Geno Petralli | ... ield, he used a first baseman's glove, instead of a regular catcher's mitt. | set the record for allowing four passed balls in one inning while trying t ... |
Bobby Higginson | ... n of talent, as well, producing only a few everyday players (Travis Fryman, | ) during the 1990s. Adding insult to injury, the Tigers and radio station ... |
Isaiah Kacyvenski | ... . Mike Dunham (longtime NHL goalie, now Goalie coach for the NY Islanders), | (Starter for the Seahawks for 5 years-and was Special Teams captain for Se ... |
Shoeless Joe Jackson | Notable Pelicans included | , Jimmy Dygert, Henry "Cotton" Knaupp, Bill Lindsay, Zeke Bonura, Gene Fre ... |
Johnny Bench | Major League Baseball Hall of Fame catcher | grew up in Binger |
David Beckham | ... e city of Tirana his appearance at the training ground overshadowed that of | . He appeared on the pitch before the start of the Albania v England match ... |
Brian Clough | ... fferent clubs to top-flight league championships, after Herbert Chapman and | . Dalglish became Director of Football at Blackburn in June 1995. He left ... |
Telê Santana | Atlético Mineiro's most famous coach is | |
Jim Price | ... XYT-FM (97.1 FM). Dan Dickerson does play-by-play and former Tigers catcher | does color commentary. Games are carried on both stations unless a conflic ... |
Lars Eller | Michael Stützer of Thrash Metal band Artillery | of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team |
Mike Keenan | | , a relative unknown at the time, was hired in 1984 to coach the team, and ... |
Pietro Mennea | ... States. The 150 metres, though rarely competed, has a star-studded history: | set a world best in 1983, Olympic champions Michael Johnson and Donovan Ba ... |
Zico | ... fourth title after being defeated by Flamengo, containing famous players as | , Bebeto, Jorginho, Leandro, Edinho, Leonardo, Andrade, Zinho and Renato G ... |
Zoltán Czibor | ... 60, and two influential Hungarians recommended by Kubala, Sándor Kocsis and | , the team won another national double in 1959 and a La Liga and Inter-Cit ... |
Ted Kennedy | ... is John Kerry, who became the senior Senator following the death of Senator | on August 24, 2009. The junior Senator is Scott Brown, who won the special ... |
Gerald Ford | ... premiere was hosted by Truman's daughter Margaret and attended by President | . The play then went on to a six-city tour, during which it was videotaped ... |
Chris Pronger | ... Brian Boucher, and significantly upgrading the defense with the addition of | from Anaheim. Pronger came at a price, costing the Flyers Joffrey Lupul, L ... |
Mike Dunham | A few big names in sports have lived, or were born here. | (longtime NHL goalie, now Goalie coach for the NY Islanders), Isaiah Kacyv ... |
Song Chong-Gug | ... e and Korean editions are available due to the popularity of Shinji Ono and | in their home countries. Since 2004 Feyenoord have shared a website 2 team ... |
Jo Paul Ancheri | ... n footballers and former Indian captains C. V. Pappachan, I. M. Vijayan and | hail from this city. Thrissur has contributed many national and internatio ... |
Carles Rexach | ... On the positive side, the decade saw the emergence of Josep Maria Fusté and | , and the club won the Copa del Generalísimo in 1963 and the Fairs Cup in ... |
Jack Kerouac | ... ofessional collaboration with his father. Bakshi wrote a poem influenced by | , jazz, the Beat Generation and Brooklyn that served as the narration, whi ... |
Travis Fryman | ... largely barren of talent, as well, producing only a few everyday players ( | , Bobby Higginson) during the 1990s. Adding insult to injury, the Tigers a ... |
Charlie Hough | ... g four passed balls in one inning while trying to catch knuckleball pitcher | in 1987. Varitek holds the postseason record with three in Game 5 of the 2 ... |
Lynn Swann | ... US Senator Rick Santorum and Ed Rendell received 50.6% of the vote against | |
Herbert Chapman | ... story to lead two different clubs to top-flight league championships, after | and Brian Clough. Dalglish became Director of Football at Blackburn in Jun ... |
Donovan Bailey | ... etro Mennea set a world best in 1983, Olympic champions Michael Johnson and | went head-to-head over the distance in 1997, and improved Mennea's record ... |
Kevin Keegan | ... of the most famous names in football have also managed the club, including | (who had also served the club as a player) and the late Sir Bobby Robson, ... |
George H. W. Bush | During the 1988 presidential election: then-Vice President | noted that his opponent Michael Dukakis had described himself as a "card-c ... |
Torry Holt | ... State alumni play or have played in the NFL. Notable former players include | , Roman Gabriel, Ted Brown, Dick Christy, Haywood Jeffires, Dr. Jerry Punc ... |
Dave Winfield | ... to 29% by 2007), other factors have been cited as well. Hall of Fame player | , for instance, has cited the fact that urban America places less emphasis ... |
I. M. Vijayan | ... lities. The veteran footballers and former Indian captains C. V. Pappachan, | and Jo Paul Ancheri hail from this city. Thrissur has contributed many nat ... |
Pelle Lindbergh | ... on won the next four games and the series. A month into the 1985–86 season, | was fatally injured in a car accident. The team rallied and showed perseve ... |
Ian Holloway | ... mutual antipathy has now somewhat abated. Similarly, after the departure of | to Leicester City in November 2007 a noticeable mutual dislike arose, culm ... |
Bebeto | ... title after being defeated by Flamengo, containing famous players as Zico, | , Jorginho, Leandro, Edinho, Leonardo, Andrade, Zinho and Renato Gaúcho (w ... |
Dave Halliday | ... The best known footballers of their eras to come from Dumfries are probably | , Ian Dickson, Bobby Ancell, Billy Houliston, Jimmy McIntosh, Willie McNau ... |
Jimmy Dygert | Notable Pelicans included Shoeless Joe Jackson, | , Henry "Cotton" Knaupp, Bill Lindsay, Zeke Bonura, Gene Freese, and Hall ... |
Diego Tardelli | ... in eight of the thirty-eight rounds, and finished in seventh place. Striker | was the top goalscorer of the championship (18, alongside Flamengo's Adria ... |
Dida | ... and Jorginho Paulista of Udinese, Fábio Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt of Roma, | of Milan, Álvaro Recoba of Inter, Thomas Job, Francis Zé, Jean Ondoa of Sa ... |
Kevin Cash | ... Specialist Catcher' continued into the 2008 season following the signing of | and 2009 saw George Kottaras fulfill this role. On August 26, the first ti ... |
Joop van Daele | ... draw. Back in Rotterdam, Feijenoord managed a 1–0 victory (winning goal by | ) to win the world club crown, the first Dutch team to do so. Estudiantes ... |
Paulo Nunes | ... team had the top goalscorer of Brasileirão, in 1996 with Renaldo (tied with | ) and in 1999 with Guilherme |
Helenio Herrera | With | as manager, a young Luis Suárez, the European Footballer of the Year in 19 ... |
Chris Sutton | ... d. At the start of the 1994–95 season Dalglish paid a record £5 million for | , with whom Shearer formed an effective strike partnership. By the last ga ... |
