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Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company is an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was once the largest producer of beer in the United States.Its namesake beer, Schlitz (/ ˈ ʃ l ɪ t s /), was known as "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" and was advertised with the slogan "When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer". [1]
Joseph Wilbur Adcock (October 30, 1927 – May 3, 1999) was an American professional baseball player and manager.He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1950 to 1966, most prominently as a member of the Milwaukee Braves teams that won two consecutive National League pennants and the 1957 World Series.
The following people were born and spent a significant number of their growing-up years in Milwaukee. Les Aspin Tony Evers Diante Garrett Tom Snyder Spencer Tracy George A. Abert , member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate
Joe Pistone, or "Donnie Brasco," is famous for infiltrating the Mafia in New York in the '70s. Few are aware that he also worked undercover in Milwaukee. Joe Pistone, or "Donnie Brasco," is famous ...
Upon Guardalabene's death from natural causes on February 6, 1921, his son Giovanni Battista "Peter" Guardalabene became boss of the Milwaukee crime family until 1924, when he turned over control of the family to a distant relative, Giuseppe "Big Joe" D'Amato. [5] D'Amato died from pneumonia at the age of 41, on March 28, 1927. [5]
Joe Hauser (1899–1997), baseball player (Milwaukee, Sheboygan) Nick Hayden (born 1986), football player ( Hartland ) Beth Heiden (born 1959), speedskater and cyclist (Madison)
The 1990s movie "Wayne's World" had a memorable clip in the "Morning Joe" montage where Wayne and Garth pay a visit to rock singer Alice Cooper in Milwaukee.
Joseph Richard Jay (August 15, 1935 – September 27, 2024) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1953 through 1966, Jay played for the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1953–1955, 1957–1960, 1966), and Cincinnati Reds (1961–1966). He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.