Top 10 February 10 Birthdays
10. February 10, 1868: William Allen White. He turned a little newspaper in Kansas, The Emporia Gazette , into a national forum for progressive views at the turn of the 20th Century. He was a big supporter of Theodore Roosevelt, deeply criticized the isolationism of later Republican Presidents, and was considered the main reason for the failure of the Ku Klux Klan to gain a stronghold in his home State. 9. February 10, 1895: Walter A. Brown. From 1937 until his death in 1964, he owned and operated the Boston Garden. From 1940 to 1964, he owned and operated the Ice Capades. From 1946 to 1964, he owned and operated the Boston Celtics. From 1951 to 1964, he owned and operated the Boston Bruins. He is the only man in both the Basketball and Hockey Halls of Fame. Although he was not an athlete, the Celtics retired their uniform Number 1 in his memory. Somewhat Honorable Mention: February 10, 1893: Bill Tilden. Voted the greatest male tennis player of the 1st half of t...