Fábio Júnior | ... s. Alberto and Warley, Alejandro Da Silva and Jorginho Paulista of Udinese, | and Gustavo Bartelt of Roma, Dida of Milan, Álvaro Recoba of Inter, Thomas ... |
Ray Emery | ... maki to depart via free agency, replacing them with former Ottawa netminder | and former Flyer Brian Boucher, and significantly upgrading the defense wi ... |
Shinji Ono | ... f 2007, Japanese and Korean editions are available due to the popularity of | and Song Chong-Gug in their home countries. Since 2004 Feyenoord have shar ... |
Tony Dungy | The firing led to the hiring of head coach | , the former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who had led his forme ... |
George Kottaras | ... inued into the 2008 season following the signing of Kevin Cash and 2009 saw | fulfill this role. On August 26, the first time Victor Martinez caught Wak ... |
Leo Durocher | ... rnations is described as a small town outside of Los Angeles, California. ( | , who was then coaching with the Los Angeles Dodgers, guest-starred as him ... |
John Bradshaw Layfield | ... this type occurred at WWE No Mercy 2004 in which The Undertaker challenged | for the WWE Championship. It is said that The Undertaker created this matc ... |
Gerald Ford | ... n resigned under the pressure of the Watergate scandal and was succeeded by | . With the war growing incredibly unpopular at home, combined with a sever ... |
Bert van Marwijk | ... yenoord's international trophies were won by Ernst Happel, Wiel Coerver and | |
Alexander Ovechkin | ... ter ended the season with 46 goals, second in the league after Washington's | . Richards just missed out on the Selke Trophy in the closest vote in the ... |
Bobby Ancell | ... f their eras to come from Dumfries are probably Dave Halliday, Ian Dickson, | , Billy Houliston, Jimmy McIntosh, Willie McNaught and Ted McMinn. Hallida ... |
Bill Cowher | Several NC State students later became professional athletes. | coached 15 seasons with the Steelers including the Super Bowl XL champions ... |
Tim Tebow | ... Sanders of the Liberty University Flames and the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner | from the University of Florida |
Sándor Kocsis | ... of the Year in 1960, and two influential Hungarians recommended by Kubala, | and Zoltán Czibor, the team won another national double in 1959 and a La L ... |
Paul Sturrock | Manager: | |
David Batty | ... ed. By this time, Dalglish had added England internationals Tim Flowers and | to his squad. At the start of the 1994–95 season Dalglish paid a record £5 ... |
John Wayne | ... me newsreels. The first real movie I saw, that I distinctly remember, was a | movie. |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... ion focused on Aurora for seven weeks during the fall of 1955, as President | recovered from a heart attack at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. In 1943 t ... |
Don Nelson | ... ichael Finley and Steve Nash. With a new owner in Mark Cuban and head coach | leading the crew, they returned to the playoffs in 2001, eventually return ... |
Alan Shearer | ... ecord in 1996 by paying £15million for Blackburn Rovers and England striker | , one of the most prolific goalscorers of that era. A host of other high p ... |
Oscar Malbernat | ... win the world club crown, the first Dutch team to do so. Estudiantes player | got frustrated and grabbed Van Daele's glasses and trampled on them. "You ... |
Alex Karras | ... f the 1960s were the shorter, stockier, leverage players like Willie Davis, | and Andy Robustelli. But Landry drafted the taller, leaner linemen like Ge ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... s death came just a little less than a week after Michael Kennedy, a son of | , died in a similar skiing accident in Aspen, Colorado. After Bono's death ... |
Kurt Warner | ... ed a number of professional athletes such as Ryan Sweeney, Trent Green, and | . The city is also the setting for a musical, The Pajama Game and the come ... |
Bill Belichick | ... t week's title of AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Patriots head coach | , known for his knowledge of the history of the game, made comments that s ... |
Kevin Towers | ... ine it will be like saying I played with Babe Ruth." Padres general manager | said, "I get e-mails daily from fans saying, 'Sign Rickey.' ...I get more ... |
Martin Brodeur | Boucher and the Flyers consistently outplayed | and New Jersey and pulled off the upset in five games. However, the victor ... |
Eunice Kennedy Shriver | ... nation. His elder siblings included John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and | . John asked to be the newborn's godfather, a request his parents honored, ... |
Wim Rijsbergen | ... 2 draw. Feyenoord then won their match in Rotterdam 2–0, thanks to goals by | and Peter Ressel, and also became the first Dutch team to win the UEFA Cup ... |
John Wayne | ... ers, Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures (Kramer's brand new boss at the time), | of the MPA, and Hedda Hopper of the Los Angeles Times. Cast and crew membe ... |
Michelle Akers | ... necessary to form the eight-team league. The twenty founding players were: | , Brandi Chastain, Tracy Ducar, Lorrie Fair, Joy Fawcett, Danielle Fotopou ... |
Iván Rodríguez | ... traded for several talented but high-risk veterans, such as Fernando Vina, | , Ugueth Urbina, Rondell White and Carlos Guillén, and the gamble paid off ... |
Dirk Nowitzki | ... ecured the first NBA Championship for the franchise in its 31-year history. | was named the NBA Finals MVP |
Louis Smith | ... d in city until his death after a high-speed crash at Brands Hatch; as does | , who at the 2008 games became 's first gymnast to win an individual Olymp ... |
Lindy McDaniel | ... ketball coach Ted Owens, Major League Baseball players Wilcy Moore, Von and | , University of Oklahoma and professional football player Alton Coppage, m ... |
Ruud Gullit | ... of the subsequent 1998–1999 season, and replaced by former Chelsea manager | . One commentator has since written, "His 20 months at Newcastle United ar ... |
Theo de Jong | ... ham Hotspur. Spurs took a 2–1 lead in the first leg at White Hart Lane, but | equalised after 85 minutes and the match ended in a 2–2 draw. Feyenoord th ... |
Nate Burleson | ... ther contract offers, including a contract offered to Vikings wide receiver | by the Seahawks, which, with irony fully intended, was structured as a sev ... |
Joni Pitkanen | ... an 8-year, $52 million contract. Continuing to revamp their defensive core, | and Geoff Sanderson were traded to Edmonton for Oilers captain Jason Smith ... |
Sean Landeta | ... retire. Flutie was the second to last former USFL player to retire, behind | |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... thiest families in the nation. His elder siblings included John F. Kennedy, | , and Eunice Kennedy Shriver. John asked to be the newborn's godfather, a ... |
Trent Green | ... a has also produced a number of professional athletes such as Ryan Sweeney, | , and Kurt Warner. The city is also the setting for a musical, The Pajama ... |
