Chuck Daly (Charles Jerome Daly)
07/20/1930 - 05/09/2009
Charles Jerome "Chuck" Daly (July 20, 1930 – May 9, 2009) was an American basketball head coach. He led the Detroit Pistons to consecutive National Basketball Association (NBA) Championships in 1989 and 1990, and the Dream Team to...
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10/05/1950 - 12/26/2011
James Rizzi (October 5, 1950 – December 26, 2011) was an American pop artist who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Until his death he resided and worked in a studio/loft in the SoHo section of Manhattan.
Chick Hearn (Francis Dale Hearn)
11/27/1916 - 08/05/2002
Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn was an American sportscaster. Known primarily as the long-time play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, the legendary Hearn is remembered for his rapid fi...
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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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12/14/1945 - 02/26/2011
Gregory Bryant Goossen (December 14, 1945 – February 26, 2011) is a former catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball, playing from 1965 through 1970 for four different clubs in the American and National leagues. Listed at 6' 1...
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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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Red Hickey (Red Hickey)
02/14/1917 - 03/30/2006
Howard Wayne "Red" Hickey (February 14, 1917 — March 30, 2006) was an American football player and coach who played for two teams and served as head coach for the San Francisco 49ers, where he was most famous for creating the shotg...
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07/26/1954 - 09/17/1994
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis (July 26, 1954 – September 17, 1994) was a Lithuanian–American professional tennis player. He is known for winning the men's singles title at one of the 2 Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Gerulait...
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Willie Stargell (Wilver Dornell Stargell)
03/06/1940 - 04/09/2001
Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was a Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played his entire 21-year baseball career...
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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.
12/12/1981 - 07/25/2011
Jeret "Speedy" Peterson (December 12, 1981 – July 25, 2011) was an American World Cup aerial skier from Boise, Idaho, skiing out of Bogus Basin. A three-time Olympian, he won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouve...
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03/21/1972 - 04/28/2005
Christopher Raul Candito (March 21, 1972–April 28, 2005)was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido. Throughout most of his career, he was accompanied by his high school sweetheart Tammy Lynn Sytch.
Jack Dempsey (William Harrison Dempsey)
06/24/1895 - 04/31/1983
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey ("The Manassa Mauler") was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title from 1919 to 1926. Dempsey's aggressive style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular...
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Reggie White (Reginald Howard White)
12/19/1961 - 12/26/2004
Reginald Howard "Reggie" White (December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004), nicknamed "The Minister of Defense" because of his faith, was a professional American football player who playeddefensive end...
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07/25/1957 - 11/01/1999
Walter Payton (July 25, 1954 – November 1, 1999) was an American football player who spent his entire professional career with the National Football League's Chicago Bears. Walter Payton was known around the NFL as "Sweetness...
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