Taft
Americannoun
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Helen Herron 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
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Lorado 1860–1936, U.S. sculptor.
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Robert A(lphonso) 1889–1953, U.S. lawyer and political leader (son of William Howard).
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William Howard, 1857–1930, 27th president of the U.S. 1909–13; chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1921–30.
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“We just played really fast,” said Garcia, a sophomore transfer from Taft.
From Los Angeles Times
Taft 10, Palisades 8: The Toreadors scored six runs in the seventh, then hung on for the win.
From Los Angeles Times
North Hollywood 7, Taft 6: Despite scoring five runs in the seventh, Taft couldn’t come back from a 7-1 deficit.
From Los Angeles Times
Derrick Taylor won four City Section titles coaching basketball at Taft High.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s the only athlete from the City Section competing, and two former Super Bowl MVPs were John Elway from Granada Hills and Malcolm Smith from Taft.
From Los Angeles Times
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