Jim BrownBorn: Feb. 17, 1936Football FB All-America at Syracuse (1956) and NFL Rookie of Year (1957); led NFL in rushing 8 times; 8-time All-Pro (1957-61,63-65); 3-time MVP (1958,63,65) with…
Mordecai (Three-Finger) BrownBorn: Oct. 18, 1876Baseball nickname derived from injury in a childhood accident that left him with three digits on right hand; injury gave him a particularly…
Mike DitkaBorn: Oct. 18, 1939Football All-America at Pitt (1960); NFL Rookie of Year (1961); 5-time Pro Bowl tight end for Chicago Bears; returned to Chicago as head coach in 1982 and won…
Lou HoltzBorn: Jan. 6, 1937Football coached Notre Dame to national title in 1988; 2-time Coach of Year (1977,88); coached six schools in all—Wm. & Mary (3 years), N.C. State (4), Arkansas…
Greg MadduxBorn: Apr. 14, 1966Baseball RHP won unprecedented 4 straight NL Cy Young Awards with Cubs (1992) and Atlanta (1993-95); has led NL in ERA four times (1993-95,98); won 13th straight…
Carole Kingpop songwriter, singerBorn: 2/9/1942Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Grammy Award-winning pop songwriter and singer best known for her 1971 recording Tapestry. With her former…
Ben Kingsley(Krishna Banji)actorBorn: 12/31/1943Birthplace: Yorkshire, England Academy Award-winning polished stage and movie actor whose films include Gandhi (1982), Betrayal (1983), Turtle Diary (…
Fred KellyAge: 83 Broadway producer, director, choreographer, and dance teacher whose students included his brother Gene, Queen Elizabeth, and John Travolta. Despite his immense talent and…
