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Name: Cal Ripken, Jr.
Variant Name: Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr.
Birth Date: August 24, 1960
Place of Birth: Havre de Grace, Maryland, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: baseball player, athlete

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Biography of Cal Ripkin, Jr.
3,436 words, approx. 12 pages
In September 1995 Cal Ripken Jr. broke one of baseball's most important records: Lou "The Iron Horse" Gehrig's 2,130 consecutive game playing streak. Though he is best known for "The Streak," the smooth-fielding shortstop and third baseman of the...
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Biography of Cal Ripken, Jr.
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Cal Ripken, Jr. (born 1960) holds many records in professional baseball, but it is his breaking of Lou Gehrig's record of 2,131 consecutive games played that especially endears him to his admirers, who call him the "Iron Man" of baseball. The...


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Ripken, Cal, Jr. (1960—) Summary
842 words, approx. 3 pages
Cal Ripken, Jr., is the person more responsible for the resurgent popularity of baseball in the 1990s than any other individual. His pursuit of Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record became the focus of national attention in 1995. In...
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Cal Ripken, Jr. Information
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Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr. (born August 24 1960 in Havre de Grace, Maryland), commonly known as Cal or Cal Jr., is a Hall of Fame shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles from 1981 to...


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Bonds says McGwire, Rose belong in Hall
1/18/2007: 326 words, approx. 1 pages
Barry Bonds thinks Mark McGwire and Pete Rose belong in the Hall of Fame. The Baseball Writers' Association of America elected Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn to the Hall last week, but denied McGwire.The former slugger ranks seventh on the career list with 583...
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Ripken will be special U.S. sports envoy
8/13/2007: 307 words, approx. 1 pages
Sports, not politics, will be Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr.'s emphasis in his new role as a special envoy for the State Department."This isn't a political statement for me, necessarily," Ripken said Monday after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice formally announced his appointment....
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U.S. goes online to reach Muslim youth
8/16/2007: 384 words, approx. 1 pages
The U.S. State Department chose a novel way to publicize baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr.'s appointment this week as its special sports envoy. It went on YouTube.Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes, who appears in the video, said Thursday it was part of...
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The New York Observer
Cher's 'Believe' and Kenny G?! 'I'm a Bride in the Headlights.'
4/3/2006: 318 words, approx. 1 pages
AIMEE: Brian and I settle in for our final consult with our wedding planner Jennifer Arezzo of A Simple Wish and the barrage of questions begins: menu choices, linens, gift bags, songlist...songlist, stop! Now she's hit a hot-button issue, one we care about deeply. We've...
 


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