🎵🎸Bill Kreutzmann Jr. -- is 77 in the year 2023 and 78 in the year 2024; b.5/7/1946
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Singer, Rock and Roll Drummer
Names/Places: b. in Palo Alto, CA
Group Names: The Grateful Dead (co-founder)
🏆🥊Henry "Hen" Pearce -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/7/1777 N.S. d.4/30/1809 N.S. (31)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, English
🏆A. W. Tillinghast -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/7/1876 d.5/19/1942 (66)
Hall of Famer, Sports Figure
Misc: Hall of Fame American golf course architect
🏆🎾Kathleen McKane "Kitty" Godfree -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/7/1896 N.S. d.6/19/1992 N.S. (96)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, English
Misc: Wimbledon 1924, 26
🏆🏁🏊Jan Stender -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/7/1906 N.S. d.10/20/1989 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Dutch (Netherlands)
Misc: Swimming Coach
🏆⚾Dick Williams -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/7/1929 d.7/7/2011 (82)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB Player
Misc: led the Oakland A's to World Series titles in 1972 and 1973.
Sports Teams: Brooklyn Dodgers (player 1951-1954, 1956), Baltimore Orioles (player 1956-1957), Cleveland Indians (player 1957), Baltimore Orioles (player 1958), Kansas City Athletics (player 1959-1960), Baltimore Orioles (player 1961-1962), Boston Red Sox (player 1963-1964), Boston Red Sox (manager 1967-1969), Oakland Athletics (manager 1971-1973), California Angels (manager 1974-1976), Montreal Expos (manager 1977-1981), San Diego Padres (manager 1982-1985), Seattle Mariners (manager 1986-1988)
🏆🏈Babe (Vito) Parilli -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/7/1930 d.7/15/2017 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Quarterback, CFL Figure, WFL Figure
Misc: Arena Football League figure; 3x AFL All-Star, Super Bowl III; in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: University of Kentucky in Lexington, Green Bay Packers (player 1952-1953), Ottawa Rough Riders (player 1954-1955), Cleveland Browns (player 1956), Green Bay Packers (player 1957-1958), Ottawa Rough Riders (player 1959), Oakland Raiders (player 1960), Boston Patriots (player 1961-1967), New York Jets (player 1968-1969), Pittsburgh Steelers (coach 1973), New York Stars (coach 1974), New England Steamrollers (coach 1988), Denver Dynamite (coach 1989-1991), Charlotte Rage (coach 1992), Las Vegas Sting (coach 1994-1995), Anaheim Piranhas (coach 1996), Florida Bobcats (coach 1997)
🎵Jerry Chesnut -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/7/1931 N.S. d.12/15/2018 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Country Musician
🏆🏈Johnny Unitas -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/7/1933 d.9/11/2002 (69)
Hall of Famer, NFL Quarterback
Names/Places: b. in Pittsburgh; Peter's twin
Misc: 10 Pro Bowls, career 40,239 yards & 2,830 passes, 290 TDs, 16 years; most TD passes in consecutive games (47); led Baltimore Colts to 2 NFL titles (1958-59) and a Super Bowl win (1971); All-Pro 5 times; 3-time MVP (1959,64,67).
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers (offseason and/or practice squad member only, 1955), San Diego Chargers (1973), Baltimore Colts (1956-1972)
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🎵Jimmy Ruffin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/7/1936 N.S. d.11/17/2014 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, Soul Singer
Names/Places: David Ruffin's elder brother; b. in Collinsville, MS
Song Titles: What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
🏆🥊Owen Hart -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/7/1965 N.S. d.5/23/1999 N.S. (34)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Canadian
Names/Places: aka The Blue Blazer and The Golden Nugget
🏆🏌Craig Wood -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/18/1901 d.5/7/1968 (66)
Hall of Famer, Golfer
🏆🏁🏊Olga Dorfner -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/30/1898 N.S. d.5/7/1983 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
🏆⚽Charlie Colombo -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/20/1920 d.5/7/1986 (65)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player
🏆🏀Phil Woolpert -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/15/1915 N.S. d.5/7/1987 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach, Basketball Coach
Misc: coached the University of San Francisco Dons to two straight national championships in 1955 and 1956
Sports Teams: Loyola-Los Angeles (player 1936-1940), University of San Francisco (coach 1950-1959, administration 1950-1959), San Francisco Saints (coach 1961-1962), University of San Diego (coach 1962-1969, administration 1962-1969)
🏆⛸George Edward Bellows Hill -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/24/1907 d.5/7/1992 (85)
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater
🎭Don McNeill -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/23/1907 d.5/7/1996 (88)
Hall of Famer, TV/Radio Actor, TV Host
Misc: Radio's Breakfast Club host 6-23-1933 thru 12-27-68
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🎵Eddie Rabbitt -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/27/1941 d.5/7/1998 (56)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Country Singer
Names/Places: b. in Brooklyn; RN:Edward Thomas
🏆🏌Severiano Ballesteros -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/9/1957 d.5/7/2011 (54)
Hall of Famer, Golfer, Spanish
Names/Places: NN:Seve
Misc: won the Masters at age 23 (youngest)
🏆Howard Garfinkel -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/1/1929 N.S. d.5/7/2016 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, Sports Figure
Misc: a high school basketball scout
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