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CHRONICLE Vol. XLIII Issue 15 December 13, 2016

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All-American John Glenn: Astronaut, fighter, pilot, senator John Glenn was the ultimate all-American hero.

He was the first American to orbit the Earth, a war hero fighter pilot, a record-setting test pilot, a longtime senator, a presidential candidate and a man who defied age and gravity to go back into space at 77.

But those were just his accomplishments.

What made John Glenn was more his persona: He was a combat veteran with boy next door looks, a strong marriage and nerves of steel. Schools were named after him. Children were named after him. His life story of striving hard, succeeding, suffering setbacks and high-flying redemption was as American as it gets. Add to that unflagging devotion to a wife he has known since childhood and unerring service to his country.

His life lived up to the famous send-off that fellow astronaut Scott Carpenter gave to him that February 1962 day, just before he became the first American to circle Earth in space: “Godspeed, John Glenn.”

John Herschel Glenn Jr. died at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, where he was hospitalized for more than a week, said Hank Wilson, communications director for the John Glenn School of Public Affairs. He was 95.

“We are more fulfilled when we are involved in something bigger than ourselves,” Glenn said at his keynote address at Ohio State University’s commencement in 2009.

Glenn was echoing something he said 50 years earlier, in the NASA press conference introducing him and the other Mercury 7 astronauts to the public after their selection: “We are placed here with certain talents and capabilities. It is up to each of us to use those talents and capabilities as best you can,” Glenn said on April 9, 1959. “If you do that, I think there is a power greater than any of us that will place the opportunities in our way, and if we use our talents properly, we will be living the kind of life we should live.”

John Glenn lived that kind of life.

For a generation weaned on the space race, few were bigger than John Glenn. Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, but he was not the celebrity that John Glenn was. The green-eyed, telegenic Glenn even won $25,000 on the game show “Name That Tune” with a 10-year-old partner, and flew in combat with baseball superstar Ted Williams — all before he was chosen to be an astronaut.

Even though he wasn’t the first American to launch into space — Alan Shepard was — Glenn’s distinction as the first American in orbit seemed to rocket him past the other original Mercury 7 astronauts, what he called “a group dedicated to trying things never tried before.”

And that’s what John Glenn did on Feb. 20, 1962, thundering off a Cape Canaveral launch pad in an Atlas rocket that had never carried humans before to a place America had never been. His cramped capsule’s name — Friendship 7 — fit his personality.

With the all-business phrase, “Roger, the clock is operating, we’re underway,” Glenn

started his 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds in space. Years later, he explained that he said that because he didn’t feel like he had lifted off and the clock was the only way he knew he had launched.

During the flight, Glenn uttered a phrase that he would repeat frequently throughout life: “Zero G and I feel fine.”

“It still seems so vivid to me,” Glenn said in a 2012 interview with The Associated Press on the 50th anniversary of that flight. “I still can sort of pseudo feel some of those same sensations I had back in those days during launch and all.”

Glenn said that he often got asked if he was afraid. His answer: “If you are talking about fear that overcomes what you are supposed Image Associated Press to do, no. You’ve trained very hard for those Sen. John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth and later wasthe oldest man in space. flights.”

The end of the flight was a nail-biter. Mis- them,” Glenn said, explaining that he often picked astronauts went to Cape Canaveral to sion control had indications that the heat landed with holes in the side of his plane be- watch their first unmanned rocket test. shield didn’t seem to be holding. They worried cause he didn’t like shooting from high alti“We’re watching this thing go up and up that Glenn would burn up re-entering Earth tudes. and up ... and all at once it blew up right over atmosphere. Instead, he returned to Earth a But the challenges of combat seemed to us and that was our introduction to the Atlas living national legend.At that time John Glenn pale compared to the challenges of doctors (the rocket he flew on),” Glenn said in 2011. was only 40. and engineers who worried about what would “We looked at each other and wanted to have Risking his life was nothing new for happen to men in space. Glenn’s life changed a meeting with the engineers in the morning.”

