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Black Panthers

(Encyclopedia) Black Panthers, U.S. African-American militant party, founded (1966) in Oakland, Calif., by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Originally aimed at armed self-defense against the local…

Father-Son and Father-Daughter Athletes

Father-Son and Father-Daughter AthletesAthletes following in their fathers' footsteps by John Gettings WHEN THESE FORMER and current professional athletes go home to see dad this Father's…

Court, Margaret Smith

(Encyclopedia) Court, Margaret Smith, 1942–, Australian tennis player. Playing tennis from age eight, she rose to prominence in the early 1960s. Ranked first in world standings six times beginning in…

Hull, Brett Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Hull, Brett Andrew, 1956–, Canadian-American hockey player, son of Bobby Hull. Brett, an outstanding scoring right wing and a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, played for the Univ. of…

Glenna Collett Vare

Born: June 20, 1903Golfer won record 6 U.S. Women's Amateur titles from 1922-35; “the female Bobby Jones.”Died: Feb. 10, 1989

Junior Johnson

Born: June 28, 1931Auto Racing won Daytona 500 in 1960; also won 13 NASCAR races in 1965, including the Rebel 300 at Darlington; retired from racing to become a highly successful car owner; his…

Davey Allison

Born: Feb. 25, 1961Auto racer stock car Rookie of Year (1987); winner of 19 NASCAR races, including 1992 Daytona 500; killed at age 32 in helicopter accident at Talladega Superspeedway; son of…

Brett Hull

Born: Aug. 9, 1964Hockey RW NHL MVP in 1991 with St. Louis; holds single season RW scoring record with 86 goals; he and father Bobby have both won Hart (MVP), Lady Byng (sportsmanship) and All-Star…

Al Unser Jr.

Born: Apr. 19, 1962Auto racer 2-time CART-IndyCar national champion (1990,94); captured Indy 500 for 2nd time in 3 years in '94, giving Unser family 9 overall titles at the Brickyard; 31 CART wins…

Al Unser Sr.

Born: May 29, 1939Auto racer 3-time USAC-CART national champion (1970,83,85); 4-time winner of Indy 500 (1970-71,78,87); retired in 1994 ranked 3rd (now 4th) on all-time CART list with 39 wins;…