Dwight Filley Davis Sr. (July 5, 1879 – November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. He was the Assistant Secretary of War from 1923 to 1925 and Secretary of War from 1925 to 1929. Davis reached the All-Comers… Read more »
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Stan Musial
Stan the Man In the minds of sports fans everywhere, Stan Musial and the St. Louis Cardinals are forever linked. Musial started with the Cardinals as a pitcher, but in 1941, he was converted to an outfielder/first baseman because of an arm injury. His major league career, exclusively with the Cardinals, stretched from 1941 to… Read more »
Bob Simpson
Robert Ingalls ‘Bob’ Simpson was an American hurdler and track coach. Born in Bosworth, Missouri, Simpson set several world records in the 120-yard hurdles, equaled the world record in the 220-yard hurdles, and won two gold medals at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games. Simpson entered the University of Missouri in 1913 and found success as a… Read more »