Ugueth Urbina | ... ral talented but high-risk veterans, such as Fernando Vina, Iván Rodríguez, | , Rondell White and Carlos Guillén, and the gamble paid off. The 2004 Tige ... |
Jackie Robinson | ... him to tolerate the inevitable abuse. Rickey's sights eventually settled on | , a shortstop with the Kansas City Monarchs. Although likely not the best ... |
Terry Yorath | ... Giggs, Joe Ledley, and former managers of the Wales national football team | and John Toshack. International rugby league players from Cardiff include ... |
Wilcy Moore | ... ty of Kansas Head basketball coach Ted Owens, Major League Baseball players | , Von and Lindy McDaniel, University of Oklahoma and professional football ... |
John Wayne | In 1970, Crawford was presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award by | at the Golden Globes, which was telecast from the Coconut Grove at The Amb ... |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | ... iarty is the archenemy of Sherlock Holmes, a fictional detective created by | . Moriarty is a criminal mastermind, described by Holmes as the "Napoleon ... |
Babe Ruth | ... d with Rickey Henderson, and I imagine it will be like saying I played with | ." Padres general manager Kevin Towers said, "I get e-mails daily from fan ... |
Paulo Isidoro | ... . This team that had players like Reinaldo, Toninho Cerezo, Éder, Luisinho, | , João Leite won the state championship 6 times in a row, from 1978 to 198 ... |
Michael Laudrup | ... Txiki Begiristain while signing international stars such as Ronald Koeman, | , Romário, and Hristo Stoichkov. Under his guidance, Barcelona won four co ... |
Rondell White | ... t high-risk veterans, such as Fernando Vina, Iván Rodríguez, Ugueth Urbina, | and Carlos Guillén, and the gamble paid off. The 2004 Tigers finished 72–9 ... |
Roger Wolff | ... pitchers (Dutch Leonard, Johnny Niggeling, Mickey "Itsy Bitsy" Haefner and | ) who combined for 60 complete games and 60 wins, carrying the Senators to ... |
Caron Butler | ... erry plus other pieces such as Shawn Marion, Tyson Chandler, J.J. Barea and | . They returned to the NBA Finals after winning 57 games, winning a close ... |
Jack Kerouac | ... s" in Chandler Brossard's 1952 novel Who Walk in Darkness, "Harold Sand" in | 's autobiographical 1958 novella The Subterraneans and possibly "Bill Gray ... |
Olli Jokinen | ... contest being hosted at the Wachovia Center. Boucher stopped final shooter | to clinch the 7th seed in the East and a 1st-round matchup with New Jersey |
Ryan Sweeney | ... gston. The area has also produced a number of professional athletes such as | , Trent Green, and Kurt Warner. The city is also the setting for a musical ... |
Vinny Testaverde | ... sent in late in the game. The Jets also sent in their back-up quarterback, | . This was the first time in NFL history that two quarterbacks over the ag ... |
John Toshack | ... y, and former managers of the Wales national football team Terry Yorath and | . International rugby league players from Cardiff include Frank Whitcombe, ... |
Uwe Seeler | ... sion to substitute Bobby Charlton. In the last ten minutes, veteran striker | looped a back header over Bonetti to take the game into extra time; then G ... |
Toninho Cerezo | ... , one of the best in its history. This team that had players like Reinaldo, | , Éder, Luisinho, Paulo Isidoro, João Leite won the state championship 6 t ... |
Ronald Koeman | ... ari Bakero, and Txiki Begiristain while signing international stars such as | , Michael Laudrup, Romário, and Hristo Stoichkov. Under his guidance, Barc ... |
Rayfield Wright | ... s, he was busy stockpiling size for the next generation of linemen. Tackles | stood and Ralph Neely weighed . Center Dave Manders weighed . All went on ... |
Koren Robinson | ... l, Ted Brown, Dick Christy, Haywood Jeffires, Dr. Jerry Punch, Jim Ritcher, | and Dewayne Washington. Notable current players include Adrian Wilson of t ... |
Carlos Guillén | ... ns, such as Fernando Vina, Iván Rodríguez, Ugueth Urbina, Rondell White and | , and the gamble paid off. The 2004 Tigers finished 72–90, a 29-game impro ... |
Elio Chacón | ... eason, New York Mets center fielder Richie Ashburn and Venezuelan shortstop | found themselves colliding in the outfield. When Ashburn went for a catch, ... |
George H. W. Bush | In 1990, President | awarded Atanasoff the United States National Medal of Technology, the high ... |
Franz Beckenbauer | ... the Germans again after Alan Mullery had put the defending champions ahead. | then hit a low shot under the body of Bonetti, who had been slow to react. ... |
George Best | ... d, Banks was also involved in a notorious incident with Manchester United's | who, while playing against England for Northern Ireland, flicked the ball ... |
Dave Manders | ... of linemen. Tackles Rayfield Wright stood and Ralph Neely weighed . Center | weighed . All went on to block in Pro Bowls and Super Bowls in the 1970s |
Dewayne Washington | ... Christy, Haywood Jeffires, Dr. Jerry Punch, Jim Ritcher, Koren Robinson and | . Notable current players include Adrian Wilson of the Arizona Cardinals, ... |
Txiki Begiristain | ... e used a mix of Spanish players like Josep Guardiola, José Mari Bakero, and | while signing international stars such as Ronald Koeman, Michael Laudrup, ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... struction of a helipad) to accommodate the President. When Attorney General | advised his brother to sever his ties to Sinatra because of the entertaine ... |
Lip Pike | ... BP investigated Athletic of Philadelphia for paying three players including | , but ultimately took no action against either the club or the players. To ... |
Ron Hextall | ... the Flyers parted with six players, trading Steve Duchesne, Peter Forsberg, | , Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, a 1993 first round draft pick (J ... |
Johnny Niggeling | ... pitching rotation which included four knuckleball pitchers (Dutch Leonard, | , Mickey "Itsy Bitsy" Haefner and Roger Wolff) who combined for 60 complet ... |
Tony La Russa | ... ers come through San Diego. But there's an aura about him nobody else has." | , Henderson's manager in the late 1980s in Oakland, said, "He rises to the ... |
Sean Fallon | ... rovisional contract with Celtic in May 1967. Celtic manager Jock Stein sent | to see Dalglish and his parents at their home; on hearing that Fallon was ... |
Freddie Fox | ... caps during their time at Priestfield, although other sources indicate that | had in fact left the club by the time he made his only appearance for Engl ... |
Magglio Ordóñez | ... o the 2005 season, the Tigers spent a large sum for two prized free agents, | and Troy Percival. On June 8, 2005, the Tigers traded pitcher Ugueth Urbin ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... ary 20, 1986, it is called Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Following President | 's 1992 proclamation, the holiday is observed on the third Monday of Janua ... |
Gerd Müller | ... er looped a back header over Bonetti to take the game into extra time; then | smashed home the winner in the added period |
Darrell Royal | Hollis is the birthplace of University of Texas football coach | , University of Kansas Head basketball coach Ted Owens, Major League Baseb ... |
