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Thomas Henry Hayes Jr. (November 20, 1902 — July 20, 1982) was an American Negro league baseball executive who served as owner and president of the Birmingham Black Barons from 1939 to 1952. He is perhaps best known for selling a then-19-year-old Willie Mays to the New York Giants .
James William Hayes (November 26, 1921 – March 30, 1992) was an American entertainment lawyer and business manager. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Hayes was raised and educated in Oklahoma. To friends and family, he was affectionately called "Bill". [1] Before he became a lawyer, Hayes worked as a commercial pilot for American Airlines. [2]
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Pond and fountain next to the Crystal Shrine Grotto. Memorial Park Cemetery was founded in 1924 by E. Clovis Hinds on initial 54 acres (.22 km 2). [2] It is located at 5668 Poplar Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.
Lewie Ford (1889-1931) started the family funeral business and became allied with E.H. Crump, an influential white politician in Memphis and the state in the early 20th century. Newton Jackson Ford (1914–1986) was an undertaker and businessman, and his wife Vera (Davis) Ford (1915–1994), were prominent members of the African-American community.
Sam Hayes said it all started because he was trying to be a good neighbor. But on Wednesday, Hayes, 70, was sentenced to federal prison for stealing $1.7 million from a dying Army veteran who ...
RJ Melendez scored 19 points and No. 14 Mississippi State beat Vanderbilt 76-64 on Tuesday night for its eighth straight victory. The Bulldogs (14-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) came in with ...
LeBron James set yet another record on Friday as he surpassed the legendary Michael Jordan’s mark for the most 30-point games in NBA history, breaking the milestone in the Los Angeles Lakers ...