Hermann Trophy College Player of the Year. Voted on by Division I college coaches and selected sportswriters and first presented in 1967 in the name of Robert Hermann, one of the founders of…
Joaquin RodrigoAge: 97 celebrated Spanish composer who, blinded at the age of three, learned to play piano and violin using Braille. Among his most famous works is the “Concierto de Aranjuez…
Hank KetchamcartoonistBorn: 3/14/1920Birthplace: Seattle, Washington cartoonist who in 1950 created the mischievous character Dennis the Menace, who was based on his own son.Died: Carmel,…
Don DrysdaleBorn: July 23, 1936Baseball RHP led NL in strikeouts 3 times and games started 4 straight years; pitched record 6 shutouts in a row in 1968; won Cy Young (1962); had 209-166…
Heike DrechslerBorn: Dec. 16, 1964German long jumper and sprinter East German before reunification in 1991; set world long jump record (24-21/4) in 1988; won long jump gold medals at 1992…
Pete RoseBorn: Apr. 14, 1941Baseball OF-IF all-time hits leader with 4,256 and games leader with 3562; led NL in batting 3 times; regular-season MVP in 1973; World Series MVP in 1975; had 44-…
Entertainer of the YearJohn DenverSingle of the Year“Before the Next Teardrop Falls,” Freddy FenderAlbum of the YearA Legend in My Time, Ronnie Milsap (RCA)Song of the Year (Songwriter's…
COPLEY Ira Clifton , a Representative from Illinois; born near Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., October 25,
1864; moved with his parents to Aurora, Ill., in 1867; attended the public schools and…
HARMON Randall S. , a Representative from Indiana; born in North Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind., July 19, 1903; graduated from North Vernon High School; took
extension courses in law and tool…