Ralph Neely | ... size for the next generation of linemen. Tackles Rayfield Wright stood and | weighed . Center Dave Manders weighed . All went on to block in Pro Bowls ... |
George Mullin | ... talented team that included Sam Crawford, Hughie Jennings, Bill Donovan and | quickly yielded results, as the Tigers won their first American League pen ... |
Arthur Conan Doyle | ... ut for Bluehouses at the Nevill Ground, where he sometimes played alongside | . He also played cricket for his house at Marlborough College, once taking ... |
Peter Houtman | ... layers in the squad from this period included Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit and | (who later became the Feyenoord stadium announcer). Cruijff reacted to Aja ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... rish Nobel pantheon featuring William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and | , Heaney responded: "It's like being a little foothill at the bottom of a ... |
Charles Jewtraw | The first gold medal awarded in the Olympic Winter games was won by | of the United States in the 500-meter speed skate |
Roy McFarland | ... ter City and Manchester United, David Webb, Cyril Knowles, Neil Warnock and | . Notable former players include Lee Sharpe, Neville Southall, Garry Nelso ... |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... er, former president of the university and brother of former U.S. president | . JHU's library was previously housed in Gilman Hall, and other smaller de ... |
Peter Forsberg | ... indros' rights, the Flyers parted with six players, trading Steve Duchesne, | , Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, a 1993 first round ... |
Deacon White | The leading players were Hardy Richardson, Jack Rowe, | , Charlie Getzein and Hall of Famers "Big Sam" Thompson and Dan Brouthers. ... |
José Mari Bakero | ... o-called Dream Team. He used a mix of Spanish players like Josep Guardiola, | , and Txiki Begiristain while signing international stars such as Ronald K ... |
Shawn Marion | ... avericks still had Nowitzki, Kidd and Jason Terry plus other pieces such as | , Tyson Chandler, J.J. Barea and Caron Butler. They returned to the NBA Fi ... |
Bob Sanders | ... dam Vinatieri converted 3 of his 4 field goal attempts. Defensively, safety | and cornerback Kelvin Hayden each intercepted Bears' quarterback Rex Gross ... |
Amos Alonzo Stagg | ... re the snap of the ball. This tactic was not new. It was developed by Coach | around the turn of the 19th to 20th century; Landry was the first coach to ... |
Vince Lombardi | ... y the Dallas Cowboys, he became concerned with then-Green Bay Packers Coach | 's "Run to Daylight" idea, where the running back went to an open space, r ... |
Troy Percival | ... he Tigers spent a large sum for two prized free agents, Magglio Ordóñez and | . On June 8, 2005, the Tigers traded pitcher Ugueth Urbina and infielder R ... |
Freddie Cox | ... back to the Football League in 1950. Clark remained in the job until 1957. | took over in 1962 and led the club to the Football League Fourth Division ... |
Hiero | ... raecia cities led by Syracuse. A few years later, in 474, Syracuse's tyrant | defeated the Etruscans at the Battle of Cumae. Etruria's influence over th ... |
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond | ... ldings, such as Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester at Holkham Hall, Norfolk | , at Goodwood House, and the Mansion House, nicknamed the "Egyptian Hall" ... |
Haruki Murakami | ... i, during his days as political prisoner in the People's Republic of China. | 's 1995 novel The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle deals greatly with Manchukuo thro ... |
Mickey Mantle | ... he 2000 census. The town is best known as the birthplace of baseball player | |
Adam Vinatieri | ... d Joseph Addai combined for 190 rushing yards and a touchdown, while kicker | converted 3 of his 4 field goal attempts. Defensively, safety Bob Sanders ... |
Jack Rowe | The leading players were Hardy Richardson, | , Deacon White, Charlie Getzein and Hall of Famers "Big Sam" Thompson and ... |
Sasha Cohen | ... e technical program but slipped to third after two jumping errors. American | finished fourth, after a fall on the back end of a triple lutz-triple toe ... |
Sonja Henie | | , at just eleven years old, skates in the ladies' figure skating competiti ... |
Hardy Richardson | The leading players were | , Jack Rowe, Deacon White, Charlie Getzein and Hall of Famers "Big Sam" Th ... |
Charlie Zink | ... rk Mets is the only knuckleballer in the big leagues, though minor leaguers | of the Lancaster Barnstormers and Charlie Haeger of the Albuquerque Isotop ... |
Joseph Addai | Colts' running backs Dominic Rhodes and | combined for 190 rushing yards and a touchdown, while kicker Adam Vinatier ... |
Tyson Chandler | ... had Nowitzki, Kidd and Jason Terry plus other pieces such as Shawn Marion, | , J.J. Barea and Caron Butler. They returned to the NBA Finals after winni ... |
Luis Gonzalez | ... a baseball also has a proud tradition, producing professional stars such as | , Juan Pierre, Jon Lieber, and Adam Lind |
Lee Sharpe | ... ril Knowles, Neil Warnock and Roy McFarland. Notable former players include | , Neville Southall, Garry Nelson and Eddie Kelly. The club won a Wembley f ... |
John McGraw | ... s" or simply "the Elephants", in reference to then New York Giants' manager | 's calling the team a "white elephant". This was embraced by the team, who ... |
Ruud Gullit | ... r history. Key players in the squad from this period included Johan Cruyff, | and Peter Houtman (who later became the Feyenoord stadium announcer). Crui ... |
Ugueth Urbina | ... gglio Ordóñez and Troy Percival. On June 8, 2005, the Tigers traded pitcher | and infielder Ramon Martinez to the Philadelphia Phillies for Plácido Pola ... |
Jordan Romero | The youngest person to climb Mount Everest was 13-year-old | in May 2010 from the Tibetan side. His ascent, as part of an apparent "rac ... |
Jim Ritcher | ... Roman Gabriel, Ted Brown, Dick Christy, Haywood Jeffires, Dr. Jerry Punch, | , Koren Robinson and Dewayne Washington. Notable current players include A ... |
Michael Leighton | ... ffered a hand injury shortly thereafter which allowed journeyman goaltender | to step in and make an immediate impact. Leighton went 8–0–1 in his first ... |
Mike Riley | ... 1, as they dropped their last nine games to finish 5-11 and cost head coach | his job. (Buffalo, respectively, finished 3-13 with Johnson and, later, Al ... |
Sam Huff | ... up and move back two yards. The Giants' middle linebacker was the legendary | |
Jack Swagger | ... the show at the TitanTron entrance before they were suddenly interrupted by | and Vickie Guerrero. Santino Marella intervened in the confrontation to an ... |
Dominic Rhodes | Colts' running backs | and Joseph Addai combined for 190 rushing yards and a touchdown, while kic ... |
Haywood Jeffires | ... former players include Torry Holt, Roman Gabriel, Ted Brown, Dick Christy, | , Dr. Jerry Punch, Jim Ritcher, Koren Robinson and Dewayne Washington. Not ... |
