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Hall of Fame Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for August 7

Last Updated 07-17-2023

✍🎭Garrison Keillor -- is 81 in the year 2023 and 82 in the year 2024; b.8/7/1942
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Humorist, Radio Actor, Producer (m)
Names/Places: b. in Anoka, Minnesota; RN:Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor
Misc: creator of A Prarie Home Companion; some say b. Sep 7
Book Titles: Lake Wobegon Days, Leaving Home, We Are Still Married, Happy To Be Here

⚖🏆🏈Alan Page -- is 78 in the year 2023 and 79 in the year 2024; b.8/7/1945
Hall of Famer, Supreme Court Justice, Lawyer (m), NFL Defensive
Misc: consensus All-America at Notre Dame in 1966 and member of two national championship teams; also of the Bears; 6-time NFL All-Pro and 1971 Player of Year with Minnesota Vikings; Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, XI; also a lawyer who was elected to Minnesota Supreme Court in 1992.
Sports Teams: Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings

🎵Rodney Crowell -- is 73 in the year 2023 and 74 in the year 2024; b.8/7/1950
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Country Singer, Country Guitarist
Names/Places: b. in Houston, TX; Roseanne Cash's ex-hubby
Misc: in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Song Titles: Fate's Right Hand, Don't Get Me Started, Sex and Gasoline, I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me, I Couldn't Leave You If You Tried, After All This Time, It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
Album Titles: Fate's Right Hand, The Outsider, Diamonds and Dirt, Sex and Gasoline, Old Yellow Moon

🏆🏁🏊Gary Hall -- is 72 in the year 2023 and 73 in the year 2024; b.8/7/1951 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Names/Places: RN: Gary Wayne Hall Sr.
Misc: (Olympic-bronze-1976); International Swimming Hall of Famer: U.S. Olympic team captain [1972]; opening ceremonies U.S. flag bearer [1976); silver medalist: 400-meter medley [1968], 200-meter butterfly [1972], bronze: 100-meter butterfly; Doctor of Ophthalmology

🏆⚽Paul Lambert -- is 54 in the year 2023 and 55 in the year 2024; b.8/7/1969
Hall of Famer, Soccer Midfielder, Soccer Manager, Scottish

🏆⚾Bill McKechnie -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/7/1886 d.10/29/1965 (79)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB Coach, MLB Player
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1907, 1910-1912), Boston Braves (1913), New York Yankees (1913), Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Peppers (1914-1915), New York Giants (1916), Cincinnati Reds (1916-1917), Pittsburgh Pirates (1918, 1920), Newark Peppers (manager, 1915), Pittsburgh Pirates (manager, 1922-1926), St. Louis Cardinals (manager, 1928-1929), Boston Braves/Bees (manager, 1930-1937), Cincinnati Reds (manager, 1938-1946)

🏆🏈🏀Lenny Sachs -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/7/1897 N.S. d.10/27/1942 N.S. (45)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Player, College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: Loyola University Chicago (basketball coach 1923-?), Louisville Colonels (football coach 1926, player 1926), Chicago Cardinals (1920-1922, 1925), Milwaukee Badgers (1923-1924), Hammond Pros (1924-1925)

🏆⚽Millard Lang -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/7/1912 d.8/4/2002 (89)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Forward, Lacrosse Player
Misc: in both the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame

🎵Felice Bryant -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/7/1925 d.4/22/2003 (77)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Country Singer
Names/Places: RLN:Scaduto
Misc: some say b. 1925
Group Names: Felice & Boudleaux

✍🎭🎵Stan Freberg -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/7/1926 d.4/7/2015 (88)
Hall of Famer, Comedy Writer (m), Satirist (m), Actor, Radio Host, Cartoon Voice Actor, Producer (m), Puppeteer (m), Novelty Singer
Names/Places: b. in Pasadena, CA, RN:Stanley Victor Friberg
Misc: Commercial writer and satirist on TV, Radio, & Records; advertising creative director; winner of 21 Clios
Song Titles: St. George and the Dragonet, John and Marsha, Little Blue Riding Hood, Sh-Boom, The Yellow Rose of Texas, Rock Island Line, Heartbreak Hotel, The Great Pretender, The Banana Boat Song, Wun'erful Wun'erful! (Sides uh-one and uh-two), Green Christmas, Yulenet, The Old Payola Roll Blues
Album Titles: Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America
TV Shows: Time For Beany (as Cecil the Seasick Serpent)

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🎵Herb Reed -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/7/1928 d.6/4/2012 (83)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Platters

✍🎭Richard Levinson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/7/1934 d.3/12/1987 (52)
Hall of Famer, Writer (m), Screen/Scriptwriter, Actor, TV Producer (m)
TV Shows: Columbo (creator), Murder She Wrote (creator)

🎵Morris "Magic Slim" Holt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/7/1937 N.S. d.2/21/2013 N.S. (75)
Hall of Famer, Blues Performer

🏆🥊Carlos Monzon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/7/1942 d.1/8/1995 (52)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Argentine

🏆🏒Eddie Gerard -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/22/1890 d.8/7/1937 (47)
Hall of Famer, NHL Defensive, NHL Left Wing, Canadian
Misc: played 1910-1923
Sports Teams: Ottawa Senators, Toronto St. Patricks

🏆⚽Charles "Charlie" Roberts -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/6/1883 N.S. d.8/7/1939 N.S. (56)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English

🏆George Wilkinson -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/3/1879 N.S. d.8/7/1946 N.S. (67)
Hall of Famer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, English

🏆🏒Jack Marshall -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/14/1877 d.8/7/1965 (88)
Hall of Famer, NHL Center, NHL Defensive, Canadian
Misc: played 1898-1917
Sports Teams: Montreal Wanderers, Toronto Blueshirts, Montreal Shamrocks, Toronto Professionals, Winnipeg Victorias

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🎭🎵Henry "Homer" Haynes -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/27/1917 N.S. d.8/7/1971 N.S. (54)
Hall of Famer, Comedian, Novelty Singer, Country Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: b. in Knoxville, Tennessee
Misc: some say b. 1918 or 1920
Group Names: Homer and Jethro

🏆🏒Sylvio Mantha -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/14/1902 d.8/7/1974 (72)
Hall of Famer, NHL Defensive, Canadian
Misc: played 1923-1937
Sports Teams: Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins

🏆🏀Harry Litwack -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/20/1907 d.8/7/1999 (91)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: Temple University (player 1927-1930, coach 1952-1973)

🏆🎾John Van Ryn -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/30/1905 d.8/7/1999 (94)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

📰Peter Jennings -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/29/1938 d.8/7/2005 (67)
Hall of Famer, Newscaster, Journalist, Canadian
Names/Places: b. in Toronto
TV Shows: ABC News, ABC World News Tonight

🎵Marshall Grant -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/5/1928 N.S. d.8/7/2011 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Bassist

🏆🏁🏊Veljko Rogošić -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/21/1941 N.S. d.8/7/2012 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Croatian

💰🏆🏌Louise Suggs -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/7/1923 d.8/7/2015 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Businessperson, Golfer
Misc: LPGA founder; won 11 Majors and 50 LPGA events overall from 1949-62.

🏆🏒Stan Mikita -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/20/1940 N.S. d.8/7/2018 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, NHL Center, American, Canadian, Czech
Misc: led NHL in scoring 4 times; won both MVP and Lady Byng awards in 1967 and '68 with the Chicago Black Hawks.
Sports Teams: Chicago Black Hawks (possibly 1958-1980)

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