Saturday, February 22nd Birthdays, IYGARA.............

[redclayhound]

1732 George Washington, 1st President of the United States (1789-97) and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, born in Westmoreland, Virginia (d. 1799)

1857 Robert Baden-Powell, British officer and founder of the modern scouting movement, born in Paddington, London (d. 1941)

1883 Marguerite Clark, American silent film actress (Snow White), born in Avondale, Cincinnati (d. 1940)

1884 Abraham "Abe" Attell, boxing hall of famer

1899 Dwight Frye, American actor (Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein), born in Salina, Kansas (d. 1943)

1907 Robert Young, American actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby, M.D.), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1998)

1918 Charles O Finley, baseball team owner (Oakland A's)

1918 Robert Wadlow, Alton Ill, tallest known human (2.72 m, 8' 11.1")

1918 Alfred J. Gross, American inventor (invented the walkie-talkie), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2000)

1929 Ryne Duren, American near-sighted pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Cazenovia, Wisconsin (d.2011)

1932 Ted Kennedy, Boston Massachusetts Politician (Sen-D-Mass 1962- 2009 ), born in Boston, Massachusetts

1934 Sparky Anderson [George Lee Anderson], American MLB manager (Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers), born in Bridgewater, South Dakota (d. 2010)

1936 Ernie K-Doe [Ernest Kador Jr.], African-American R&B singer (Mother-in-Law"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

1937 Tommy Aaron, American golfer (US Masters 1973), born in Gainesville, Georgia

1943 Dick Van Arsdale, American NBA all-star (NY Knicks, Phoenix Suns), and twin brother Tom Van Arsdale, American NBA all-star (Detroit, Cincinnati, KC-Omaha, Phil), born in Indianapolis, Indiana

1945 Oliver [William Oliver Swofford], American pop singer (Good Morning Starshine, Jean), brother of ACC Commissioner John Swofford, born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina (d. 2000)

1950 Julius Erving "Dr. J," American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (11-time NBA All Star), born in East Meadow, New York

1956 Amy Alcott, American golfer (5-time major title winner; US Open 1980), born in Kansas City, Missouri

1962 Steve Irwin, Australian naturalist & TV personality (The Crocodile Hunter), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 2006)

1975 Drew Barrymore, American actress (ET, Firestarter, Poison Ivy), born in Los Angeles, California

 

[JudgeLarryDawg]

BTW, Mary Jo Kopechne's birthday is July 26. Her killer slithered away.

 

[911DAWG]

Tommy Arron a damn fine golfer and Master's winner last century.. 65

 

[JohnnyBeeDawg]

BTW, Mary Jo Kopechne's birthday is July 26. Her killer slithered away.

I wonder if OJ is out looking for her killer

 

[JohnnyBeeDawg]

Sparky Anderson was named "George" after George Washington, because he was born on his birthday. Ted Kennedy's older brother John (JFK) asked their parents to name his new baby brother "George", since he was born on Washington's birthday.

They refused. Instead they named the newborn babe "Ted" after his father's assistant. Bundy? Ted Kennedy went on to murder Mary Jo Kopechne just 37 years later.