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1965–
Wayne Tyrone Housie (born May 20, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Listed at 5'9", 165 lb., he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. Housie was originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the eighth round of the January…
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Wayne Leonard Kirby (born January 22, 1964) is an American former professional baseball right fielder and former coach. He was the outfield/base-running coordinator for the Texas Rangers from 2006 through 2010.
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Wayne Martin Messam (born June 7, 1974) is an American former football wide receiver, businessman, and politician serving as the mayor of Miramar, Florida, a position he has held since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the…
1952–2021
Wayne Benjamin Nunnely (March 29, 1952 – February 16, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 1986 to 1989. He was later an assistant coach in the National Football…
1945–2020
Howard Wayne Redmond (November 25, 1945 – August 8, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He played 933 games of minor league baseball during his nine-season (1965–1973) career, and had brief trials with the 1965 and 1969 Detroit Tigers of…
1974–
Wayne Shaw (born February 14, 1974) is a Canadian former professional football player who played as a safety.
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Wayne Simmonds (born August 26, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A right winger, he played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres,…
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Wayne Kirby Simpson (December 2, 1948 – December 12, 2024) was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1970 to 1975 and in 1977. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, and…
1979–
Wayne Anthony Smith (born November 17, 1979) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2004 to 2017. He was selected first overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2004 CFL draft and…
1964–
Wayne Yearwood (born September 22, 1964) is a Canadian former professional and Olympic basketball player, who was with the Canadian national team. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he played for Team Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, along…
1978-1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWomen’s Professional Basketball League (WBL) promotional pamphlet owned by Elizabeth Galloway McQuitter of the Chicago Hustle. The cover features the WBL logo at top in blue and orange. Below the logo are four photographs printed in blue and white…
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Webster "Webby" Leotis Garrison (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional baseball infielder and coach and manager in the Oakland Athletics farm system.
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wedge golf club used by Ethel Funches. The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top. The grip has short grey diagonal lines going in both directions all around it. In the center there is a line drawing of…
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wedge golf club used by Ethel Funches. The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top. The grip has short grey diagonal lines going in both directions all around it. In the center there is a line drawing of…
1935–2012
Weldon Drew (April 22, 1935 – November 22, 2012) was the head men's basketball coach at New Mexico State University from 1979 to 1985. He was named to the position in 1979 as the successor to Ken Hayes who left to become head coach at Oral Roberts…
1860–1937
Weldy Wilberforce Walker (July 27, 1860 – November 23, 1937), sometimes known as Welday Walker and W. W. Walker, was an American professional baseball player. In 1884, he became the third African American to play Major League Baseball. Walker played at…
2006–
Wellity Lucky Omoruyi (born 12 January 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool. Born in Spain, he has represented England internationally.
1966–
Wendell Tyrone Davis (born January 3, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for six seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1988 to 1993. He was selected by the Bears in the first…
1951–
Wendell Hudson (born April 16, 1951) is a retired American basketball player and former Associate Athletics Director for Alumni Relations and the former women's basketball program head coach of Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball. In 1969, Hudson…
1972–
Wendell Errol Magee (born August 3, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball player who played outfield from 1996 to 2002 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers. Magee also played for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League in…
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Wendell Oliver Scott Sr. (August 29, 1921 – December 23, 1990) was an American stock car racing driver. He was the first African-American driver and team owner to compete and win in all divisions of NASCAR at its highest level.
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Wendy Hilliard (born December 11, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American former rhythmic gymnast. She is a United States Gymnastics Hall of Fame member and the first African American rhythmic gymnast to compete as a member of the U.S. national team.
1966–
Wenda "Wendy" Vereen (born April 24, 1966) is an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. She was the top ranked national runner in high school in 1983 and 1984. She set personal records of 11.17 seconds for…
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Wesley Michael Brown (born 13 October 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back or right back. He spent the majority of his career at Manchester United, where he won 13 trophies including seven Premier League titles and…
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