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John W. Heisman
John W. HeismanBorn: Oct. 23, 1869Football coached at 9 colleges from 1892-1927; won 185 games; Director of Athletics at Downtown Athletic Club in NYC (1928-36); DAC named Heisman Trophy…Burke Marshall 2003 Deaths
Burke MarshallAge: 80 public official who served as assistant attorney general in charge of civil rights in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. A former antitrust lawyer, Marshall helped…Barry Levin 2001 Deaths
Barry Levin criminal lawyer who defended Erik Menendez, who was convicted with his brother, Lyle, in 1996 for killing his parents, and recently represented actor Robert Blake, in the unsolved…Robbie Tilley Branscum 1997 Deaths
Robbie Tilley Branscum children's author Branscum's books, which include Toby, Granny and George,The Murder of Hound Dog Bates: A Novel and Me and Jim Luke recall her experiences growing up…Rickey Henderson
Rickey HendersonBorn: Dec. 25, 1958Baseball OF AL playoff MVP (1989) and AL regular season MVP (1990); set single-season base stealing record of 130 in 1982; has led AL in steals a record 12…Larry King Biography
Larry King(Larry Zeiger)talk-show hostBorn: 11/19/1933Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Prime-time talk-show host whose show, Larry King Live (1985–present), often attracts the biggest names in…Jim Bolus Biography
Jim BolusAge: 54 Kentucky Derby historian; was the former secretary of the National Turf Writers Association; worked for 23 years for the Courier-Journal and the Louisville Times before…Brewer's: Christmas Box
A small gratuity given to servants, etc., on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas Day). In the early days of Christianity boxes were placed in churches for promiscuous charities, and opened…Houston Landmarks
by Dana J. Quigley photos by Carol M. Highsmith Home to over 2.2 million people, Houston is the nation's fourth-largest city. This bustling commercial and cultural hub…Bill Mauldin 2003 Deaths
Bill MauldinAge: 81 army sergeant and cartoonist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his works featuring Willie and Joe, two bedraggled World War II infantrymen who battled not only the Germans, but…Trending
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