06/13/1897 - 10/02/1973
Paavo Johannes Nurmi (13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns"; a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola and others for their distinction in ru...
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06/26/1911 - 09/27/1956
Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911 – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field. She was named the 10th Greatest North American Athlete o...
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Jim McKay (James Kenneth McManus)
09/24/1921 - 07/07/2008
James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist
05/16/1943 - 07/02/2011
Ross Martin (16 May 1943 - 2 July 2011) was an Australian cross country skier who competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics. He came 60th out of 72 competitors in the 15 km event and 60th out of 63 in the 30 km event.
Nellie Briles (Nelson Kelley Briles)
09/05/1943 - 02/13/2005
Nelson Kelley "Nellie" Briles was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1965-70), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971-73), Kansas City Royals (1974-75), Texas Rangers (1976-77) and Baltimore Orioles (1977-78). B...
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11/28/1928 - 07/02/2011
Juno Stover-Irwin (November 22, 1928 - July 2, 2011) was a four-time Olympic diver for the United States. Primarily a 10-meter platform performer, Irwin was a native of Los Angeles, California; she attended Hoover High School and Glendale Communit...
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03/27/1933 - 01/10/2012
Vince Gibson (March 27, 1933-January 10, 2012) is a former American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Kansas State University (1967–1974), the University of Louisville (1975–1979), and Tulane University (19...
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05/11/1966 - 05/20/2005
Rob (Bozo) Bosinger was a national alpine ski team member for seven years. He represented Canada in three World Alpine Ski Championship events, and was a solid representative on the World Cup circuit for many years.
03/28/1973 - 12/04/2009
Edward Smith "Eki" Fatu was a Samoan-American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Umaga. He was best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a two-time Intercontinental Champion.
11/15/1952 - 05/20/2011
Randy Mario Poffo better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and actor, best known for his time with theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Cham...
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Muhammad Ali is a former American boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion, who is widely considered one of the greatest heavyweight championship boxers. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summe...
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01/16/1985 - 08/04/2008
Craig Jones, one of the rising stars of British motor sport, died on 4 August, 2008, after a high speed crash at Brands Hatch.
10/17/1955 - 04/03/2005
A native of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Blight had a long and varied career in the sport of hockey, playing the position of Right Wing for teams in the NHL, MJHL, WCHL, CHL, and the AHL hockey leagues. At 6' 2" (1.87 m) and 195...
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Davey Allison (David Carl Allison)
02/25/1961 - 07/13/1993
David Carl "Davey" Allison (25 February 1961 – 13 July 1993) was a NASCAR race car driver, best known as the driver of the Robert Yates Racing #28 Texaco-Havoline Ford. Born in Hollywood, Florida, he was the eldest of four chi...
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08/25/1927 - 09/28/2003
Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is...
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