Adcox, Grant b. January 2, 1950 d. November 19, 1989 Auto Race Car Driver. He made his auto racing debut in the Winston Cup Series in 1974, and ran 61 Cup races. His biggest success came in the Automobile Racing Club of America series, where he won eight races, and set a record for most superspeedway wins in a season in 1986, when he won four times. In November 1989 he was running a Winston Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta, Georgia when on Lap 198, he crashed into the Turn 2 wall, and suffered major head and chest injuries, as well as...[Read More] (Bio by: D-Day) Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Beckwith, Byron De La b. November 9, 1920 d. January 21, 2001 White supremacist convicted of the June 12, 1963, murder of NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers in Mississippi. In 1964, Beckwith was tried twice for the murder, but both trials ended with hung juries, both juries being all-white. In 1989, at the insistence of Evers' widow Myrlie Evers Williams, Hinds County, MS, Assistant District Attorney Bobby DeLaughter reopened the Evers murder case, which eventually resulted in the 1994 conviction and life imprisonment of Beckwith. The jury who convicted...[Read More] Cause of death: Heart failure Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Elberfeld, Norman Arthur 'Kid' b. April 13, 1875 d. January 13, 1944 Major League Baseball Player. He spent 14 seasons in the Major Leagues as an infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, New York Highlanders, Washington Senators and Brooklyn Robins. He made his major league debut in 1898 at the age of 23. He appeared in 1,292 games during his big league career. He finished his playing career with 10 home runs, 1,235 hits, 535 runs batted in and a lifetime .271 batting average. (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.) Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
MacGowan, John Encill b. September 30, 1831 d. April 12, 1903 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Beginning his Civil War service as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he was promoted to Captain in the 111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry before being assigned as the Provost Marshal on the staff of Brigadier General Henry M. Judah. He then was promoted to Colonel and commander of the 1st Unuted States Colored Heavy Artillery. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services during...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Oldham, Ray b. February 23, 1951 d. July 23, 2005 Professional Football Player. He was a 10-year NFL cornerback who won a Super Bowl ring with the 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers. He went to Middle Tennessee State from 1969 through 1972 and was a runner-up to Jim Youngblood for Ohio Valley Conference defensive player of the year in 1972. His league record for longest interception return still stands, a 100-yard return against Chattanooga in 1970.He was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1973 in the eighth round, and he played with the Colts through...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody) Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
b. January 2, 1950 d. November 19, 1989
