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Tom Landry

Tom LandryBorn: Sept. 11, 1924Football All-Pro DB for NY Giants (1954); coached Dallas for 29 years (1960-88); won 2 Super Bowls (1972,78); 3rd on NFL all-time list with 270 wins.Died: Feb.…

Barry Switzer

Barry SwitzerBorn: Oct. 5, 1937Football coached Oklahoma to 3 national titles (1974-75,85); 4th on all-time winning pct list at .837 (157-29-4); resigned in 1989 after OU was slapped with 3-…

Bobby Seale Biography

Bobby Sealeblack activist Born: 10/22/1936Birthplace: Dallas, Tex. Seale, with Huey Newton, founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. After serving in the Air Force, Seale attended…

Ray Renfro Biography

Ray RenfroAge: 67 an NFL wide receiver, he spent his entire career with the Cleveland Browns between 1952–63; had 281 career receptions and played in five NFL Championship Games; served as…

Mark Holtz Biography

Mark HoltzAge: 51 longtime radio announcer for the Texas Rangers from 1981–94; had been the team's play-by-play television announcer since 1994; voted Texas sportscaster of the year eight…

Bill Meek 1998 Deaths

Bill MeekAge: 76 former SMU football coach who guided the Don Meredith-led Mustangs to the 1958 Cotton Bowl; coached SMU from 1957-61 after stints in Houston and Kansas State; finished his…

Lamar Hunt 2006 Deaths

Lamar HuntAge: 74 founding member of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, he gave the Super Bowl its name. The AFL championship trophy is named after him. He also…

Mary Kay Ash 2001 Deaths

Mary Kay AshAge: 83 cosmetics executive who built a $1.2 billion empire from a $5,000 investment in 1963. Known for her decadent style and obsession with pink, Ash employed more than 850,000…

Aretha Franklin

A Rose Is Still a RoseArista She could sing the words in the phone book and make them sound mesmerizingly soulful. Yet Aretha Franklin has still managed to put out some very lackluster albums…

Mickey Trotman 2001 Deaths

Mickey TrotmanAge: 26 Trinidad and Tobago soccer star; scored game-wining goal over Costa Rica in CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals in 2001; played for MLS teams in Dallas and Miami from 1998-…