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		<title>Frank Cashen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Sprechman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Frank Cashen  (Baseball.  Born, Baltimore, Md., Sept. 13, 1925.)  There is little doubt that J. Frank Cashen was the principal architect of the Mets championship team of 1986.  Having previously served the Orioles in his native Baltimore, Cashen was working in the office of Commissioner Bowie Kuhn when the Mets were sold by the Payson [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/frank-cashen-2/">Frank Cashen</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Marty Lader</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Sprechman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Marty Lader  (Sportswriter.  Born, Brooklyn, Jan. 29, 1936.)  During his 33-year career at U.P.I. (1960-93), Martin Lader became a leading wire service authority on tennis, regularly covering the U.S. Open and other major events.  Lader began at what was then United Press in 1956 as an agate clerk.  (The organization became U.P.I. in 1958 when [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/marty-lader-2/">Marty Lader</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Ott Heller</title>
		<link>http://sports.nyhistory.org/ott-heller-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Sprechman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ott Heller  (Hockey.  Born, Kitchener, Ont., June 2, 1910; died, Kitchener, Ont., June 16, 1980.) Ehrhardt Henry Heller was a defenseman who played 647 regular-season games for the Rangers (1931-46) and was a member of the 1933 and 1940 Stanley Cup champions.  Heller had a long career in the minors, notably in the A.H.L., playing [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/ott-heller-2/">Ott Heller</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Bobby Richardson</title>
		<link>http://sports.nyhistory.org/bobby-richardson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Appel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bobby Richardson (Baseball.  Born, Sumter, SC, Aug. 19, 1935.) Robert C. Richardson was the Yankees second baseman who spanned the Casey Stengel-Ralph Houk eras, succeeding Billy Martin at the position.  He played in seven World Series and earned seven All-Star Game selections in a career that spanned from 1955-66.  While most noted for his fielding, which yielded five [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/bobby-richardson/">Bobby Richardson</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Sandy Saddler</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Heaton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Sandy Saddler (Boxing.  Born, Boston, MA, June 23, 1926; died, Bronx, NY, Sept. 18, 2001.)  Born Joseph Saddler in Boston, where he also began his pro ring career, Sandy Saddler was a boxing dynamo who fought 162 times in a career stretching from 1944-56 and entered the ring no less than 56 times in the New [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/sandy-saddler/">Sandy Saddler</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Ross Youngs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ross Youngs (Baseball.  Born, Shiner, TX, Apr. 10, 1897; died, San Antonio, TX, Oct. 22, 1927.)  Of all the players he managed during his lengthy reign (1902-32) at the helm of the New York Giants, John McGraw had no more than three personal favorites.  Christy Mathewson was certainly one, the young Mel Ott was probably another, and [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/ross-youngs/">Ross Youngs</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>George Young</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bowling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>George Young (Bowling.  Born, Omega, GA, Oct. 3, 1909; died, Detroit, MI, Aug. 30, 1959.)  George Young was born and raised in Georgia, but did not try his hand at bowling until he was 24 and had settled in Brooklyn.  The year was 1933 and when he took to the lanes he quickly became one [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/george-young/">George Young</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Dick Young</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Dick Young (Sportswriter.  Born, New York, NY, Oct. 17, 1917; died, New York, NY, Aug. 31, 1987.)  From the day he started to cover baseball in 1943 until just before his death 44 years later, Richard Leonard Young was the most quoted, controversial, and widely-read sportswriter in New York for the better part of four [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/dick-young/">Dick Young</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Buddy Young</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Buddy Young (Pro football.  Born, Chicago, IL, Jan. 5, 1926; died, Terrell, TX, Sept. 4, 1983.)  A small, elusive package of halfback, Claude (Buddy) Young was a thrilling part of New York pro football for five seasons with teams in two leagues based in Yankee Stadium.  As a rookie in 1947, Young first excited New [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/buddy-young/">Buddy Young</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Manuel Ycaza</title>
		<link>http://sports.nyhistory.org/manuel-ycaza/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Manuel Ycaza (Horse racing.  Born, Panama City, Panama, Feb. 1, 1938.)  Coming to New York at age 16 in 1954, C. Manuel Ycaza was destined to become one of the best thoroughbred riders of his generation.  He was also one of the first of the great Panamanian jockeys to become successful in New York.  Ycaza [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/manuel-ycaza/">Manuel Ycaza</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Abe Yager</title>
