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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Dyshawn Pierre

1993–

Dyshawn Dylan Pierre (born November 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Galatasaray of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He is from Whitby, Ontario and played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he…

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Sports & Achievement

E. J. Junior

1959–

Ester James Junior III (born December 8, 1959) is an American former football player and coach. He played as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, from 1981 to 1993, with the St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals, the Miami Dolphins,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

E. J. Nduka

1988–

Ezekwesiri "EJ" Nduka Jr. (born August 28, 1989) is an American professional wrestler, professional IFBB bodybuilder, and former professional football defensive end / outside linebacker. He currently performs on the independent circuit.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

E. Lilyan Spencer

1906–1957

Eldis Lilyan Spencer (December 16, 1906 – January 24, 1957) was an American tennis player, basketball coach, teacher and school administrator from the Villa Mitchell neighborhood of Tallahassee, Florida. Spencer blazed trails as a tennis player, winning…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Eagles jersey worn by Randall Cunningham

1990

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Eagles jersey worn by Randall Cunningham. The off-white mesh v-neck jersey has two slightly darker off-white stripes, one going down each side. There is a large green “12” with a black outline screen-printed onto the center of the jersey, below the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Earl Banks

1924–1993

Earl C. Banks (June 11, 1924 – October 27, 1993) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Morgan State College—now known as Morgan State University—from 1960 to 1973, compiling a record of…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Earl Barron

1981–

Earl Daniel Barron Jr. (born 1981) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He played college basketball at the University of Memphis and later played for several NBA teams.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Earl Battey

1935–2003

Earl Jesse Battey, Jr. (January 5, 1935 – November 15, 2003) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1955 to 1967, most prominently for the Minnesota Twins where he was a five-time All-Star and an…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Earl Boykins

1976–

Earl Antoine Boykins (born 1976) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. His playing career included the National Basketball Association.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Earl Chase

1910–1954

Earl "Flat" Chase (16 August 1910 – 5 May 1954) was a Canadian baseball player. A two-way player—both a power hitter and a pitcher—he played for the Chatham Coloured All-Stars, the first Black baseball team to win an Ontario Baseball Amateur Association…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Earl Francis

1935–2002

Earl Coleman Francis (July 14, 1935 – July 3, 2002) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he appeared in 103 games, 52 of them as a starter, in Major League Baseball between 1960 and 1965.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Earl G. Graves Jr.

1962–

Earl Gilbert "Butch" Graves Jr. (born January 5, 1962) is an American businessman and retired basketball player. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he is a Scarsdale High School graduate.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Earl Harvey

1967–

James Earl "Air" Harvey (born June 26, 1967) is an American former football player. As the quarterback for North Carolina Central University during the 1980s, he set NCAA Division II career records with 10,621 passing yards, 86 touchdown passes, and 10,667…

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Sports & Achievement

Earl Holmes

1973–

Earl L. Holmes (born April 28, 1973) is an American former professional football linebacker and former head coach at Florida A&M University. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft out of Florida A&M University.…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Earl Johnson (runner)

1891–1965

Robert Earle "Earl" Johnson (March 10, 1891 in Woodstock, Virginia – November 19, 1965) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the cross country team.

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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights

Earl Lloyd

1928–2015

Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA). An All-American player at West Virginia…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Earl Robinson (baseball)

1936–2014

Earl John Robinson (November 3, 1936 – July 4, 2014) was an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles. He attended the University of California,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Earl Williams

1951–

Earl Lee "the Twirl" Williams (Hebrew: ארל ויליאמס; born March 24, 1951) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player who in 1990 and 1991 was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Earl Williams (1970s catcher)

1948–2013

Earl Craig Williams, Jr. (July 14, 1948 – January 28, 2013) was an American Major League Baseball player. Though he never played catcher in the minor leagues, he earned the National League's Rookie of the Year award at that position in 1971.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Earl Wilson (baseball)

1934–2005

Robert Earl Wilson (born Earl Lawrence Wilson) (October 2, 1934 – April 23, 2005) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox (1959–1960, 1962–1966), Detroit…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Earl Woods

1932–2006

Earl Dennison Woods (March 5, 1932 – May 3, 2006) was a U.S. Army infantry officer and father of American professional golfer Tiger Woods. Woods started his son in golf at a very early age and coached him exclusively over his first years in the sport. He…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Earlene Brown

1935–1983

Earlene Brown, née Earlene Dennis (June 11, 1935 – May 1, 1983) was an American athlete notable for her careers in track and field and roller games. She competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the shot put and discus throw and won a bronze medal in…

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Sports & Achievement

Earnest Collins Jr.

Dates not recorded

Earnest Collins Jr. is an American college football coach, most recently for the University of Northern Colorado, a position he held from 2011 to 2019. Collins also served as the head football coach at Alcorn State University for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.…

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Sports & Achievement

Earnest Wilson

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Earnest J. Wilson III (born March 30, 1965) is an American football coach. He is the special teams coordinator and running backs coach for Edward Waters University, a position he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach at Minnesota North…

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