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Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Astronaut Guion Bluford became the first Black American in space when he flew on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983. Guion Bluford was a Air Force fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, flying 144…Grandpa Jones
Name at birth: Louis Marshall JonesGrandpa Jones was the folksy, joking banjo-picker inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1978. Louis Marshall Jones was born in rural Kentucky and began…Evelyn Ashford
Evelyn AshfordBorn: Apr. 15, 1957Track & Field winner of 4 Olympic gold medals—100m in 1984, and 4x100m in 1984, '88 and '92; also won silver medal in 100m in '88; member of 5 U.S.…Deane Beman
Deane BemanBorn: Apr. 22, 1938Golf 1st commissioner of PGA Tour (1974-94); introduced “stadium golf” and created The Players Championship; as player, won U.S. Amateur twice and British…George Brett
George BrettBorn: May 15, 1953Baseball 3B-1B AL batting champion in 3 different decades (1976,80,90); MVP in 1980; led KC to World Series title in 1985; retired after 1993 season with 3,154…Robin Yount
Robin YountBorn: Sept. 16, 1955Baseball SS-OF AL MVP at 2 positions— as SS in 1982 and OF in '89; retired after 1993 season with 3,142 hits, 251 HRs and a major-league-record 123 sacrifice…Pat Day
Pat DayBorn: Oct. 13, 1953Jockey 4-time Eclipse award winner; became all-time leader in earnings in 2002; over 8,000 career victories; won Kentucky Derby (1992), 5 Preaknesses (1985,90,94-96…Juli Inkster
Juli InksterBorn: June 24, 1960Golfer 28 career LPGA victories as of Sept. 2002; winner of 7 major LPGA tournaments and 3 consecutive U.S. Women's Amateur tournaments (1980-82); inducted into…Vicki Manalo Draves
Vicki Manalo DravesBorn: Dec. 31, 1924Diver Filipina-American athlete who in 1948 as a member of the U.S. team became the first woman in olympic history to win gold medals in both platform…Tommy Kono
Tommy KonoBorn: June 27, 1930weight lifter won 2 olympic gold medals for U.S. (1952,56) and 1 silver (1960); all 3 medals were in different weight classes; set world records in four different…Trending
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