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Vada Edward Pinson Jr. (August 11, 1938 – October 21, 1995) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball for 18 years (1958–1975), most notably for the Cincinnati Reds, for whom he played…
2003–
Valentino Mayowa Adedokun (born 14 February 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Brentford. Adedokun is a product of the Malahide United and Dundalk youth systems and began his senior career at the…
1911–1973
Valentine "Val" Cumberbatch (14 February 1911 – 23 January 1973) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Barrow and Liverpool…
1957–
Valmore Curtis James (born February 14, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 11 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1981 and 1986. The rest of his career, which…
1996–
Valentina Sampaio (born 10 December 1996) is a Brazilian model and actress. She became Victoria's Secret's first openly transgender model in August 2019, and became the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue's first openly transgender model in 2020. In 2024,…
1944–
Valerie Jerome (born 28 April 1944) is an African-Canadian retired Track and Field sprinter, educator, and political activist. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics. She finished third in the 1959 Pan American Games 4 × 100…
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Van Buren Malone (born July 1, 1970) is an American football coach and former professional safety who is the head coach for the Hampton Pirates. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns from 1990 to 1993. He played in the National Football League…
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Vance Desmond Joseph (born September 20, 1972) is an American professional football coach and former player who is the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes…
1963–
Vance Odell Lovelace (born August 9, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1988 to 1990 for the California Angels and Seattle Mariners. Lovelace was a southpaw power pitcher from Tampa's Hillsborough High School, the same school…
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Vanessa James Amoros (née James; born 27 September 1987) is a Canadian retired pair skater. Representing France with her former skating partner, Morgan Ciprès, she is the 2019 European Champion, the 2018 World bronze medallist, the 2017 European bronze…
1930–2022
Vannette William Johnson (May 27, 1930 – May 12, 2022) was an American football and track coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—known as Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical…
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Various Newspaper Clipping: Edward Dugger as High School Track Athlete” (Text).
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Wilson Vashon Eagleson (March 4, 1898 – March 10, 1933) was an American college football coach and professor. He was as the first head football coach at the North Carolina College for Negroes—now known as North Carolina Central University—in Durham, North…
1974–
Vaughn Bean (born September 3, 1974) is an American former professional boxer. Nicknamed "Shake & Bake", Bean challenged twice for world heavyweight titles in 1997 and 1998.
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Vaughn Anthony Grissom (born January 5, 2001) is an American professional baseball second baseman and shortstop.
Loading image…1987–
Vaughn Martin (born April 18, 1986) is a Jamaican-born Canadian former professional football defensive tackle. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft, the first Canadian university football player drafted by an…
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Patrick Clark Jr. (born August 19, 1995) is an American professional wrestler. He currently performs for MCW Pro Wrestling under his real name.
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Venita Blackburn (born 1983) is an American author. Her short story collection How to Wrestle a Girl was nominated for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction in 2022 and her debut novel Dead in Long Beach, California was a finalist for the 2025…
1967–
Venolyn "Miss Clarke" Clarke (born Venolyn Clarke; 11 July 1967, in Jamaica) is a former sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. In 2001, Clarke held the position of the fourth fastest woman in Canada. Clarke's personal best time was 1:11.29 seconds,…
1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDigital scan of a 35mm black and white negative of Venus Williams. Williams looks towards the camera and smiles. She is wearing a printed Reebok polo and has a necklace around her neck.
1980–
Williams won seven Grand Slam singles titles and successfully campaigned for equal prize money at Wimbledon.
1911–1999
Vera Jackson (July 21, 1911 – January 25, 1999) was a "pioneer woman photographer in the black press". She photographed African-American social life and celebrity culture in 1930s and 1940s Los Angeles. Noted photographic subjects included major league…
1943–1994
Verlon Marion Biggs (March 16, 1943 – June 7, 1994) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He had over 90 career quarterback sacks, and made an…
1921–2002
Vern Escoe (December 27, 1921 – September 19, 2002) was a Canadian professional heavyweight boxer who won the Canadian heavyweight championship in 1947.
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