Teddy Brenner
Teddy Brenner (Boxing. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Apr. 25, 1917; died, New York, NY, Jan. 7, 2000.) In a business not noted for integrity, Theodore Brenner was a pillar of honesty and was also called, for...
View ArticleRoger Bresnahan
Roger Bresnahan (Baseball. Born, Toledo, OH, June 11, 1879; died, Toledo, OH, Dec. 4, 1944.) Roger Philip Bresnahan, a stockily built, combative character, was a tough righthanded hitter and a...
View ArticleFrank Briante
Frank Briante (College football. Born, White Plains, NY, Mar. 5, 1905; died, White Plains, NY, May 26, 1996.) Frank (Five-Yard) Briante (whose full name was Francis Xavier Briante) was the fullback...
View ArticleGordon Bridge
Gordon Bridge (Broadcasting. Born, Batavia, NY, June 14, 1928; died, New York, NY, Jan., 14, 2005.) As assistant sports director of Armed Forces Radio and Television (1952-63), John Gordon Bridge was...
View ArticleCharlie Brickley
Charlie Brickley (Pro football. Born, Boston, MA, Nov. 24, 1891; died, New York, NY, Dec. 28, 1949.) Though famous primarily as a Harvard football star (1911-13) and notable kicker, Charles Edward...
View ArticleKay Brinson
Kay Brinson (Bowling. Born, ?; died, ?) There are few people in any sport in this century who can truly be said to be pioneers, but Kay Brinson is certainly one who can claim the honor. She was a...
View ArticleMartin Brodeur
Martin Brodeur (Hockey. Born, Montreal, P.Q., May 6, 1972.) The winningest goalie in N.H.L. history, Martin Brodeur was the backbone of three New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup champions. He started his...
View ArticleHerb Brooks
Herb Brooks (Hockey. Born, St. Paul, MN, Aug. 5, 1937; died, Columbus Township, MN, Aug. 11, 2003.) Celebrated as head coach of the 1980 U.S. Olympic gold medal team, Herbert Brooks also coached in...
View ArticleLarry Brooks
Larry Brooks (Sportswriter. Born, New York, NY, Feb. 26, 1950.) Distinguished as one of the few hockey writers in New York who was a team executive as well, Lawrence Mel Brooks was a vice president...
View ArticleSteve Brooks
Steve Brooks (Racing. Born, McCook, NE, Aug. 12, 1921; died, Louisville, KY, Sept. 23, 1979.) While he never rode a winner in the Belmont Stakes, Steve Brooks was a highly regarded jockey. Brooks...
View ArticleRed Brosch
Red Brosch (Golf. Born, Farmingdale, NY, Nov. 8, 1911; died, Mineola, NY, Dec. 10, 1975.) The leading pro golfer on Long Island in the 1940s and 1950s, Alfred Brosch won the Long Island Open a record...
View ArticleScott Brosius
Scott Brosius (Baseball. Born, Hillsboro, OR, Aug. 15, 1966.) After he spent seven years with Oakland, the arrival of Scott David Brosius in New York proved an extraordinarily pleasant surprise for...
View ArticleA. Louise Brough
A. Louise Brough (Tennis. Born, Oklahoma City, OK, Mar. 11, 1923.) Though she made the U.S. national final six times over a 16-year period (1942-57), Althea Louise Brough won the championship only...
View ArticleHeywood Broun
Heywood Broun (Sportswriter. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Dec. 7, 1888; died, New York, NY, Dec. 18, 1939.) Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun wrote more than 21 million words in a professional career that...
View ArticleBobby Brown
Bobby Brown (Baseball. Born, Seattle, WA, Oct. 25, 1924.) A cardiologist who became president of the American League, Robert William Brown was also a third baseman and clutch lefthanded hitter....
View ArticleHardy Brown
Hardy Brown (Pro football. Born, Childress, TX, May 8, 1924; died, Stockton, CA, Nov. 8, 1991.) After playing for Southern Methodist and Tulsa with military service in World War II in between, Hardy...
View ArticleHubie Brown
Hubie Brown (Pro basketball. Born, Elizabeth, NJ, Sept. 25, 1933.) Hubert Jude Brown made his pro coaching debut with a 58-win season. Unfortunately for Knicks fans, that was with the 1974-75...
