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Lee Arnold Petty (March 14, 1914 – April 5, 2000) was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 60s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina. Career Lee Arnold Petty was thirty-five years old before he began racing. He began his NASCAR career at NASCAR's first race at Charlotte Speedway (not Charlotte Motor Speedway). He finished in the Top 5 in season points for NASCAR's first eleven seasons. He won the NASCAR Championship on three occasions and the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959. 1959 Daytona 500 In the first race at Daytona International Speedway, Petty battled with Johnny Beauchamp duri…

David Gene Pearson (born December 22, 1934) is a former American stock car racer from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Pearson began his NASCAR career in 1960 and ended his first season by winning the 1960 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award. He won three championships (1966, 1968, and 1969) in NASCAR's Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series).NASCAR described his 1974 season as an indication of his "consistent greatness"; that season he finished third in the season points having competed in only 19 of 30 races. At his finalist nomination for NASCAR Hall of Fame's inaugural 2010 class, NASCAR described Pearson as "... the model of NASCAR efficiency during his career. With l…

Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top division. Earnhardt is notable for his success in the Winston Cup Series (now the Sprint Cup Series), winning seventy-six races (including one Daytona 500 victory in 1998). Earnhardt's seven championships are tied for most all-time with Richard Petty. His aggressive driving style led to controversy and earned him the nickname "The Intimidator". Earnhardt died in a last-lap crash during the 2001 Daytona 500. He is inducted in numerous halls of fame, including the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Early lif…

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the NASCAR Championship seven times (Dale Earnhardt is the only other driver to accomplish this feat), winning a record 200 races during his career,winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 races (ten of them consecutively) in the 1967 season alone. (A 1972 rule change eliminated races under 250 miles (400 km) in length, reducing the schedule to 30 [now 36] races.) Petty is widely considered one of the greatest NASCAR drivers of all ti…

Rich Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974,) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion. Biography Prior to becoming a full time MMA fighter, Franklin graduated from William Henry Harrison High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and later earned a master's degree in education at the University of Cincinnati, and taught mathematics at the Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Franklin and American Fighter President Jeff Adler created The Keep It In The Ring Foundation to advocate non-violence and build character in youth. This is done through after school sports, martial arts and life s…

Vitor Vieira Belfort (born April 1, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson. He currently trains out of Xtreme Couture and is now fighting in the middleweight division. Belfort is considered to be one of the top-ten middleweights in the world according to multiple MMA publications. MMA career At the age of 19, Belfort came to the United States to compete. In his first sanctioned mixed martial arts match, an event called Superbrawl in Hawaii, his opponent was Jon Hess, who the young Brazi…

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Urijah Christopher Faber (born May 14, 1979) is a mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting as a featherweight in the World Extreme Cagefighting organization. Faber won the WEC featherweight championship at WEC 19 on March 17, 2006 and held the title for over two years until his loss to Mike Brown at WEC 36 on November 5, 2008. Currently Faber is ranked the #4 featherweight in the world by Sherdog. Faber is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt under Fabio "Pateta" Prado, who is a 3rd degree black belt under Moises Muradi. Early life Born in Isla Vista, California (near the University of California, Santa Barbara), Faber was raised in Sacramento. Faber attended Lincol…

Chris Leben (born July 21, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) best known for his appearance on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and broadcast on Spike TV. He is also well known for his wild brawling style with heavy hands and iron jaw. The Ultimate Fighter Leben was one of the most controversial and outspoken fighters on The Ultimate Fighter 1 due to his tough-guy attitude contrasted by his propensity to shed tears. In the first episode he got drunk and urinated on future teammate Jason Thacker's bed,[1] stealing his pillow afterward. One night when everyone in the ho…

Roberto Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a retired professional boxer from Panama of Mexican and Panamanian descent, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. A versatile brawler in the ring, he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra" (or "Hands of Stone") during his career. In 2002, he was chosen by The Ring to be the 5th greatest fighter of the last 80 years. , Bert Sugar rates him as the 8th greatest fighter of all-time and many consider him the greatest lightweight of all time. He held world titles at four different weights - lightweight (1972–79), welterweight (1980), junior middleweight (1983–84) and middleweight (1989). He was the second boxer to ha…

Vinny Paz, formerly Vinny Pazienza (born Vincenzo Edward Pazienza on December 16, 1962 in Cranston, Rhode Island) is an Italian-American former boxer and world champion in the lightweight and light middleweight weight classes. He boxed under the nickname of "The Pazmanian Devil." After building a reputation around the Eastern coast and a streak of wins over people like Roberto Elizondo (KO in 10), the Rhode Island native's first title try came on June 7, 1987 in Providence, where he outpointed Greg Haugen over 15 rounds to become the IBF's world lightweight champion. The pair would meet two more times, Haugen recovering the title in an immediate rematch, but Paz prevaili…

Arne Friedrich (Bad Oeynhausen, 29 de Maio de 1979) é um futebolista alemão. Atualmente joga pelo Hertha BSC Berlin, e representa a seleção alemã na Copa do Mundo de 2006.

