That Kid who Threw the Perfect Game
In 2001 Danny Almonte hit the news when he threw the first perfect game in Little League History. He over-stayed his 15 minutes when Sports Illustrated investigators reported his birth certificate was a forgery.He helped his high school team win 2 league championships and garnered MVP honors along the way. He reportedly has a mean 90+ MPH fastball, but even so he was cut by the minor league Southern Illinois Miners and has opted to play some college ball while he waits for his next chance to join the pros.
That Kid who could spell Potato
William Figueroa entered a 6th grade spelling bee in 1992 and gained national attention for outspelling the Vice President, Dan Quayle.Unfortunately, being smarter than Dan Quayle doesn't get you very far in life. Figueroa dropped out of high school, had the first of three children at age 16, and has an unknown but low paying job.
The Baby in the Well
In 1987, Baby Jessica McClure captured fame by tumbling into an old well in her Aunt's back yard. 58 hours later, emergency workers dug a parallel shaf and pulled her out to safety.Baby Jessica is by all reports a well adjusted adult. She's married and has a child of her own. She has refused to get plastic surgery to hide her scars because they remind her to be thankful for her life. At 25, she'll receive a trust fund of several million dollars sent in from public donations as a result of her accident.
The Girl who Survived
Also in 1987, a 4 year old girl was the lone survivor out of 156 passengers on Northwest Flight 255, which crashed during takeoff.Cecilia Cichan-Lumpkin was brought up by relatives and remembers little about the accident. She graduated from the University of Alabama last year with a bachelor's degree in Psych.
Who else?
- Heather DeLoach The bumble bee in Blind Melon's "No Rain" video. she's an actress with 2 episodes of ER on her resume.
- Elian Gonzales The Cuban kid that Janet Reno's storm troopers went after. He's a bit of a celebrity in Cuba and can be seen front and center at most Castro speeches (surprise, surprise!). He apparently landed his father a nice job in Cuba's national assembly.
<--This girl it took photographer Steve McCurry 17 years to track down the subject that secured his photography career. She apparently does not like the iconic photo that found it's way to the cover of National Geographic and has shyed away from media attention. She lives in Afghanistan and is being "looked after" by the magazine.
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