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Category Archives: New Hampshire Sports
2019 Black History Month in New Hampshire
February is African American History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time to recognize the role of black men and women in United States and also in New Hampshire history. As I noted in my … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Sports, NH Persons of Color
Tagged African, American, black, Black History, boxer, color, Fred, Frederick, Hampshire, history, month, Moody, new, people, person, UNH, University
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New Hampshire Tidbits: Famed Baseball Player Ted Williams liked Cow Hampshire
Perhaps the title of this story is slightly misleading. I am not sure whether Ted Williams LIKED the term ‘Cow Hampshire’ but he did seem to enjoy using it. Apparently to Ted Williams ‘Cow Hampshire’ was a place where hicks … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor, New Hampshire Sports, NH Tidbits
Tagged ball, base, baseball, coach, cow, Cow Hampshire, cryogenics, Dolores, Florida, Hampshire, player, red, Red Sox, socks, Sox, Ted, Theodore, Wettach, Williams
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Manchester New Hampshire’s Professional Wrestler, Restaraunteur, Wild Circus Owner, Amusement Park Operator, Real Estate Investor: John Demetrious Kilonis (1885-1965)
John Demetrious Kilonis is probably best remembered for his wrestling career, being considered the “terror” of the light-heavyweight wrestlers of his day, at one time winning the middleweight wrestling championship of the world. He was born in 1885 in Salonika … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Entertainers, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Sports
Tagged antics, bad, Boston, brutal, brutalities, carnival, champion, championship, circus, Crab, Crystal, Demetrios, Demon, evil, Gentle, Gentle John, Greece, Greek, heavyweight, hold, hotel, John, Kilonis, Kylonis, lake, Light, man, Manchester, matman, middleweight, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Virginia, NH, park, professional, ring, Roughhouse, Terrible, Thomas, tiger, Universe, VA, world, wrestle, wrestler, wrestling, zoo
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Manchester New Hampshire’s Premier Baseball Family: Fred and Robert “Curly” Clement
In 1939 the Merrimack Valley Baseball League consisted of 11 baseball clubs, namely: Hillsboro, Peterboro, Milford, Merrimack, Londonderry, Derry [Merchants], Goffs Falls, Noa Club, [Manchester] Cardinals, International Shoe of Manchester, and the Bay State entry, Pepperell [MA]. The league officials … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Sports
Tagged ball, base, baseball, Cape, church, Clement, cod, Curly, Fred, Frederick, Hall of Fame, high, league, MA, Manchester, Marie, Massachusetts, Merrimack, New Hampshire, NH, Robert, saint, school, St., team, umpire, Valley, west
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