1995 Death Ernest LeRoy Boyer, educator, dies at 67 1991 Event Leroy Burrell of USA sets 100m record (9.90) in New York City 1987 Death Mervyn Leroy, actor/screenwriter/director (Quo Vadis), dies at 86 1986 Death Leroy Holmes, orchestra leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72 1985 Death Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery 1983 Death LeRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88 1982 Death [Leroy] Satchel Paige, U.S. baseball pitcher, dies at 75 1981 Event LeRoy Irvin sets yards gained on punt returns record (207 yards) 1980 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1975 Death Leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66 1974 Event "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra hits #83 1974 Birthday Jennifer LeRoy, Craig CO, playmate, Feb, 1993 1971 Death Leroy Robertson, composer, dies at 74 1968 Birthday Glenn Leroy McLeay, Invercargill New Zealand, points race cyclist 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Leroy Butler, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31 1968 Birthday Leroy Hoard, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Leroy Thompson, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday Leroy Russel Burrell, Philadelphia, long jumper 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Leroy Blugh, CFL defensive end for the Edmonton Eskimos 1965 Event Browns' Leroy Kelly sets club record for most punt return yards (109) 1962 Death LeRoy B Shield, U.S. pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 1960 Birthday Leroy Chiao, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, astronaut, STS-65, 72, sk: 92 1957 Event U.S. Surgeon General Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer 1950 Event Leroy Deans awarded 1st Order of Purple Heart in Korea 1948 Event Cleveland Indians sign Leroy "Satchel" Paige at 42 1935 Death Leroy Carr, rocker, dies= 1930 Birthday Phillipe Leroy, Paris, France, actor, Night Porter, Leonardo da Vinci 1929 Birthday Leroy Van Dyke, Spring Fork, Missouri, country singer, Walk on By 1927 Birthday Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5 1918 Birthday Leroy T Walker, born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Olympic consultant, 1960, 68, 72 1918 Birthday LeRoy Walker, born in Atlanta, Georgia, CEO, US Olympic Committee 1913 Birthday Leroy Holmes, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Tonight Show, 1956-57 1910 Birthday Richard Cromwell, LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Jezebel 1909 Birthday Leroy Anderson, U.S., composer, Syncopated Clock 1900 Birthday Mervyn LeRoy, movie producer, Devil at 4 O'Clock 1896 Birthday Leroy Robertson, composer 1893 Birthday Leroy B Shield, U.S. pianist/producer/composer, Laurel and Hardy 1888 Event Leroy Buffington patents a system to build skyscrapers 1864 Death Leroy A Stafford, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 42 1822 Birthday Leroy Augustus Stafford, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1817 Birthday Leroy Pope Walker, U.S. lawyer/Confederate minister of War, 1861
