Grantland RiceBorn: Nov. 1, 1880First celebrated American sportswriter chronicled the Golden Age of Sport in 1920s; immortalized Notre Dame's “Four Horsemen.”Died: July 13, 1954Manon RheaumeR…
Deacon JonesBorn: Dec. 9, 1938Football DE 5-time All-Pro (1965-69) with LA Rams; unofficially 3rd all-time in NFL sacks with 1731/2 in 14 years.Bobby JonesG - JJerry Jones
Grantland RiceBorn: Nov. 1, 1880First celebrated American sportswriter chronicled the Golden Age of Sport in 1920s; immortalized Notre Dame's “Four Horsemen.”Died: July 13, 1954Manon RheaumeR…
Henri RichardBorn: Feb. 29, 1936Hockey C leap year baby who played on more Stanley Cup championship teams (11) than anybody else; at 5-foot-7, known as the “Pocket Rocket ”; brother of…
Schedule and results of major stakes races in 1999; (T) indicates turf race course; (F) indicates furlongs.
1999
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Miles
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Ron O'NealAge: 66 actor who played a drug dealer in 1972's Superfly, a film that defined the blaxploitation genre. Died: Los Angeles, Jan. 14, 2004Helmut NewtonM - QJerry Orbach
Helmut NewtonAge: 83 artistic fashion photographer known for his provocative, often explicit photos that frequently appeared in fashion magazines such as Vogue. Died: Hollywood, Calif.,…
William Matthewspoet former chairman of the literature panel of the NEA and former president of the Poetry Society of America; won the 1996 National Book Critics Circle Award for Time &…
Thomas GoldAge: 84 astrophysicist known for his unconventional and often controversial theories, including the steady-state theory of the cosmology, which stated the universe is infinite and…
