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RACE CAR DRIVER MARK MARTIN IS 52 TODAY

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Mark Martin’s number 5 car with the Hendrick motorsports team

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NASCAR legend Mark Martin began his racing career as a young
teenager on the dirt tracks of Arkansas. He earned Rookie of the
year in 1977. Mark has the most wins in the NASCAR Nationwide
Series with 48. He has also finished second in the Sprint Cup
Series standings five times and has been described by ESPN
as “The best driver to never win a championship”. Mark’s
new sponsor for part of the 2011 season, beginning in
February, will be Quaker State Oil.

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                     Mark Martin and his father Julian Martin 

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The Quaker State number 5 car of Mark Martin for the 2011 season

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THE ‘’HEATER FROM VAN METER’’ ~ DEAD AT 92

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                           BOB FELLER
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    NOVEMBER 3, 1918 – DECEMBER 15, 2010

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CATHY RIGBY IS 58 YEARS OLD TODAY!

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The gymnast won a silver medal on the balance beam at the 1970
World Championships, thus becoming the first American woman
to win a medal in World Gymnastics.

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‘’DANDY DON’’ MEREDITH HAS DIED

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Don Meredith was a former Dallas Cowboys
football star and one of  the original members
of the MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL broadcast
team on ABC-TV. He reportedly died Sunday
after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Don was 72.

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‘’JOLTIN’ JOE’’ WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1914

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Major League Baseball Center Fielder, Joe
Dimaggio played all 13 years of his career for
the New York Yankees. He was voted into
the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. Joe  
was once married  to Marilyn Monroe. 
He died in 1999 at the age of 84.

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Marilyn Monroe and  “The Yankee Clipper”.

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