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Jayne Mansfield with (left to right) jockeys Johnny Longden, Eddie Arcaro and Willie Shoemaker in 1957. Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Shoemaker was born in the town of Fabens, Texas. At 38 ounces (1.1 kg), Shoemaker was so small at birth that he was not expected to survive the night.
A sculptured bust of Longden, along with busts of fellow jockeys William Shoemaker and Laffit Pincay, has been placed in the paddock area at Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California. [4] A founding member of the Jockeys' Guild in 1940, Longden was the United States' leading jockey in races won in 1938, 1947, and 1948. [5]
In that race, two horses had been dueling for the lead: Circle Lea, ridden by Ray York, and The Shoe (by Khaled), ridden by Willie Shoemaker. When the tote board flashed a photo finish, York was sure he'd nosed out Shoemaker. "I beat you this time, Willie," said York. "Yeah," agreed Shoemaker, "but you didn't beat that sucker on the outside."
Albert William Upton, (born July 15, 1960) [1] known professionally as Willie Aames, is an American actor, film and television director, television producer, ...
Actors Willie Aames and Adam Rich played brothers for five seasons on the ABC dramedy Eight Is Enough, from 1977 to 1981. So Rich's death Saturday, at the age of 54, hit Aames particularly hard.
The sports cover of The Sacramento Bee on Sunday, July 19, 1970, a day after Giants slugger Willie Mays made his 3,000th career hit. The Hall of Famer center fielder and a slugging icon died ...
1938 – Willie McCovey, American baseball player (d. 2018) [98] 1939 – David Horowitz, American writer and activist [99] 1939 – Scott McKenzie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012) 1939 – Sal Mineo, American actor (d. 1976) [100] 1939 – Bill Toomey, American athlete [95] 1940 – Godfrey Hewitt, English geneticist and ...
On the second page of Willie Burton’s book, "The Blacker the Berry…A Black History of Shreveport" the historian explains that there were 2,416 whites, 2,837 slaves and 29 free Blacks in Caddo ...