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Blass, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Blass, Bill (William Ralph Blass), 1922–2002, American fashion designer, b. Fort Wayne, Ind. Active for three decades, he was most noted for high-quality, high-priced, and…

Veeck, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Veeck, Bill (William Louis Veeck, Jr.), 1914–86, American baseball executive, b. Chicago. The son of an owner of the Chicago Cubs, Veeck began his executive career with the Milwaukee…

Belichick, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Belichick, Bill (William Stephen Belichick), 1952–, American professional football coach, b. Nashville, Tenn. The son of a college coach, he played football at Wesleyan Univ. He held…

Shoemaker, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Shoemaker, Bill (William Lee Shoemaker), 1931–2003, American jockey, b. Fabens, Tex. A schoolboy wrestler and Golden Gloves boxer, he became a jockey and won his first race at age 18.…

Russell, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Russell, Bill (William Felton Russell), 1934–, American basketball player, b. Monroe, La. Named an All-American while on the Univ. of San Francisco team, he played on the gold-medal-…

Cullen SAWTELLE, Congress, ME (1805-1887)

SAWTELLE, Cullen, a Representative from Maine; born in Norridgewock, Maine, September 25, 1805; received his early education under private tutors and was graduated from Bowdoin College,…

William CULLEN, Congress, IL (1826-1914)

CULLEN, William, a Representative from Illinois; born in County Donegal, Ireland, March 4, 1826; immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who settled in Pittsburgh, Pa.;…

Bill Moyers

journalist, public officialBorn: 6/5/1934Birthplace: Hugo, Oklahoma Bill Moyers has had a long and varied career that includes a stint as deputy director of the Peace Corps (1961–63). A special…

Bill Bradley

Born: July 28, 1943Basketball F 2-time All-America at Princeton; Player of the Year and Final 4 MOP in 1965; captain of gold medal-winning 1964 U.S. Olympic team; Sullivan Award winner (1965); led…

Bill Elliott

Born: Oct. 8, 1955Auto racer 2-time winner of Daytona 500 (1985,87); NASCAR national champ in 1988; 44 NASCAR wins as of end of 2004 season.