The very broad definition of an amateur athlete is someone who competes in sports for personal satisfaction and not for monetary gain. In order to be eligible to play sports in college, you must have amateur status. This status is also a key factor in when it comes to receiving athletic scholarships.
ATLANTA â A man who died in a Midtown parking garage Sunday was a meteorologist with The Weather Channel, the company confirmed Monday. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Nicholas Wiltgen, 39, was pronounced dead after a car he was driving crashed into wall at the Colony Square parking garage.
On Tuesday, June 1, 1999, at 11:51 p.m., Flight 1420 overshot the runway at Little Rock National Airport when the pilot attempted to land during a severe thunderstorm. Twenty-five members of the Ouachita Singers travel group were on board, returning from a tour of Europe. Senior James Harrison died at the crash site. Rachel Fuller, the 14-year-old daughter of Ouachita faculty members Charlie and Cindy Fuller, and senior Kristin Maddox Cheng were admitted to Arkansas Childrenâs Hospital with severe burns.