His career included dominant performances at UCLA, leading to his selection as the No. 1 pick in the 1974 NBA Draft. Walton captured two NBA championships, with the Trail Blazers in 1977 and the Celtics in 1986, earning NBA Finals MVP for his pivotal role with Portland. After retiring, he...
Teams: UCLA Bruins football, Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Dodgers, Kansas City Monarchs, Los Angeles Bulldogs Also ranks #2 on The Greatest Second Basemen of All Time Also ranks #4 on 15 People Who Starred As Themselves In Their Own Biographical Movies Also ranks #4 on The Best Black Baseball...
If only Rachaad White could make dudes miss when he’s carrying the ball… When the Bucs running back gets past the line of scrimmage in the passing game, the man is a threat to house it any time he’s targeted. White is just beautiful in the passing game. For whatever reason, White...
The Tar Heels' 45-point output against Michigan State in Portland a few weeks ago may have been the outlier. The Tar Heels put down 104 in the one game this week over Western Carolina. North Carolina was shooting below 40 percent in threes, but made 16 of 22 against Western...
At her retirement, Summitt’s eight national titles ranked behind the 10 won by former UCLA men’s coach John Wooden. UConn coach Geno Auriemma passed Summitt after she retired. Football player Peyton Manning said of Summit, “She could have coached any team, any sport, men’s or women’...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback announced in September 2022 that he made a donation to disaster relief in Florida following Hurricane Ian. "Happy were able to head home for Sunday night, but so many people in Florida won’t be able to do the same. I’ll be making a donation to the...
DuBarry Hay's husband Bill Hay confirmed the sad news to the Desert Sun newspaper, explaining that his wife died on March 23 — just 17 days after celebrating her birthday — at UCLA Medical Center from a rare, deadly fungus. The exact kind of fungus and how long she had been having ...
In 2006 Temperton explained to the Yorkshire Post the gift that made him a hit machine: “You have to please yourself first. Once you feel the hairs stand up on the back of your hand, you can go for the world. Writing a song is the biggest moment of all. Yesterday it didn’t exist...
He completed his education at UCLA's film school in California, where he developed a deep interest in poetry, philosophy, and cinema. In 1965, Morrison co-founded The Doors, a rock band that would go on to become one of the most influential groups of its time. With his charismatic stage...
In 1971, during a UCLA conference called "The Homosexual in America," Berzon became the first psychotherapist in the country to come out as gay to the public. Also in 1971, she organized the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center as well as an organization of gays and ...