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Lou Swarz (born Lucille Henrietta Schwartz; May 1897 – ?) was an American actress who performed monologues in one-woman shows and featured in films during the 1930s through the 1950s. Her success drew an invitation from Eleanor Roosevelt to the summer…
1963–
Louis Thornton (born April 26, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and pinch runner. He played parts of five seasons in the major leagues between 1985 and 1990.
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Louis Rodman Whitaker Jr. (born May 12, 1957), nicknamed "Sweet Lou", is an American former professional baseball second baseman. Whitaker spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers. From 1977 to 1995, he appeared in 2,390 games for the Tigers, third…
1991–
Loudia Laarman (born October 4, 1991) is a Canadian sprinter of Caribbean origin who specializes in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4×100 m relay. She participated in the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics, winning a bronze medal in the 4×100 m…
1964–
Brian Louie Donowa (born 24 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made nearly 400 appearances for a variety of clubs in the Football League and also played in several other European countries.
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Michael Ray "Louie" Meadows (born April 29, 1961) is a retired American Major League Baseball left fielder. Meadows attended White Oak High School in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He helped lead the White Oak baseball team to back-to-back North Carolina 3A…
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Louie Soares (born 8 January 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He notably played as a professional for Reading, Bristol Rovers, Barnet, Aldershot Town, Southend United and Grimsby Town, as well as in Non-league football…
1875–1958
Louis Bruce (17 December 1875 – 31 March 1958) was a British wrestler and one of the first Black London tram drivers. He competed in the men's freestyle heavyweight at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Black British Olympian.
June 19, 1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA motion picture film of the second boxing match between Joe Louis and Billy Conn for the World Heavyweight Championship. It consists of a single reel of black-and-white acetate film with optical sound. The film shows footage of the fight which took place…
1917–2005
Louis C. Crews (March 27, 1917 – January 20, 2005) was an American athlete and sports coach. He was best known for his time as head football coach at Alabama A&M University, a position he held from 1960 to 1975. He also was head baseball and women's…
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Louis "Sweet Lou" Dunbar (born August 8, 1953) is the Director of Player Personnel, a coach, and a former 27-year veteran basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters.
1902–1976
Louis English (February 24, 1902 – July 9, 1976) was an American Negro league catcher from 1929 to 1932. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, English made his Negro leagues debut in 1929 for the Detroit Stars. He went on to play for the Nashville Elite…
1895–1952
Louis Lee Watson (April 9, 1895 – July 22, 1952) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Virginia State University–from 1921 to 1922…
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Louis McLaughlin Orr (May 7, 1958 – December 15, 2022) was an American basketball player and coach. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and became a college basketball coach. Orr was the head coach at Bowling Green State…
2008–
Louis Donald Page (born 10 July 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Leicester City. He has played youth international football for England up to under-20 level.
1969–
Louis Angelo Riddick (born March 15, 1969) is an American football broadcaster and former safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 1998. He is a commentator for ESPN and ABC on both their college football and NFL broadcasts.
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Louis Antoine Smith (born 22 April 1989) is a retired English artistic gymnast. He received a bronze medal and two silver medals on the pommel horse at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics respectively, with the former…
1953–
Louis Donnel Wright (born January 31, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL), spending his entire 12-year career with the Denver Broncos from 1975 to 1986. He was a five time Pro…
1913–1978
Louise Mae Stokes Fraser (October 27, 1913 – March 25, 1978) was an American track and field athlete. In 1933, she was the first African-American woman to win an event in the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, winning the 50-meter dash, and…
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Lovie Lee Smith (born May 8, 1958) is an American professional football coach. He has been the head coach of the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) and the Illinois Fighting Illini. Smith has been…
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Lowell Wesley Perry (December 5, 1931 – January 7, 2001) was an American professional football player and coach, government official, businessman, and broadcaster. He was the first African-American assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL), the…
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Luca Warrick Daeovie Koleosho (born 15 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or wide midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris FC. Born in the United States, he plays for the Italy national team.
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Luci Collins Cummings is a former gymnast and one of the first black Olympians in the sport of gymnastics for the United States. Collins was a member of the 1980 US Olympic Team, although she did not get to compete due to the USA boycotting the 1980 games.…
Born 2002
Luciano Paul D'Auria-Henry (born 11 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who last played for Walton & Hersham, as a wing back.
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