Baron Hill | ... ana's 9th congressional district and is represented in Congress by Democrat | . It is also part of Indiana Senate districts 47 and 48, and Indiana House ... |
Johan Cruyff | ... d time in their history. Key players in the squad from this period included | , Ruud Gullit and Peter Houtman (who later became the Feyenoord stadium an ... |
Lawson Swearingen | ... and state government watchdog C.B. Forgotston relocated to Hammond in 2006. | , a former Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate and a former pr ... |
Frank Demaree | ... as the one-time residence of cartoonist R. Crumb and former baseball player | |
Rick Carlisle | ... he 2007 NBA Playoffs. Kidd returned to the team in 2008, and with new coach | leading the crew |
Branch Rickey | ... anager who would be eventually successful in breaking the color barrier was | of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rickey himself had experienced the issue of segre ... |
Basil Hayward | ... m the only manager to win a Football League divisional title with the club. | was sacked in 1971 after the club was relegated back to the Fourth Divisio ... |
Smoky Joe Wood | Famous baseball pitcher | was born in Kansas City but grew up in Ouray |
Carlos Delgado | ... , actor Edward James Olmos, boxer Félix 'Tito' Trinidad, baseball superstar | , writers Ana Lydia Vega and Giannina Braschi, and Guatemala's Nobel Prize ... |
Trevor Hoffman | Padres closer | said, "I don't know how to put into words how fortunate I was to spend tim ... |
Bill Cosby | ... (on album Penguin) and Peter Frampton (on I'm in You), and also by comedian | on Bill Cosby Sings Hooray For the Salvation Army Band |
Neville Southall | ... Neil Warnock and Roy McFarland. Notable former players include Lee Sharpe, | , Garry Nelson and Eddie Kelly. The club won a Wembley final in 1991, defe ... |
Josep Guardiola | ... e assembled the so-called Dream Team. He used a mix of Spanish players like | , José Mari Bakero, and Txiki Begiristain while signing international star ... |
Simon Davies | ... is career in the youth academy at Peterborough United; in the same team was | , with whom Etherington made a joint transfer to Tottenham Hotspur. Former ... |
Rafael Benítez | In April 2009 Liverpool manager | invited Dalglish to take up a role at the club's youth academy. The appoin ... |
Jan-Arie van der Heijden | ... nner of the Dutch version of Pop Idol, Jamai Loman, is from this town. Also | , player of football club Ajax, lives in Schoonhoven |
Connie Mack | ... e hotel became a center of activity in the area. Guests, such as Al Capone, | , Babe Ruth, and singer Kate Smith were able to utilize the hotel's airfie ... |
Eric Lindros | ... Jay Snider won the hard fought arbitration battle for 1991 #1 overall pick | against the Rangers. It was determined that Quebec had made a deal with th ... |
Peyton Manning | ... ontributing to the six turnovers committed by both teams in the first half. | was awarded the the MVP after completing 25 of 38 passes for 247 yards and ... |
Jerry Punch | ... e Torry Holt, Roman Gabriel, Ted Brown, Dick Christy, Haywood Jeffires, Dr. | , Jim Ritcher, Koren Robinson and Dewayne Washington. Notable current play ... |
Kate (Markgraf) Sobrero | ... la Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Christie Pearce, Tiffany Roberts, Briana Scurry, | , Tisha Venturini, Saskia Webber and Sara Whalen |
Roy Hodgson | ... e 2010, Dalglish was asked to help find a replacement, and in July Fulham's | was appointed manager. However, a poor series of results at the start of t ... |
Peter Ressel | ... hen won their match in Rotterdam 2–0, thanks to goals by Wim Rijsbergen and | , and also became the first Dutch team to win the UEFA Cup. As a result, S ... |
Christie Pearce | ... e Lilly, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett, Carla Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, | , Tiffany Roberts, Briana Scurry, Kate (Markgraf) Sobrero, Tisha Venturini ... |
Drew Brees | ... nished 3-13 with Johnson and, later, Alex Van Pelt as starters.) Flutie was | ' backup in 2002 |
George Whitcombe | ... ston, David Willicombe and Colin Dixon, and baseball internationals include | and Ted Peterso |
R. A. Dickey | , when Tim Wakefield announced his retirement from Major League Baseball, | of the New York Mets is the only knuckleballer in the big leagues, though ... |
Garry Nelson | ... Roy McFarland. Notable former players include Lee Sharpe, Neville Southall, | and Eddie Kelly. The club won a Wembley final in 1991, defeating Blackpool ... |
Alex Van Pelt | ... ley his job. (Buffalo, respectively, finished 3-13 with Johnson and, later, | as starters.) Flutie was Drew Brees' backup in 2002 |
Jason Terry | As the 2010 season began, the Mavericks still had Nowitzki, Kidd and | plus other pieces such as Shawn Marion, Tyson Chandler, J.J. Barea and Car ... |
Tony Pulis | ... back to Division Three three years later before controversially resigning. | took over in 1995, with Gillingham once again in the bottom division, and ... |
Ted Peterson | ... e and Colin Dixon, and baseball internationals include George Whitcombe and | Cardiff is also well-known for its musicians such as Ivor Novello, after w ... |
Dan Brouthers | ... we, Deacon White, Charlie Getzein and Hall of Famers "Big Sam" Thompson and | . Thompson won the 1887 NL batting championship, making him the only NL ba ... |
C. Aubrey Smith | ... oel Madison, Reginald Mason, Bradley Page, Willard Robertson, Ivan Simpson, | , Charles Starrett, Richard Tucker, Arthur Vinton, Morgan Wallace and Lyle ... |
Brett Favre | In August 2008, | was traded from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets. The Jets would ... |
Jimmie Foxx | ... and its Hall-of-Fame players included Chief Bender, Frank "Home Run" Baker, | and Lefty Grove. After two decades of decline, however, the team left Phil ... |
Johan Cruyff | In 1988, | returned to the club as manager and he assembled the so-called Dream Team. ... |
Ned Hanlon | ... y-fueled growth was still several years in the future. Hall of Fame manager | played all eight seasons in center field but there was high turnover other ... |
Roy Sproson | ... was also inducted into the City of Stoke-on-Trent Hall of Fame, along with | |
Ron Hillyard | Goalkeeper | holds the record for Gillingham appearances, having played 657 matches in ... |
Babe Ruth | ... ars of his porn career, Holmes was nicknamed "The Sultan of Smut", a pun on | 's nickname, The Sultan of Swat |
Alan Shearer | ... include Bob Geldof, King Harald V of Norway, Nelson Mandela, Bobby Robson, | and the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Hoppings funfair, said to be the la ... |
Phil Garner | ... n 0–6, prompting Dombrowski to fire the unpopular Smith, as well as manager | . Dombrowski then took over as general manager and named bench coach Luis ... |
Tim Caldwell | Dick Durrance and | competed for the United States in skiing in the 1936 and 1976 Winter Olymp ... |
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. | ... . Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassination, and | , killed in action in World War II; and the father of Congressman Patrick ... |