View ArticleLarry Brown
Larry Brown (Pro basketball. Born, Long Branch, NJ, Sept. 14, 1940.) The first coach to win both the N.C.A.A. tournament and an N.B.A. championship, Lawrence Harvey Brown became the Knicks’ 23rd head...
View ArticleRoosevelt Brown
Roosevelt Brown (Pro football. Born, Charlottesville, VA, Oct. 20, 1932; died, Columbus, NJ, June 9, 2004.) Though he came from what was then a little-known college, Roosevelt Brown, Jr., became one...
View ArticleSkim Brown
Skim Brown (College football. Born, New York, NY, Sept. 6, 1880; died, Glen Head, NY, May 10, 1911.) Yale’s Gordon Francis Brown one of only three men to make First Team all-America in football four...
View ArticleMary K. Browne
Mary K. Browne (Tennis. Born, Ventura, CA, June 3, 1891; died, Laguna Beach, CA, Aug. 19, 1971.) One of the first great all-around women athletes, Mary Kimball Browne was also America’s first woman...
View ArticleAvery Brundage
Avery Brundage (Executive. Born, Detroit, MI, Sept. 28, 1887; died, Garmisch-Partenkirschen, West Germany, May 8, 1975.) A wealthy contractor from Chicago, Avery Brundage became the most important...
View ArticleJohn T. Brush
John T. Brush (Baseball. Born, Clintonville, NY, June 15, 1845; died, St. Charles, MO, Nov. 26, 1912.) Owner of the New York Giants baseball club for an eventful 10 years, John Tomlinson Brush also...
View ArticleDon Budge
Don Budge (Tennis. Born, June 13, 1915, Oakland, CA; died, Scranton, PA., Jan. 26, 2000.) John Donald Budge earned everlasting fame by becoming the first man ever to win the “Grand Slam” of tennis,...
View ArticleGene Budig
Gene Budig (Baseball. Born, McCook, NE, May 29, 1939.) A distinguished educator, Dr. Gene A. Budig was the seventh and last president of the American League. Budig headed the A.L. for six seasons...
View ArticleWalter Budko
Walter Budko (College basketball. Born, Brooklyn, June 30, 1925.) A 6’5”, 220-pound center, Walter Budko, Jr., was the first man in Columbia basketball history to score over 1,000 career points. He...
View ArticleMaria Bueno
Maria Bueno (Tennis. Born, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 11, 1939.) Despite being dogged by illness and injury almost throughout her career, Maria Esther Bueno became one of the true tennis champions of...
View ArticleHenry Buermeyer
Henry Buermeyer (Track and field. Born, New York, NY, Aug. 19, 1839; died, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 10, 1922.) Known in his early years as a rower and the top amateur boxer in the country, Henry Buermeyer...
View ArticleBozeman Bulger
Bozeman Bulger (Sportswriter. Born, Dadeville, AL, Nov. 22, 1877, died, Lynbrook, LI, May 22, 1932.) A lawyer and military officer, Bozeman Bulger was also a leading baseball writer for The Evening...
View ArticleMorgan Bulkeley
Morgan Bulkeley (Baseball. Born, East Haddam, CT, Dec. 26, 1837; died, Hartford, CT, Nov. 6, 1922.) A political power in Connecticut, Morgan Gardner Bulkeley was also a strong force in the...
View ArticleHenry P. Burchell
Henry P. Burchell (Sports editor. Born, New York, NY, Aug. 7, 1875; died, Atlantic Ocean, north of Norfolk, Va., Jan. 17, 1924.) Sports editor of The New York Times for nearly 10 years, Henry Phillip...
View ArticleDon Burke
Don Burke (Sportswriter. Born, The Bronx, NY, Jan. 29, 1956.) Donald Brendan Burke has covered baseball and basketball for two major New Jersey newspapers. Burke started his career in Nov. 1981 with...
View ArticleMichael Burke
Michael Burke (Executive. Born, Enfield, CT, June 8, 1916; died, Galway, Ireland, Feb. 5, 1987.) One of the most colorful characters in New York sports in the 1960s and 1970s, Edward Michael Burke...
