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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Born: August 24, 1960 (age 64)
Bio: Cal Ripken, Jr., nicknamed "Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 years in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles. Ripken is perhaps best known for breaking Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played, a record that had stood for 56 years and many deemed unbreakable.
Known for:
- Hothead (2011)
- Wild Pitch (2013)
- Cal Ripken, Jr.'s All-Stars Squeeze Play (2014)
- Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way (2006)
- Cal Ripken, Jr.'s All-Stars Out at Home (2015)