John Glenn. He was a fighter pilot in World on April 6, 1959, when he was selected as one So why risk his life?

War II and Korea who flew low, got his plane of the Mercury 7 astronauts and started atWriting for Life magazine in 1959, Glenn riddled with bullets during 149 combat mis- tracting more than his share of the spotlight. explained: “Space travel is at the frontier of sions for the Naval Air Corps and Marines.

In later years, he would regale crowds with my profession. It is going to be accomplished During World War II, he flew 59 hazard- stories of NASA’s testing of would-be as- and I want to be in on it. There is also an eleous missions, often as a volunteer or as the tronauts, from psychological tests (come up ment of simple duty involved. I am convinced requested backup of assigned pilots. A war with 20 answers to the open-ended question that I have something to give this project.” later, in Korea, his 90 combat flights earned “I am”) to surviving spinning that pushed Glenn said his Friendship 7 flight in 1962 him the nickname “MiG-Mad Marine” (or 16 times normal gravity against his body and came at the right time because the Soviet “Old Magnet A--,” which he paraphrased as popped blood vessels all over.

Union was far ahead in space and America “Old Magnet Tail”.)

But it was nearly as bad as when the newly needed to show it could catch up.

“I was the one who went in low and got —Associated Press

The rise of online radicalization? (Pt.2) FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ Staff Writer

This is the second installment in a two-part series.

In the first part of the series, I discussed with several professors the term “online radicalization” used in reference to the Ohio State terrorist attack by Rep. Adam Schiff, head of the House of Intelligence Committee. He said that Abdul Razak Ali Artan, the attacker, was radicalized online by watching a series of videos. Since, as Schiff said, there was no clear indication Artan was connected to or in communication with any terrorist group, it is important to understand what the term “online radicalization” actually means.

This week I interviewed more professors from different disciplines to try to grasp and understand the concept.

John Trickle, a history professor in the fine and performing arts, said that online radicalization is basically “a misinterpretation of the ideology in which they’re espousing.” He said the problem with being online is that it is unfiltered and has no external verification.

“Just because you believe something doesn’t make it true,” Trickle said. There are also

ways the content can be manipulated to include biased information.

Trickle also said that the idea of radicalization is not new. He gives an example of Jan Hus, a 15th-century reformer, who was burned at the stake for thinking that everyone should have a Bible translated into English.

Trickle said Islamic radicalizations are not new and can see that in the 7th century when the Islamic Moors invaded Spain.

World religions professor Jon Ewing said radicalization is a cry for significance. “It’s a way to make you significant in a very dramatic way,” he said. “They hook up with a cause, or with at least something they think is a significant cause and they do things like shooting or bombings.”

He also said these cases are all unique. Ewing said, “Online, even things that are not necessarily the case or aren’t true; they become true simply because they get picked up and are circulated enough.” He said, “If something has currency and gets repeated repeatedly throughout social media sites, then people will simply point to that and say, ‘Well, I read this site and that’s the case.’ It’s a difficult phenomenon and hard to really identify it.”

Dr. Jennifer Jones, psychology professor at

Richland, said what we consume, mediawise or elsewhere, obviously affects our perception and what we think of the world. In the social learning theory of Banduras research, it says we learn behavior from other, model them and come up with more complex forms of the behavior.

In relation to the Bobo Doll Experiment where children watch violent acts committed to the doll, the children express the same type of violence and sometimes create new ways to hurt the doll.

“So we pick up a lot from what we see,” Jones said. Although Jones said that in this case Artan watched a lot of videos and then suddenly attacked students, it may not have been the “culprit for his behavior.” Jones said by watching the videos it might have pumped him up or got him more on the bandwagon.

Jones said most likely something was off or wrong with him. “He might have been more susceptible to those ideas,” she said. “You’re not going to get an average Joe Person and view those things to that extreme. It could be mental health issues and that it was not just the video. Something else was going on, but with this situation we clearly do not know.”

