🏆🏈Dan Fouts -- is 72 in the year 2023 and 73 in the year 2024; b.6/10/1951
Hall of Famer, Sports Analyst, Football Announcer, NFL Quarterback
Names/Places: Bob's son (Bob is a Bay Area Radio Hall of Famer)
Misc: 6x Pro Bowl, the first player to throw for 4,000 yards or more in three consecutive seasons; career 43,040 yds passing, 254 TDs, led passing 1979-1982; in the Chargers Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: San Diego Chargers (1973-1987)
TV Shows: Monday Night Football (2000-02)
🎵Barrington Henderson -- is 67 in the year 2023 and 68 in the year 2024; b.6/10/1956 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Soul Singer
Names/Places: NN: Bo; MN: Scott
Group Names: Temptations, Lakeside, The Dramatics
🏆Peter King -- is 66 in the year 2023 and 67 in the year 2024; b.6/10/1957 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Sports Writer
🏆⛸Tara Lipinski -- is 41 in the year 2023 and 42 in the year 2024; b.6/10/1982
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete
Misc: 1998 Winter Olympics
🏆🏀Arthur Trester -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/10/1878 N.S. d.9/18/1944 N.S. (66)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Administrator
Misc: commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association from 1922 to 1944
🏆🥊"Battling" Levinsky -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/10/1891 d.2/12/1949 (57)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
Names/Places: RN:Barney Williams
🏆⚽Rudy Kuntner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/10/1908 d.12/16/1982 (74)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Austrian
🎵Howlin' Wolf -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/10/1910 d.1/10/1976 (65)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Radio Disc Jock, Harmonicaist, Blues Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: RN:Chester Arthur Burnett
🏆⚾🏈Carmen Louis "Carm" Cozza -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/10/1930 N.S. d.1/4/2018 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, College Baseball Player, College Football Coach, College Football Player
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: University of Miami (1956-1962), Yale University (1963-1996)
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🏆🥊Jack Johnson -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/31/1878 d.6/10/1946 (68)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
Names/Places: NN:The Galveston Giant; FN:John Arthur
Misc: Johnson was poor and fought racial prejudice throughout his boxing career. He became the first black heavyweight champ in 1908, defeating then champ Tommy Burns in 14 rounds in Sydney Australia. Johnson lost only 7 of 114 bouts. He was the heavyweight champ from 1910-15.
🏆🥊Jack Root -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/26/1876 d.6/10/1963 (87)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, American, Austrian
Misc: boxing's first light heavyweight champion
🏆🥊Wladek Zbyszko -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/20/1891 d.6/10/1968 (76)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Austrian, Hungarian, Polish
Names/Places: RN:Wladyslaw Cyganiewicz
🎵Addie "Micky" Harris -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/22/1940 d.6/10/1982 (42)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Shirelles
🏆⚾Bob Prince -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/1/1916 d.6/10/1985 (68)
Hall of Famer, Sports Commentator, Baseball Announcer
Names/Places: NN:The Gummer
Misc: Ford C. Frick Award winner in 1986
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates
TV Shows: Monday Night Baseball (1976)
🏆🎳Joe Joseph -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/11/1918 d.6/10/1988 (70)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
🏆⚾🏈Lindsey Nelson -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/25/1919 d.6/10/1995 (76)
Hall of Famer, Sportscaster, Baseball Announcer, Football Announcer
Misc: Ford C. Frick Award winner in 1988 (Mets); all-purpose play-by-play broadcaster for CBS, NBC and others; 4-time Sportscaster of the Year (1959-62); voice of Cotton Bowl for 25 years; given Life Achievement Emmy Award in 1991.
Sports Teams: Notre Dame, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
⛪🎵Ray Charles -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/23/1930 N.S. d.6/10/2004 N.S. (73)
Hall of Famer, Baptist, Music Executive, Arranger, Composer/Songwriter, Clarinetist, Organist, Pianist, Alto-sax, Bandleader, Blues Singer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: b. in Albany, GA; LN:Robinson
Misc: Coke and Diet Pepsi singer: You've Got The Right One Baby Uh Huh!
Song Titles: I've Got a Woman, What'd I Say, Georgia on My Mind, Hit the Road Jack, I Can't Stop Loving You, You Don't Know Me, Busted
Album Titles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two, Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul
TV Shows: Three's Company (theme singer)
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🏆🏁🏊Richard Walter Quick -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/31/1943 N.S. d.6/10/2009 N.S. (66)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Misc: Swimming Coach
🎵🎸Barry Beckett -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/4/1943 N.S. d.6/10/2009 N.S. (66)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Musician
Group Names: Traffic
🏆🏒Gordon "Gordie" Howe -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/31/1928 N.S. d.6/10/2016 N.S. (88)
Hall of Famer, NHL Right Wing, NHL Forward, Canadian
Names/Places: b. in Floral, Sask., Canada
Misc: played 1946-1971, 1973-1980; most games played (1,767), & assists (1,049); played 32 seasons in NHL and WHA from 1946-80, 26 with the NHL; led NHL in scoring 6 times; All-NHL first team 12 times; MVP 6 times in NHL (1952-53,57-58,60,63) with Detroit and once in WHA (1974) with Houston; ranks second on all-time NHL list in goals (801) and points (1,850) to Wayne Gretzky, most games played (1,767), & assists (1,049); played with sons Mark and Marty at Houston (1973-77) and New England-Hartford (1977-80).
Sports Teams: Omaha Knights (USHL), Detroit Red Wings (NHL), Hartford Whalers (NHL), Houston Aeros (WHA), New England Whalers (WHA), Detroit Vipers (IHL)
🎨🏆Murray Olderman -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/27/1922 N.S. d.6/10/2020 N.S. (98)
Hall of Famer, Editorial Cartoonist, Sports Writer
Misc: specialized in cartoons related to sports.
🏆🥊John Francis "Johnny" Walker -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/10/1934 N.S. d.6/10/2020 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: aka Mr. Wrestling II or Mr. Wrestling No. 2
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