Terry Fox -Amputee Who Attemped To Run Across Canada Born This Day 1958
Terry Fox, the incredible courageous young man who had a leg amputated but tried to run across Canada to raise money and awareness for cancer research was born on this […]
Monthly Archives: July 2012
1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games- Stella Walsh
Stanislawa Walasewicz was born in Poland but her family emigrated to the United States when she was 3 months old. Her father got a job as a steel worker in […]
1928 Amsterdam Games- Johnny Weissmuller “Tarzan”
At the 1928 Amsterdam Games two great champions finished their Olympic careers {Although Paavo Nurmi didn’t realize it at the time} Nurmi and Weissmuller stars in the 1924 […]
1924 Paris Games- “Chariots Of Fire”-Eric Liddle
Eric Liddle was the other runner whose story was told in the Oscar winning film “Chariots of Fire” Eric Liddle was born in 1902 in China, the son of missionaries. Eric […]
Pro Football Hall of Fame-Canton, Ohio- Eric Dickerson- Dickerson’s Jersey and Cleats
This one is for you Quinn on one of your favorite players. Eric Dickerson is probably the most underappreciated great running back in NFL history. He had a great […]
1936 Summer Games – Berlin, Germany
“The sportive, knightly battle awakens the best human characteristics. It doesn’t separate, but unites the combatants in understanding and respect. It also helps to connect the countries in the spirit […]
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