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Steve Davis was the star quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners from 1972 to 1976. In his time with the team, Davis led them to back-to-back national championships in ’74 and ’75. Davis also worked as a sport commentator for CBS following his playing career.
Jenni Rivera, 43, was a famous Mexican-American singer. She began recording in 1992 and has producted 13 albums. Her last album, Joyas Prestada, was released in 2011.
Steve Appleton was the CEO of technology company Micron. Along with overseeing a well-known technology corporation, Appleton was actively involved in the sports world, participating in tennis, scuba diving, and off-road car racing.
Lino Oviedo was a controversial member of Paraguay’s National Union of Ethical Citizens and was a presidential candidate for the country. His career was marred by accusations of organizing the assassination of Vice President Luis Maria Argana, a subsequent indictment and arrest, and time served in prison. However, he was later freed and absolved of [...]
Due to a death for one of the U.S Senators, Stevens was appointed to the position in 1968 by the Alaskan governor. After his appointment, Stevens will win his campaigns to be re-elected until his 2002 run.
Sharfman was an entrepreneur who founded Shopping.com and successfully took it public in 2004. Shopping.com was later acquired by eBay for $650 million. Before he founded Shopping.com Sharfman toiled away at National Semiconductor. He held a Ph.D. in High Energy Nuclear Physics from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. and M.S. in Physics from the [...]
James Joseph Croce was from Philadelphia, and played in a lot of bands, including one with his wife before finding his true success. Unfortunately his greatest success, of 4 hits didn’t come until after he had died. Before his demise, his biggest hit was Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.
Ritchie Valens (born Richard Steven Valenzuela) is considered to have pioneered the Chicano rock movement, and Spanish speaking rock n roll. He had a short career due to his untimely death, but he managed to have a few hits within that time. Those included of course La Bamba, which was the title of the movie [...]
Buddy Holly was a rock n roll singer and guitarist in the 1950′s when rock n roll was making a name for itself. His work was an influence on both the Beatles and The Rolling Stones among many others. His most popular hit was probably Peggy Sue Got Married.
Knute Rockne, besides being considered one of the greatest coaches of all time in American football, was also considered the father of the forward pass, which has come to be quite important in the sport. In fact, it’s hard to imagine the sport being played without it. Rockne was originally from Norway, but came to [...]