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Was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A college football coach from 1962 to 1998

Was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A college football coach from 1962 to 1998 at SMU, North Texas, and the University of Iowa. He compiled a record of 232 wins, 178 losses, and 10 ties during his 37 year career as a head coach and has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Was an American defensive lineman in the National Football League who played for four teams from 195

Was an American defensive lineman in the National Football League who played for four teams from 1958 to 1968. He later served as sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina from 1978 to 2002, becoming the first African American sheriff in North Carolina since the Reconstruction era.[

Was an American defensive lineman in the National Football League who played for four teams from 195

Was an American defensive lineman in the National Football League who played for four teams from 1958 to 1968. He later served as sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina from 1978 to 2002, becoming the first African American sheriff in North Carolina since the Reconstruction era.[1]Baker was the son of John H. Baker, Sr., the city's first African American police officer, who at one time served as sergeant-at-arms for the city council.[1] The Younger Baker attended Raleigh's Washington and Ligon High Schools and North Carolina Central University (where he was a teammate of Herman Boone),

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard from Indiana State University, Haz

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard from Indiana State University, Hazen played one season (1948-1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Boston Celtics. He averaged 3.0 points per game and 0.5 assists per game.

Is an American professional wrestler of Austrian descent, better known simply as Heidenreich. He is

Is an American professional wrestler of Austrian descent, better known simply as Heidenreich. He is currently working for various independent wrestling promotions, including Nu-Wrestling Evolution and One Pro Wrestling. He is best known for his tenure wit

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player in the midfielder position. He made his first team debut

Is a Danish former football (soccer) player in the midfielder position. He made his first team debut in 1978 with Lyngby Boldklub, with whom he won the 1983 Danish championship and 1984 Danish Cup trophies. He moved to play for league rivals Brøndby IF where he won the 1985 Danish championship. Back in Lyngby, he helped the club win the 1990 Danish Cup. He ended his career at Lyngby in November 1991, having played 378 matches and scored ten goals for the club.

Was a former Scottish footballer. He played with Rangers, Greenock Morton and Kilmarnock.Hempsey beg

Was a former Scottish footballer. He played with Rangers, Greenock Morton and Kilmarnock.Hempsey began his career at Port Glasgow before moving to Greenock Morton in 1911. He joined Rangers a year later and would make 150 appearances during his eight year spell.

Was a cricketer who played in two Tests for the West Indian cricket team in 1939. But though Jamaica

Was a cricketer who played in two Tests for the West Indian cricket team in 1939. But though Jamaican by birth, Cameron played only once for Jamaica, the bulk of his first-class cricket career being spent in England. Cameron was a lower-order right-handed

A Scottish football coach and former player, currently First Team Coach at Plymouth Argyle.Blackley

A Scottish football coach and former player, currently First Team Coach at Plymouth Argyle.Blackley made 279 appearances at centre-half for Hibernian and also represented Newcastle United, Preston North End and Hamilton Academical. He won seven Scottish international caps and represented his country in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.Blackley began a mangerial career with Hamilton in 1982,

Is a Scottish football forward.

Is a Scottish football forward.

Was an American dentist, gambler and gunfighter of the American Old West, who is usually remembered

Was an American dentist, gambler and gunfighter of the American Old West, who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Was an English football player and manager, who spent his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.Addenb

Was an English football player and manager, who spent his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.Addenbrooke was one of the founding members of Wolverhampton Wanderers (as St. Lukes F.C.) in 1877 while working as a teacher at St. Luke's School in Blakenhall.

Was an English professional footballer who played more than 200 games in the Football League as an i

Was an English professional footballer who played more than 200 games in the Football League as an inside forward or centre forward.Hall was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. He played for Stoke in the Football League and for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Southern League before joining Middlesbrough, where he was twice their leading scorer, in 1908–09 and 1909–10.

Was a English freestyle swimmer and water polo player from Chorlton,[disambiguation needed] Lancashi

Was a English freestyle swimmer and water polo player from Chorlton,[disambiguation needed] Lancashire,[1] who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1906 Summer Olympics, 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is an American professional golfer.Isenhour is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour, in which h

Is an American professional golfer.Isenhour is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour, in which he also played in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2007.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included West Ham United,Shrew

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included West Ham United,Shrewsbury Town,Bournemouth and Gillingham, where he made 186 Football League appearances.

Was a first-class cricketer who played for Rhodesia in the Currie Cup. Wallace, a right-handed batsm

Was a first-class cricketer who played for Rhodesia in the Currie Cup. Wallace, a right-handed batsman, was the only Rhodesian to pass 500 runs in the 1951/52 Currie Cup season. He had particular success against North Eastern Transvaal during his career,

Is a former South African cricketer who played in fifty Tests from 1951 to 1965.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in fifty Tests from 1951 to 1965.

Ack Board was a wicketkeeper and a right-handed batsman who started out as a tail-ender but develope

Ack Board was a wicketkeeper and a right-handed batsman who started out as a tail-ender but developed into a useful player who often opened the innings for his county, Gloucestershire. Picked by W. G. Grace out of Bristol club cricket for the South v North match at Lord's in 1891, Board went straight into the Gloucestershire side afterwards and stayed there for 20 years. In 1895, he set the county record for dismissals in a season, with 75. As a batsman, he scored 214 against Somerset in 1900, the highest by a Gloucestershire wicketkeeper, and in 1903 he shared in a sixth wicket partnership of 320 with Gilbert Jessop against Sussex at Hove, though his share was just 71, while Jessop scored 286. The stand remains the county record for the sixth wicket.

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Bridges entered the double Y

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Bridges entered the double York round event in 1908, taking fifth place with 687 points. He also participated in the Continental style event but his result is unknown.

Is a former English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1988. He was a left-arm spin bowler and playe

Is a former English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1988. He was a left-arm spin bowler and played his domestic cricket for Gloucestershire and Essex.

Was an Olympic superheavyweight weightlifter for the United States. John won gold at the 1948 and 19

Was an Olympic superheavyweight weightlifter for the United States. John won gold at the 1948 and 1952 summer Olympic Games, as well as 6 World Weightlifting Championships and 12 national championships. He was unbeaten from 1938 to 1953.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Dowse, a fly-half, was born in Mackay, Queensland

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Dowse, a fly-half, was born in Mackay, Queensland and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874. Frost represented Derbyshire in one matc

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874. Frost represented Derbyshire in one match during the 1874 season, a victory against Kent in which Kent scored just 25 runs in their first innings.

Was a football player. Devey was born in Birmingham and signed for Aston Villa in March 1891; he wou

Was a football player. Devey was born in Birmingham and signed for Aston Villa in March 1891; he would go on to become one of Aston Villa's greatest captains. A skilful inside right/centre-forward and an England international with 2 caps, he was exception