Titanic Thompson
Alvin Clarence “Titanic” Thompson (November 30, 1893 – May 19, 1974) was an American professional gambler, hustler, golfer, card player and legendary proposition bettor who became one of the most famous gamblers of the 20th century. Although born in Missouri and raised largely in Arkansas, Thompson developed an important connection to Evansville, Indiana, during the […]
Timmy Thomas
Timothy Earle “Timmy” Thomas (November 13, 1944 – March 11, 2022) was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, keyboardist, musician, and record producer from Evansville, Indiana. He is best remembered for his 1972 international hit “Why Can’t We Live Together,” a minimalist anti-war song that reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and […]
Scott Studwell
Scott Studwell John Scott Studwell (born August 27, 1954) is a former American professional football player and longtime NFL executive from Evansville, Indiana. A star at Harrison High School, Studwell became an All-American linebacker at the University of Illinois before spending his entire 14-year NFL playing career with the Minnesota Vikings. One of the greatest […]
Jami Stallings
Jami Anne Stallings Miller (born 12 May 1986) is a beauty queen from Evansville, Indiana who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed for in the Miss USA pageant in 2007. Stallings won her first major pageant in 2002 when she was crowned Miss Indiana Teen USA 2003. She had placed in […]
Jerry Sloan
Gerald Eugene “Jerry” Sloan (March 28, 1942 – May 22, 2020) was an American basketball player and coach who became one of the most respected figures in NBA history. Before becoming the legendary head coach of the Utah Jazz and the player known as “The Original Bull” in Chicago, Sloan starred for Evansville College, now […]
Charlie Siesky
Charlie Siesky Charles “Charlie” Siesky is a former track and cross-country coach and athlete from Evansville, Indiana who spent nearly four decades teaching and coaching at Harrison High School. He became one of the most successful track coaches in Evansville history. Bosse High School and Indiana University Siesky attended Bosse High School in Evansville, where […]
Pat Schulz
Patrick “Pat” Schulz (born November 30, 1970) is a former professional baseball player from Evansville, Indiana who became one of the most accomplished players in the history of the University of Evansville baseball program. Reitz Memorial High School Schulz grew up in Evansville and attended Reitz Memorial High School, where he played baseball before continuing […]
Jeff Schulz
Jeff Schulz Jeffrey Alan “Jeff” Schulz (born June 2, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder from Evansville, Indiana. Schulz played professionally for the Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates and later returned to Evansville, where he coached high school baseball. Reitz Memorial High School Schulz was born and raised in Evansville and attended […]
Mike Blake
Mike Blake Mike Blake is an American television broadcaster who has been one of the most recognizable figures in Evansville, Indiana media for more than five decades. Best known for his longtime career with WFIE-TV (14 News), Blake has worked as a weathercaster, sportscaster, sports director, news anchor and host of Midday with Mike. Blake’s […]
Winifred Sackville Stoner
Winifred Sackville Stoner (ca 1870-1931) was an educator, the founder of three schools of “Natural Education”. She was the mother of Winifred Sackville Stoner, Jr. (1902-1983), a child prodigy. Biography Although the year of her birth has not been confirmed, what is known is that Winifred Sackville was married, in Buffalo, New York, on February 3, […]