By Scoop Malinowski STATUS: Bob was a pitching star for the old Negro League New York Black Yankees from 1946-1950. DOB: June 22, 1930-2020 IN: Macon, Georgia CHILDHOOD HERO: “My father, Howard. He was a man that loved baseball. He organized a team in Macon, Georgia…the Macon Braves when I …

By Scoop Malinowski Occupation: Journalist, writer, editor, actor. Author of Open Net, Paper Lion, Out Of My League, among other titles. DOB: March 18, 1927 (Passed in 2003) In: New York, N.Y. Childhood Heroes: “Carl Hubbell. A left-handed pitcher with the Giants. He was a screwball pitcher. His arm was deformed. …

By Scoop Malinowski Status: American singer and actress best known for playing “Liz Chandler” on Days of Our Lives soap opera for six years (1980–86). She and Carl Anderson performed the duet “Friends and Lovers,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986. DOB: December 10, …