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unusual facts about The All American



Jesse Hibbs

He got his first opportunity to direct in 1953, on the Tony Curtis football drama The All American.


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All American Stakes

The All American is the first Grade III event on its new Tapeta Footings main track which was unveiled on November 7, 2007.

Annastasia Batikis

Born in Racine, Wisconsin to Greek-American parents, Batikis was one of three descendants of Greek migrants to play in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, being the others Kay Lionikas and Vickie Panos.

Chuck Bernard

Bernard is also remembered as the All-American center for whom U.S. President Gerald Ford served as a backup in the 1932 and 1933 seasons.

Dolores Moore

Later during her youth she was playing at Hubble Park, where future Hall of Fame Rogers Hornsby told her she should play in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, but she was too young for league, though.

Fredda Acker

Notably, newspaper stories from Havana indicate that the All-American girls drew larger crowds for their exhibition games at Estadio Latinoamericano than did the Dodgers.

Jean-Herbert Austin

Austin attended college at New York University, where he was twice named to the All-American men's soccer team and three times named to the New York State All-Star Team.

Jerre

Jerre Denoble (1923–2011), American outfielder who played for the All-American Girls

John F. Laboon

In 1942, he was a member of the All-East Football Team, and in 1943, "jumped ship" to lacrosse, where he was selected for the Intercollegiate National Championship Navy Lacrosse Team, defenseman on the All-American Lacrosse Squad, and participated in the North-South All-Star game.

Kay Lionikas

A Native of New Brunswick, New Jersey to Greek-American parents, Lionikas was one of three descendants of Greek migrants to play in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, being the others Annastasia Batikis and Vickie Panos.

Luke Harangody

Harangody was named All-Big East for the third year in a row and the All-American team for the third year in a row, making him the first Notre Dame player to be named an All-American 3 years in a row in basketball since Kevin O'Shea.

Marilyn Jones

:For the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player, see Marilyn C. Jones.

Mary Graham

Mary Lou Graham (born 1936), former batgirl and relief pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Mary Holda

A native of Mansfield, Ohio, Mary Holda was one of the original South Bend Blue Sox founding members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in its 1943 inaugural season.

Myron Scott

Myron E. Scott (September 16, 1907-October 4, 1998) was the creator of the All-American Soap Box Derby.

Patricia Brown

Interestingly, she wrote A League Of My Own: Memoir of a Pitcher for the All-American Girls, which was published by McFarland & Company, in 2003.

Reverend Billy C. Wirtz

Found on that album is perhaps his most famous parody of the all-American icon, Waffle House.

Skupień

Mitch Skupien - manager and executive in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

The All American Trumpeters

The All American Trumpeters, now known as The Trumpeteers, started life as a small marching band in Sunflex, Alabama, USA.

Tyson Ritter

After Jesse Tabish quit the band, and with the additions of Mike Kennerty and Chris Gaylor, The All-American Rejects were picked up by Doghouse Records, and later DreamWorks Records, finally with the current major label of Interscope Records.

Vickie Panos

A native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada to Greek-Canadian parents, Panos is one of three descendants of Greek migrants to play in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, being the others Annastasia Batikis and Kay Lionikas.

When the World Comes Down

"The Real World" was featured in the game Madden NFL 09 as the demo version, being the second The All-American Rejects song to be featured in a Madden NFL game ("Night Drive" was featured in Madden NFL 06)

From the profits of When the World Comes Down, The All-American Rejects donated 10% of total earnings to Feed the Children.