1986 Event Atlanta Hawk Dominique Wilkins scores 57 points vs Chicago Bulls 1981 Death Roy Wilkins, longtime executive director of NAACP, dies at 80 1977 Event Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks 1976 Event Benjamin Hooks, succeeds Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP 1974 Birthday Brooke Wilkins, Australian softball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Birthday Jeff Wilkins, NFL kicker for the San Francisco 49ers 1972 Birthday Jeff Wilkins, kicker for the St. Louis Rams 1971 Birthday Gabe Wilkins, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31 1970 Birthday Marc Wilkins, Mansfield, Ohio, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1967 Birthday Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets 1963 Birthday Gerald Wilkins, NBA guard, Orlando Magic 1963 Birthday Donna Wilkins, born in Miami, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1987 S&H Golf Classic-5th 1962 Event Dr. Watson (U.S.), Dr. Crick, and Dr. Wilkins (Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA 1960 Birthday Dominique Wilkins, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks 1954 Event James E. Wilkins is 1st black to attend a U.S. cabinet meeting 1954 Event J. E. Wilkins, appointed 1st Black U.S. sub-cabinet member 1950 Birthday Mac Maurice Wilkins, discus thrower, 1st to break 70m 1947 Birthday Mardell Wilkins, LPGA golfer 1937 Birthday Lenny Wilkins, NBA player and coach, Seattle, Cleveland, Atlanta 1931 Event Roy Wilkins joined NAACP as Assistant Secretary 1916 Birthday Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA, Nobel 1962 1901 Birthday Roy Wilkins, civil rights director, NAACP 1888 Birthday George Hubert Wilkins, born in Australia, polar explorer, Flying the Arctic 1818 Birthday John Wilkins Whitfield, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1672 Death John Wilkins, English Clergyman 1614 Birthday John Wilkins, English Clergyman
