Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 5/10/2007

5/10/1993:
Julius Erving and Bill Walton head a contingent of eight new members inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Also enshrined are centers Walt Bellamy and Dan Issel, guards Calvin Murphy and Dick McGuire, UCLA All-American Ann Meyers and Latvian seven-footer Ulyona Semyonova. Dr. J earned universal acclaim for his leaping ability and awesome dunk shots, while Walton won two NCAA titles at UCLA and two more in the NBA-one at Portland and one with the Celtics.

(I think that's Ulyana but this is how it's spelled on the thing. I couldn't find anything on Wikipedia for either spelling.)

Birthdays:
Pat Summerall b. 1930
Manuel Santana b. 1938
Jim Calhoun b. 1942
Phil & Steve Mahre b. 1957
Rony Seikaly b. 1965

BIOGRAPHIES

Jackie Onassis was passionate about many things, among them: fashion, literature, and horses. Moon—the publisher of The Middleburg Life, a riding magazine in Virginia—considers Mrs. Onassis the equestrienne. From childhood through the end of her life, horses were a refuge and a source of joy for the former first lady. Moon’s loving tribute to a lesser-known aspect of Mrs. Onassis’s life will enthrall the horsey set.

THE PRIVATE PASSION OF JACKIE KENNEDY ONASSIS: PORTRAIT OF A RIDER, by Vicky Moon (Regan Books, 2005)