Clark Calvin Griffith (November 20, 1869 – October 27, 1955), nicknamed “The Old Fox”, was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, manager, and team owner. He began his MLB playing career with the St. Louis Browns (1891), Boston Reds (1891), and Chicago Colts/Orphans (1893–1900). He then served as player-manager for the Chicago White Stockings… Read more »
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Year: 1968
Opal Hill
Nebraska native Opal Hill took up golf at 31 years old after her doctor prescribed light activity to help her recover from a kidney infection. It turned out to be pretty good advice. Hill won the Trans-Mississippi Women’s Amateur in 1928, 1929, 1931, and 1934 and the 1928 North and South Women’s Amateur. Opal also… Read more »
Bob Steuber
Steuber grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended the city’s Christian Brothers College High School, where he starred as a halfback on the school’s football team. He attended the University of Missouri and played as an end on the Missouri Tigers football team under head coach Don Faurot starting in 1940. In 1941, he… Read more »