Marcelino García Toral | ... ing goalscorer was Florent Sinama Pongolle with 12 goals to his name. Coach | announced on 30 May 2007 that he would leave the club at the end of the se ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... chael Dukakis, from the start of the campaign. In the fall, Dukakis fell to | , but Kennedy won re-election to the Senate over Republican Joseph D. Malo ... |
Alfonso Soriano | ... nd. He also holds the record for most home runs to lead off a game, with 81 | ;of the Chicago Cubs is tied for the second-most ever with Craig Biggio, w ... |
Brian Yeo | ... s held by another goalkeeper, John Simpson, with 571 between 1957 and 1972. | is the club's all-time leading league goalscorer, having scored a total of ... |
Mark Recchi | ... never grew comfortably into the role of captain — heading to Pittsburgh and | coming to Philadelphia. Recchi recorded 27 points in his first 22 games as ... |
Henk Fräser | ... e strongest Dutch club of the period, were knocked out of the KNVB Cup by a | goal in Eindhoven. Feyenoord progressed to the 1991 final, where they beat ... |
Frank O'Farrell | ... of local businessmen and fans. Notable former managers of the club include | who'd later go on to manage Leicester City and Manchester United, David We ... |
Tony Dungy | In week 16, the Colts played without coach | following the suicide of his son James earlier in the week. With the team ... |
John Mackovic | ... ive NFL head coaches were former Landry assistants: Mike Ditka, Dan Reeves, | , Gene Stallings, and Raymond Berry |
Roy Campanella | ... ayer of the modern era, and three-time National League Most Valuable Player | , also signed out of the Negro Leagues, the Dodgers captured their first W ... |
Robert F. Kennedy | ... Kennedy, Sr.; the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator | , both victims of assassination, and Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., killed in act ... |
Jackie Robinson | ... Dodgers would face them in their next six World Series appearances. Led by | , the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era, and thre ... |
Dick Cavett | ... Fortune fame), and the entire 1987 tournament on Disney Channel, hosted by | . The University of Minnesota won both iterations. In 1976, the program be ... |
Barry Bonds | ... (1,406). His record for most career walks (2,190) has since been broken by | ; Henderson is now second. He also holds the record for most home runs to ... |
Pindar | ... the first to introduce gymnastic competition. The ancient Greek lyric poet | records the victories of several athletes in his Victory Odes, and two ins ... |
Gene Stallings | ... aches were former Landry assistants: Mike Ditka, Dan Reeves, John Mackovic, | , and Raymond Berry |
Danny Ainge | ... '76. Professional basketball players include three-time NBA Finals champion | '81, 1952 NBA Rookie of the Year and 4-time NBA All-Star Mel Hutchins '51, ... |
Larry Doby | ... ater, on July 5, 1947, the American League was integrated by the signing of | to the Cleveland Indians. Over the next few years a handful of black baseb ... |
Charlie Haeger | ... agues, though minor leaguers Charlie Zink of the Lancaster Barnstormers and | of the Albuquerque Isotopes also throw the knuckleball. In November 2008 i ... |
David Pleat | ... display in terms of discipline and spirit" and a "defensive masterplan" by | , Henry Winter wrote, "it can only be a matter of time before he [Dalglish ... |
Chief Bender | ... r its first 50 years was Connie Mack, and its Hall-of-Fame players included | , Frank "Home Run" Baker, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty Grove. After two decades o ... |
Luis Pujols | ... Garner. Dombrowski then took over as general manager and named bench coach | to finish the season as interim manager. The team finished 55–106. After t ... |
Avery Johnson | ... the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season game wins (339) | ;is the franchise's all-time leader for the most playoff games coached (47 ... |
Fred Cheesmur | ... a player in a single game at a professional level is the six registered by | against Merthyr Town in April 1930 |
Rafael Osuna | ... onterrey. All 79 people on board were killed, including Mexican tennis star | . The aircraft was a Boeing 727-64, with tail number XA-SEL, and was appro ... |
Kevin Faulk | ... f point for Zydeco musicians. NFL running back for the New England Patriots | maintains a residence in his home town Carencro |
David Beckham | ... ances by guitarist Jimmy Page, and recording artist Leona Lewis. Footballer | was also featured during London's presentation |
Charles Barkley | ... s, science lessons or magic tricks. When they introduce themselves to kids, | also appears, but is immediately shooed away by Jay. In the "Science Sez" ... |
Pim Verbeek | ... Jansen was appointed as the interim manager to replace Günder Bengtsson and | after a 6–0 defeat against PSV, the outlook began to improve for the club. ... |
Andy Carroll | ... their first win since his return, against Wolves at Molineux. After signing | from Newcastle for a British record transfer fee of £35 million and Luis S ... |
Michael Laudrup | ... s fueled speculation in June 2007 that Recreativo had offered Danish legend | a contract to coach the club in 2007–08. According to Laudrup's agent, the ... |
Lefty Grove | ... Fame players included Chief Bender, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Jimmie Foxx and | . After two decades of decline, however, the team left Philadelphia for Ka ... |
George H. W. Bush | ... .. did not feel that the group attracted the wrong element". Vice President | said of The Beach Boys, "They're my friends and I like their music". When ... |
Ernie Morgan | ... , having scored 31 goals in the 1973–74 season, equalling the record set by | in 1954–55. The highest number of goals scored by a player in a single gam ... |
Luis Aragonés | ... Venables was fired at the beginning of the 1987–88 season and replaced with | . The players rebelled against president Núñez in an event that became kno ... |
Kevin Dineen | ... ired midway through the season and replaced by Bill Dineen, father of Flyer | . On February 19, the Flyers and Pittsburgh made a major five-player deal ... |
Bob Hayes | ... he world of track and field for speedy skill position players. For example, | , once considered the fastest man in the world, was drafted by and played ... |
Tony La Russa | ... th moved his Triple-A Tulsa Oilers to New Orleans to play in the Superdome. | was the starting shortstop for the team. After a single season, the team t ... |
English Football Hall of Fame | ... oalkeeper England has ever produced. Banks was an Inaugural Inductee to the | in 2002. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Keele University in Feb ... |
Cyril Knowles | ... o'd later go on to manage Leicester City and Manchester United, David Webb, | , Neil Warnock and Roy McFarland. Notable former players include Lee Sharp ... |
Alan Trammell | Dombrowski hired popular former shortstop | to manage the team in 2003. With fellow '84 teammates Kirk Gibson and Lanc ... |
