04/09/1957 - 05/07/2011
Severiano "Seve" Ballesteros Sota was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. He gained attention in the golfing world in 1976, when at the ag...
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02/01/1915 - 02/23/2000
Sir Stanley Matthews, (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being...
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12/15/1981 - 08/20/2005
Thomas Herrion (December 15, 1981 – August 20, 2005) was an American football player for the San Francisco 49ers.
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.
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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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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Willie Stargell (Wilver Dornell Stargell)
03/06/1940 - 04/09/2001
Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was a Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played his entire 21-year baseball career...
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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.
Reggie White (Reginald Howard White)
12/19/1961 - 12/26/2004
Reginald Howard "Reggie" White (December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004), nicknamed "The Minister of Defense" because of his faith, was a professional American football player who playeddefensive end...
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09/15/1940 - 03/11/2010
Merlin Jay Olsen (September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor.
06/07/1945 - 07/26/2005
Jean Gilles Marotte (June 7, 1945 – July 26, 2005) was a Canadian defenceman in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues.
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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Jessey Owens (James Cleveland Owens)
09/12/1913 - 03/31/1980
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the sprints and the long jump. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he...
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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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03/30/1967 - 01/10/2008
Christopher Nicol Bowman (March 30, 1967 – January 10, 2008) was an American figure skater. He was a two-time U.S. national champion and two-time World medalist. He won the 1983 World Junior Figure Ska...
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