Pat Summitt (1952)
Patricia Susan Summitt was an American women’s college basketball head coach and college basketball player. She coached 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history at the time of her…
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Jackie Robinson (1919)
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George Adams (1940)
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Chuck Grassley (1933)
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