"Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888" is a
baseball poem written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. It was first published in
The San Francisco Examiner on June 3, 1888, it was later popularized
by DeWolf Hopper in many vaudeville performances.The poem was
originally published anonymously (under the pen name "Phin",
based on Thayer’s college nickname, "Phineas").
Ernest Lawrence Thayer (1863-1940)
James Earl Jones
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra is a former American Major League Baseball catcher,
outfielder, and manager. He played most his entire 19-year baseball career (1946-
1965) for the New York Yankees. Berra was one of only four players to be named
the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times and is one of only
six managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World
Series. As a player, coach, or manager, Berra appeared in 21 World Series. He
was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
Frank James (Gary) Cooper (May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961)
Cooper’s career spanned from 1925 until shortly before his death in
1961, with more than one hundred films to his credit. He received five
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning twice for Sergeant
York and High Noon. He also received an Honorary Award in 1961 from
the Academy.
The American Film Institute’s 100 Years…100 Stars ranked cooper at
#11 among males from the Classical Hollywood cinema period. In 2003,
his performances as Will Kane in High Noon (1952), Lou Gehrig in The
Pride of the Yankees (1942), and Alvin York in Sergeant York (1941)
made the AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Heroes and Villains list, all of them
as heroes.
Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau, Jr. (January 19, 1969 – May 2, 2012)
Seau was a ten-time All-Pro football linebacker and a 12-time Pro Bowl selection
who was a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He had also been a
member of the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. Seau was found dead
from an apparent gunshot wound in his Oceanside, CA home. The incident is
currently under investigation by authorities.
Arnold Palmer helps Jack Nicklaus, with the traditional green jacket
The 1963 Masters Tournament was held from April 4 to April 7 at Augusta National
Golf Club. It was the 27th Masters Tournament in which 84 golfers entered with 50
of them making the cut at eight over-par. It was here that Jack Nicklaus won his
first green jacket, defeating Tony Lema by one stroke. This was one of six
Masters victories for Nicklaus.
Jack Nicklaus turned 72 in January
