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Top 10 February 28 Birthdays

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Dishonorable Mention: February 28, 1906: Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel.  The former Murder, Incorporated hitman "invented" Las Vegas, but the profits didn't come in fast enough, and he paid the price. 10. February 28, 1955: Adrian Dantley.  The forward was an All-American at Notre Dame, playing on the 1974 team that ended UCLA's college basketball record 88-game winning streak. He was a 6-time NBA All-Star, winning a Championship with the 1989 Detroit Pistons. He is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.   9. Honorable Mention: February 28, 1929: Hayden Fry.  He coached Southern Methodist University to a Conference Championship, and the University of Iowa to 3 of them. Barry Kemp, creator of the TV sitcom  Coach , was an Iowa graduate, and named the lead character, Hayden Fox, after Fry -- though they were very different men. 8. February 28, 1942: Brian Jones.  While he messed things up for himself, he was the most talented musician in The Rolling Stones. Honorable Ment...