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Birthday greetings

Birthday greetings

February 1, 2008

to Danny Thompson, a shortstop for the Minnesota Twins, with a final stop in Texas, in the early to mid-70s. He was diagnosed with leukemia in 1973, but somehow managed to keep his career going until 1976. He died at the age of 29 on Dec. 10 of that year, just months after playing in […]

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Birthday greetings

January 31, 2008

January 31 marks the birthdays of no less than three Hall of Famers: Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks, and Nolan Ryan. There are enough books on and by Robinson to fill several shelves, including adult and, in particular, juvenile titles. Robinson’s story of courage and leadership transcended sports and stretched into the areas or sociology, race […]

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