07/20/1901 - 05/12/1971
Henry Emmett Manush (July 20, 1901 – May 12, 1971), nicknamed "Heinie," was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
Manush spent 17 seasons in the majo...
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02/07/1953 - 09/30/1998
Daniel Raymond "Quiz" Quisenberry (February 7, 1953 – September 30, 1998) was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Kansas City Royals.
01/04/1935 - 05/11/2006
Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American 2-time world heavyweight boxing champion. At 21, Patterson was then the youngest man to win the world heavyweight championship and, later, the first to regain it. He had a reco...
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03/31/1936 - 05/16/2004
James Michael Colclough (March 31, 1936 – May 16, 2004) was an American football end in the American Football League.
Wilt Chamberlain (Wilton Norman Chamberlain)
08/21/1936 - 10/12/1999
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; he also played...
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10/17/1955 - 04/03/2005
A native of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Blight had a long and varied career in the sport of hockey, playing the position of Right Wing for teams in the NHL, MJHL, WCHL, CHL, and the AHL hockey leagues. At 6' 2" (1.87 m) and 195...
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Bobby Fischer (Robert James Fischer)
03/09/1943 - 01/17/2008
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess player and the eleventh World Chess Champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess players of all time. Fischer was also a best-sell...
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05/07/1956 - 03/06/2004
Raymond Fernandez (May 7, 1956 – March 6, 2004) was a professional wrestler who primarily wrestled in Florida and Texas before joining the World Wrestling Federation. He was best known by the ring name Hercules or variations thereof. Fernand...
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10/20/1931 - 08/13/1995
Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995) was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire 18-year Major League Baseball career as the center fielder for the New York Yankees (1951-1968). He won 3 American...
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Chick Hearn (Francis Dale Hearn)
11/27/1916 - 08/05/2002
Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn was an American sportscaster. Known primarily as the long-time play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, the legendary Hearn is remembered for his rapid fi...
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Jack Dempsey (William Harrison Dempsey)
06/24/1895 - 04/31/1983
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey ("The Manassa Mauler") was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title from 1919 to 1926. Dempsey's aggressive style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular...
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03/29/1917 - 04/14/2008
Thomas Francis Holmes (March 29, 1917 — April 14, 2008) was an American right and center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played nearly his entire career for the Boston Braves.
Rosey Brown (Roosevelt Brown)
10/20/1932 - 06/09/2004
Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown, Jr. (October 20, 1932 – June 9, 2004) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants from 1953 to 1965.
07/25/1957 - 11/01/1999
Walter Payton (July 25, 1954 – November 1, 1999) was an American football player who spent his entire professional career with the National Football League's Chicago Bears. Walter Payton was known around the NFL as "Sweetness...
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Joe Frazier (Joseph William Frazier)
01/12/1944 - 11/07/2011
Joseph William "Joe" Frazier (January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011), also known as Smokin' Joe, was an Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a one-figh...
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