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Mickey Cochrane

Born: Apr. 6, 1903Baseball C led Philadelphia A's (1929-30) and Detroit (1935) to 3 World Series titles; 2-time AL MVP (1928,34).Died: June 28, 1962

Jacqueline Cochran

(Jacqueline Cochran Odlum)pilotBorn: 1910?Birthplace: Pensacola, Fla. A decorated pilot, Cochran, at the time of her death, held more aviation records than any other pilot—male or female—in history…

Johnny Longden

Born: Feb. 14, 1907Jockey first to win 6,000 races; rode Count Fleet to Triple Crown in 1943.Died: Feb. 14, 2003

Johnny Lujack

Born: Jan. 4, 1925Football QB led Notre Dame to three national titles (1943,46-47); won Heisman Trophy in 1947.

Johnny Rutherford

Born: Mar. 12, 1938Auto racer 3-time winner of Indy 500 (1974,76,80); CART national champion in 1980.

Johnny Unitas

Born: May 7, 1933Football QB led Baltimore Colts to 2 NFL titles (1958-59) and a Super Bowl win (1971); All-Pro 5 times; 3-time MVP (1959,64,67); passed for 40,239 career yards and 290 TDs.Died:…

Johnny Weissmuller

Born: June 2, 1904Swimmer won 3 gold medals at 1924 Olympics and 2 more at 1928 Games; became Hollywood's most famous Tarzan.Died: Jan. 20 1984

Johnny Carson

television entertainerBorn: 10/23/1925Birthplace: Corning, Iowa Emmy Award-winning television entertainer famous for his 30-year stint as host of The Tonight Show (1962–92), television's most…

Johnny Cash

country singerBorn: 2/26/1932Birthplace: Kingsland, Arkansas Grammy Award-winning country and western singer known as “the man in black.” From his earliest rockabilly sessions at Memphis's Sun…

Johnny Bench

Born: Dec. 7, 1947Baseball C led NL in HRs twice and RBI 3 times; 2-time regular season MVP (1970,72) with Cincinnati, World Series MVP in 1976; 389 career HRs.