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janet guthrie
In the 1976 World 600, Guthrie finished 15th, becoming the first woman to compete in a NASCAR Winston Cup superspeedway race. Guthrie would go on to compete in four more races that season. The following season, she competed in her first Daytona 500, finishing 12th when her car's engine blew two cylinders with ten laps to go. For the race, though, she still earned the honor of Top Rookie. Overall, Guthrie went on to compete in 33 races in NASCAR over four seasons, finishing as high as sixth place -
arthur ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States. Ashe, an African American, was the first black player ever selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man to ever win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, or Australian Open. He is also remembered for his efforts to further social c -
bill russell
Russell is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. He was selected into NBA 25th Anniversary Team in 1971, into NBA 35th Anniversary Team in 1980 and named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, one of only four players that selected into all three teams. In 2007, he was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame. In 2009, the NBA announced that the NBA Finals MVP trophy would be named the Bill Russell NBA Finals M -
john sullivan
For other uses, see John Sullivan (disambiguation).
John Sullivan
3rd & 5th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
1786 – 1788
1789–1790
Preceded by John Langdon (1786 & 1789)
Succeeded by John Langdon (1788)
Josiah Bartlett (1790)
Personal details
Born February 17, 1740
Somersworth, New Hampshire
Died January 23, 1795 (aged 54)
Durham, New Hampshire
Political party Federalist
Signature John Sullivan (February 17, 1740 – January 23, 1795) was the third son of Irish immigrants, a United Stat -
curt flood
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Curt Flood Flood in 1971
Center fielder
Born: January 18, 1938
Houston, Texas
Died: January 20, 1997 (aged 59)
Los Angeles, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1956 for the Cincinnati Redlegs
Last MLB appearance
April 25, 1971 for the Washington Senators
Career statistics
Batting average .293
Hits 1,861
Runs batted in 636
Teams Cincinnati Redlegs (1956–1957) St. Louis Cardinals (1958–1969) Washington Senators (1971 -
tony alva
In 1977, at the age of 20, Tony Alva shunned the major skate companies to form his own, Alva Skates. It was the first company ever run and owned by a skateboarder, as well as being one of the first to use layered Canadian maple plywood in skate decks. In December 2005, Alva opened two stores in Southern California locations--Oceanside near San Diego, and on Fairfax Ave in Los Angeles. In December 2006, he celebrated the first anniversary of the stores with a party at the Los Angeles shop, which
