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Larry Joe Bird
Larry Joe Bird 1956-, American basketball player, b. West Baden, Ind. Considered one of the greatest all-around players in basketball history, the 6-ft 9-in. Bird played for Indiana State Univ. (1975-79). Joining the Boston Celtics, he was named the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Rookie of... Read more |
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Tom Kite
Tom Kite (Thomas O. Kite, Jr.), 1949-, American golfer, b. Austin, Tex. The 1973 Professional Golfers Association Rookie of the Year, he was also the 1989 Player of the Year. He won the 1992 U.S. Open, and was a member of the 1993 U.S. Ryder Cup team. The 1981 winner of the Vardon Trophy (for the... Read more |
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Henry Drummond
Henry Drummond 1786-1860, English banker, known particularly as one of the founders of the Catholic Apostolic Church . Beginning in 1826, he gathered annually for five years, at his home in Surrey, a group of laity and clergy to examine the prophecies in the Scriptures. Out of these meetings grew... Read more |
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jubilee
jubilee , in the Bible, a year when alienated property and land were restored, slaves were manumitted, debts were forgiven, and a general sabbatical year was observed in agriculture. It occurred once every 50 years, at the end of a series of seven sabbatical years as prescribed by the Book of... Read more |
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Latrell Sprewell
Latrell Sprewell 1970- American basketball player Latrell Sprewell, a gutsy floor leader, became an unexpected, and at times highly unpopular, star in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He did not play organized basketball until he was a senior in high school, and his college play,... Read more |
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William Henry Drummond
William Henry Drummond 1854-1907, Canadian poet, b. Ireland. For several years he worked and practiced medicine in frontier Canadian communities. There he came to know the French Canadians, whom he celebrated in his best poems, using their dialect of English. His published volumes include The... Read more |
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Golf: Britain's Drummond named European rookie of the year
...01-2004 Golf: Britain's Drummond named European rookie of the year LONDON, Nov 1 Reuters - Britain's Scott Drummond, who produced one of the biggest...Championship in May,has been named the tour's rookie of ... |
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Drummond named European rookie of the year
...Wentworth in May - Scott Drummond has been named as the Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the year on the...outstanding debut season, Drummond follows in the footsteps...of Golf Writers. Drummond tried and failed...performances ... |
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Scott Drummond named PGA European Tour rookie of year
...VIRGINIA WATER, EnglandScotland's Scott Drummond has been named the PGA European Tour's rookie of the year.Drummond, 30, won the PGA Championship at Wentworth earlier this year for his first tour title and finished... |
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Golf: Drummond eyes a dream double.(ROP)
SCOTT Drummond returns to Wentworth...000 and a five-year exemption, catapulted...world apart from what Drummond was doing a year ago...professional,' said Drummond, who is expected to be named the Rookie of ... |
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Golf: Drummond eyes a dream double.(Sport)
SCOTT Drummond returns to Wentworth next week...turned professional,' said Drummond,who is expected to be named the Rookie of the Year in December. 'The good thing...is a world apart from what Drummond was doing a ... |
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WVU picked to finish 7th in Big East poll, Jones named to preseason...
...will be easier this year for West Virginia to...regular season. Last year WVU was picked to finish...and UConn's Andre Drummond was tabbed the preseason rookie of the year. In a...Jones. Ashton and Drummond also took the top ... |
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Gibbs named Big East pre-season player of the year, Pitt picked fourth
...Ashton Gibbs has been named the 2011-12 Big...Preseason Player of the Year and Pitt was picked...Kevin Jones were named to the all- Big...freshman center Andre Drummond was picked as the Big East Preseason Rookie of the ... |
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AFL: Lions to blood ninth rookie
...Lions to blood ninth rookie BRISBANE, May 12...season after Josh Drummond was named in the Lions side...at AAMI Stadium. Drummond, a 188cm, 84kg...from seven rounds. Drummond will become the...Logan. The 22-year-old ... |
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Gallacher plans ahead for US Tour debut
...in Detroit, Scott Drummond win the Rookie of the Year award...more encouraging year for Scottish golf...events in America next year, Ernie Els is just...going to play 19 next year in the US. That...played 17, 18 for ten ... |
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...June 7-10 Next year's FedEx St...tour released next year's schedule...Jackson IV was named the NJCAA Defensive...freshman center Andre Drummond was tabbed as preseason rookie of the year...Rivers was voted ... |