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David Hall Biography

David HallAge: 49 respected baseball coach at many levels; coached at Rice University from 1981–91, posting a 338–267 record; coached at two other high schools before forming a special bond…

Terry Hall Biography

Terry HallAge: 53 women's basketball coach at Wright State University the past seven years; her 20 year coaching career included tours with Eastern Kentucky, University of Kentucky,…

The Shark Hall of Fame

The biggest, smallest, scariest, coolest . . . by Holly Hartman Scariest Great White (Carcharodon carcharias)Made famous by the movie Jaws, the great white shark has become a…

Brewer's: Greta Hall

The poet of Greta Hall. Southey, who lived at Greta Hall, in the Vale of Keswick. (1774-1843.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GretchenGresham and the Pearl…

Brewer's: Locksley Hall

Tennyson has a poem so called. The lord of Locksley Hall fell in love with his cousin Amy, but Amy married a rich clown. The lord of Locksley Hall, indignant at this, declares he will…

Brewer's: Hall Mark

The mark on gold or silver articles after they have been assayed. Every article in gold is compared with a given standard of pure gold. This standard is supposed to be divided into twenty-…

Brewer's: Hall of Odin

The rocks, such as Halleberg and Hunneberg, from which the Hyperboreans, when tired of life, used to cast themselves into the sea; so called because they were the vestibule of the…

Brewer's: Hall Sunday

The Sunday preceding Shrove Tuesday; the next day is called Hall' Monday, and Shrove Tuesday eve is called Hall' Night. The Tuesday is also called Pancake Day, and the day preceding Callop…

Brewer's: Leaden Hall

(pronounce leden), so named from the ancient manor of Sir Hugh Neville, whose mansion or hall was roofed with lead, a notable thing in his days. “Leadenhall Street” and “Leadenhall Market…

Hall of Fame Fielders

The following table lists the National Baseball Hall of Fame fielders, including their name and number of years they were active in the sport. Member…