This is the grave of Jim Valvano. Born in 1946 in Manhattan, Valvano grew up in Queens and then in Nassau County, a three-sport star in high school. He was recruited by Rutgers to play basketball and was a starting guard for a pretty good...
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This is the grave of Samuel Wilson. Born in 1766 in Arlington, Massachusetts, Wilson mostly grew up in New Hampshire and then joined the Continental Army in 1781, at the.
This is the grave of Norman Mailer. This massively overrated twentieth century writer and cultural commenter was born in 1923 in Long Branch, New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn. His.
This is the grave of Ernie Banks. Born in Dallas in 1931, Banks was a star athlete, the son of a semi-pro baseball player who worked construction and in warehouses to make ends meet. He started playing for the Dallas Black Giants while still in...
This is the grave of Claude Rains. Born in 1889 in London, Rains was the son of actors which meant he grew in poverty. I mean serious poverty--nine of his.
This is the grave of Bill Monroe. Born in 1911 outside of Rosine, Kentucky, Monroe grew up in a musical family. His uncle Pendleton Vandiver was a major regional fiddler,.
This is the grave of Mara family. The main thing to know about the Mara family is their ownership of the New York Giants. Tim Mara was the founder of the Giants. He was born in New York in 1887 and grew up poor. He...
This is the grave of Jeb Magruder. It makes sense that Jeb Magruder was named for J.E.B. Stuart. Right-wing scumbag from one era influenced right-wing scumbag from another era all.
This is the grave of Russell Train. Born in 1920 in Jamestown, Rhode Island, Train grew up in Washington, D.C. His father was Admiral Charles Russell Train, who was usually.
This is the grave of Gerrit Smith. Born in 1797 in Utica, New York, he grew up wealthy. His father had married into the New York Livingston elite and made a bunch of money in the fur trade and in real estate, becoming one of...
This is the grave of Leonidas Polk. Born in 1837 in Anson County, North Carolina, Polk, a distant relative of President James K. Polk and of the Confederate general also.
This is the grave of Bullet Bill Dudley. Born in 1921 in Bluefield, Virginia, Dudley was a great high school football player, even though he was way too young for.