Troy Aikman, from college football, to the NFL, to a commentator, to a man of charity. Most known for his career as a Dallas Cowboy, it all started somewhere, and although Troy Aikman had a rocky start as the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, by the end of his career he had become one of the very best Cowboys quarterbacks of all time.…
The 2001 season is when it really all began for Tom Brady. He started the…
Pete Rose, all time hit leader in the MLB, is banned from the Hall of Fame. Rose, a player and coach for the Cincinnati Reds, gambled on a numerous amount of games for the Reds to win while he was a coach. With this the MLB banned him from being on the ballet to gain entrance into the Hall of Fame. People still debate wether or not Rose should be allowed in the Hall of Fame. Supports of Rose say He only gambeled when he was a manager not a player while people against him say that gambling in MLB as a player and or coach is illegal within the league.…
It started on July 21, 1861 at Manassas, Virginia. The day Confederates decided to go North and get the Union. What the Confederates didn't know was the territory which helps benefit the Union. Soon many northern citizens rode out to see the battle had to quickly leave and head back to the capital Washington. The Union troops started to panic after they heard the Confederates were coming. They left later in the day and were 25 miles away from Washington D.C. . My son wrote “We arrived by railroads and there are more troops than we thought, this’ll be a close one.” I received news today that Stonewall Jackson received his name from this war. His real name is Thomas J. Jackson which none of us knew because all the town heard about was “Stonewall…
Baseball legend Pete Rose once said, “I’d walk through hell and gasoline to play baseball.” This quote gives anyone unfamiliar with who Pete Rose is a great understanding of how much he loved the game of baseball. Pete Rose’s entire life revolved around the game of baseball. He was a hometown hero and played 24 seasons of professional baseball. From 1963-1986, Rose collected more base hits than any player to ever play the game which would make him a sure first ballot Hall of Famer. However on August 24th, 1989 Rose was banned from the game of baseball for life. Pete Rose was banned by MLB commissioner Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti for gambling on the game of baseball. I want to inform readers of whom Pete Rose is, what type of player he was, and the mistake he made. The question still remains today whether or not the ban on Pete Rose should be lifted, allowing him to apply for his induction into baseball’s Hall of Fame. I personally…
Recording “Folsom Prison Blues” helped to bring Johnny back in good favor to the public eye. Saul then arranged shows for Johnny to play for promoters who lost all their money after he cancelled on them. He almost ended his comeback in May of 1968 when he and June honeymooned in Israel. This gave him the idea for writing songs about Jesus and the Holy Land.…
10. Terry Bradshaw: 70-83, 4x Super Bowl Champion, 2x Super Bowl MVP, 4x Conference Champion, 1x NFL MVP, Only quarterback to win back-to-back Super Bowls Twice.…
Peyton Williams Manning was born on March 24, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the second of Archie and Olivia Manning's three sons. Cooper, the oldest, arrived in 1974. Eli came into the world five years after Peyton. Like his dad, Peyton loved football. By his third birthday, he was tossing the pigskin with Cooper. For Peyton, childhood was perfect. He idolized his father and dreamed of being a star college quarterback. The Saints were the laughingstock of the NFL, and despite some great individual seasons. In 1982, after he was traded to the Oilers, Archie talked it over with Olivia and they decided the family would stay in New Orleans. Peyton and brothers…
The top ten football players are the greatest players in their positions, and the greatest players in the game that ever played. People may have different opinions of who are the top ten football players but these are the top ten I think would fit perfectly in that category.…
In the year 1861, while President Abraham Lincoln was in office, shots were fired at Union troops at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Lincoln requested the help of 75,000 troops to protect the nation’s capital. At this time of the rebellion, the state of Virginia was assumed to be contributing to the revolt, however, had made no decision whether or not to secede. In 1861, General Irvin McDowell commanded his federal troops to surround Arlington House and became a headquarters for the Union Army.…
My favorite sports star is Tom Brady, he is one of the best quarterbacks of all time, well in my opinion he is the best quarterback. Tom is pretty slow and old, he has one of the best arms in the league right now. As for the most part, I have been a Patriots fan since I was in 3rd grade due to the fact that I thought they were a really good team who won tons of games. I would always watch every Patriots game with my dad. I remember one time my dad took me to a Patriots game and I remember seeing Tom Brady and I was so excited. Afterward, the Patriots led on to win the game against the dolphins. Some quarterbacks only have 1 or 2 Super Bowl rings, but Brady has 5. People are calling him “the goat”, which stands for ‘greatest of all time’. In…
Leonard Lookner served as a committed member of the Mid-Coast Solid Waste Board of Directors who provided a profound historical perspective on our communities. He was a true steward of the environment and his contributions to our company were many. His vision for the future of waste handling and disposal was just that, a vision which he challenged us to imagine. It cannot be overstated that his experience, wisdom and humor were often a centerpiece of meetings he attended. His friendly banter about even the most mundane issues that need attention to keep the work moving forward, helped to get the “less fun stuff” accomplished. If we learned anything from Leonard, it is that you are better off to do things the right way, (especially if it…
Hi, I agree the episodes often do not relate to the title of the story. Perhaps Seinfeld’s episodes were such a success for such a long time as the storyline kept viewers intrigued. With each episode viewers never knew what would transpire next. Seinfeld is quirky, fun, and uplifting. I always finished watching the show with a better outlook on life than before. Perhaps Seinfeld enlightened viewers to realize mishaps are a normal part of life.…
James Patterson should be included in an anthology because he has mastered the art of description and plot. He’s capable of creating lives in his books like no other author from past or present. He has created a fictional world inside of his Alex Cross series, where many fans of his like to live. With each new book he can fill a mind with unbelievable detail and imagery. A small two book series, nicknamed the “bird books”, blew away many critics. With this mini-series he ventures into biotechnology and the worlds in its view on longevity. He’s known for venturing off the normal path of writing. He goes where many authors don’t, into religion, romance/humor/history, and a woman’s murder club. A few examples are Letters for Nicholas, The Jester, Cradle and All, and the “number books”(1st to die, 3rd degree).…
At the beginning of the movie, Jerry Maguire is the one behind the scenes, the top agent working in the SMI. He is good at business and knew how to make the money for his customers, but the problem is in this SMI Company nobody care about their customers, the only things they do care about is money, how much money can the customer made. In the movie, Jerry Maguire has handle 72 clients and gets an average of 264 phone calls a day .He always be busy and he has no ability to take care of each customers. And his character is honest, he do the best for his job, even a lot of the little things were going to wrong. For example, a player got his fourth concussion cause the match, but nobody get him to stop.…