Former major league outfielder; played for Reds, Phillies, Cardinals & Braves; All-star 1942; coached baseball at Michigan State University from 1964-1982 and Florida State University; member of Cardinals 1944 World Series championship. Born: 08/31/1916
Nuclear physicist @ University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory/worked on Manhattan Project & credited starting World?s self-sustaining nuclear reaction by withdrawing a control rod from world?s 1st nuclear reactor on 12/2/1942