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LEISURE 3

‘Ho, ho, ho, who wouldn’t go?’ Holidays for less CHASSEDY JOHNSON Staff Writer

The holidays mean Santa baby; tree trimming, family, food and fun!

The spirit in the city is different this time of year. If your holiday spirit has been awakened, you are already in the swing of things. If you are having trouble getting started though, you may need a little help. Try doing holidays on the fly (and mostly free).

In the heart of downtown Dallas, the Downtown Wanderland beckons you to eat, drink, shop and be jolly for the holidays.

Hosted by Downtown Dallas Inc., this holiday sidewalk fair has lots of free things to offer through Dec. 17.

Main Street is alive with pop-up markets Thursday to Saturday with live music and visits with Santa Claus. There will be a live screening of the film “The Polar Express”on Friday night and whimsical window displays at Neiman Marcus will entertain those waiting

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The country’s tallest indoor Christmas tree is on the display at the Galleria mall.

in line for a photo op with Santa (call ahead for times). events.downtowndallas.com/downtownwanderland For those wandering through Richardson, the lawn next door to City Hall is decorated like Santa’s village for the season. Each year, the city brightens up the area with lighting exhibits and gingerbread-style houses full of fun for the tiny ones. There are rides available on the miniature train, photo ops with Santa and live entertainment to get visitors into the spirit. It’s free, Thursday- Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. through Dec.18. www.cor.net/index. aspx?page=1303 You can also visit the gardens of Christmas at the Dallas Arboretum during the “12 Days of Christmas”exhibit. A creative team from the Dallas Opera worked together to create a lighted interpretation of “A Christmas Carol.”

Beneath the 12 gazebos are elaborate scenes and captivating characters featured in the timeless Dickens classic.

Also at the Arboretum, the historic DeGolyer House boasts halls with hundreds of

Santa figurines. For those too grown up for Santa, you can enjoy elegant evening dinners, music and a holiday market for your gifting pleasure. Holiday-themed teas are also on the menu. www.dallasarboretum.org/ For those with more whimsical tastes, the Labyrinth Walk Coffeehouse in Oak Cliff is hosting the Winter Solstice Celebration on Dec. 17.

You can align with the cosmos beginning at 6 p.m. for an indoor ceremony to celebrate the seasonal return of the light. Music, dancing, drumming and storytelling are among the attractions. The event is free, but donations are appreciated. www.labyrinthwalkcoffeehouse.com/ wsc2016.html Other freebies around town include the Trains at NorthPark from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Jan. 8. Ride the trolley to Oak Cliff for a nominal charge and explore the Bishop Arts District for free, or take the DART DLink for a cost-efficient ride around town.

You can enjoy the holidays without spending a lot of money!

Winter holidays around the globe HARRIS SADIQ

Dallas Heritage Village is living history GARY BOWERS Staff Writer

He teaches history with a hammer.

Blacksmith Fred Christen is a big hit at Dallas Heritage Village, an immersive living history museum on the site of Old City Park, Dallas’ first park built in 1876.

Christen, 86, fires up the forge each morning the same way he’s been doing it for 30 years. He is just one of the people at Dallas Heritage Village who can tell you what life was like over 100 years ago. You may also see an Old West Gunfight on Main Street performed by the Trinity River Desperadoes or an oldtime music jam session with banjos, fiddles and guitars.

The 13-acre village is a collection of more than 22 historic buildings and furnishings representing the period from 1840 to 1910, including a bank, store, saloon, schoolhouse, church, a farm with animals and a blacksmith shed. The Dallas Heritage Village mission is to collect, preserve and teach the history of Dallas and North Texas.

Christen makes and sells decorative items and also teaches blacksmithing as a two-day Frontier or one-day Pioneer class. Brock Mason, accompanied by his father, signed up for the Pioneer class and worked all day Saturday learning to heat iron and hammer it into the shape Christen had demonstrated. Mason, a high school student is a self-taught blacksmith using the barbecue pit in the back yard as a forge.

“I’ve been wanting to get professional opinion and learn how to do it the correct way,” said Mason.

