Former head coach of SMU, Patriots and Colts…
Died 2017
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Ran for President as an independent in 1980…
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Ernest Finney (1931–2017), South Carolina’s first African-American chief justice
by Kirk FoxHe was a prominent civil rights attorney before becoming chief justice…
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The Tokens recorded the hit song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” …
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Perry Wallace (1948–2017), broke down racial barriers in college basketball
by Legacy StaffPerry Wallace was the first Black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference.
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First played the naïve lovable Gomer Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show.”
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Pioneered the field of black psychology to counter prejudice in the profession.
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Pearl Jam had a hit song with a cover of Cochran’s “Last Kiss”…
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The World War II veteran was awarded five Purple Hearts.
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The Ice Bucket Challenge raised millions for ALS research…