Anderson, Paul Edward b. October 17, 1932 d. August 15, 1994 Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting. Widely regarded to be the world's strongest man, he established national, Olympic, and world records in the superheavyweight class of weightlifting in the 1950s and early 1960s. He won the gold medal in the Munich Olympics of 1955 and the Melbourne Olympics of 1956. In addition, he visited the Soviet Union during the cold war and defeated the Soviet lifters, resulting in a standing ovation from some 15,000 Soviet observers, who dubbed him a "wonder of...[Read More] Paul Anderson Youth Home, Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia, USA
Moses, Wallace b. October 8, 1910 d. October 10, 1990 Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball for 17 seasons (1935 to 1951) as an Outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox. Coming up with the A’s in 1935, he would be one of the few stars on the bottom-dwelling Athletics teams of the mid-to-late 1930s. He hit over .300 in each of his first seven season, topping with a .320 average in 1937. In that year he also hit a career-high 25 Home Runs, and was named to the AL All-Star team (he never...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Pinecrest Cemetery & Mausoleum, Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia, USA
b. October 17, 1932 d. August 15, 1994