Blacksmithing back in the 1800s required pumping the bellows all day while pounding red hot iron, so learning the trade at Dallas Heritage Village you can “expect a long heavy day,” because it is rather exhausting work.

“Doing activities your shoulders do not normally do, so you have to expect it to be really hard,” said Christen.

After trying to keep up with Christen for a day how did Mason feel about blacksmithing?

“Hopefully I’ll do it as a side job, something I can make money off of, but also love what I do.”

If you have too many irons in the fire this holiday season, you might want to take some time off to visit Christen and the other folks at Dallas Heritage Village. You just may learn some history while having enjoyed a stroll back in time. Popular annual events include the Old Fashioned Fourth, Front Porch Blue Grass Showdown, Dallas Jazz Age Sunday Social, History with a Twist and Candlelight, a signature December event. In addition to events they offer educational programs for preschoolers and teens as well as lectures and workshops.

Dallas Heritage Village is open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. It’s closed to the public on Mondays and during the months of January and August. For more information go to www.dallasheritagevillage.org

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of seasons and the return of longer days.

Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, an eight-day celebration for members of the JewStaff Writer ish faith, starts on the evening of Dec. 24. A Winter break is indeed the season to be jolly, relatively minor holiday on the Jewish calenfor many reasons. The month of December dar, Hanukkah celebrates the success of the is filled with several holidays across different Israelites in rebelling against the Greek Seleutimes and cultures. cid Empire (the Maccabees) in 162 B.C. The Islamic celebration Mawlid al-Nabi The Holy Temple, according to tradition, (Birth of the Prohet) is the first holiday of the was built by King Solomon in Jerusalem and month and takes restored from place the evening Hellenistic of Dec. 11 to the shrines after a evening of Dec. rebellion. Jews 12. Born an orlight candle each phan, Muhammad night on a mewas known to be norah (a special a respectable caracandelabra), van trader who was sing, play games chosen by God as and eat latkes the final proph(potato panet sent to bring cakes). monotheism to Finally, the humanity. Muhamholiday of mad’s birthday is Christmas takes celebrated in Musplace on Dec. lim communities 25. It is the around the world, most-anticipated but on different holiday on the days depending on calendar. Christthe lunar calendar. mas commemoFestivities include rates the birth street festivals and of Jesus Christ, religious concerts. the Son of God, The winter solthe awaited Image courtesy Bridwell Library, SMU stice on Dec. 21 is Messiah who Jesus and John the Baptist with scripture written in not so much a holi- Arabic and Latin. later died for day as a phenomthe sins of huenon marking the shortest day and longest manity. Christmas traditions include attending night of the year. This is due to the position- religious services, gift giving with friends and ing of the earth’s axis as the northern hemi- family and decorating evergreen trees with sphere begins its move towards the sun until lights and ornaments.

June. Celebrated by ancient groups around the A week after, the year of 2016 will come to world, the solstice acknowledges the change an end at midnight and a new year will begin.

4 YEAR REVIEW

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Bill Gates named world’s richest man by Forbes magazine ($75 billion)

Last performance of “American Idol” San Francisco first US city to mandate parental leave

CBS newsman and “60 Minutes” Correspondeut morley Safer dies

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies New Hampshire first presidential primary

Best of films 2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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Musicians we lost in 2016 David Bowie, Jan. 10, 2016

Glenn Frey, Jan. 17, 2016 Vanity, Feb. 16, 2016

Water crisis in Flint, Michigan

Merle Haggard, April 9, 2016 Prince, April 21, 2016 Sharon Jones, Nov. 18, 2016

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Academy Award boycott for failure to nominate African American actors

Captain America: Civil War Eye in the Sky

The Nice Guys

IN RE Video games of 2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4) May 10 Overwatch (PS4, Xone, PC) May 23 Dark Souls III (PS4, Xone, PC) April 11 The Last Guardian (PS4) Dec. 6 Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (PC) Oct. 21 INSIDE (PS4, Xone, PC) Aug. 23

