by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 25, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Jack Lovelock was a poor kid in New Zealand who was so smart and athletic that he won an academic scholarship to high school, was valedictorian of his class, the school boxing champion, the best swimmer and rugby player in his region and a champion debater. He...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 22, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
This week, 83 years after Otto Warburg published his landmark paper on cancer, the New York Times has a major article on the revival of his idea that cancer cells can be starved to death (NYT, May 12, 2016). Otto Warburg (1883 – 1970) was arguably the most brilliant...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 15, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Tommy Kono was probably the greatest Olympic weightlifter of all time. Between 1952 to 1960, he won two Olympic gold medals and one silver Olympic medal. His Olympic medals were in three different weight classes: gold in lightweight, gold in light...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 8, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Chyna Laurer was a wrestler, bodybuilder and actress who wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as the "Ninth Wonder of the World" (André the Giant was billed as the eighth.) She often wrestled with men and beat them. In 1999...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 1, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Two years ago, Ida Keeling (born May 5, 1915) set the world record for a 99 year old woman in the 100-meter dash at 59.80 seconds. At age 95 she set the world record for running 60 meters at 29.86 seconds. Her brain matches her athletic prowess. She can recall names...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 24, 2016 | Deaths of Famous People
Bess Myerson won the 1945 Miss America contest because she was the most beautiful, most talented and at 5'10", the tallest entrant. She won the talent competition by playing Grieg on the piano and Gershwin on the flute. She went on to become an...
