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(Encyclopedia) Carol City, uninc. residential city (2020 pop. 40,883), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. It is a growing…Montana, Joe
(Encyclopedia) Montana, Joe (Joseph Clifford Montana)Montana, Joemŏntănˈə [key], 1956–, American football player, b. New Eagle, Pa. After playing at Notre Dame Univ., he starred (1979–93) for the San…Foxborough
(Encyclopedia) Foxborough or Foxboro, town (2020 pop. 6,296), Norfolk co., SE Mass.; settled 1704, inc. 1778. During the…Marino, Dan
(Encyclopedia) Marino, Dan (Daniel Constantine Marino, Jr.)Marino, Danmərēˈnō [key], 1961–, American football player, b. Pittsburgh. After starring as an All-American quarterback at the Univ. of…Inglewood
(Encyclopedia) Inglewood, city (2020 pop. 107,762), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles, in an oil-producing…Dorsett, Tony
(Encyclopedia) Dorsett, Tony (Anthony Drew Dorsett)Dorsett, Tonydôrˈsət [key], 1954–, American football player, b. Rochester, Pa. The first running back to gain over 6,000 yards in Division I-A, he…Grange, Red
(Encyclopedia) Grange, Red (Harold Edward Grange), 1903–91, American football player, b. Forksville, Pa. Grange was All-America halfback at the Univ. of Illinois (1923–25). After a spectacular…Thorpe, Jim
(Encyclopedia) Thorpe, Jim (James Francis Thorpe), 1888–1953, American athlete, b. near Prague, Okla. Thorpe was probably the greatest all-round male athlete the United States has ever produced. His…Robinson, Jackie
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Jackie (Jack Roosevelt Robinson), 1919–72, American baseball player, the first African-American player in the modern major leagues, b. Cairo, Ga. He grew up in Pasadena,…Carlisle Indian School
(Encyclopedia) Carlisle Indian School, in Carlisle, Pa., the first federally supported school for Native Americans to be established off a reservation; it was founded in 1879 by Richard Henry Pratt.…Trending
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