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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwo white plastic golf tees. The tees have a thin body and taper down to a point at the bottom. The points are a bit worn down from use. There are some areas of slight discoloration. The tops of the tees widen out into a circle. There are several layers of…
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Reece "Goose" Tatum (May 31, 1921[a] – January 18, 1967) was an American Negro league baseball and basketball player. In 1942, he was signed to the Harlem Globetrotters and had an 11-year career with the team. He later formed his own team known as the…
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Gordon Granville Bell (born December 25, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a running back, kickoff returner and punt returner who played for the Michigan Wolverines from 1973 to 1975, and professionally for the New York…
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Gorilla Jones was an African American boxer known as "The Fighting Gorilla" who fought out of Alexandria, Louisiana as a welterweight from 1913 to 1924. He may have provided the nickname for William Landon Jones (1906–1982), also known as Gorilla Jones,…
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Grace Moore (born 21 May 1996) is an Irish rugby player from London, England. She plays for Ealing Trailfinders and the Ireland women's national rugby union team.
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Grace Stark (born May 6, 2001) is an American hurdler. She won the bronze medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Championships, having been fifth at the 2024 Paris Olympics and over 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
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Grady Lamont Brewer (born December 22, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2015. A former IBA and International Boxing Council (IBC) Light Middleweight titleholder, he is the 2006 winner of the ESPN reality show, The…
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Grady George Diangana (born 19 April 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Elche in La Liga. He has previously played for West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion. A former youth international for England, Diangana plays…
1900–1946
Grady Diploma "Dip" Orange (March 22, 1900 – September 21, 1946) was an American professional baseball infielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1925 to 1931, playing with the Birmingham Black Barons, Kansas City Monarchs, Cleveland Tigers, and…
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Grady Sizemore (born August 2, 1982) is an American former professional baseball center fielder, coach and manager who currently serves as the first base coach and the outfield and base running instructor for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball…
1965–
Graeme Scott Townshend (born October 23, 1965) is a Jamaican-born Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. He was the first Jamaican-born player to play in the National Hockey League (NHL), and played 45 games in the NHL between 1990 and 1993. The rest of…
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Edinaldo Batista Libânio (born 2 April 1979), commonly known as Grafite (pronounced [ɡɾaˈfitʃ]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He currently works as a pundit for TV Globo and SporTV. In 2005, Grafite won the Copa…
1999–
Jovanni Shemar Sterling (born 27 May 1999) known professionally as Graft, is a British rapper and former professional youth footballer, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
1997–
Grant Reed Anderson (born June 21, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers. He made his MLB debut in 2023.
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Grant Scott Fuhr (fyoo-er; born September 28, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 seasons as a goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL), 10 of them for the Edmonton Oilers, with whom he won five Stanley Cup…
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Stanley Grant Holloway (born November 19, 1997) is an American professional hurdler and sprinter. He is the 2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist in the 110 meters hurdles and the third-fastest man in history at the event with a personal best of 12.81 seconds.…
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Grant Dwight Jackson (September 28, 1942 – February 2, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played eighteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Grant Anthony Ward (born 5 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder and right-winger. Ward came through the Academy at Tottenham Hotspur, having loan spells away at Chicago Fire (United States), Coventry City,…
2000–
Great Nii-Okai Evans (born 25 October 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Southern League Premier Division South club Bracknell Town.
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Gregory Lomack Allen (born March 15, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, New York…
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Gregory Carlton Anthony (born 1967) is an American former professional basketball player and television analyst. He played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association.
1984–
Greg Austin (born November 19, 1984) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant offensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was previously the offensive line coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, FIU, the…
1982–
Gregory B. Blue Jr. (born March 12, 1982) is an American college football coach and former player who is currently the defensive coordinator for Dalton High School in Dalton, Georgia. He played professionally as a defensive back in the National Football…
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Gregory Briley (born May 24, 1965), nicknamed "Pee Wee", is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Seattle Mariners and Florida Marlins from 1988 to 1993.
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