Floyd PattersonBorn: Jan. 4, 1935Boxer Olympic middleweight champ in 1952; world heavyweight champion (1956-59,60-62); 1st to regain heavyweight crown; fought Ingemar Johansson 3 times in 22…
Ozzie SmithBorn: Dec. 26, 1954Baseball SS won 13 straight Gold Gloves (1980-92); played in 12 straight All-Star Games (1981-92); MVP of 1985 NL playoffs; all-time MLB assist leader (8,375);…
Richard SinnottAge: 76 former chief of the licensing division of Boston who scrutinized movies, plays, music and other forms of entertainment to determine if they should be “banned in Boston…
Felix de WeldonAge: 96 sculptor who created the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., which depicts marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima. Weldon crafted more than 2,000 other…
Max PatkinAge: 79 the "Clown Prince of Baseball," whose zany clowning delighted crowds at minor league baseball games for over 50 years; West Philadelphia native and WWII navy veteran; hired…
Helen MartinAge: 90 stage, television, and film actress who was one of Broadway's first African-American actresses. She's best known for her role as the loud old lady next door on television'…
Philippe ChatrierAge: 72 past president of the French Tennis Federation and the International Tennis Federation; credited with pushing for the sport's “open” format and helped return tennis…
Kenny DurrettAge: 52 former All-American at LaSalle and fourth overall pick in the 1971 NBA draft; played four seasons in the NBA before a knee injury ended his career; dominating forward and…
Dorothy DunnettAge: 78 Scottish novelist whose multi-layered historical novels explored the culture, art, and science of the Renaissance period. She's best known for the six-book series,The…
John Arthur LoveAge: 85 public official who served as Republican governor of Colorado for 10 years. He left office in 1973, during his third term, to become director of President Nixon's…
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