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1954–
Gregory De Wayne "Boomer" Wells (born April 25, 1954) also known as "Boomer" is an American former professional baseball player. Wells played Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1981 and for the Minnesota Twins in 1982. Wells also played…
1952–2023
Gregory Allen Howard (January 28, 1952 – January 27, 2023) was an American journalist, playwright and Hollywood screenwriter. He is best known for composing the screenplay to Disney's award-winning movie Remember the Titans, a film chronicling the real…
ca. 1923-1925
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Group of people and European woman watching wrestling” (Photographic prints).
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Group of young men, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of eleven members of a women's basketball team standing in front of a curtain. The tallest woman stands in the middle, with the individuals being shorter as they stand further from the center. They wear light sweaters with dark…
1954 - 1957
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of four coaches from the Mississippi Vocational College football program. They are down on one knee in front of a football field, and wear baseball caps, t-shirts, whistles, baggy-knee trousers, and sneakers.
1954 - 1957
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of two football players in uniform, standing on either side of two men. The man on the left holds a puppy. From left to right: unknown football player #33, James Herbert White (MVC President), Ulysses McPherson (coach), and…
1920s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Samuel Huston College's women's basketball team standing on the front steps of a building. Thirteen women stand in three rows, with an additional man and woman standing one step closer to the camera. Twelve of the thirteen…
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Guillermo José Lovell (January 14, 1918 – October 25, 1967) was an Argentine heavyweight boxer. He competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and won a silver medal, losing by points to Herbert Runge in the final. His elder brother Alberto Lovell and nephew…
1893–1952
William Augustus Greenlee (December 26, 1893 – July 7, 1952) was an American businessman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who was born and raised in Marion, North Carolina. After migrating to Pittsburgh as a young man and working in the steel industry, he…
1973–
Augustus Athel Hurdle (born 14 October 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in England, he represented Barbados at international level.
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Gus "Honeycomb" Johnson Jr. (December 13, 1938 – April 29, 1987) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA). Often playing as a power forward, Johnson…
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Augustus Cornelius Johnson Jr. (born 1967 or 1968) is an American sportscaster. He is the lead play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports calling college football and college basketball. Prior to working with Fox, he was with CBS Sports. He also called select…
1988–
Gustavo Pinedo Zabala (born February 18, 1988, in Coripata) is a Bolivian footballer, who is currently playing for Club Aurora.
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Isaac Charles Bortey Borquaye (born 13 June 1989), better known as Guvna B, is a rapper, author, and broadcaster from Custom House, London. He has released 10 albums, written two books, produced segments for the BBC, and served as a football pundit for Sky…
1991–
Guy Richie Armitage (born 29 November 1991) is a dual code English rugby footballer who plays rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He previously played for the London Broncos.
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Guy Elliott Hoffman (January 27, 1898 – February 8, 1983) was an American educator and college football player and coach. He was served as the head football coach at Tennessee A&I State Normal School for Negroes—now known as Tennessee State University—in…
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Gwendolyn Denise Berry (born June 29, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the hammer throw. Her mark of 77.78 m (255 ft 2 in) on June 8, 2018, ranks her #7 on the all-time list. She also holds the world record in the weight…
1960–
Gwen Gardner (born September 7, 1960) is an American female track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400-meter dash. An African-American, she grew up in Los Angeles, California. Collegiately she competed for the UNLV Rebels and was among their best…
1965–
Gwendolyn Lenna Torrence (born June 12, 1965) is a retired American sprinter and Olympic champion. She was born in Decatur, Georgia. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia. She was offered a scholarship because of her athletic…
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Gyasi A. Zardes (born September 2, 1991) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. Born in Hawthorne, California, Zardes was part of the LA Galaxy youth academy before playing college soccer for Cal State Bakersfield. After…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack leather gym bag used by Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali). The detailing and piping of the gym bag are made of light brown leather. Two vertical stripes of brown leather run down the front and back of the bag. The bag has two leather handles attached to…
1945–1990
Joe Louis Harris, known as Gypsy Joe Harris (December 1, 1945 – March 6, 1990) was an American boxer. He won 24 fights and lost one; after his lone loss, doctors discovered that he was blind in one eye, which led to the revocation of his boxing license,…
2005–
Habeeb Omotolani Oluwatoyin Ogunneye (born 12 November 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Arsenal.
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