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Paul Robeson Biography
Paul RobesonBorn: Apr. 9, 1898Black 4-sport star and 2-time football All-America (1917-18) at Rutgers 3-year NFL pro; also scholar, lawyer, singer, actor and political activist; long-tainted…George Sisler
George SislerBorn: Mar. 24, 1893Baseball 1B hit over .400 twice (1920,22) and batted over .300 in 13 of his 15 seasons; his 257 hits in 1920 is still a major league record; played most of his…Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence TaylorBorn: Feb. 4, 1959Football LB All-America at North Carolina (1980); only defensive player in NFL history to be consensus Player of Year (1986); led NY Giants to Super Bowl…Larry Doby
Larry DobyBorn: Dec. 13, 1924Baseball OF First Black player in the AL; joined the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, three months after Jackie Robinson entered the Majors with the NL's Brooklyn…Charlie Sifford
Charlie Sifford Born: June 2, 1922Golf won the Hartford Open in 1967 with a final-round 64, becoming the first Black player to win a PGA event; won the PGA Seniors Championship in 1975; amassed…Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raittblues-rock singerBorn: 11/8/1949Birthplace: Burbank, California Grammy Award-winning blues-rock singer and guitarist known for her powerful voice and late-career comeback. Her recordings…Beastie Boys
Founded in Brooklyn, New York in the early 1980s, the Beastie Boys became one of the first huge-selling rap groups when their 1986 debut album, License to Ill zoomed to the top of the charts, the…Cass Elliot
Name at birth: Ellen Naomi Cohen"Mama Cass" Elliot was a member of the hippie pop group The Mamas & the Papas, along with John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty. Cass Elliot began…Bonnie Raitt Biography
Bonnie Raittblues-rock singerBorn: 11/8/1949Birthplace: Burbank, California Grammy Award-winning blues-rock singer and guitarist known for her powerful voice and late-career comeback. Her recordings…Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky was named the greatest player in National Hockey League history by The Hockey News in 1998. Among his accomplishments: he was the NHL's all-time leading scorer, he was named league MVP…Trending
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