The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel asked a panel of historians and other experts to name the century's 10 most significant people in Wisconsin. Nelson ranked fourth, behind Robert M. (Fighting Bob) La Follette, naturalist, philosopher and author Aldo Leopold, and architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
July 3, 2005
Goodbye to Governor Nelson.
Gaylord Nelson, the former governor of Wisconsin, founder of Earth Day, has died.
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Funny. I was at the Guggenheim last week, and I overheard a french couple say something like "Well, Wisconsin's cheese sucks, but Frank Lloy Wright was an impressive architect."
Where did Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch appear on the list?
Rodger Schultz has proposed a monument for Gaylord Nelson, :)
http://rschultz.blogspot.com/2005/07/i-always-liked-name-gaylord.html
No Brett Favre? A travesty of a list I say!
Lars: I guess no one names their son "Gaylord" anymore. I have a vague memory of a big store named Gaylord's (in NJ).
It's impossible to believe that once upon a time there really were parents who entertained naming their children such a name. For shame!
Lindsey: The trick is to figure out what foolish thing we're obliviously doing now.
Anyway, I think Gaylord is a pretty well-established last name.
The only Gaylord I can think of is the baseball player Gaylord Perry.
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