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- John Drury was born on 4 January 1927 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Baby's Day Out (1994), Richie Rich (1994) and Rent-a-Cop (1987). He was married to Ann Guecerio and Marjorie Foulk. He died on 25 November 2007 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA.
- Bobby Hull is a Canadian former ice hockey player who is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blonde hair, legendary skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity together earned him the name "The Golden Jet".
In his 23 years in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA), Hull played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Winnipeg Jets, and Hartford Whalers. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player twice and the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading point scorer three times, while helping the Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961. He also led the WHA's Winnipeg Jets to Avco Cup championships in 1976 and 1978. He led the NHL in goals seven times, the second most of any player in history, and led the WHA in goals one additional time while being the WHA's most valuable player two times. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997, and received the Wayne Gretzky International Award in 2003. In 2017 Hull was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
Hull ended his career having played in 1,063 NHL games, accumulating 610 goals, 560 assists, 1,170 points, 640 penalty minutes, three Art Ross Trophies, two Hart Memorial Trophies, a Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, a Stanley Cup Championship and adding 102 penalty minutes, 62 goals and 67 assists for 129 points in 119 playoff games. He played in 411 WHA games, scoring 303 goals, 335 assists and 638 points, adding 43 goals and 37 assists in 60 playoff games.
Hull joined many WHA stars (including Gordie Howe) in a second series against the Soviet national team. The WHA lost the series four games to one (three ending in a tie), despite Hull's seven goals. He was a key member of the Canadian squad that won the 1976 Canada Cup, though, scoring five goals and three assists in seven games. - Actor
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Two-time All-Star Jimmy Piersall was an artist with the glove in his 17-year career in the American League, mostly as a center fielder. An outstanding high school athlete in baseball and basketball, the 18-year-old Piersall was signed as a free agent by the Boston Red Sox. After two seasons in the minors, he came up to the parent club for a cup of coffee at the end of 1950. He made the Red Sox for good in the 1952 season, but it was then that his mental condition (bipolar disorder) manifested itself.
Piersall's treatment for mental illness was detailed in his autobiography, Fear Strikes Out, which was made into a popular movie in 1957.
Piersall, who won two Gold Gloves for his fielding excellence, played for Boston until 1958, after which he was traded to the Cleveland Indians. Traded to the Washington Senators for the 1962 season, he was traded to the New York Mets during their sophomore season during 1963, after which he was cut by manager Casey Stengel, upset by his running the bases backwards after hitting his 100th home run at the Polo Grounds. He caught on with his third team in '63, the Los Angeles/California Angels, for whom he appeared as a utility man through 1967.
After his pro career was over, he worked for the Angels front office, as well as for the Oakland A's. He became a TV announcer with Harry Caray for the Chicago White Sox, but was fired in '81 for his criticisms of White Sox management. He worked as a minor league instructor through 1999. As of 2007, Piersall has a sports radio show in Chicago.- With an I.Q of 144, and a prodigious memory for a child, he was the first 'Quiz Kid' to be recruited for the radio program, having delivered a school lecture in Chicago, at age six, in which he identified three hundred bird species. When asked on the program 'Where would you plant vallisnaria and calomba?' he replied coolly, "in a fish bowl because they are aquatic plants." He was unsuccessful in his later life, living on welfare.
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Ralph Block was born on 21 June 1889 in Cherokee, Iowa, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for In Caliente (1935), His First Command (1929) and The Sea Wolf (1930). He was married to Mary Greenacre. He died on 2 January 1974 in Wheaton, Maryland, USA.- Frank D'Rone was born on 26 April 1932 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Joan. He died on 3 October 2013 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA.
- Peter Fonseca was born in 1958 in Wheaton, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Live from Lincoln Center (1976), Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), a Ballet in Three Acts (1984) and Great Performances: Dance in America (1976). He died on 29 November 1986 in Wheaton, Maryland, USA.
- Jane Pesci-Townsend was born on 4 March 1959 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for Jargon (2004). She was married to Kevin Townsend. She died on 6 August 2010 in Wheaton, Maryland, USA.
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Marvin W. McFarland was born on 15 November 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978). He died on 15 February 1985 in Wheaton, Maryland, USA.- Robert R. McCormick was born on 30 July 1880 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer, known for Sunday Night at the Pump Room (1948), World Wide '60 (1960) and Night Life in Chicago (1948). He died on 1 April 1955 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA.
- Michael Crawford was born on 2 June 1958. He was an actor and writer, known for Cableville, USA (1986) and Johnny B. on TV (1986). He died on 20 January 2006 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA.