Cal Ripken started out as a Shortstop in 1981, and was moved to third base late in his career (1997) He also played 3B in 1981 (6 games) and 71 games in 1982.
That was Cal Ripken Jr, not Sr. Cal Sr. never played at the major league level. Not sure what position he played.
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The famous Cal Jr is still alive, but his father Cal Sr, who coached ,scouted and managed with the Orioles died in 1999.
No. Cal Sr. spent time in the Baltimore Orioles' farm system in the late 1950s and early 1960s and made it as high as AAA ball with the Rochester Red Wings but never played a game at the MLB level.
No. Brooks Robinson's final season in MLB was 1977 and Cal played his first MLB game on August 10, 1981. At least not as a professional. While Cal Ripkin Sr was a third base coach for the Orioles his sons, Cal, Phil and Billy played in a father son game on the same team as Brooks Robinson, Jr. Brooks Sr played on the Fathers team.
Thomas Beesley Sr. House was created in 1816.
He paid the NFL a franchise fee, reportedly $2,500, and was awarded an expansion team for Pittsburgh that began play in 1933.