Search results for "Basketball Hall of Fame" - New World Encyclopedia
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- a common nickname at that time for Americans of German ancestry. After his ... Although his baseball career spanned a number of teams and cities ...20 KB (3,127 words) - 14:22, 29 November 2023
- and college football coach in the early era of the sport and is the namesake ... Clemson University, Georgia Tech, University of Pennsylvania, Washington & ...22 KB (3,381 words) - 06:56, 8 April 2024
- player whose career spanned the years of the Great Depression and World ... A first baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg was one ...29 KB (4,484 words) - 04:59, 25 June 2024
- is a public research university in the state of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 ... the NFL Hall of Fame, and the Basketball Hall of Fame. Its athletes have ...40 KB (5,731 words) - 10:21, 11 March 2023
- who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during ... Berg was a graduate of Princeton University and Columbia Law School ...35 KB (5,253 words) - 23:47, 29 May 2024
- history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager ... In recognition of his achievements he was awarded the Harmon Trophy ...37 KB (5,256 words) - 21:56, 10 December 2023
- |image = [[Image:Fordham University Keating Hall.JPG|250px]]| |caption =Keating Hall with Edwards Parade in the foreground ...33 KB (4,668 words) - 06:21, 1 April 2024
- baseman, and left fielder. He spent most of his 22-year career in Major ... generated tremendous power and made him one of the most feared power hitters ...52 KB (7,559 words) - 16:33, 30 May 2024
- voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020. ... finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, weeks after his ...95 KB (13,307 words) - 07:56, 7 June 2024
- and performer who gained international fame as an artist on the Motown ... the 1960s, working within the constraints of the creatively restrictive ...27 KB (4,247 words) - 08:37, 10 March 2023
- first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent ... in 1948, when he finished one home run short of winning baseball's Triple ...74 KB (10,809 words) - 20:06, 28 April 2024
- 3,827 innings and posted a win–loss record of 266–162, with 279 complete ... made his debut with the Indians at the age of 17. His career was interrupted ...61 KB (9,228 words) - 20:09, 30 May 2024
- an American college football coach and owner of 323 victories. He was best ... large part because he instilled the virtues of self-sacrifice, hard work and ...18 KB (2,706 words) - 03:11, 26 September 2023
- played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all ... in football and for his outspoken support of policies that improve the social ...59 KB (8,637 words) - 20:43, 22 June 2024
- Softball is a sport that sprung from the mind of George Hancock. The ... Association is the National Governing Body of Softball for the United States ...50 KB (8,173 words) - 15:07, 27 April 2023
- is known as the "national pastime" of the United States, although ... The game also involves a unique combination of individual competitiveness ...67 KB (11,273 words) - 11:05, 20 September 2023
- Despite his championship victories in three of the major tournaments, Snead ... near Hot Springs, Virginia. He was the son of a poor Virgina farmer. During ...26 KB (3,799 words) - 02:03, 23 December 2022
- ) is a province of the People's Republic of China located along ... dramatic upsurge in its economy and standard of living during the twentieth ...22 KB (3,044 words) - 05:58, 13 June 2023
- producer, best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles, one of the most ... Not the most outspoken or public member of The Beatles, George was ...35 KB (5,701 words) - 16:50, 20 May 2024
- War battle. He is often referred to as one of the greatest chess players ... authorities for nine months under threat of extradition. He was then granted ...53 KB (7,890 words) - 08:45, 16 November 2023
