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During the mid 1800s, one of Milwaukee's founding fathers, Byron Kilbourn, lived on the northwest corner of 4th Street and Spring Street (now Wisconsin Avenue). Kilbourn developed the area west of the Milwaukee River, then known as Kilbourntown, a…
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Jim Taylor was a five-time Pro Bowl running back during the Green Bay Packers "Glory Years" of the 1960's. Taylor was the first member of the Vince Lombardi Packers to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1976). He rushed for more than …
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Allan H. "Bud" Selig was elected the ninth Commissioner of Baseball on July 9, 1998. He was named acting commissioner on September 9, 1992 following the resignation of Commissioner Fay Vincent. Selig served a dual role as President of the Milwauke…
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One of baseball's all-time greatest hitters, Pal Molitor played for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1977-1992. He holds the Brewers all-time record for highest batting average (.303) and most stolen bases (412). His 39-game hitting streak in 1987 capti…
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Few other professional sports leaders have credentials as impressive as Jim Fitzgerald does. With more than 20 years of experience at the helm of National Basketball Association franchises in Milwaukee and the San Francisco Bay Area, Fitzgerald kn…
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George Thompson is the career-scoring leader in basketball at Marquette University with 1,773 points. During his three seasons with Marquette from 1966-1969, Thompson led the warriors to a 68-20 record and was named All American in 1968 and 1969. …
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Is credited with building the Wisconsin Dells tourism industry and turning the sport of water skiing into art and entertainment. Bartlett began his career as a Milwaukee radio announcer at the age of 13 and later originated the first call-in, radi…
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Junior Bridgeman was one of the Milwaukee Bucks most consistent scorers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is among the Bucks career leaders in many categories. Bridgeman was one of the premier sixth men in the NBA. He played in a total of 711 …
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Born, March 5, 1920, at Lancaster, Wisconsin. He died fighting as a Marine Lieutenant on Okinawa, June 21, 1945. One of the greatest ends of Big Ten history while playing for the Badgers on the 1940-1941-1942 teams. Voted Most Valuable Player and …
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Won 160 games and lost 96 pitching for the Cleveland A.L. team from 1902 through 1910. Hurled a perfect no-hitter against Chicago, October 2, 1908, and a no-hitter against the same club, April 20, 1910, winning both by 1 to 0 scores. Born, April 1…