“MR. LAS VEGAS” ∗ Born April 3, 1942 in Roanoke, Virginia; started performing at age 6 with older brother Jerry ∗ Moved with family to Phoenix in 1952 to cope with his severe bronchial asthma ∗ Lived on East Brill… Continue reading
UNITED FARM WORKERS LEADER ∗ Born March 31, 1927 near Yuma ∗ Moved to California at age 12 after family was swindled out of their Arizona ranch and store during the Great Depression; family worked as migrant workers in fields… Continue reading
APOLLO 8 COMMANDER ∗ Born March 14, 1928 in Gary, Indiana ∗ Moved to Tucson at age 5 to help his chronic respiratory problems; attended Sam Hughes Elementary School; began flying lessons at age 15 at Gilpin Airport ∗… Continue reading
NAMESAKE OF POLICE WARNING TO ARRESTED SUSPECTS ∗ Born March 9, 1941, in Mesa ∗ Was in trouble most of his life: first arrest in eighth grade; served two stints in reform school (Arizona State Industrial School for Boys); jailed… Continue reading
“KJ” ∗ Born March 1, 1966 in Sacramento, California ∗ Graduated from Sacramento High School, where he played basketball (as well as baseball); during senior year, his 32.5 points per game scoring average was highest in the state; named Northern… Continue reading
HUMORIST AND FAMOUS HOUSEWIFE ∗ Born February 21, 1927 in Dayton, Ohio; started on her career path writing a humor column for her junior high school newspaper ∗ Began working at the Dayton Herald newspaper, first as a copygirl while… Continue reading
LEGENDARY BASEBALL ANNOUNCER AND FAMILIAR FACE ON TV ∗ Born February 12, 1926 in St. Louis; grew up across the street from lifelong friend and baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra; quipped, “Not only was I not the best catcher… Continue reading
CONTROVERSIAL CONSERVATIVE COMMENTATOR ∗ Born February 10, 1964 in Everett, Washington; raised in locations around the state ∗ Landed first radio job at age 13 – by winning a local contest; worked part-time at three stations before graduating from Sehome… Continue reading
THREE-TIME ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE ∗ Born February 8, 1941 in Omaha Nebraska ∗ Attended Arizona State University on a football scholarship but was expelled due to poor grades; also attended Phoenix College as well as Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher… Continue reading
PIONEERING “SHOCK” ROCKER ∗ Born Vincent Damon Furnier on February 4, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of a fundamentalist Christian minister OTHER BAND MEMBERS: Glen Buxton (lead guitar), born November 10, 1947 in Akron, Ohio; graduated from Cortez High… Continue reading
