With Vince Naimoli leading the way, a Major League Franchise was awarded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on March 9, 1995. The announcement was the culmination of four years of tireless effort on the part of Naimoli, who began rallying several...
Learn moreMaude Nelson was one of the earliest barnstorming players in women’s baseball leagues, though she occasionally played with the men’s squads, too. Something of a mystery woman, Clementina Brida moved to America with her family when young. She...
Learn moreAn Italian-born tackle who came late to the game…and stayed. Born in Lucca, Italy, on June 19, 1924, Leo Nomellini was a latecomer to the game of football. Although his family came to the US when he was an infant, Nomellini didn’t play the game...
Learn moreAn outstanding, record-setting bike racer in the 1980s who maintains her activity in the sport to this day. Susan Notorangelo was one of the toughest competitors in American cycling during the 1980s, three times completing a transcontinental...
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