Viktor Troicki ( born 10 February 1986 in Belgrade) is a Serbian professional tennis player. Viktor Troicki has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver to Serbia in 1917.[1] His career high ranking is #24, achieved on 3 August 2009. Residence Belgrade, Serbia Date of birth 10 February 1986 (age 24) Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)

Karapet Parisyan born August 28, 1982 in Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic) is an Armenian American mixed martial artist. His fighting style is primarily Judo but has been modified to fight without the use of a judogi (sometimes called no-gi style). His cousin, Manvel Gamburyan, is also a MMA fighter. Biography Parisyan's family migrated to America when he was two years old. Parisyan started training in Judo when he was nine years old under fellow Armenian Gokor Chivichyan. Parisyan stated that his father began taking him to Judo lessons because he beat up on his sisters, and Judo would be an effective outlet for Parisyan to take out his anger." By age 10, Pa…

Born on Dec. 17, 1969 in Santa Barbara, California. He is an American MMA and former UFC light heavyweight champion. He is tied with Tito Ortiz for the most fights in UFC history, 22 fights. This UFC Hall of Famer was in Dancing With the Stars in 2009.

Clemens Fritz (born December 7, 1980 in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany) is a German footballer, who plays as a right-back for Werder Bremen. Club career Fritz started his footballing career playing for the Regional Liga club Rot-Weiss Erfurt. In the summer of 2001, he joined 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC and scored five goals in 32 games. When he was signed by Bayer Leverkusen in 2003, he was loaned back to Karlsruher to play first team football. He got onto Leverkusen's first team in the 2003-04 season second half after showing his capabilities for their reserve team. Fritz played 14 more first team games for Leverkusen that season, gaining them a UEFA Champions League …

Randy was born on June 22, 1963 in Everett, WA. His a MMA fighter, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a 3 time former heavyweight champion and a 2 time former light heavyweight champion of the UFC. He is one for two fighters to hold a championship title in two different divisions. The only 5 time champion of the UFC and the oldest to win a championship. He is considered to be the most popular fighter in MMA history. This UFC Hall of Famer is credited for bringing MMA into mainstream America. In 2005 he opened a chain of gyms, Xtreme Couture and helped Bas Rutten open Legends Gym in Hollywood. At Lynnwood High School he won a State Championship during his senior year. Then he…

D.OB. April 17, 1985 (Le Mans) Nicknames: Tsunami, Muhammed Ali of Tennis, Smokin' Jo Willy

Born on Feb. 4, 1979 in Minsk, Byelorussian, Soviet Socialist Republic. He is a Belarusian MMA fighter and former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He currently competes in Strikeforce.

Fernando Hierro Full name Fernando Ruiz Hierro Date of birth March 23, 1968 (1968-03-23) Place of birth Vélez-Málaga, Spain Height 1.87 m Playing position Centre back Defensive Midfielder Youth clubs 1980-1987 Vélez-Málaga Senior clubs: 1987-1989 Real Valladolid 1989-2003 Real Madrid 2003-2004 Al Rayyan 2004-2005 Bolton Wanderers National team 1989-2002 Spain Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23, 1968 in Vélez-Málaga) is a former Spanish footballer. He is most famous as a member of Real Madrid and Spain, for whom he played as a defender, and sometimes as a defensive midfielder. At his peak, Hierro's ability to combine s…

Lugar de Nacimiento: Madrid Fecha de Nacimiento: 16/04/1989 Posición: Centrocampista Peso: 75 kg Altura: 180 cms Nacionalidad: España

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From en.wikipedia.org Vincenzo Iaquinta (born November 21, 1979 in Cutro, Crotone) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus. He is a tall, strong striker who possesses a good and powerful shot and is great in the air. He can also play on the wing. Club career Iaquinta was born in in Cutro, in the province of Crotone. Like many Calabrians in the 1980s, his parents immigrated to Emilia-Romagna, in Northern Italy, because of better job opportunities. Prior to joining Udinese in 2000, Iaquinta played with his brother in the lower divisions for Reggiolo (1996-97), Padova (1998), and Castel di Sangro (1998-2000). Juventus Owner of Udinese C…

From en.wikipedia.org Giorgio Chiellini (born 14 August 1984 in Pisa) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus. He is a centre back who started his career playing as a left-back. Club career Early years Giorgio is the son of Fabio and Lucia Chiellini. He is one of four siblings; he has a twin brother Claudio, and another brother & a sister, Giulio and Silvia, respectively. He started playing football at 6 years of age for Livorno and at first was used as a central midfielder. As he matured, he switched to playing as a winger and finally he found his position as a left back. Currently, he is most commonly deployed as a central defender Juventus He w…

From en.wikipedia.org Fabio Grosso, (born 28 November 1977 in San Giovanni Lipioni) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, as well as for the Italian national team, primarily as a left-back. He is remembered around the world for scoring the dramatic late winner against Germany in the 2006 World Cup semi-final and scoring the winning penalty in the shootout that won the trophy against France. Club career Fabio Grosso was born in Rome yet hails from Chieti in Abruzzo, where his family soon returned. After a number of seasons with Renato Curi Angolana, an amateur team of the Abruzzo Eccellenza division, Grosso debuted at professional …