Singer Jerry Vale was born Gennaro Luigi Vitaliano in The Bronx, New York. His
version of “The Star-Spangled Banner”, recorded in the late 1960’s, is a fixture
at many sporting events for years. Jerry and Rita, his wife of over 40 years,
reside in Palm Desert, California.

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Topps football card, 1967

 
Benjamin Earl "Ben" Davidson (June 14, 1940 – July 3, 2012)

Ben Davidson, a fierce defensive end for the Oakland Raiders of the
1960s who later worked as an actor and TV pitchman for Miller Lite beer,
died Monday from prostate cancer. His former Raiders coach, John
Madden, made the announcement on his KCBS morning radio show
in San Francisco.

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league
baseball. He made his major league debut at Ebbets Field in 1947 as
a Brooklyn Dodger. In 1955, he helped the Dodgers win the World
Series.Robinson retired in 1957, with a career batting average of
311. He was the first African-American to be inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame on July 3, 1962. The Dodgers retired his
uniform number #42 in 1972.

Jackie Robinson at his induction ceremony into the Baseball Hall
of Fame

The Jackie Robinson Hall of Fame plaque

 

From left: Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerringan

Figure Skater and Portland, Oregon native Tonya Harging became notorious
in conjunction with the January 6, 1991 attack on Nancy Kerrigan during a
practice session for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit.  

Following an investigation, the USFSA stripped her of her 1994 U.S.
Championships title and banned her for life from participating in USFSA-
run events as either a skater or a coach.

Tony Harding is 41 (Nov. 12)

Henry Louis "Lou" or "Buster" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941)

Lou Gehrig was a baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major
League Baseball for the New York Yankees (1923–1939) until his career
was cut short by ALS, a disorder now commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s
disease. Gehrig was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. In
1969 he was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball
Writers’ Association, and was the leading vote-getter on the Major
League Baseball All-Century Team, chosen by fans in 1999.