Antwine, Houston b. April 11, 1939 d. December 26, 2011 Professional Football Player. For twelve seasons (1961 to 1972), he played at the defensive-tackle position in the American and National Football Leagues with the Boston/New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. Raised in Tennessee where he attended Manassas High School, he played collegiate football at Southern Illinois University, while also earning the NAIA Wrestling Champion title. Selected by the Houston Oilers during the 8th round of the 1961 AFL Draft, Antwine appeared in 156 regular...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.) Galilee Memorial Gardens, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Chatman, Peter 'Memphis Slim' b. September 15, 1915 d. February 24, 1988 Blues Pianist. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, as a young man he frequented Beale Street, where he picked up hints from other piano players. He lived in Helena, Arkansas before moving to Chicago in 1939, where in 1940 he cut one of his trademark tunes, "Beer Drinking Woman" for Bluebird using his nickname, "Memphis Slim". Later that year he teamed up with guitarist "Big Bill" Broonzy and the two musicians played and recorded in Chicago until 1944. It was then that Chatman formed his first group, "...[Read More] (Bio by: Kim Inboden) Galilee Memorial Gardens, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Settles, Ron Reginald b. June 12, 1959 d. June 2, 1981 Ron Settles was a Long Beach State College football player who was arrested by the Signal Hill Police Department. The morning after his arrest, he was found severely beaten and hanging in his jail cell. A huge furor erupted afterwards over the suspicious nature of his death. The police said he committed suicide, but this story was very weak. The Los Angeles District Attorney filed charges against them, with the Signal Hill Police officers eventually taking the fifth ammendment so as to not...[Read More] Galilee Memorial Gardens, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
b. April 11, 1939 d. December 26, 2011
