Don Larsen

Former Chicago Cub pitcher Don Larsen was born on this date in 1929.

That's right, I said former Cub pitcher.

Sure, he pitched a perfect game in the World Series for the Yankees, but he was also a member of the Chicago Cubs.

Read about his Cubs career here.

Jack Brickhouse

We lost Jack Brickhouse on this date in 1998. His widow Pat championed the cause of getting Jack a statue. Listen to her tell the story of how that statue came to be...

MLK in Chicago

On this date in 1966, Martin Luther King led a march through Gage Park in Chicago.

It didn't go so well.

Click on the link above and see a video from that day, and find out what was going on with the Cubs during that same era.

Kurt Busch

He's 31 years old today.

And still a big Cubs fan.

Rod Beck

He was born on this date in 1968.

Sadly Rod Beck is not around to celebrate his 41st birthday.

But no-one can ever take this moment away from him. His 50th save for the 1998 Cubs.

Citation

They called him Citation because of his great running ability, but Lloyd Merriman was more than just a Cub and a college football star. He was a genuine war hero.

Citation was born on this day in 1924.

Read all about him here.

Happy birthday to a great mustache

This mustache is celebrating his 57th birthday. Find out who is attached to that mustache here.