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Pete Weber

Pete WeberBorn: Aug. 21, 1962Bowler 2nd on all-time PBA money list; 1980 PBA Rookie of the Year; inducted into PBA Hall of Fame (1998); has 31 PBA titles; son of Dick.Dick WeberU - ZJohnny…

Stella Walsh

Name at birth: Stanislawa WalasiewiczownaStella Walsh was a dominant sprinter of the 1930s and the winner of 41 American championships -- but she's best remembered for the revelation that she was not…

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin was a middle-class white girl who sang the blues with the San Francisco band Big Brother and The Holding Company. At first a local sensation on the San Francisco scene, Janis Joplin…

Ted Williams

Ted Williams remains the last man to hit over .400 for a complete American major league baseball season. He finished the 1941 season with a .406 batting average, going 6-for-8 during a season-ending…

Dr. Demento

Name at birth: Barret HansenDr. Demento is the on-air name of Barry Hansen, the longtime host of a syndicated radio show in the U.S. that featured novelty and comedy records. Hansen studied music at…

Levi Stubbs Biography

singerDied: 17 October 2008Best Known as: lead singer in the 1960s Motown group the Four Tops Deathplace: Detroit, Michigan Levi Stubbs was the lead…

Louise Smith 2006 Deaths

Louise SmithAge: 89 race-car driver on the Nascar circuit from 1945 to 1956. She won 38 events and was the first woman inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Died:…

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…