Persons in the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame:

Bear Bryant

football, coach, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Paul William Bryant

Nickname(s):

"Bear"

Birth Place:

Moro Bottom, Arkansas, USA

Birth Date:

September 11, 1913

Death Date:

January 26, 1983

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

- the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Brief Facts:

Winning football head coach at the University of Alabama for 25 years.
Subject of movie:

Junction Boys

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1983.
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1969.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1965.
College Football Hall of Fame 1986.

Daffy Dean

baseball, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Paul Dee Dean

Also Known As:

Paul Dean

Nickname(s):

"Daffy"

Birth Place:

Lucas, Arkansas, USA

Birth Date:

August 14, 1913

Death Date:

March 17, 1981

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Leo

- the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Relationships:

younger brother of

Dizzy Dean

Younger than Dizzy Dean by 3 years.

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Brief Facts:

Pitcher.
Team:

St. Louis Cardinals

Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1983.

Dizzy Dean

baseball, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Jay Hanna Dean

Also Known As:

Jerome Hanna Dean
Jerome Herman Dean

Nickname(s):

"Dizzy", "Diz"

Birth Place:

Lucas, Arkansas, USA

Birth Date:

January 16, 1910

Death Date:

July 17, 1974

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn

- the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Relationships:

older brother of

Daffy Dean

Older than Daffy Dean by 3 years.

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Brief Facts:

Pitcher.
Team:

His name and date and place of birth are controversial - multiple sources differ.
National Baseball Hall of Fame 1953.
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame 1990.
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame 1976.
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1970.
St. Louis Walk of Fame.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1983.

Don Hutson

football, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Donald Montgomery Hutson

Birth Place:

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA

Birth Date:

January 31, 1913

Death Date:

June 26, 1997

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius

- the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Brief Facts:

Wide receiver, safety and kicker, considered the first modern receiver.
Teams:

Still holds performance records.
College Football Hall of Fame 1951.
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame 1972.
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963.
Rose Bowl Hall of Fame 1993.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1960.
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame 1951.

Goose Tatum

basketball, baseball, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Reece Tatum

Nickname(s):

"Goose"

Birth Place:

El Dorado, Arkansas, USA

Birth Date:

May 31, 1921

Death Date:

January 18, 1967

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Gemini

- the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Brief Facts:

Basketball team:

Harlem Globetrotters

Negro Leagues Baseball.
Basketball Hall of Fame 2011.
Arkansas Black Hall of Fame 2010.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1974.

Joe Garagiola

baseball, radio, tv, sports analyst, writer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Joseph Henry Garagiola

Also Known As:

Joseph Henry Garagiola Sr.

Birth Place:

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Birth Date:

February 12, 1926

Age today:

Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius

- the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Brief Facts:

Catcher for team:

St. Louis Cardinals

Sports analyst for NBC.
Books:

Ford C Frick Award National Baseball Hall of Fame 1991.
St. Louis Walk of Fame.
Missouri Wall of Fame.
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame 2004.
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1970.
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1972.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1985.

Lance Alworth

football, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Lance Dwight Alworth

Birth Place:

Houston, Texas, USA

Birth Date:

August 3, 1940

Age today:

Zodiac Sign:

Leo

- the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Brief Facts:

Wide receiver.
Teams:

College Football Hall of Fame 1984.
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame 1988.
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1978.
San Diego Hall of Champions 1972.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1979.

Lou Brock

baseball, coach, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Louis Clark Brock

Birth Place:

El Dorado, Arkansas, USA

Birth Date:

June 18, 1939

Age today:

73, 31 days before his 74^th birthday

Zodiac Sign:

Gemini

- the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Brief Facts:

Left Field.
Teams:

938 stolen bases, beating the record by:

Ty Cobb

Missouri Wall of Fame.
National Baseball Hall of Fame 1985.
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1992.
St. Louis Walk of Fame.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1995.
Arkansas Black Hall of Fame 2005.

Lou Holtz

coach, football, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Louis Leo Holtz

Birth Place:

Follansbee, West Virginia, USA

Birth Date:

January 6, 1937

Age today:

Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn

- the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Brief Facts:

Coach at Arkansas, Minnesota, South Carolina and Notre Dame.
College Football Hall of Fame 2009.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1983.

Pat Summerall

football, sports analyst, tv, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

George Allen Summerall

Birth Place:

Lake City, Florida, USA

Birth Date:

May 10, 1930

Death Date:

April 16, 2013

Age at Death:

82, 24 days before his 83^rd birthday

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

- the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Brief Facts:

Placekicker for pro teams:

American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame 1999.
Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
National High School Hall of Fame 1987.
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame 1994.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1971.

Preacher Roe

baseball, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Elwin Charles Roe

Birth Place:

Ash Flat, Arkansas, USA

Birth Date:

February 26, 1915

Death Date:

November 9, 2008

Age at Death:

Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

- the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Brief Facts:

Pitcher teams:

Admitted use of the spitball.
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1998.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1967.

Scottie Pippen

basketball, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Scottie Maurice Pippen

Birth Place:

Hamburg, Arkansas, USA

Birth Date:

September 25, 1965

Age today:

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

- the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Brief Facts:

Small forward for NBA basketball teams:

Also 1992 and 1996 Olympics.
Basketball Hall of Fame 2010.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 2005.

Number found: 12.