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Dick Groat

Dick GroatBorn: Nov. 4, 1930Basketball G and Baseball SS 2-time basketball All-America at Duke and college Player of Year in 1951; won NL MVP award as shortstop with Pittsburgh in 1960; won…

Dick Schultz

Dick SchultzBorn: Sept. 5, 1929Reform-minded executive director of NCAA from 1988-93 announced resignation on May 11, 1993 in wake of special investigator's report citing Univ. of Virginia…

Dick Young

Dick YoungBorn: Oct. 17, 1917 Confrontational sportswriter for 44 years with NY tabloids; as baseball beat writer and columnist, he lead change from flowery prose to hard-nosed reporting.…

Dick Butkus

Dick ButkusBorn: Dec. 9, 1942Football LB 2-time All-America at Illinois (1963-64); All-Pro 7 of 9 NFL seasons with Chicago Bears; worked with XFL in 2001.Susan ButcherA - CDick Button

Dick Button

Dick ButtonBorn: July 18, 1929Figure skater 5-time world champion (1948-52); 2-time Olympic champ (1948,52); Sullivan Award winner (1949); won Emmy Award as Best Analyst for 1980-81 TV season…

Dick Ebersol

Dick EbersolBorn: July 28, 1947Radio-TV protégé of ABC Sports czar Roone Arledge; key NBC exec in launching of Saturday Night Live in 1975; became president of NBC Sports in 1989. Was in…

Cheney, Dick

(Encyclopedia) Cheney, Dick (Richard Bruce Cheney)Cheney, Dickchēˈnē, chāˈ– [key], 1941–, Vice President of the United States (2001–9), b. Lincoln, Nebr. His family moved to Casper, Wyo., when he was…

Bruna, Dick

(Encyclopedia) Bruna, Dick (Hendrick Magdalenus Bruna), 1927–2017, Dutch children's book author and illustrator, b. Utrecht. The author of more than 120 books, Bruna is best known for his stories…

Turpin, Dick

(Encyclopedia) Turpin, Dick, 1706–39, English robber. After a short and brutal career of horse stealing and general crime he was hanged at York. The fame—or notoriety—that he later achieved derives…

Dick Enroth Biography

Dick EnrothAge: 80 radio broadcaster of Minneapolis Lakers games and University of Minnesota basketball and football games in the 1940's and 50's. He died of cancer.Died: Wayzata, Minn.,…