Blow Out the Candles April 16

Pirates great "Big Poison", Paul Waner was born in Harrah, OK on this date in 1903.

Little Poison and Big Poison, Lloyd and Paul

All-time college and pro legend  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is celebrating his 64th birthday today.

1972-73 Topps #100

1971-72 Topps #100

 Kareem won three straight NCAA championships at UCLA (1967-68-69)

Kareem, teamed with Oscar Robinson, won his first NBA Championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971.

Kareem added five more championships with the Lakers.

Composer, conductor and arranger, Henry Mancini was born in Cleveland, OH on this date in 1924.

If you're not sure you know who Henry Mancini is you probably know this movie theme: