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The Champs are an American rock and roll band, most famous for their Latin-tinged 1958 instrumental single "Tequila". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The group took their name from that of Gene Autry 's horse, Champion, [ 2 ] and was formed by studio executives at Autry's Challenge Records [ 3 ] to record a B-side for the Dave Burgess single , "Train to Nowhere".
"Tequila" is a 1958 Latin-inspired surf instrumental song written by Chuck Rio and recorded by American rock and roll band The Champs. "Tequila" became a No. 1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts at the time of its release and continues to be strongly referenced in pop culture to this day.
Marion Franklin Tinsley (February 3, 1927 – April 3, 1995) was an American mathematician and checkers player. He is widely considered to be the greatest checkers player ever. [ 1 ] Tinsley was world champion from 1955–1958 and from 1975–1991 and never lost a world championship match.
Bill Russell won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics, an NBA record. The following is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players who won the most championships. The NBA is a major professional basketball league in North America. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1]
Over 93 seasons, the Commanders have a regular season record of 641–648–29 (.497) and a playoff record of 24–20 (.535). [2] They have won three Super Bowls ( XVII , XXII , and XXVI ), two NFC championships , and 15 NFC East divisional titles.
Josh Gibson, who played 510 game in the Negro League, holds the record for highest batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base plus slugging in a career. Barry Bonds holds the career home run and single-season home run records. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season.
Barry Bonds holds the record for most career home runs, hitting 762 over his 22-year career. This is a list of the 300 Major League Baseball players who have hit the most career home runs in regular season play (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games).
There are also several other facets to take into consideration in defining great tennis players, such as winning all calendar year majors consecutively on offer at the time (World Champs and Pro Slams) on three different surfaces. [13] Three players achieved this distinction between 1913 and 1967, Wilding, Rosewall and Laver.