Huckabee was born on August 24, 1955 in Hope, Arkansas. This happens to be the same community that the famous Bill Clinton originated from. He attended Hope High School. When he was fourteen, he began work at a radio shop.…
Vince Lombardi was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 11, 1913(Benagh 1). His parents were Italian immigrants. For five years, he studied to be a Catholic priest. However, he found that he was more successful at football. He was an All-City fullback at Brooklyn's St. Francis Prep School, and earned a scholarship to Fordham University ("Vince Lombardi" Pro Sports Halls of Fame 110).…
Brett Favre was born in Gulfport, Mississippi and raised in the small town of Kiln, Mississippi. He went to Hancock North Central High School where he earned 5 letters for baseball since he started in the eighth grade. He played football in a mainly run orientated offense where he would be lucky to throw 5 passes in a game.…
Breeanna Wade was born on a sunny day to a proud Hispanic mother on May 21, 1999. She was born and raised in the hot city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Breeanna grew up around her mother side of the family. Her mother has always been a strong influence in the life of Breeanna. Her…
Derek Sanderson Jeter was born on June 26, 1974, in Pequannock, New Jersey. His mom (Dorothy), an accountant, and his dad (Charles), a substance-abuse counselor, he moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan, at age 4 so his father could pursue a Ph.D. in psychology from Western Michigan University.…
Walter Payton was born in Columbia, Mississippi in 1954 and entered the family of Eddie(his big brother) and Pam(his little sister). In the early years of Walter’s life it was mostly just a lot of hard work. Walter and his brother Eddie would have spread soil in his yard all through the summer because the rain would wash a lot of it away. But he found his way around that. He got up early and make breakfast then run to the school yard to play football before his mom woke up to make him work.…
Stevie Wonder was born on May 13th 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. Stevie has been blind since birth yet still has managed to change the world of today in so many ways. One of these ways is helping to make Martin Luther King Day a national holiday in the United States of America. On the way home from school one day, Stevie heard the…
born in 1986. He was born in Northridge, Los Angeles, CA. He went to high school in Agoura…
Born December 16, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska, Ruscha and his family soon moved to Oklahoma City. From a young age Ruscha was surrounded by cartoons, stamps, and comic strips which inspired him to pursue a career in comerical art. Throughout his years of grade school…
Everybody has their favorite team, unless they don’t watch football of course. My favorite teams happens to be the Green Bay Packers. The last time they won the Super Bowl was 2011. The main reason why I like this team the most is because of their offense.…
Throughout life we all face problems, and sometimes these problems cause us to go over the edge do to the fact that we really don’t know how to control our anger. In the book Touching Spirit Bear Cole encounters many problems with life. People were tired of having to pay for his anger in their community. Eventually he was banished to an island to learn how to take control of his life. But what important lessons does Cole learn about controlling anger and how does it change him?…
Trey Parker, born October 19, 1969, in Conifer, Colorado. Parker has a love for film making and he wanted to further his career and attend the University of Colorado at Boulder. (“Trey Parker” Newsmakers). Trey Parker met Matt Stone while attending the University of Colorado at Boulder…
Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg Manitoba on July 28 1958 Terry was raised in port Coquintlam, British Columbia. He was very athletic from a young age. When he was in grade eight Terry was rated nineteen out of nineteen on his basketball team. For that first season he was on the court for approximately one minute. This did not affect Terry and did not let it get to him, fore just two years later Terry was the starring player on his team. By the time he graduated he became one of two athletes to receive the schools highest athletic award.…
He was a husband, father, and great friend to many people. He was able to make people laugh no matter what the circumstance. He brought an energy to the stage that can’t be replaced. Robin Williams was born on July 21, 1951 in Chicago. He attended Claremont Men’s College before enrolling at the Juilliard School in New York City.…
A subspecies of the larger coastal brown bear, the grizzly bear gets its name from the grayish, or grizzled, tips of its fur.…