Friday, March 30, 2012
Happy Birthday to Willie "The Wisp" aka Willie Galimore
Willie (The Wisp) Galimore (March 30, 1935 - July 27, 1964) was an American football running back for the Chicago Bears from 1957-1963. He attended Florida A&M University, working with the legendary coach Jake Gaither. Galimore is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Galimore possessed incredible speed and lateral movement; many of the opposing players of the time stated that they believed Galimore could run side-to-side down the field just as fast as most men could in a straight line. His running style could be said to most resemble the style of Billy Sims or perhaps Terrell Davis, but faster.
In a documentary short by NFL Films on Galimore, it was said that he was probably the last great find before NFL scouting became sophisticated. Bears assistant coach Phil Handler, while scouting for talent in Florida, received a tip about Galimore's prowess as a halfback, and the Bears subsequently drafted him in the 5th round of the 1956 NFL draft. Galimore's peers (including Chuck Bednarik and Doug Atkins) referred to Galimore as one of the best runners they ever faced.
Galimore was killed in an automobile accident on July 27, 1964 in Rensselaer, Indiana at the age of 29 with teammate Bo Farrington. His number 28 has been retired by the Bears.
His son, Ron Galimore, was the first Black U.S. Olympic gymnast.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Happy 50th Birthday to DAAARRYL, DAAARRYL aka Straw aka Darryl Strawberry
Despite his achievements in professional sport, Strawberry is most widely recognized in Europe for his role in the classic The Simpsons episode, "Homer at the Bat", in which Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson taunt Strawberry with his signature mocking chant of "Daaarryyl, Daaarryyl, Daaarryyl!" Strawberry's catchphrase ("Some of these players have a bad attitude, Skip! No hustle either.") has made him a star of the small screen and a hero to millions.Saturday, March 10, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
RIP, Happy Birthday to Tim Weigel at the Chicago Whitesox Home Opener in 1986
Tim Weigel Home Opener 1986Saturday, March 3, 2012
Happy 41st Birthday to Chef Tyler Florence
Florence hosted Food 911 and How to Boil Water, and currently hosts Tyler's Ultimate on the Food Network.Florence at one time considered opening a restaurant in New York City. In 2008 he developed a plan to open Bar Florence, in the Hotel Vertigo in San Francisco, California. In 2009 he opened a small chain of luxury kitchen supply stores in Northern California and developed three new restaurant concepts for the area: Wayfare Tavern in downtown San Francisco (formerly, Rubicon restaurant); Rotisserie & Wine, a fast food restaurant in downtown Napa, California; and with Sammy Hagar, El Paseo in downtown Mill Valley, California, an American tavern featuring ingredients only from Marin County.
Happy 50th Birthday to Herschel Walker, the man that built the Cowboys.
Cowboys traded Walker to the Minnesota Vikings for a total of five players (LB Jesse Solomon, DB Issiac Holt, RB Darrin Nelson, LB David Howard, DE Alex Stewart) and six draft picks (which led to Emmitt Smith, Russell Maryland, Kevin Smith, and Darren Woodson). This was judged to be one of the turning points in the rise of the Cowboys to the top echelon of the NFL.Friday, March 2, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Happy National Pig Day
National Pig Day is an event held annually on March 1 in the United States to celebrate the pig. The holiday celebration was started in 1972 by sisters Ellen Stanley, a teacher inLubbock, Texas, and Mary Lynne Rave of Beaufort, North Carolina. According to Rave the purpose of National Pig Day is "to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place as one of man's most intellectual and domesticated animals." The holiday is most often celebrated in the Midwest.