George Mikan, Mr. Basketball
Before LeBron, Kobe, Shaq, Magic, Worthy, Kareem, Wilt, Elgin and Jerry West, the Lakers dominated the NBA with 6'10" George Mikan. And no one dominated the NBA the way Mikan…
Y.A. Tittle, One of the Greats
In his remarkable 17-year professional football career, the great quarterback Y. A. Tittle retired as the NFL's all-time leader in games played, passing yards, passing touchdowns, attempts, and pass completions.…
Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time
In a readers' poll conducted by Rolling Stone magazine in 2011, Buddy Rich ranked #6 in their listing of the 100 Greatest Drummers ever. Roger Taylor, the drummer for Queen,…
Bob Feller’s Return to Cleveland
Serving in World War II, Hall of Fame flame thrower Bob Feller went 1,428 days between major league starts. He returned to a packed Cleveland Stadium in 1945, striking out…
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Father of the Atomic Bomb
Often called the "father of the atomic bomb," J. Robert Oppenheimer was a distinguished researcher and theoretical physicist who served as director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during…
Rock Hudson’s Acting Career
Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. and grew to be 6'5". His career as a popular movie star spanned three decades. In 1956 he was nominated by the…
Jean Harlow in Dinner at Eight
Today with A.i. so much in the news, these last lines of the M-G-M 4-star all-star classic film Dinner at Eight (1933) as they walk into the dining room are…
Ty Cobb Photograph Auction
Last February a Burke and Atwell auction offered an original Ty Cobb Type I photo from 1910-12. It closed at $512,000. The successful bidder is now entertaining re-sale offers starting…
Barbie As María Félix
Not only fans of Latin American cinema but serious movie lovers everywhere know that singer and movie star María Félix was one of the most beautiful actresses of the Golden…
Don Drysdale and Robert Redford
Many believe that the greatest baseball movie ever made was The Natural, starring Robert Redford. Back in 1954, Hall of Fame flame-thrower with the Dodgers, Don Drysdale graduated from Van…
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