🎵Sam Moore -- is 88 in the year 2023 and 89 in the year 2024; b.10/12/1935 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Soul Singer
Names/Places: MN:David
Group Names: Sam & Dave, soloist (1970-)
Song Titles: Soul Man, I Thank You
🏆⚾John Preston "Pete" Hill -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/12/1882 d.12/19/1951 (69)
Hall of Famer, Baseball Figure
Misc: some say b. 1880; was an American outfielder and manager in baseball's Negro Leagues from 1899 to 1925.
🏆🏁🏊George Hodgson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/12/1893 N.S. d.5/1/1983 N.S. (89)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Canadian
Misc: considered by many to be the greatest swimmer in Canadian history.
💰🏆⚾Joe Cronin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/12/1906 d.9/7/1984 (77)
Hall of Famer, Executive, MLB Manager, MLB Shortstop
Names/Places: RFN:Joseph Edward
Misc: AL League president 1959-74; MVP 1930
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (player 1926-1927), Boston Red Sox (player 1935-1945, manager 1935-1947), Washington Senators (player 1928-1934, manager 1933-1934)
🏆⛸Maribel Yerxa Vinson-Owen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/12/1911 d.2/15/1961 (49)
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater
🏆🎳Chuck O'Donnell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/12/1913 d.3/28/2001 (87)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
🏆🎾Jaroslav Drobný -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/12/1921 N.S. d.9/13/2001 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, Czech
🎵Melvin Franklin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/12/1942 N.S. d.2/23/1995 N.S. (52)
Hall of Famer, Bass Singer/Basso, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: RN:David English
Group Names: The Temptations
🏆🥊Dusty Rhodes -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/12/1945 d.6/11/2015 (69)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: RN:Virgil Riley Runnels Jr.; aka "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
Misc: Wrestling trainer, worked for WWE
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🎵Ali-Ollie Woodson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/12/1951 N.S. d.5/30/2010 N.S. (58)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: Temptations
🏆Lane Clyde Frost -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/12/1963 N.S. d.7/30/1989 N.S. (25)
Hall of Famer, Sports Figure
Misc: Bull rider
🎖Robert E. Lee -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/19/1807 N.S. d.10/12/1870 N.S. (63)
Hall of Famer, General
Names/Places: b. in Stratford, VA; MN:Edward; d. in Lexington, Virginia
Misc: Commander in Chief of the Confederate armies
🏆⚽Michael "Mike" Bookie -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/12/1904 N.S. d.10/12/1944 N.S. (40)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Forward
🏆🏁🏊Harry Hebner -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/15/1891 N.S. d.10/12/1968 N.S. (77)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, American
🎭🎵🎸Gene Vincent -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/11/1935 d.10/12/1971 (36)
Hall of Famer, Movie Actor, Composer, Songwriter, Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: b. in Norfolk, VA; RN:Eugene Vincent Craddock
Misc: The Blue Caps band backed him
Song Titles: Be-Bop-A-Lula
🏆🥊Ernie Roth -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/30/1926 N.S. d.10/12/1983 N.S. (57)
Hall of Famer, Wrestling Manager
Names/Places: aka: The Grand Wizard of Wrestling and Wrestling Farouk
🏆🎾Jean-René Lacoste -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/2/1904 d.10/12/1996 (92)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, French
Names/Places: NN:Le Crocodile
Misc: alligator shirt designer; one of The Four Musketeers, a French quartet that dominated men's world tennis in 1920s and '30s, winning 8 straight French singles titles (1925-32), 6 Wimbledons in a row (1924-29) and 6 consecutive Davis Cups (1927-32); some say b. 1905
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⛪🎭🏆🏀Wilton Norman "Wilt The Stilt" Chamberlain -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/21/1936 N.S. d.10/12/1999 N.S. (63)
Hall of Famer, Protestant, Actor, NBA Coach, NBA Center
Misc: 50.4 pts per game, 100 points/game, 55 rebounds/game, 23,924 rebounds/career, 18 cons/field goals/game, 4029 season point record, .727% field goal, 30.1 avg points, & 31,419 career points, & 1941 record season rebounds; consensus All-America in 1957 and '58 at Kansas; Final Four MVP in 1957; scored 100 points vs. NY Knicks in Hershey, Pa., Mar. 2, 1962; led Philadelphia 76ers (1967) and LA Lakers (1972) to NBA titles. 4x NBA Most Valuable Player (1960, 1966-1968) in Philadelphia, 2x NBA champion (1967, 1972), NBA Finals MVP (1972), 13x NBA All-Star (1960-1969, 1971-1973), NBA All-Star Game MVP (1960), 7x All-NBA First Team (1960-1962, 1964, 1965-1968), 3x All-NBA Second Team (1963, 1966, 1972), 2x NBA All-Defensive First Team (1972-1973), 7x NBA scoring champion (1960-1966), 11x NBA rebounding champion (1960-1963, 1966-1969, 1971-1973); Warriors #13 retired, 76ers #13 retired, Lakers #13 retired
Sports Teams: Harlem Globetrotters (1958-1959), Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1959-1965), Philadelphia 76ers (1965-1968), Los Angeles Lakers (1968-1973), San Diego Conquistadors (ABA, coach, 1973-1974)
🏆🏁🏇Willie "Bill" Shoemaker -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/19/1931 N.S. d.10/12/2003 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Horse Jockey
Names/Places: b. in Fabens, Texas
Misc: made 40,350 starts, winning 8,833 races, 6,136 places, 4,987 shows, 1,009 state winners, four Kentucky Derby wins, two Preakness wins, five Belmont Stakes wins, and 11 Triple crown wins; he earned $123,375,524 in 1014 stakes wins; Jockey's Guild Pres, trainer; 3-time Eclipse Award winner as Jockey (1981) and special award recipient (1976,81); oldest jockey to win Kentucky Derby (age 54, aboard Ferdinand in 1986); retired in 1990 to become trainer; paralyzed in 1991 auto accident but continues to train horses; in 1956 he won $2 million.
🏆🏁🏊Alberto Castagnetti -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/3/1943 N.S. d.10/12/2009 N.S. (66)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Italian
Misc: Swimming Coach
🎵Robert Bateman -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/30/1936 N.S. d.10/12/2016 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
🎵🎸Gerry McGee -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/17/1937 N.S. d.10/12/2019 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: The Ventures
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