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Dizzy Dean was the Baseball Player.

Whizzer White was the Federal Judge.

Dizzy Dean

“The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals are arguably the fiercest rivals in the history of baseball, if not the history of sport.” Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean could recall being on both sides of the competition. And some say, “He was one of the most colorful athletes in the history of organized sports.” As the Cardinals’ pitching anchor, his career with St. Louis was brief, but outstanding. Dean laid claim to four straight strikeout titles, led the National League in complete games for four consecutive seasons, and won two games in the 1934 World Series. Dean’s younger brother, Paul “Daffy” Dean, won the other two games of that Series. When Dean joined the Cubs, however, he was not the same player due to an injury suffered in the 1937 All-Star game. It was a series of unfortunate events: First, a line drive off a bat had broken his toe. Then, when Dean changed his pitching motion to compensate for the toe, he injured his throwing arm. Nonetheless, the Hall of Fame inducted the four-time 20-game winner in 1953. After baseball, Dean enjoyed success in broadcasting. Although he sometimes disregarded the rules of grammar (e.g., “He slud into third”) his knowledgeable commentary overshadowed this.

Whizzer White

Former United States Supreme Court Justice Byron White did not actually like his college nickname of “Whizzer,” which a sportswriter had given him. During his time at the University of Colorado (which he attended on a scholarship), he was student body president and a star athlete in football, basketball, and baseball. After graduation, he became a star in the NFL, leading the league in rushing as a rookie with 567 yards in 11 games. White then went to Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship, but returned to the United States when World War II broke out. Afterwards, he juggled professional football and his study of law at Yale. He interrupted his studies to serve in the navy, and returned to graduate from Yale Law School magna cum laude. After helping President Kennedy win the presidency, White became deputy attorney general and played a large role in the desegregation of schools and integration of public accommodations. Kennedy later appointed a 44-year-old White to the high court. Yale University Law Professor Kate Stith said that White “should be remembered as a person who put the institution of the court and the welfare of the country ahead of his own ambition and reputation. He was personally very modest. He played an important role in many areas of the law but he was not looking for personal fame."

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Dizzy Dean

“The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals are arguably the fiercest rivals in the history of baseball, if not the history of sport.” Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean could recall being on both sides of the competition. And some say, “He was one of the most colorful athletes in the history of organized sports.” As the Cardinals’ pitching anchor, his career with St. Louis was brief, but outstanding. Dean laid claim to four straight strikeout titles, led the National League in complete games for four consecutive seasons, and won two games in the 1934 World Series. Dean’s younger brother, Paul “Daffy” Dean, won the other two games of that Series. When Dean joined the Cubs, however, he was not the same player due to an injury suffered in the 1937 All-Star game. It was a series of unfortunate events: First, a line drive off a bat had broken his toe. Then, when Dean changed his pitching motion to compensate for the toe, he injured his throwing arm. Nonetheless, the Hall of Fame inducted the four-time 20-game winner in 1953. After baseball, Dean enjoyed success in broadcasting. Although he sometimes disregarded the rules of grammar (e.g., “He slud into third”) his knowledgeable commentary overshadowed this.

Whizzer White

Former United States Supreme Court Justice Byron White did not actually like his college nickname of “Whizzer,” which a sportswriter had given him. During his time at the University of Colorado (which he attended on a scholarship), he was student body president and a star athlete in football, basketball, and baseball. After graduation, he became a star in the NFL, leading the league in rushing as a rookie with 567 yards in 11 games. White then went to Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship, but returned to the United States when World War II broke out. Afterwards, he juggled professional football and his study of law at Yale. He interrupted his studies to serve in the navy, and returned to graduate from Yale Law School magna cum laude. After helping President Kennedy win the presidency, White became deputy attorney general and played a large role in the desegregation of schools and integration of public accommodations. Kennedy later appointed a 44-year-old White to the high court. Yale University Law Professor Kate Stith said that White “should be remembered as a person who put the institution of the court and the welfare of the country ahead of his own ambition and reputation. He was personally very modest. He played an important role in many areas of the law but he was not looking for personal fame."

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