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Penny Chenery is the owner of Triple Crown winner Secretariat, arguably the most famous horse in the 20th century. Helen “Penny” Chenery is responsible for making the right decisions to lead to his storied success.
A graduate of Columbia Business School, Chenery combined her business savvy with her passion for thoroughbreds. Her love for horses came from her father who founded Meadow Stable, a... Continue reading
Polo Grounds I was originally built in 1883 and, after many modifications, was named Polo Grounds IV in 1911. The Giants played there until moving west in 1957. The horseshoe shape had the left and right field walls less than 300 feet and the centerfield wall was almost 500 feet. The bullpens were in fair territory in left and right center. The New York Mets played there in 1962-1963.
The phrase... Continue reading
Polo Grounds I was originally built in 1883 and, after many modifications, was named Polo Grounds IV in 1911. The Giants played there until moving west in 1957. The horseshoe shape had the left and right field walls less than 300 feet and the centerfield wall was almost 500 feet. The bullpens were in fair territory in left and right center.
The phrase "Hot Dog" was coined by NY... Continue reading
Polo Grounds I was originally built in 1883 and, after many modifications, was named Polo Grounds IV in 1911. The Giants played there until moving west in 1957. The horseshoe shape had the left and right field walls less than 300 feet and the centerfield wall was almost 500 feet. The bullpens were in fair territory in left and right center. The New York Mets played there in 1962-1963.
The phrase... Continue reading
Alan Ameche Scores Winning TD - The 1958 NFL Championship Game is still referred to today as ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played.’ It is still the only ever NFL Championship Game to have gone into overtime. The game featured numerous Hall of Famers on both sides, but the hero was Alan Ameche, whose 2nd touchdown of the game, a 1-yard run, gave the Baltimore Colts a 23-17 overtime victory over the New... Continue reading
The 1972 USA Olympic Men's basketball team lost their very first Olympic Game since Olympic play began in 1936. It was the most controversial moment in Olympic history. In the final game against the Soviet Union and the US trailing, Doug Collins was fouled driving to the basket with three seconds left to play. He sank the first free throw to tie the game and made the second as an inadvertent... Continue reading
The 1972 USA Olympic Men's basketball team lost their very first Olympic Game since Olympic play began in 1936. It was the most controversial moment in Olympic history. In the final game against the Soviet Union and the US trailing, Doug Collins was fouled driving to the basket with three seconds left to play. He sank the first free throw to tie the game and made the second as an inadvertent... Continue reading
Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige is often referred to as the “Babe Ruth” of the Negro League. He played for over 20 years on several teams in the Negro League and was widely considered to be the league’s greatest ever pitcher. In 1948, Paige became Major League Baseball’s oldest ever rookie when he signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians. At 42 years of age, he went 6-1 for the Indians and... Continue reading
Known as the ‘Wizard of Westwood’, John Wooden coached the UCLA Bruins’ basketball team for 27 seasons. He won 10 NCAA Championships, including an unprecedented 7 in a row from 1967-1973. During that 7 year run, UCLA compiled a record of 205-5, including an 88-game winning streak. His teams had four different perfect 30-0 seasons during his career. John Wooden was also an All-American as a player... Continue reading
In 2000, he was the future of American tennis when he was just a teenager. At 18 years 3 months he was the youngest player to end the year in the Top 200. Ranked # 1 as a junior, he won Junior Australian Open and Junior US Open without dropping a set.
In 2001 he was the youngest player in the ATP Top 20, and 2002 he finished in the Top 10. The next season (2003), he made the biggest jump in... Continue reading
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