Modern day NASCAR hasn’t really differed that much. It is said the best NASCAR driver today is Jeff Gordon. Jeff Gordon was born on august the 4 1971 in Vallejo, California. Gordon started driving when he was five years old. Preforming laps on a makeshift track. Gordon won rookie of the year in 1991 in NASCAR. He was the first race car driver to win $100 million dollars in cup winnings in 2011. He placed third on NASCAR all-time win list. The next driver is debatable the best NASCAR driver today. His name is Dale Earnhardt Jr. his dad was dale Earnhardt the “intimidator”. Dale was born October 10, 1974 in concord North Carolina. Nick named junior dale is a party and fun to be around kind of guy. And on the track he is all business. Junior shows he can
Have you ever wondered who the best country music artist is? Well the answer is simple, George Strait King of Country. George Strait should win Best Country Music Artist of all Time.
Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Caigo, Georgia. Growing up he was a very different and bright character, anyone could tell you that one. People always said he would have a smile on his face and when he wanted to do something he was determined until he did it. He had had gone to John Muir High School where he was an excellent athlete and his grades were also very good.
Michael Jeffery Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, was born on February 17th of 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. While he was still young, he and his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. Ever since Jordan was young, he had a love for sports.
Every sport in the world has had its greats or its greatest player. In the game of ice hockey the greatest player who has ever played the game is Wayne Gretzky. There has been other greats in the game but none have compared to Wayne Gretzky. Wayne Gretzky should be remembered as the greatest hockey player of all time.
Dale Earnhardt grew up in Kannapolis, North Carolina, a textile mill town. His father, Ralph Earnhardt, was known as "Iron heart" on the short-track racing circuit, and he taught Dale how to drive stock cars and work with engines. His father had converted a barn behind the family home into a garage, and he was well known for his skill with engines. Earnhardt's earliest memory is of watching his father race. Dale dropped out of high school after the eighth grade because he tried ninth grade twice and just couldn't do it. After he dropped out, Dale worked odd jobs, drove dirt tracks, and also
Alex Rodriguez was born on July 27, 1975 in New York City. From the time
Derek Jeter was born on June 26, 1974, in Pequannock, New Jersey. His father, Charles Jeter, made the family move to Michigan when Derek was only 4 years old. The reason was because his father went to Michigan University, so he could become a doctor. Derek started playing baseball when he was five years old. He continued playing through high school, when he a batting average of .500. He won numerous awards which helped him get drafted in 1992 by the Yankees in the first round.
David Carl Allison was born on February 21st, 1961 in Hueytown, Alabama. He grew up racing dirt track cars and drag cars alike, always seeming fascinated by the mere thought of racing. He began to follow in the footsteps of his father, Bobby Allison, who at the time was already racing for NASCAR. When Davey became old enough he decided to pursue racing as a career, so he signed with NASCAR. Growing up around cars of multiple types gave
Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919. He was raised in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie had 4 siblings and was the youngest out of all of them. He broke the color barrier into the MLB on April 15, 1947 In 1947 Jackie signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie helped his team win the world series in 1955. He retired in 1957 with a career .313 batting average. After he retired MLB retired his number 42 so everybody wears his number on April 15 honoring him. He passed away on October 24,
Jackie Robinson was born January 31, 1919 in Cairo,GA . He was also the youngest of 5 children, and was also raised with a single mother. Life wasn't always the easiest or best fro jackie, considering he grew up in a very segregational
Gordon was born in Waynesboro, Georgia into a religious and musical family that greatly influenced his career music. His father, Lucius Gordon, was a church organist at several churches in Burke County, as well as a classical pianist and teacher. Gordon took an interest in jazz in 1980 when he was thirteen, while listening to his father's collection of jazz music. The collection included a five-LP anthology produced by Sony-Columbia. In particular, he was drawn to musicians like Louis Armstrong and the Hot Fives and Hot Sevens. He began attending Sego Junior High School in Georgia, where his band director was trombonist Don Milford. Gordon graduated in 1985 from Butler High School in Augusta. While in high school, he performed in NYC as part
Marshawn was born April 22, 1986. First, Lynch grew up in Oakland, California, and he played four sports football, basketball, track and wrestling. Second, his mom Delisa held a 200 meter track record at Oakland Technical High School. Also, that was the school he later attended. Finally, the sport he loved the most was football and he was really good at it. That was good he picked football because he became one of the best running backs that ever lived.
Ty Cobb faced many challenges and struggles early in his life. The incredible, future athlete was born on December 18, 1886. Tyrus Raymond Cobb was born on an old farm near Narrows, Georgia. He was the oldest of three children.
On June 26, 1974, Derek Sanderson Jeter was born in Pequannock, New Jersey, the oldest child of two, to Dorothy and Charles Jeter. The Jeter family moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan when Derek was just four years old. Derek attended Kalamazoo Central High School where he was lucky enough to play basketball and baseball as a lanky yet athletic teenager. Even though he did play basketball, he was mainly focused on baseball. At just the young age of eight, Derek knew that he wanted to be the shortstop for the New York Yankees.