Day: January 19, 2019
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Thurl Bailey
About Thurl Bailey Power forward/center who played in the NBA for 12 seasons, mostly with the Utah Jazz. He was a leader on the NC State basketball squad that won the NCAA Championship as a huge underdog in 1983. He played in Europe for several years before returning to the NBA for his final season…
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Ricardo Arona
About Ricardo Arona Retired Brazilian MMA middleweight and light heavyweight who was a former RINGS promotion Middleweight champion. In 2005, as a competitor in the PRIDE promotion, he finished as the runner-up PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix. He began training in judo and karate at an early age. He switched to Brazilian jiu-jitsu at age 13.…
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Manuel Feller
About Manuel Feller Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer who is best known for competing in the technical slalom and giant slalom events. He is also recognized for winning the silver medal in the team event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games. He competed in his first World Junior Championships in 2012 in the…
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Paul Wilson
About Paul Wilson Multi-instrumentalist who plays bass guitar in alternative rock band Snow Patrol. He replaced former bassist Mark McClelland. He was formerly the guitar player for the Glasgow band Terra Diablo and was already friends with Snow Patrol even before he joined them officially. He injured his left arm and shoulder during the Eye Open…
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Jade Dernbach
About Jade Dernbach NBC Denis Compton Award winner for Most Promising Young Player in both 2004 and 2009 as a member of the Surrey County Cricket Club. He played internationally for England. Growing up he believed his sport would be rugby but he developed as a cricket player after moving to England. He held the record for…
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Jay North
About Jay North Best known for playing the title role in the television series, Dennis the Menace as a child from 1959-1963. He was able to appear on his favorite television show at age 6 due to his mother s connections, which led to him being scouted by a talent agent. He has also appeared…
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JD Roth
About JD Roth American television personality most known for hosting and co-creating The Biggest Loser and Opportunity Knocks. As a child, he appeared in numerous television commercials. He hosted a game show series called GamePro TV and also produced a show based on the popular Mad Libs word game. JD Roth He and his wife…
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Aravella Simotas
About Aravella Simotas Famous as both the first Greek-born woman and the first woman from her state s 36th district to serve in the New York State Assembly, this Democratic Party politician chaired the assembly s Task Force on Women s Issues and Subcommittee on Child Product Safety. After earning both her bachelor s degree…
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Mary Burke
About Mary Burke Politician and businesswoman who ran as the Democratic candidate in the 2014 gubernatorial race in Wisconsin. She was previously an executive for the family-owned Trek Bicycle Corporation. She earned a Master s degree in Business Administratoin from Harvard Business School. She was named as one of Madison Magazine s People of the…