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Mack, Connie

(Encyclopedia) Mack, Connie (Cornelius McGillicuddy), 1862–1956, American baseball player and manager, b. East Brookfield, Mass. He was a star catcher for the Washington Senators (1886–89) and the…

Connie Mack

Born: Dec. 22, 1862Baseball owner managed Philadelphia A's until he was 87 (1901-50); all-time major league wins leader with 3,755, including World Series; won 9 AL pennants and 5 World Series (…

Connie Chung

TV news reporterBorn: 8/20/1946Birthplace: Washington, D.C. A University of Maryland graduate, Chung started at WTTG-TV in Washington, DC, in 1969, where she was a copy person, news writer, and…

Connie Francis

(Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero)singer, actressBorn: 12/12/1938Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Dark-haired, bubbly singer who made it big with hits like “ Who's Sorry Now?” and “Where the Boys Are…

Willis, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Willis, Thomas, 1621–75, English physician and anatomist. He became professor at Oxford in 1660 and in 1666 established a practice in London. An authority on the brain and the nervous…

Willis Tower

(Encyclopedia) Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, Chicago, the second tallest building in the United States. Until the completion of the 1,483-ft (452-m) Petronas Towers (1998) in Kuala Lumpur,…

Willie Mays

Born: May 6, 1931Baseball OF nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid”; led NL in HRs and stolen bases 4 times each; 2-time MVP (1954,65) with NY-SF Giants; Hall of Famer who played in 24 All-Star Games, earning…

Willie McCovey

Born: Jan. 10, 1938Baseball 1B led NL in HRs 3 times and RBI twice; MVP in 1969 with SF; 521 career HRs; indicted for tax evasion in July 1995, pled guilty; “McCovey Cove,” the bay outside the…

Willie Mosconi

Born: June 27, 1913Pocket Billiards 14-time world champion from 1941-57.Died: Sept. 12, 1993

Willie Pep

Born: Sept. 19, 1922Boxer 2-time world featherweight champion (1942-48,49-50); pro record 230-11-1 with 65 KOs.Died: Nov. 23, 2006