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Top 10 March 25 Birthdays

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10. March 25, 1867: Gutzon Borglum.  He designed Mount Rushmore, and also the massive Wars of America sculpture in Military Park in Newark, New Jersey. Unfortunately, he was a terrible racist. 9. March 25, 1966: Tom Glavine.   A 10-time All-Star, he won the National League Cy Young Award in 1991 and 1998. He won 305 games, and pitched 8 innings of 1-hit ball for the Atlanta Braves in the clinching Game 6 of the 1995 World Series. Just don't mention his name to New York Mets fans. Honorable Mention: March 25, 1965: Avery Johnson.  The point guard helped the San Antonio Spurs win the 1999 NBA Championship. In 2006, he led the Dallas Mavericks into their 1st NBA Finals, and was named Coach of the Year. Honorable Mention: March 25, 1971: Cammi Granato.  The most-honored member of the U.S. national women's hockey team, she led them to the Gold Medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. In 2007, she was given the Lester Patrick Award for contributions for hockey i...