Lombardi, Vic b. September 20, 1922 d. December 17, 1997 Major League Baseball Player. The diminutive left-hander pitched six years in the big leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1945-47) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-50). With many big-league stars in the military, his 5-foot-7, 158-pound frame was overlooked. The Dodgers liked his competitiveness. He was 10-11 in 1945 with a 3.31 earned run average and 203 innings pitched. He improved to 13-10 the following season with a 2.89 ERA in 193 innings. In 1947, he was 12-11 with a 2.99 ERA and made two...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons) Tulare Cemetery, Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA
Mathias, Bob b. November 17, 1930 d. September 2, 2006 Olympic Athlete. He was born in Tulare, California. He won the gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1948 at age 17, did it again four years later and went on to serve four terms in Congress. His life became the basis of a 1954 movie, "The Bob Mathias Story," with Mr. Mathias himself in the leading role. In 1983 he was enshrined in the United States Olympic Hall of Fame. He died in Fresno, California. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Tulare Cemetery, Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA
Turnupseed, Donald Gene b. April 18, 1932 d. July 13, 1995 American Folk Figure. He was the driver of the 1950 Ford Tudor that collided with a 1956 Porsche Spyder driven by the famed actor James Dean on October 30, 1955. Turnupseed was a 23 year old college student at Cal Poly State University when driving eastbound on Route 466 (later renamed Route 46) when attempting to make a left turn onto Route 41, when he collided with Dean's Porsche traveling in the opposite direction, killing him instantly. There was never an official finding of fault in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve-Oh) Tulare Cemetery, Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA Plot: Section Southeast 2, Grave 582
b. June 1, 1895 d. January 17, 1973