Top 10 Birthdays

Honorable Mention: February 3, 1969: Beau Biden.  Given that he was a war hero and the Attorney General of the State of Delaware, I thought that, one day, I might vote for Joseph Robinette Biden III for President. But it was not to be. 10. February 3, 1950: Morgan Fairchild.  One of the top actors in nighttime soap operas. Morgan Fairchild. Yeah, that's it. That's the ticket. Honorable Mention: February 3, 1918: Joey Bishop.  The comedian might have been the "Ringo" of the Rat Pack. But he was funny. He was also the only one of them I ever saw in person -- unless you count Shirley MacLaine or Angie Dickinson, and I should get to meet one of them. Honorable Mention: February 3, 1925: Shelley Berman.  He was at least as funny as Joey Bishop. Honorable Mention: February 3, 1925: John Fiedler.  You might not know his name, but you face, and you certainly know his high, squeaky voice -- from the movie  Twelve Angry Men , and from "Wolf in the Fold," the Jack the...

Honorable Mention: January 18, 1882: A.A. Milne.  Alan Alexander wrote the  Winnie-the-Pooh  stories. Christopher Robin was named after his own son, and most of the characters after stuffed animals that Christopher had. 10. January 18, 1938: Curt Flood.  He was about 2/3rds of the way through a career as one of the best center fielders in baseball history when he got traded against his will. Although he lost his court fight against the reserve clause, it paved the way for free agency in North American sports. 9. January 18, 1915: Syl Apps.  He only played 10 seasons in the NHL, missing 3 due to World War II and retiring when he was only 33, and apparently not due to injury, either. But Charles Joseph Sylvanus Apps was exactly what team boss Conn Smythe imagined when he thought of the perfect Toronto Maple Leaf: Smart, patriotic, clean-living, and a true leader on and off the ice. Apps captained the Leafs to the Stanley Cup in 1942, 1947 and 1948. The Leafs retir...