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Cavaliers win NBA Championship

Elie Wiesel wins Nobel Prize as author and Holocaust witness dies Niantic launches Pokemon Go

UK leaves EU in Brexit vote Boxing and civil rights legend Muhammad Ali dies

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Olympics: Women take Gold in Gymnastics Michael Phelps wins most gold medals in history

Mother Teresa Canonized Edward Albee Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright dies

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Election 2016 Highlights

GOP presidential contender Donald Trump wins the Electoral College; Hillary Clinton wins the popular vote Richland Student Media holds Town Hall Meeting Richland Chronicle wins Pacemaker award at ACP conference in Washington, D.C.

Richland classes begins Jan. 17 Spring Break March 13-17 Semester ends May ll

Abraham Igene wins second place for cartoon at ACP national convention

Richland Sport 2016 Highlights Thunderduck Men’s Soccer team wins National Finals Thunderduck Men’s Soccer team wins National Finals Dallas Cowboys 11-1 in the NFC East

Thunderducks Men’s soccer team wins national finals

Presidential vote fully counted for Presidential vote fully counted for

Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies

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Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature

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Canines on campus calm finals frenzy JOYCE JACKSON

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Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) students can now ride DART free with the Student GoPass using DART’s mobile app. The trip is absolutely free. The idea is that with more GoPass app users, there will be a steady decrease in automobile drivers on the road and cleaner air throughout the city.

The Student GoPass provides free transportation on all local DART bus routes, light rail and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE).

To meet the eligibility requirements, students must be enrolled in six or more credit hours for the fall or spring semesters and three or more credit hours in the summer semester.

If they meet those requirements, students can obtain a Student GoPass by filling out a request form. The GoPass app is available as a free download on Android and iOS devices.

The driving force behind the Student GoPass is John Robertson, chief financial officer of DCCCD. “Since the DCCCD Board of Trustees approved the budget to pay for the GoPass, about $1.3 million, we have been working to get it implemented,” Robertson said. He added that it was “one of the Board’s priorities to help remove student barriers to getting an education and eventually a certificate or degree.” Robertson hopes all students who use public transportation will take advantage of the Student GoPass with the reminder that nothing is permanent and that opportunities vary with the budget.

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Great Pyrenees therapy dog Hudson gets his photo taken with Richland’s students.

“It’s kind of a stress relief event for them.

This only happens in May and December, she said. “There are different breeds and sizes.

They send a mixture of large and small dogs.

We’ve had a Great Dane and a Chihuahua come in during the same visit, but they’re all super calm. The dogs go into work mode.”

“The owners train them and get them certified,” Burnham said. They’re certified through organization called Canine Good Citizen Organization.

For more information about Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs, visit www.hotthdogs.org

The GoPass app has been in existence for a while, but the Student GoPass is new. The start date is Jan. 1, 2017. Some current students may wonder why it took so long to implement such a program. Robertson said, “It is better to start a new initiative in the spring semester than the fall because so many students

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Dogs in the library are not a common sight, but with finals week under way and students looking for ways to reduce stress, therapy dogs are part of the answer.

Therapy dogs and their owners visited the Richland library on Dec. 6. The dogs were trained through Dallas-based Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs. The dogs and their owners are certified as therapists.

Jeanetta Burnham, instructional services librarian, said the dogs and their handlers come as a team. “They’ve been trained to understand and know what they’re supposed to do with people who are stressed out,” Burnham said. “The dogs also visit libraries, nursing homes and hospitals. They’re owned by individuals who are volunteers with the organization.”

Burnham said this was the fourth time the dogs have come to the Richland library. “Since it’s now the holiday time, the dogs will come with their holiday colors and be all decked out,” she said.

People who came to the library were able to pet and brush the dogs. Some of the dogs even do tricks to help students take their minds off the stress of studying for finals.

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are new in the fall.

We knew that implementation would take some time also depending on the budget.”

