Dean SmithBorn: Feb. 28, 1931Basketball No. 1 on all-time NCAA coaches victory list (879); led North Carolina to 25 NCAA tournaments in 34 years, reaching Final Four 10 times and winning…
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John ProfumoAge: 91 British politician who was a Conservative member of Parliament and a diplomat before he became War Minister in 1960. He resigned three years later when his scandalous…
Alexander CartwrightBorn: Apr. 17, 1820Baseball engineer and draftsman who spread gospel of baseball from New York City to California gold fields; widely regarded as the father of modern game…
Betsy KingBorn: Aug. 13, 1955Golfer 2-time LPGA Player of Year (1984,89); 3-time winner of Dinah Shore (1987,90,97) and 2-time winner of U.S. Open (1989,90); 34 overall Tour wins; 1st player…
Bora MilutinovicBorn: Sept. 7, 1944Soccer Serbian who coached United States national team from 1991-95; led Mexico (1986), Costa Rica ('90), USA ('94) and Nigeria ('98) into the 2nd round of…
Herbert A. SimonAge: 84 polymath who won several awards, including the 1978 Nobel Prize in Economics, for his theory on decision making and his groundbreaking research and work on artificial…
Sam SolomonAge: 83 trained some of boxing's top heavyweights, including Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks and Sonny Liston; former amateur boxer and catcher in the Negro Leagues; became a trainer in…
Rell SunnAge: 47 international surfing champion who helped found the Women's Professional Surfing Association and established the first professional tour for women; one of the first five…
Rosemary VereyAge: 82 highly respected British garden designer and author who helped to popularize ornamental vegetable gardens. She designed gardens for Elton John and Prince Charles. Tens…
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