Johnny Weissmuller, the definitive Tarzan
Johnny Weissmuller was the definitive Tarzan. During World War II at a bond rally, he auctioned off a Tarzan "yell" by himself to a rich Texan for $50,000!
George Foreman on Joe Louis
The assessment of heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman: "The best boxer I ever saw was Joe Louis. No one has surpassed him. Well taught and gifted competitor. There's never been…
A letter from Mark Twain to Helen Keller
The following is a letter from Mark Twain to Helen Keller, March 17, 1903.“It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or…
Joe Louis: Breaking The Color Barrier In Golf
His real name was Joseph Louis Barrow. His parents were the children of former slaves. The world knew him as Joe Louis, nicknamed "The Brown Bomber." He was a prize…
Brooks Robinson, the Human Vacuum Cleaner
He was a rare first ballot Hall of Famer. As a third baseman, they called him "the Human Vacuum Cleaner" and "Mr. Hoover." Brooks Robinson was the best defensive third…
Billy Martin: The Fighter, The Scrapper
He had a reputation as a fighter, a scrapper. When Billy Martin's playing career ended, he became a scout, a coach, a minor league manager, and a major league manager,…
Mark Twain on losing one’s life
Mark Twain on losing one's life: "I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the…
Andre the Giant & Fred Savage
Andre the Giant appeared in the revisionist fairy tale/adventure The Princess Bride (1987). So did Fred Savage, then a kid actor who only a few years ago offered this remembrance…
You’re Out Of The Game!
He was Leo Ernest Durocher, also known as "Leo the Lip" and "LIppy." To say he was controversial and outspoken is an understatement. Durocher was an infielder who played on…
May 22, 2023 Declared Harvey Milk Day in the City of Burbank
May 22, 2023 has been declared Harvey Milk Day in the City of Burbank. Harvey Bernard Milk was born on May 22, 1930. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, small…
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