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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Larry Milbourne

1951–

Lawrence William Milbourne (born February 14, 1951) is an American former professional baseball utility infielder whose career spanned 15 seasons, 11 of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Houston Astros (1974–76), Seattle Mariners…

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BIOGRAPHY
Business & Enterprise

Larry Miller

Biography

Larry G. Miller is an American business executive for Nike, Inc. He spent five years as the team president of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his memoir, Jump: My Secret Journey From the Streets to the Boardroom,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Larry Murray (baseball)

1953–

Larry Murray (born April 1, 1953) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics.

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Sports & Achievement

Larry Porter (American football)

1972–

Larry Porter (born April 28, 1972) is an American college football coach. He currently serves as the running backs coach at Auburn University. Porter is a former head coach of the Memphis Tigers football team. He was named to the position on November 29,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Larry Raines

1930–1978

Lawrence Glenn Hope Raines (March 9, 1930 – January 28, 1978) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1957 to 1958 for the Cleveland Indians.

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Politics

Larry Rivers

1949–2023

Larry Darnell Rivers (May 6, 1949 – April 29, 2023), also known as Gator Rivers, was an American basketball player, coach, business owner, and civil servant. He performed as a dribbler for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1973 to 1986, eventually taking over…

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Sports & Achievement

Larry Scott (American football)

1977–

Larry Scott (born January 2, 1977) is an American college football coach. He is the tight ends coach for the Auburn Tigers. Scott played college football at the University of South Florida. He returned to South Florida in 2006 as a coach. He joined Miami…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Larry Smith (basketball, born 1958)

1958–

Larry Smith (born January 18, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'8" power forward from Alcorn State University, Smith spent 13 seasons (1980–1993) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for the Golden State…

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Sports & Achievement

Larry Wade

1974–

Larry Wade (born November 22, 1974) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 metres hurdles. His personal best is a time of 13.01 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Lausanne, which made him the seventh fastest man in the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Larry Whisenton

1956–

Larry Whisenton (born July 3, 1956) is an American former left-handed Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Atlanta Braves from 1977 to 1979 and from 1981 to 1982. Prior to playing professionally, Whisenton attended Central High School in St.…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Larry White (baseball)

1958–

Larry David White (born September 25, 1958) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in 11 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.

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Sports & Achievement

Larry Wright (basketball)

1954–

Larry Glenn Wright (born November 23, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Grambling State Tigers and was the Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Larvell Blanks

1950–

Larvell Blanks (born January 28, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder from 1972 through 1980 for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers. Blanks comes from a family of…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Lascelles Brown

1974–

Lascelles Brown (born October 12, 1974 in May Pen) is a Jamaican-born Canadian bobsledder who has competed for three countries since starting his career in 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he is the first Jamaican-born athlete to win a Winter…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Lash Legend

1997–

Anriel Belton (née Howard, born May 6, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. As of December 2020, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Lash Legend. She is a former one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

LaShawn Merritt

1986–

LaShawn Merritt (born June 27, 1986) is an American retired track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events, specializing in the 400 metres. He is a former Olympic champion over the distance and his personal best of 43.65 seconds makes him the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Lastings Milledge

1985–

Lastings Darnell Milledge (born April 5, 1985) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago White Sox and in Nippon…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

LaTasha Colander

1976–

LaTasha Colander (born August 23, 1976, in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a retired track and field sprinter who competed internationally for the United States. In 1994, on athletic scholarship, Colander enrolled at, and later graduated from, the University of…

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Sports & Achievement

LaTasha Jenkins

1977–

LaTasha Jenkins (born December 19, 1977) is an American former track and field sprinter. Having won international medals in the 200 m, she won a silver medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the 2001 Outdoor Championships. Other…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Lateef Elford-Alliyu

1992–

Lateef Elford-Alliyu (born 1 June 1992) is a Nigerian-English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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BIOGRAPHY
History & Culture

Lateef Omidiji

2003–

Lateef Omotola Omidiji Jr. (born 14 September 2003) is a soccer player who plays as a forward. Born in the United States, he has represented both the US and Nigeria at youth international level.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Latifah Abdu

2001–

Latifah Iesha Abdu (born October 18, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League and the Canada national team.

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Sports

Latoya Blackwood

1985–

Latoya Blackwood (born August 19, 1985) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She made her debut at the 2013 Nations Cup and retired in 2018.

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Sports & Achievement

LaTraia Jones

1956–

LaTraia Jones (born February 11, 1956) is an American former football player and coach. He was the 13th head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and he held that position for three seasons, from 1999…

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