Fernando Torres | ... is Suárez from Ajax for £22.8 million at the end of January (in the wake of | 's sale to Chelsea for £50 million), some journalists noted that Dalglish ... |
Neil Warnock | ... to manage Leicester City and Manchester United, David Webb, Cyril Knowles, | and Roy McFarland. Notable former players include Lee Sharpe, Neville Sout ... |
Lou Ferrigno | ... ing significant weight to appear in the film Stay Hungry with Jeff Bridges. | proved not to be a threat, and a lighter-than-usual Schwarzenegger convinc ... |
Wim Jansen | When | was appointed as the interim manager to replace Günder Bengtsson and Pim V ... |
Colin Jackson | ... ity has been the birthplace of sports stars such as Tanni Grey-Thompson and | as well as many Premier League, Football League and international football ... |
Rick Tocchet | ... with the club. With Ron Sutter gone to St. Louis in the Brind'Amour trade, | was named team captain. As the Flyers continued to flounder, Paul Holmgren ... |
Kirk Gibson | ... ortstop Alan Trammell to manage the team in 2003. With fellow '84 teammates | and Lance Parrish on the coaching staff, the rebuilding process began. In ... |
Andoni Zubizarreta | ... World Cup, English top scorer Gary Lineker was signed along with goalkeeper | , but the team could not achieve success as Schuster was excluded from the ... |
Bobby Robson | ... norary freemen include Bob Geldof, King Harald V of Norway, Nelson Mandela, | , Alan Shearer and the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Hoppings funfair, sa ... |
Bill Walton | La Mesa is the hometown of NBA player | , football star Alex Smith, actor Dennis Hopper, baseball players Aaron Bo ... |
Abner Powell | ... y Danny Murtaugh. Other notable Pelican managers included Larry Gilbert and | , with the latter credited with introducing the "rain check" in 1889 |
Frederick Winslow Taylor | ... nt, had been pioneered by other engineers (most of whom are not famous, but | is one of the well-known ones), whose work would later be synthesized into ... |
Lord Home | ... t Union (represented by Andrei Gromyko), the United Kingdom (represented by | ) and the United States (represented by Dean Rusk), named the "Original Pa ... |
Jonathan Toews | ... scoring race with 30 points, one point ahead of Conn Smythe Trophy winner, | |
Tank Tyler | ... No. 1 pick Mario Williams and Anthony Hill who play for the Houston Texans, | of the Carolina Panthers, Stephen Tulloch of the Detroit Lions and Philip ... |
Mike Ditka | ... oaching tree. In 1986, five NFL head coaches were former Landry assistants: | , Dan Reeves, John Mackovic, Gene Stallings, and Raymond Berry |
Johan Santana | ... as Tim Lincecum, Pedro Martinez, Trevor Hoffman, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, | , Justin Verlander and Cole Hamels |
Rod Brind'Amour | Prior to the 1991–92 season, the Flyers acquired | from St. Louis. Brind'Amour led the Flyers in goals (33), assists (44) and ... |
Pinball Clemons | ... cause of his relationship with Argonauts head coach and former running back | , and the desire to "say goodbye to the CFL". According to the report, Flu ... |
Gary Lineker | After the 1986 FIFA World Cup, English top scorer | was signed along with goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta, but the team could no ... |
Marty Reasoner | | – Professional Hockey Playe |
Margarita Drobiazko | ... er former partner, left her to skate with Lobacheva. Lithuanian ice dancers | and Povilas Vanagas, who finished fifth, filed a protest noting that they ... |
Lance Parrish | ... mmell to manage the team in 2003. With fellow '84 teammates Kirk Gibson and | on the coaching staff, the rebuilding process began. In 2003, still playin ... |
Roger Staubach | ... lers were led by Terry Bradshaw and Chuck Noll, and the Cowboys were led by | and Tom Landry |
Jack Morris | ... ball, BYU alumni include All-Stars Rick Aguilera '83, Wally Joyner '84, and | '76. Professional basketball players include three-time NBA Finals champio ... |
Reggie Jackson | ... hips in a row from 1972 to 1974 led by players including Catfish Hunter and | , and colorful owner Charlie O. Finley. Finally, a "Fourth Dynasty" won th ... |
Alex Smith | La Mesa is the hometown of NBA player Bill Walton, football star | , actor Dennis Hopper, baseball players Aaron Boone and Brooks Conrad, sin ... |
Ville Leino | ... me to eliminate the Flyers and give Chicago their first Stanley Cup since . | , acquired in a midseason trade from Detroit, set the Flyers rookie playof ... |
Don Drysdale | ... mes in 1959. Spearheaded by the dominant pitching style of Sandy Koufax and | , the Dodgers captured three pennants in the 1960s and won two more World ... |
Ty Cobb | In 1905, the team acquired | , a fearless player with a mean streak, who came to be regarded as one of ... |
Don Nelson | ... franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games coached (738) | ;, Donnie Nelson's father, is the franchise's all-time leader for the most ... |
Tom Landry | ... rry Bradshaw and Chuck Noll, and the Cowboys were led by Roger Staubach and | |
Mike Vanderjagt | ... ne by Ben Roethlisberger. The Colts then drove down the field, only to have | miss a 46-yard field goal attempt wide right |
Mike Maroth | ... on (into which the Tigers had moved in 1998), and were resting their stars. | went 9–21 for the 2003 Tigers and became the first pitcher to lose 20 game ... |
Rene Lachemann | ... s to the occasion—the big moment—better than anybody I've ever seen." Coach | said, "If you're one run down, there's nobody you'd ever rather have up at ... |
Mario Williams | ... f the Arizona Cardinals, Jerricho Cotchery of the New York Jets, No. 1 pick | and Anthony Hill who play for the Houston Texans, Tank Tyler of the Caroli ... |
Fernando Valenzuela | ... went on to win the World Series again in 1981, thanks to pitching sensation | . The early 1980s were affectionately dubbed "Fernandomania." In 1988, ano ... |
Maurice Greene | ... r believed to be by Boldon to John Smith, his former coach, accusing Smith, | and his former agent, Emmanuel Hudson, of betraying him by obtaining banne ... |
Tom Glavine | ... pitchers such as Tim Lincecum, Pedro Martinez, Trevor Hoffman, Greg Maddux, | , Johan Santana, Justin Verlander and Cole Hamels |
Wally Joyner | ... L Super Bowls. In baseball, BYU alumni include All-Stars Rick Aguilera '83, | '84, and Jack Morris '76. Professional basketball players include three-ti ... |
Craig Bellamy | ... many Premier League, Football League and international footballers, such as | , Gareth Bale, Ryan Giggs, Joe Ledley, and former managers of the Wales na ... |
Efren Herrera | ... or example, he recruited several soccer players from Latin America, such as | and Raphael Septien, to compete for the job of placekicker for the Cowboys ... |
Brooks Conrad | ... ball star Alex Smith, actor Dennis Hopper, baseball players Aaron Boone and | , singer of rock band Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, and thrash metal band Megad ... |
Ben Roethlisberger | ... p the fumble and almost ran it back, but was tackled at the 40 yard line by | . The Colts then drove down the field, only to have Mike Vanderjagt miss a ... |
