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Hall of Fame Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for January 16

Last Updated 01-01-2024

🏆🏁A. J. Foyt -- is 89 in the year 2024 and 90 in the year 2025; b.1/16/1935
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Names/Places: b. in Houston; FN:Anthony Joseph
Misc: 7-time USAC/CART national champion (1960-61,63-64,67,75,79); 4-time Indy 500 winner (1961,64,67,77); only driver in history to win Indy 500, Daytona 500 (1972) and 24 Hours of LeMans (1967 with Dan Gurney); retired in 1993 as all-time IndyCar wins leader with 67.

🎵Ronnie Milsap -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.1/16/1943
Hall of Famer, Singer/Guitarist, Pianist, Violinist, Country-Pop Performer
Names/Places: b. in Robbinsville, NC

🎵🎸Atticus Ross -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.1/16/1968 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Alternative Rock Musician
Group Names: Nine Inch Nails

🏆🥊Roy Jones Jr. -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/16/1969
Hall of Famer, Sports Commentator, Boxer, Olympic Athlete
Misc: Light-MW boxer (Olympic-silver-1988)

🏆⚾Jimmy Collins -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1873 N.S. d.3/6/1943 N.S. (70)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB First Baseman
Sports Teams: Boston Beaneaters (1895), Louisville Colonels (1895), Boston Beaneaters (1896-1900), Boston Americans (player 1901-1907, manager 1902-1906), Philadelphia Athletics (1907-1908)

🏆🏈Guy Chamberlain -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1894 d.4/4/1967 (73)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Tight End, College Football Coach
Misc: 5x NFL champion
Sports Teams: Canton Bulldogs (player 1919, player 1922-1923, coach 1922-1923), Cleveland Bulldogs (player 1924, coach 1924), Frankford Yellow Jackets (player 1925-1926, coach 1925-1926), Chicago Cardinals (player 1927-1928, coach 1927), Decatur Staleys (player 1920), Chicago Staleys (player 1921), Millville Big Blue (player 1925), Haven-Villa of Winter Haven (player 1926)

🏆🎳Joseph Bodis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1897 d.4/26/1970 (73)
Hall of Famer, Bowler

⚛🏆🏒Frank Zamboni -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1901 d.7/27/1988 (87)
Hall of Famer, Inventor (m), Hockey Figure
Names/Places: RN:Frank Joseph Zamboni Jr.
Misc: Inventor of the modern ice resurfacer with his surname, which is a registered trademark for those resurfacers.

🏆⚾"Dizzy" Dean -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1911 d.7/17/1974 (63)
Hall of Famer, Baseball Announcer, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: b. in Lukas, AR; RFN:Jerome Jan Hannah
Misc: 4x All-Star, 4x MLB strikeout leader, 2x MLB wins leader, NL MVP 1934; St. Louis Cardinal "Gashouse Gang" colorful pitcher; Dean won 163 games and lost 101. His lifetime ERA was 3.03. He once struck out 17 batters in a single game, then a record, but since bettered (Roger Clemens fanned 20); mentioned in "Who's On First?"; Cardinals #17 retired and in Cardinals Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (1930, 1932-1937), Chicago Cubs (1938-1941), St. Louis Browns (1947)

🎵🎸Bob Bogle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1934 d.6/14/2009 (75)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Bassist, Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: The Ventures

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🎵Katherine Anderson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1944 N.S. d.9/20/2023 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: LN:Schaffner
Group Names: The Marvelettes

🏆🎳Adolph Carlson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/23/1897 d.1/16/1967 (69)
Hall of Famer, Bowler

🏆🏒Gordon Blanchard Keats -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/21/1895 d.1/16/1972 (76)
Hall of Famer, NHL Center, Canadian
Names/Places: NN:Duke, Iron Duke
Misc: played 1915-1934
Sports Teams: Toronto Blueshirts, Edmonton Eskimos, Boston Bruins, Detroit Cougars, Chicago Black Hawks

🏆🎳Alfred "Lindy" Faragalli -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/12/1911 d.1/16/1997 (85)
Hall of Famer, Bowler

🎵Will "Dub" Jones -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/14/1928 N.S. d.1/16/2000 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Coasters

🏆🥊Carl "Bobo" Olson -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/11/1928 d.1/16/2002 (73)
Hall of Famer, Boxer

🏆⚽John "Frenchy" Boulos -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/7/1921 N.S. d.1/16/2002 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Haitian

🏆🏁Benjamin Stewart "Benny" Parsons -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/12/1941 N.S. d.1/16/2007 N.S. (65)
Hall of Famer, Sports Commentator, Auto Racer
Misc: an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on SETN, TBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC and TNT. He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) champion; in the NASCAR Hall of Fame

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🎵Carl Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/15/1927 d.1/16/2010 (82)
Hall of Famer, Country Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: June Carters' then Goldie Hill's hubby
Misc: Grand Ole Opry regular

🏆🏀Jo Jo White -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/16/1946 d.1/16/2018 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, NBA Guard
Misc: 7x NBA All-Star; Celtics #10 retired
Sports Teams: Boston Celtics (1969-1979), Golden State Warriors (1979-1980), Kansas City Kings (1980-1981)

🎵🎸Dave (Rock Drummer) Holland -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/5/1948 N.S. d.1/16/2018 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, Heavy Metal Drummer, English
Group Names: Trapeze, Judas Priest

🏆🏈Jon Dwayne "Jaguar Jon" Arnett -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/20/1935 N.S. d.1/16/2021 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, NFL Player, College Football Player
Misc: 5x Pro Bowl; in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: USC, Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Bears

💰🎵Phil Spector -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/26/1939 N.S. d.1/16/2021 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Executive, Outlaw, Music Producer, Songwriter, Singer, Guitarist
Names/Places: b. in New York City; Ronnie's hubby
Misc: created the "wall of sound" overdubbing & "sound on sound" layering

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