People from Blue Island, Illinois

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 20. Chapters: Anthony E. Zuiker, Bobby Frasor, Christian Picciolini, Curtis Granderson, Danny Clark (American football), Dean Wilkins (baseball), Enuff Z'nuff, Gary Sinise, Joe Moeller, John Franklin (actor), Marcheline Bertrand, Peter Brown (singer), Robert A. Schuller, Rob Ninkovich. Excerpt: Curtis Mayfield Granderson, Jr. (born March 16, 1981) is an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the New York Yankees. Before joining the Yankees in 2010, he played for the Detroit Tigers (2004-2009). Granderson is a left-handed batter who throws right-handed. A center fielder, Granderson is known for being a five-tool player. He is a three-time MLB All-Star (2009, 2011-2012) and won the Silver Slugger Award in 2011. Off the field, Granderson is recognized for his commitment to the community through outreach and charity work. Many of his charitable endeavors support inner city children. He has also served as an ambassador for MLB abroad. Granderson won the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award in 2009 for his on-field performance and contributions in the community. Granderson grew up in Lynwood, Illinois, a city south of Chicago. His father, Curtis Sr., was a dean and physical education teacher at Nathan Hale Elementary School in Lansing, Illinois. His mother, Mary, taught chemistry at Curie Metropolitan High School in Chicago. Granderson's half-sister, Monica, is an English professor at Jackson State University. Granderson attended Thornton Fractional South High School (T.F. South) in Lansing, where he played baseball and basketball. During his high school baseball career, Granderson batted .369 with 11 home runs and 88 runs batted in (RBI), and was named an All-State selection his senior year. Granderson wore #14 at T.F. South, choosing the number because his father wore it while playing softball. T.F. South honored...