Bernd Schuster | ... d as manager, and he won La Liga with notable displays by German midfielder | . The next season Venables took the team to their second European Cup fina ... |
Aaron Boone | ... ill Walton, football star Alex Smith, actor Dennis Hopper, baseball players | and Brooks Conrad, singer of rock band Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, and thrash ... |
Samuel Beckett | ... es, including Nobel laureates William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and | . Other influential writers and playwrights include Oscar Wilde, Jonathan ... |
Catfish Hunter | ... ree World Championships in a row from 1972 to 1974 led by players including | and Reggie Jackson, and colorful owner Charlie O. Finley. Finally, a "Four ... |
Darren Flutie | Flutie is the older brother of the CFL's third all-time receptions leader, | . Flutie also has an older brother, Bill Flutie and an older sister, Denis ... |
Hank Aaron | On the third night, after baseball great | finished his interview segment with Letterman, a camera followed him backs ... |
Rick Aguilera | ... A Finals, and 25 NFL Super Bowls. In baseball, BYU alumni include All-Stars | '83, Wally Joyner '84, and Jack Morris '76. Professional basketball player ... |
Ted Kennedy | ... trict, and is currently represented by Bill Keating. Following the death of | , the state's senior (Class I) member of the United States Senate is John ... |
Sandy Koufax | ... ite Sox in six games in 1959. Spearheaded by the dominant pitching style of | and Don Drysdale, the Dodgers captured three pennants in the 1960s and won ... |
Jerricho Cotchery | ... on. Notable current players include Adrian Wilson of the Arizona Cardinals, | of the New York Jets, No. 1 pick Mario Williams and Anthony Hill who play ... |
Jamie Salé | ... Olsen), guest appearances by Peter Mansbridge, Battle of the Blades winners | and Craig Simpson, and the Dragons of Dragons' Den. The special also featu ... |
Jerome Bettis | ... regained possession and put 8 points on the board to make it 21–18. After a | fumble on the goal line, Nick Harper picked up the fumble and almost ran i ... |
Reggie Williams | ... l players include former Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler, linebacker | , three-time Pro Bowler Nick Lowery, quarterback Jeff Kemp, and Tennessee ... |
Michael Jordan | ... son and Barry Bonds have come closest to dominating a baseball game the way | could a basketball game. |
George Andrie | ... ras and Andy Robustelli. But Landry drafted the taller, leaner linemen like | and Jethro Pugh in the 1960s and later Ed Jones in the 1970s. Long arms al ... |
Cole Hamels | ... evor Hoffman, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Johan Santana, Justin Verlander and | |
Hughie Jennings | ... he addition of Cobb to an already talented team that included Sam Crawford, | , Bill Donovan and George Mullin quickly yielded results, as the Tigers wo ... |
Jose Canseco | ... n three consecutive pennants and the 1989 World Series behind Mark McGwire, | and Dennis Eckersley. In more recent years, the A's have often been playof ... |
Christy Mathewson | ... d Saturday in August every year is recognized as a holiday in Factoryville. | Day celebrates the baseball Hall-of-Famer who was born in Factoryville on ... |
Frank Marchant | ... of them". Sassoon wanted to play for Kent County Cricket Club; Kent Captain | was a neighbour of Sassoon. Siegfried often turned out for Bluehouses at t ... |
Gareth Bale | ... ague, Football League and international footballers, such as Craig Bellamy, | , Ryan Giggs, Joe Ledley, and former managers of the Wales national footba ... |
Gerald Ford | ... both on the Federal and State level. Nixon was succeeded by Vice President | as President, who on September 8, 1974, issued a full and unconditional pa ... |
Kléber | ... home matches and tying their away games, no least thanks to figures such as | , Alecsandro, Giuliano and Argentine midfielder Andrés D'Alessandro. This ... |
Bobby Veach | ... 915 Tigers were led by an outfield consisting of Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, and | that finished #1, #2, and #3 in RBIs and total bases. Cobb also set a stol ... |
Sam Crawford | ... of all time. The addition of Cobb to an already talented team that included | , Hughie Jennings, Bill Donovan and George Mullin quickly yielded results, ... |
Richie Sexson | Former MLB player | currently resides here with his wife Kepory |
Nate Cornejo | ... n more than 20 years. Tigers' pitchers Maroth, Jeremy Bonderman (6–19), and | (6–17) were #1, #2, and #3 in the major leagues in losses for 2003—the onl ... |
Joe Ledley | ... international footballers, such as Craig Bellamy, Gareth Bale, Ryan Giggs, | , and former managers of the Wales national football team Terry Yorath and ... |
Terry Venables | ... as short-lived; he soon left for Napoli. At the start of the 1984–85 season | was hired as manager, and he won La Liga with notable displays by German m ... |
Eri Yoshida | ... uckleball. In November 2008 it was announced that 16 year old knuckleballer | was drafted as the first woman ever to play in Japanese professional baseb ... |
Justin Verlander | ... m, Pedro Martinez, Trevor Hoffman, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Johan Santana, | and Cole Hamels |
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Maurice Greene | ... cond 100 m performances in history, with 28, behind former training partner | , who has 52, and Jamaica's former 100 m World Record holder Asafa Powell |
Mark McGwire | ... th Dynasty" won three consecutive pennants and the 1989 World Series behind | , Jose Canseco and Dennis Eckersley. In more recent years, the A's have of ... |
Povilas Vanagas | ... her to skate with Lobacheva. Lithuanian ice dancers Margarita Drobiazko and | , who finished fifth, filed a protest noting that they finished behind two ... |
Patrick Kane | ... away from elimination. A late Hartnell goal in Game 6 forced overtime, but | scored just over 4 minutes into overtime to eliminate the Flyers and give ... |
Jeremy Bonderman | ... st pitcher to lose 20 games in more than 20 years. Tigers' pitchers Maroth, | (6–19), and Nate Cornejo (6–17) were #1, #2, and #3 in the major leagues i ... |
Marcus Stephen | ... c Games, where team members have been somewhat successful in weightlifting. | has been a medallist, and he was elected to Parliament in 2003, and was el ... |
Marian Damaschin | ... utch Supercup, the first Supercup held since 1949. PSV were beaten 1–0 by a | goal to add another honour to the club's achievements. They went on to win ... |
Chris Chelios | ... ion, contract holdout issues and injury, the suspension given for attacking | at the end of the Montreal playoff series the previous spring. Holmgren re ... |
Ryan Giggs | ... l League and international footballers, such as Craig Bellamy, Gareth Bale, | , Joe Ledley, and former managers of the Wales national football team Terr ... |
Florent Sinama Pongolle | ... um and a 2–0 success against Valencia CF. The club's leading goalscorer was | with 12 goals to his name. Coach Marcelino García Toral announced on 30 Ma ... |