Born April

They had a 1971 hit with “One Toke Over the Line.”

He helped drive 1960s hits like “Happy Together” and “Elenore.”

He helped the Cowboys to victory at Super Bowl VI.

Many of his bestsellers focused on prosecutor Penn Cage.

His music influenced songwriters like Weird Al Yankovic and Randy Newman.

He made history in 2012 when he made a freefall jump from 24 miles up.

Betts was also in a string of westerns in the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Hamilton also was a regular on “The Waltons,” playing Verdie Foster.

He was a high school dropout who became head of one of the world’s largest corporations.

Hartman played opposite Burt Reynolds for 26 episodes of the 1970s show.