View ArticlePhilip E. Burke
Philip E. Burke (Sportswriter. Born, Yonkers, NY, May 28, 1907; died, Falls Church, VA, May 1, 1985.) In 1927, Philip Edmund Burke became the secretary to Bernard St.J. Thompson, the sports editor of...
View ArticlePhilip J. Burke
Philip J. Burke (Public relations. Born, Yonkers, NY, Jan. 11, 1935; died, Millville, DE, Aug. 23, 2000.) A Fordham graduate who became Columbia’s sports information director, Philip John Burke was...
View ArticleKen Burkhart
Ken Burkhart (Baseball. Born, Knoxville, TN, Nov. 18, 1916; died, Knoxville, TN, Dec. 29, 2004.) A major league pitcher with the Cardinals and Reds (1945-49), Kenneth William Burkhart was a National...
View ArticleGeorge Burns
George Burns (Baseball. Born, St. Johnsville, NY, Nov. 24, 1889; died, Gloversville, NY, Aug. 15, 1966.) A frequent leadoff man and regular left fielder, George Joseph Burns spent most of 11 seasons...
View ArticlePat Burns
Pat Burns (Hockey. Born, St.-Henri, P.Q., Apr. 4, 1952; died, Sherbrooke, P.Q., Nov. 19, 2010.) A former Montreal police officer, Pat Burns became an N.H.L. head coach in 1988 and coached the Devils...
View ArticleLeroy Burrell
Leroy Burrell (Track and field. Born, Philadelphia, PA, Feb.21, 1967.) A top sprinter from the University of Houston, LeRoy Burrell won The Athletics Congress national indoor title in the 55-meter...
View ArticleSteve Burtt
Steve Burtt (College basketball. Born, New York, NY, Nov. 5, 1962.) A sharp-shooting 6’2” guard from Charles Evans Hughes H.S. in New York, Steven Dwayne Burtt set a career scoring record at Iona....
View ArticleBullet Joe Bush
Bullet Joe Bush (Baseball. Born, Brainerd, MN, Nov. 27, 1892; died, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Nov. 1, 1974.) Despite spending the bulk of his 17-year career with the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red...
View ArticleAsa Bushnell
Asa Bushnell (College athletics. Born, Springfield, OH, Feb. 1, 1900; died, Princeton, NJ, Mar. 22, 1975.) Resigning as graduate manager of athletics at Princeton in late 1937, Asa Smith Bushnell...
View ArticleEddie Butler
Eddie Butler (Athletics. Bron, Brooklyn, NY, Mar. 17, 1892; died, Brooklyn, NY, Nov. 26, 1956.) An all-around athlete at Cornell (where he captained the 1912 football team), Edmund William Butler...
View ArticleNicholas Murray Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler (College athletics. Born, Elizabeth, NJ, Apr. 2, 1862; died, New York, NY, Dec. 7, 1947.) Known largely for his lengthy tenure as president of Columbia University, Nicholas...
View ArticleDick Button
Dick Button (Figure skating. Born, Englewood, NJ, July 18, 1929.) First of the great post-World War II American figure skating champions, Richard T. Button was the U.S. national men’s champion seven...
View ArticleCharlie Byrne
Charlie Byrne (Baseball. Born, New York, NY, Sept. 10, 1843; died, New York, NY, Jan. 4, 1898.) Lost in the glare of his more famous successors, Charles H. Byrne is the man who brought big league...
View ArticleTommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Baseball. Born, Baltimore, MD, Dec. 31, 1919; died, Wake Forest, NC, Dec. 20, 2007.) There were times that it was tough to tell whether lefthander Thomas Joseph Byrne was a better hitter...
View ArticleLord Byron
Lord Byron (Baseball. Born, Detroit, MI, Sept. 8, 1872; died, Ypsilanti, MI, Dec. 27, 1955.) Known as “the singing umpire,” William J. Byron had a propensity for singing on the field, often...
View ArticleCandy Cummings
Candy Cummings (Baseball. Born, Ware, MA, Oct. 18, 1848; died, Toledo, OH, May 16, 1924.) It is probable, though not absolutely certain, that William Arthur Cummings invented the curveball. Cummings...
View ArticleRay Barbuti
(Track and field and college football. Born, Brooklyn, NY, June 12, 1905; died, Pittsfield, MA, July 8, 1988.) A football star, Olympian, armed services veteran, and long-time college football...
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