Bob PettitBorn: Dec. 12, 1932Basketball F All-NBA 1st team 10 times (1955-64); 2-time MVP (1956,59) with St. Louis Hawks; first player to score 20,000 points.Gaylord PerryN - QRichard Petty…
Bob RichardsBorn: Feb. 2, 1926Track & Field pole vaulter, ordained minister and original Wheaties pitchman, remains only 2-time Olympic pole vault champ (1952,56).Maurice RichardR -…
A pistol, which barks or makes a loud report. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BarktanBark A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…
Bob BeamonBorn: Aug. 29, 1946Track & Field won 1968 Olympic gold medal in long jump with world record (29-ft, 21/2in.) that shattered old mark by nearly 2 feet; record finally broken by 2…
Bob CostasBorn: Mar. 22, 1952Radio-TV NBC broadcaster who has been anchor for NBA, NFL and Summer Olympics as well as baseball play-by-play man; 11-time Emmy winner as studio host/play-by-…
Bob CousyBorn: Aug. 9, 1928Basketball G led NBA in assists 8 times; 10-time All-NBA 1st team; 1957 MVP; led Boston to 6 NBA titles (1957,59-63); elected to Hall of Fame in 1970, one of NBA's…
Bob GibsonBorn: Nov. 9, 1935Baseball RHP won 20 or more games 5 times; won 2 NL Cy Youngs (1968,70); MVP in 1968; led St. Louis to 2 World Series titles (1964,67); his ERA of 1.12 in 1968 is…
Bob GoodenowBorn: Oct. 29, 1952Hockey succeeded Alan Eagleson as executive director of NHL Players Assn. in 1990; led players out on 10-day strike (Apr. 1-10) in 1992, during 103-day owners’…
Bob MathiasBorn: Nov. 17, 1930Track & Field youngest winner of decathlon with gold medal in 1948 Olympics at age 17; first to repeat as decathlon champ in 1952; Sullivan Award winner (…
