David Dukes (1945 - 2000)

David Dukes’ film career encompassed 35 movies. Throughout his career (1970s – 1990s), he was a television guest star, notably as the man who attempted to rape Edith Bunker on All in the Family, and as a blind bully on Three’s Company. During the 1980s, Dukes appeared in the dual miniseries The Winds of War […]

Pete Duel (1940 - 1971)

In Hollywood, Pete Duel found work in television, making small guest appearances in comedies like Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and dramas, such as ABC’s Channing with Jason Evers and Combat! with Rick Jason and Vic Morrow. In 1965, he was cast in the comedy series Gidget. Duel played Gidget’s brother-in-law, John Cooper, on the series, and […]

Eddy Duchin (1909 - 1951)

Eddy Duchin was born on April 1, 1909 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Bessarabian Jewish immigrants, Tillie (née Baron) (1885–March 21, 1962) and Frank Duchin (June 2, 1885–?). He was originally a pharmacist before turning full-time to music and beginning his new career with Leo Reisman’s orchestra at the Central Park Casino in New York, an […]

Larry Drake (1949 - 2016)

Larry Drake was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 21, 1949, the son of Raymond John Drake, a drafting engineer for an oil company, and Lorraine Ruth (née Burns), a homemaker. He graduated from Tulsa Edison High School and the University of Oklahoma. Larry Drake is mostly remembered for his portrayal of developmentally disabled Benny Stulwicz […]

David Doyle (1929 - 1997)

David Doyle was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Mary Ruth (née Fitzgerald) and Lewis Raymond Doyle, an attorney. His maternal grandfather, John Fitzgerald, was a prominent railroad builder and banker in Nebraska. He graduated from Campion High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in 1947. He is best remembered for his role as detective […]

Ollie C. Vanek (1908 - 2000)

Baseball Figure. He was a former major league baseball player (he played outfield for the 1936 Union City Greyhounds and Dodgers), who discovered the St. Louis Cardinal’s Stan Musial. He was a member of the St. Louis Baseball Hall of Fame, the National Baseball Scouting Hall of Fame and the Professional Baseball Scouting Association. (bio […]

Al “Crown Prince of Baseball” Schacht (1892 - 1984)

Schacht was a journeyman pitcher for the Washington Senators for 3 seasons. After his retirement as a player he barnstormed doing a comic act at ballparks and was the first “Clown Prince of Baseball.” In the 1940-50s he owned a popular restaurant that bore his name in New York City.

Max “Clown Prince of Baseball” Patkin (1920 - 1999)

Baseball Entertainer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was best known as the Clown Prince of Baseball. Cavorting in a baggy baseball uniform, Patkin made more than 4,000 appearances as a comedy attraction at minor league and Major League ball parks, (1944-93). Prior to serving on the US Navy baseball team during World War II, he […]

Adolfo Alfredo Pedernera (1918 - 1995)

Famed soccer player. Also a coach. During his 20 years career as a soccer player he won 12 championships. (bio by: 380W)

Arsenio Pastor Erico (1915 - 1977)

Soccer player (center-forward).  Born in Paraguay, still is the top scorer in Argentine soccer history (293 goals in 330 matches.) (bio by: 380W)

Kazimierz Gorski (2026 - 1970)

Olympic Soccer Coach. He was the head coach of the Polish national soccer team from 1971 to 1976 and chairman of the Polish Soccer Federation from 1991 to 1995. He led Poland to a gold and silver medal in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and a third place finish in the 1974 World Cup. […]

Julio Elías Musimessi (1923 - 1996)

Soccer Player (goalkeeper).  Played for the popular Boca Juniors soccer team (155 times), and won the 1954 Championship.  Also member of the Argentine National Soccer Team that assisted to the 1958 World Cup (Sweden).  Also kwown as “El Guardavalla Cantor” (The Singer Goalkeeper) for his performances in radio. (bio by: 380W)

Phil Woosnam (1932 - 2013)

Professional Football (Soccer) Figure. Born Phillip Abraham Woosnam, he is considered as the father of United States professional soccer and the first commissioner of the original North American Soccer League. He played as striker for Manchester City, Sutton United, Leyton Orient, West Ham United, Aston Villa and the Atlanta Chiefs, and also played internationally  for […]

Ernest C. Quigley (1970 - 1970)

Major League Umpire, Basketball Referee, Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. He graduated from the University of Kansas and from 1903 to 1912 was coach and then Atheletic Director at Saint Mary’s College in Kansas. During his 40-year career, he officiated at over 14,000 games to include four NCAA tournaments, three Rose Bowls and […]

Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones (1970 - 1970)

US Olympic Gold Medalist, Professional Basketball Player. He was a member of the 1948 US Basketball Gold Medal Squad. Born Wallace Clayton Jones, he attended Harlan High School in Kentucky and played collegiate basketball and football at the University of Kentucky. While with the Wildcats, Jones had the distinction of playing for two legendary coaches. […]

Murray Wier (1970 - 1970)

