Margaret Smith CourtBorn: July 16, 1942Australian tennis player won Grand Slam in both singles (1970) and mixed doubles (1963 with Ken Fletcher); record 24 Grand Slam singles titles—11…
Donna de VaronaBorn: Apr. 26, 1947Swimming won gold medals in 400 IM and 400 freestyle relay at 1964 Olympics; set 18 world records during career; co-founder of Women's Sports Foundation in…
Tom FergusonBorn: Dec. 20, 1950Rodeo 6-time All-Around champion (1974-79); 1st cowboy to win $100,000 in one season (1978); 1st to win $1 million in career (1986).Bob FellerD - FCecil Fielder…
Emerson FittipaldiBorn: Dec. 12, 1946Brazilian auto racer 2-time Formula One world champion (1972,74); 2-time winner of Indy 500 (1989,93); won overall IndyCar title in 1989.Carlton FiskD -…
Nolan RichardsonBorn: Dec. 27, 1941Basketball coached Arkansas to consecutive NCAA finals, beating Duke in 1994 and losing to UCLA in '95; school bought out his contract in 2002, ending his…
Ed HeadrickAge: 78 toy designer who modified the Pluto Platter, a clunky flying disc, and created the modern, aerodynamic Frisbee. Died: La Selva Beach, Calif., Aug. 12, 2002Bob HayesG -…
Forrest (Forddy) AndersonAge: 80 former Michigan St. men's basketball coach (1954-65) who led the team to the Final Four in 1957. Died of complications of pneumonia.Died: Oklahoma City,…
David TomlinsonAge: 83 British actor best known for playing the father in Mary Poppins. Other credits include The Love Bug and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Died: Buckinghamshire, England, June…
Irina BugrimovaAge: 90 Russian animal tamer and circus performer who was the first woman to train lions and tigers. She also taught a lion to walk a tightrope.Died: Moscow, Feb. 20,…
Robert LamphereAge: 83 FBI agent who oversaw several high-profile cold war espionage investigations, including those of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Klaus Fuchs, and Kim Filby. Died: Tuscon,…
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