Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
by Denise I Smithson
Magic "Earvin" Johnson, Jr. was born on August 14, 1959 in Landing, Michigan. His career began at Everett High School in Lansing and he went on to Michigan State before being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. Magic had nine brothers and sisters and his ...
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Thursday, February 19th, 2009
by Denise I Smithson
Born in Pequannok, New Jersey in June of 1974, Derek Jeter and his family later moved to Michigan where Jeter played basketball and baseball at his Kalamazoo, Michigan high school. He was chosen by the New York Yankees as the sixth overall first round pick of the ...
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Friday, February 13th, 2009
by Denise I Smithson
Pele, a former Brazilian footballer, is thought by many to be the greatest footballer in history. Pel is his nickname; he was born in Brazil with the given name of Edison (Edson) Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, 1940. While his birth certificate reads that his first ...
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