She opened the envelope and said five words that literally made history: " The winner is Sidney Poitier." Up to the stage came the most elegant man I had ever seen.
The maylay left what is known as the busiest land port of entry in the Western Hemisphere quiet for several hours as Customs and Border Protection Authorities temporarily closed off vehicle and pedestrian traffic at San Ysidro.
Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Forrest Whitaker, Will Smith, and to be amongst those giants, amongst those greats, amongst my ancestors, amongst my guys.
In 1985, Sports Illustrated writer George Plimpton tricked many readers when he ran a made-up article about a rookie pitcher named Sid Finch, who could throw a fastball over 168 miles an hour.