Earl (Red) BlaikBorn: Feb. 15, 1897Football coached Army to consecutive national titles in 1944-45; 166 career wins and 3 Heisman winners (Blanchard, Davis, Dawkins). Died: May 6, 1989The…
Earle (Greasy) NealeBorn: Nov. 5, 1891Baseball and Football hit .357 for Cincinnati in 1919 World Series; also played with pre-NFL Canton Bulldogs; later coached Philadelphia Eagles to 2 NFL…
Earle EdwardsAge: 88 coached N.C. State football for 17 seasons, the longest tenure for any Wolfpack football coach; won three ACC titles and made two Liberty Bowl appearances; won four ACC…
Earl YoungAge: 21 back-up defensive back on the Fresno State football team; played in nine of the team's 11 games last season, starting in one; in the final game of the season Young made his…
(Encyclopedia) Hines, Earl “Fatha” (Earl Kenneth Hines)Hines, Earl “Fatha”fäˈᵺə [key], 1903–83, American jazz pianist, b. Duquesne, Pa. The son of musicians, he played jazz piano in big bands as a…
Nell CarterAge: 54 flamboyant singer and actress who won a Tony and an Emmy Award for her performance in Ain't Misbehavin'. She starred in the television series Gimme a Break! Died: Beverly…
Betty CarterAge: 69 Grammy-winning jazz singer who was labeled “the godmother of jazz.” She got her start singing with greats Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis; later recorded…
Janette CarterAge: 82 singer and autoharp player who was the last surviving member of the Carter Family, an influential group that sang traditional folk music of the southern Appalachian…
