Born: Feb. 17, 1892Football 3-time coach at Tennessee; had 173-31-12 record in 21 years; won national title in 1951; Vols' stadium named for him; also Army general who won Distinguished Service…
Born: Feb. 2, 1926Track & Field pole vaulter, ordained minister and original Wheaties pitchman, remains only 2-time Olympic pole vault champ (1952,56).
(Robert Allen Zimmerman)singer, songwriterBorn: 5/24/1941Birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his angry folkrock protest songs and his…
Born: Aug. 29, 1946Track & Field won 1968 Olympic gold medal in long jump with world record (29-ft, 21/2in.) that shattered old mark by nearly 2 feet; record finally broken by 2 inches in 1991…
Born: Mar. 22, 1952Radio-TV NBC broadcaster who has been anchor for NBA, NFL and Summer Olympics as well as baseball play-by-play man; 11-time Emmy winner as studio host/play-by-play and 8-time…
Born: Aug. 9, 1928Basketball G led NBA in assists 8 times; 10-time All-NBA 1st team; 1957 MVP; led Boston to 6 NBA titles (1957,59-63); elected to Hall of Fame in 1970, one of NBA's 50 Greatest…
Born: April 13, 1915Football head coach at Wyoming from 1957-1961; from 1962 to 1972 built Nebraska into a college football power; won two consecutive national championships in 1970-71; won eight…