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2000 European Championship

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalLeading Goal Scorers The UEFA European Football Championship is held every four years to determine the best national team in Europe and in 2000 it was contested…

National Championship Game

Oklahoma Sooners (12-0)Florida State Seminoles (11-1)Orange Bowl Oklahoma and Florida State were ranked first and second, respectively, in the final Bowl Championship Series rankings (…

National Championship Game

Miami Hurricanes (11-0) Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-1) Rose Bowl Miami and Nebraska were ranked first and second, respectively, in the final Bowl Championship Series rankings (…

Chamberlin, Guy

(Encyclopedia) Chamberlin, Guy (Berlin Guy “Champ” Chamberlin), 1894–1967, American football coach and player, b. Blue Springs, Neb., grad. Univ. of Nebraska, 1916. Chamberlin was one of the greatest…

Dye, Pete

(Encyclopedia) Dye, Pete (Paul Dye, Jr.), 1925–2020, American golf course architect, often regarded as the father of modern golf course architecture, b. Urbana, Ohio. He was a successful amateur…

Killy, Jean-Claude

(Encyclopedia) Killy, Jean-ClaudeKilly, Jean-ClaudezhäN-klōd kēlēˈ [key], 1943–, French skier. He grew up at his father's ski resort and began skiing at the age of 3. At 18 he was a senior member of…

Lambeau, Earl Louis

(Encyclopedia) Lambeau, Earl Louis, 1898–1965, American football coach and player, b. Green Bay, Wis. “Curly” Lambeau briefly attended Notre Dame, where he played for Knute Rockne, but illness forced…

Djokovic, Novak

(Encyclopedia) Djokovic, Novak, 1987–, Serbian tennis player, b. Belgrade. He began winning European championships at age 14, and played in his first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, in…

Wright, Harry

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Harry (Wiliam Henry Wright), 1835–95, English-American baseball player and manager, b. Sheffield, England. His father, a professional cricket player, moved the family to New…