Student who need more information on the Student GoPass visit www.dcccd.edu/OnCampus/ Discounts

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2016 in review: Curses snapped, reputations made Tru Grit

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The Richland wrestling program made a big come back in 2016.

kiel Elliott and veterans Dez Bryant, Cole Beasley and Sean Lee have made the Cowboys the hottest team in the NFL this season. The biggest goal is to get to Super Bowl 51, taking place just four hours south in Houston.

All in all, 2016 in the sports world had its moments of spectacular, sour and sad. Indeed, it was a Sweet ’16.

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Emeritus classes JOYCE JACKSON Copy Editor

The Spring 2017 Emeritus plus 50 kickoff drew quite a crowd Nov. 30 as director Cindy Berry instructed attendees on how to enroll for classes online and introduced some of the upcoming instructors.

“This is not Richland’s program,” Berry said. “This is each of your programs. We definitely need to get our enrollment higher.”

Emeritus classes are geared to those 50 and over. If you are a Dallas County resident and have lived in Texas for one year, then the Dallas County Community College District will allow you to take up to six credit hours per semester tuition free.

“Most of the emeritus office technology and physical education classes are one credit hour,” Berry said. “Those are credit classes that are strictly 100 percent geared to the emeritus population.”

Other three-hour credit classes, such as art or music, anyone of any age can take.

“We hope you will find something that will interest you and that you will join the group,” she said. “The fee for credit classes is $59 per credit hour. If you are a non-Dallas County resident, then for credit classes, you’d have to pay out-of-state tuition.”

Read more about Richand’s Emeritus at: www.RichlandStudentMedia.com

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The year 2016 was historical and heartbreaking. We saw curses being snapped, the return of traditions, records being made, stars in the making, legends retiring and going to heaven.

What an amazing year it was for Richland with the return of the storied wrestling program. Coach Bill Neal and the Thunderducks got their feet wet by winning more than 30 matches. The wrestling team will return in January in their quest to win more events, including the state duals in Spring, Texas and the national tournament in Allen.

All of Richland’s athletic teams finished with winning seasons including the 2016 National Champion men’s soccer team.

As one curse ended in North Dallas, other curses ended in the Midwest. The NBA’s Cavaliers delivered Cleveland its first pro sports world title in 52 years. Baseball’s Chicago Cubs broke the longest sports drought of 108 years by winning the World Series against the Indians. The current longest title drought now belongs to the NFL’s Detroit Lions.

Big name players retired this year including David Ortiz, Marshawn Lynch, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan. An awesome group of athletes were inducted into the hall of fame including Ken Griffey Jr., Kurt Warner, Allen Iverson, Sheryl Swoopes, Mike Piazza, Brett Favre, Tony Dungy, Yao Ming, John Lynch and Shaquille O’Neal.

America lost some of the most powerful athletes of all time, including Arnold Palmer, who revolutionized golf and paved the way for great golfers like Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw and Tiger Woods.

Pat Summitt put Tennessee women’s basketball on the map and brought prominence and credibility to women’s basketball and women’s sports in general. Summitt holds the record as the all-time winningest coach in Division I. Former NFL head coach Buddy Ryan was the mastermind behind the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears’ 46 defense in 1985.

Gordie Howe was in the first paragraph of NHL history as the greatest hockey player of all-time. Howe’s loyalty and longevity of playing more than 30 seasons is by far the longest playing career in sports history that will never be broken. Dwayne “Pearl” Washington was the heart and soul of Syracuse basketball and more importantly the Big East Conference.

Finally, we lost the greatest athlete of alltime: Muhammad Ali. The Louisville, Ky. boxer shaped the sport, advanced civil rights and shaped the world.

Despite awful conditions, U.S. Olympians brought home more gold medals from Rio de Janeiro than any other country. Michael Phelps swam his way to history, adding more medals to a legacy that will never be beaten.

This story wouldn’t be complete without the Dallas Cowboys. Plaged with injuries once again, quarterback Tony Romo passed the torch to rookie Dak Prescott. Since then, Prescott, along with rookie running back Eze-

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