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He was born Amos Yahkoob Kairouz on January 6, 1912 in Deerfield, Michigan. One of nine children born to Lebanese immigrants, he found fame and success creating his entertaining persona by combining two of his brother’s names to become Danny Thomas.
The Make Room for Daddy star began his career as a nightclub comedian who could carry a tune. Thomas later had roles on network radio programs... Continue reading
Steve Garvey won the NL MVP award in 1974 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and finished second in the MVP balloting in 1978. He was an All-Star for seven consecutive seasons from 1974 thru 1980, and during that stretch he was a dominant offensive force, averaging more than 201 hits per season.
Josh Gibson is referred to as the "Black Babe Ruth". During his career, he was as much a force in the Negro Baseball League as the Bambino was in the major leagues. From the late 1930s thru the early 1940s Gibson's bat powered the Grays to nine consecutive Negro National League championships.
In 1945, Jackie Robinson signed a contract to play for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League for a salary of $400 per month. In his one and only season in the Negro Leagues, he batted .387 and appeared in the league’s All-Star Game. Later in that same year, Brooklyn Dodgers’ President and General Manager Branch Rickey, who had been scouting the Negro Leagues for talent, signed Robinson to... Continue reading
Rod Carew played for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels during his Hall of Fame 19 season career. He was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1967, which was also his first of 18 consecutive seasons in which he was selected for the All-Star Game. Carew’s best season was 1977, when he hit .388 for the Twins and won the American League’s Most Valuable Player Award. Rod Carew is a 7-time... Continue reading
In addition to his famous backflips, “The Wizard of Oz” is also remembered as one of baseball’s greatest fielding shortstops. Ozzie Smith was a 13-time Gold Glove winner and a 15-time All-Star during a 19 season playing career, during which he primarily played for the St. Louis Cardinals. After his playing days were over, Smith became the host of the show “This Week In Baseball” taking over for... Continue reading
“The Greatest Show on Earth” is a story about the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The movie showed actual circus acts and a behind-the-rings look at the massive logistics effort which made big top circuses possible.
1962 NEW YORK METS - In 1962, National League baseball returned to New York with the expansion Mets, whose orange and blue colors were chosen to represent the departed New York franchises of the Giants and Dodgers, respectively. However, uniform color was the only way in which these Mets mimicked the successful franchises of New York’s past. The expansion Mets finished last in the 10-team... Continue reading
I Dream of Jeannie
Debuted on September 18, 1965
Sidney Sheldon's magical creation, I Dream of Jeannie was a delightful eye-blinking, belly-button humorous sitcom.
The premise for the show was a simple story line of "Astronaut meets Genie, Genie loves Astronaut, Astronaut marries Genie story." The stars were Larry Hagman (the Astronaut) and Barbara Eden (the Genie). Their... Continue reading
Honus Wagner, known as “The Flying Dutchman” was perhaps the greatest shortstop in Major League history. He played almost his entire 21-season career, spanning from 1897 to 1917, with the Pirates. Wagner hit at least .300 in 16 seasons, including 14 in a row in which he hit at least .320. He was an 8-time batting champion, and his 3,420 career hits ranks # 8 on the all-time list. Wagner also... Continue reading
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