Professional Basketball Player.   Born Murray Neal Wier, he played the guard position for both the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Waterloo Hawks from 1948 to 1951.   He was a stellar four year starter at the University of Iowa where he was the NCAA Division I scoring leader and a consensus first team All-American in […]

Frederick Rankin Taylor (1970 - 1970)

Professional Baseball Player, College Basketball Coach. After serving in the United States Army Air Force from 1943 to 1946, he played basketball at Ohio State University. He was the starting forward on the 1950 Big Ten Championship Team. He played professional baseball from 1950 to 1952 with the Washington Senators. In 1958, he came back […]

Homer Stonebraker (1970 - 1970)

Hoosier basketball legend. He was once considered to be the best basketball player in the United States.  Family links:  Spouse:  Jeanette E Stonebraker (1905 – 1993)* *Calculated relationship

Tony Jaros (1970 - 1970)

Original member of the Minneapolis Lakers in 1947.  Played on three championship teams with the Lakers: 1947-48 in the National Basketball League; 1948-49 in the Basketball Association of America; 1949-50 in the National Basketball Association. (bio by: Stew Thornley)  Family links:  Parents:  Joseph Jaros (1868 – 1938)  Teckla Daleki Jaros (1888 – 1964)  Spouse:  Matie […]

Henry Hayden Lannigan (1970 - 1970)

Basketball Coach. Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Known during his time as “the life and spirit of University of Virginia Athletics,” During his early years he excelled in track and field, defeated the Swedish fencing champion, and held for several year the world shot-put record. “Pop” Lannigan came to the University of […]

Harry David “Moose” Miller (1970 - 1970)

Professional Basketball Player. He had only one season in the Pros but was a part of Basketball history. On November 1, 1946, he played for the Toronto Huskies in the first ever National Basketball Association (NBA) game, at Maple Leaf Gardens against the New York Knicks. In that one season as a center with the […]

John H. “Jack” Hartman (1970 - 1970)

College Basketball Coach. The men’s basketball coach at Kansas State University from 1970 to 1986,  he retired as the career leader in wins at KSU with a record of 295 wins and 169 losses. His teams won three Big 8 titles and had nine postseason appearances. He played football and basketball at Oklahoma A&M (now […]

Ward “Piggy” Lambert (1970 - 1970)

Basketball Pioneer, Coach. Purdue University basketball coaching great 1916-17 and 1918-1946. Considered the father of the “big man” and the “fast break” tactics, he compiled a 228-105 Big Ten record, winning titles in 1922, ’30, ’32, ’34, ’38 and ’40, and sharing them in 1921, ’26,’28, ’35 and ’36. He left basketball in 1955, and […]

James W. Cunningham (1970 - 1970)

Professional Basketball Player. A native of Buffalo, New York, he played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics from 1959 to 1960, and the Baltimore Bullets from 1961 to 1964. A star foootball player and a graduate of the Canisius High School in Buffalo, and Fordham University, he was awarded the 1958 Haggerty […]

Bailey Robertson (1970 - 1970)

Indiana basketball star and basketball alumnus of the tradition-rich Indianapolis Crispus Attucks High School. Known affectionately as “Flap,” he set many scoring records at Indiana Central College (currently known as The University of Indianapolis). His younger brother and protege, Oscar (“The Big O),” became a 2-time Indiana high school state champion, 1956 Indiana “Mr. Basketball,” […]

Moses Eugene Malone (1970 - 1970)

Professional Basketball Player. Moses Malone was Hall of Fame basketball player who starred in both the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association. A three-time NBA MVP and one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players, Malone was the most successful prep-to-pro player of his era, going straight from Petersburg High to a 21-year career […]

Tony Hinkle (1898 - 1992)

Member, Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the Helm Foundation Basketball Hall of Fame, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. Best known as head basketball coach at Butler University from 1927-1942 and again from 1946-70, where he compiled a 557-393 record, including many games in which […]

Earl Strom (1927 - 1994)

Hall of Fame Professional Basketball Referee. He was a professional basketball referee for 29 years, with service in both the National Basketball Association and the American Basketball Association, retiring in 1990 with over 2,400 games officiated. In addition, he participated in 29 NBA and ABA finals, 295 playoff, and 7 all-star games. He had a […]

Gary Lee Bradds (1942 - 1983)

Professional Basketball Player. The consensus college basketball Player of the Year at Ohio State University for the 1963 to 1964 season, he averaged 30.6 points a game that year. His professional basketball career lasted from 1965 to 1972 with the Baltimore Bullets of the National Basketball League, and the Oakland Oaks, the Washington Capitals, the […]

Johnny Downs (1913 - 1994)

Following his stint with Our Gang, Johnny Downs stayed with the short-subject series until 1927, appearing in twenty-four two-reelers in various roles. He honed his dancing and singing skills on the vaudeville stage, working prominently on Broadway until returning to Hollywood in 1934. Downs became a fixture of the “college musical” movie cycle of the […]