		<link>http://sports.nyhistory.org/abe-yager/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Abe Yager (Sports editor.  Born, Brooklyn, NY, July 13, 1870; died, Brooklyn, NY, Aug. 22, 1930.)  As first sports editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, Abe Yager created the paper’s sports section.  Yager, who was to spend his entire 45-year working career with the Eagle, was hired in 1885.  Shortly thereafter, he began handling the small [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/abe-yager/">Abe Yager</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Ventan Yablonski</title>
		<link>http://sports.nyhistory.org/ventan-yablonski/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ventan Yablonski (College football.  Born, Worcester, MA, Mar. 4, 1923; died, Naperville, IL, March 1, 2008.)  A sophomore quarterback at Fordham in 1942, Ventan Constantine Yablonski became a star halfback and placekicker at Columbia after World War II.  Yablonski, a stocky 5’8”, 190 pounds, gained 637 yards rushing in two seasons (149 carries, 4.3 average) [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/ventan-yablonski/">Ventan Yablonski</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Ross Wynkoop</title>
		<link>http://sports.nyhistory.org/ross-wynkoop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ross Wynkoop (Sports editor.  Born, Midland Park, NJ, Feb. 27, 1898; died, New York, NY, Apr. 25, 1958.)  Rossman H. Wynkoop was the first sports editor of the Bergen Evening Record of Hackensack, N.J., the paper now known as The Record.  After a year as a sportswriter and photographer at the Asbury Park (N.J.) Evening [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/ross-wynkoop/">Ross Wynkoop</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Whit Wyatt</title>
		<link>http://sports.nyhistory.org/whit-wyatt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Whit Wyatt (Baseball.  Born, Kensington, GA, Sept. 27, 1907; died, Buchanan, GA, July 16, 1999.)  In a nine-year A.L. career during which he was 26-43 (1929-37), John Whitlow Wyatt was at best a journeyman righthander.  But after a 23-7 season at Triple-A (Milwaukee of the American Association) in 1938, Wyatt was sold to Brooklyn and [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/whit-wyatt/">Whit Wyatt</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Roy Worters</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Roy Worters (Hockey.  Born, Toronto, Ont., Oct. 19, 1900; died, Toronto, Ont., Nov. 7, 1957.)  Known as “Shrimp” because of his 5’3”, 135-pound stature, Roy Worters was also one of the best N.H.L. goaltenders of the 1920s and 1930s.  Worters was the goalie for the Pittsburgh amateur team that joined the N.H.L. in 1925.  On [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/roy-worters/">Roy Worters</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gump Worsley</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Gump Worsley (Hockey.  Born, Montreal, P.Q., May 14, 1929; died, Beloeil, P.Q., Jan. 26, 2007.)  As a good goalie on mostly mediocre teams, Lorne John Worsley was the Rangers’ principal netminder for a decade.  (Once, when asked which team gave him the most trouble, he said, “The Rangers.”)  Worsley came to the Rangers in 1952-53 [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/gump-worsley/">Gump Worsley</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Len Wooster</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Len Wooster (Sports editor.  Born, Brooklyn, NY, Sept. 9, 1874; died, East Meadow, NY, May 25, 1958.)  For almost half a century, Leonard F. Wooster was on the staff of the Brooklyn Daily Times.  Wooster joined the paper (which was founded in 1848) as a copy boy in 1888.  By the turn of the 20th [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/len-wooster/">Len Wooster</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Mel Woody</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mel Woody (Sportswriter.  Born, Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 18, 1922; died, Anderson, SC, Mar. 15, 2007.)  As the last writer for the Newark Evening News to cover the baseball Giants, Esteen Melvin Woody also was the last to cover the Mets before the paper folded Aug. 31, 1972.  Woody joined the News in 1947 as [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/mel-woody/">Mel Woody</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Stanley Woodward</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Stanley Woodward (Sports editor.  Born, Worcester, MA, June 5, 1895; died, White Plains, NY, Nov. 29, 1965.)  One of the most colorful and respected sports editors in the annals of New York journalism, Rufus Stanley Woodward, Jr., served two terms as head of the sports department at the fabled Herald Tribune.  Woodward played football at [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/stanley-woodward/">Stanley Woodward</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Wilbur Wood</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Wilbur Wood (Sports editor.  Born, Kansas City, KS, Jan. 1, 1892; died, Hollywood, FL, Mar. 18, 1968.)  Among the most important boxing writers of his era, Wilbur Wood became the last sports editor of the original Sun.  Wood became a reporter in 1913 when he joined the old St. Louis Republic.  He later became a [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/wilbur-wood/">Wilbur Wood</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Craig Wood</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Craig Wood (Golf.  Born, Lake Placid, NY, Nov. 18, 1901; died, Palm Beach, FL, May 8, 1968.)  Head pro at Winged Foot for many years, Craig Ralph Wood was also an outstanding tour golfer who won 34 P.G.A. tournaments.  Wood had his most impressive victories in 1940-42.  He won the Metropolitan Open at Forest Hill [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/craig-wood/">Craig Wood</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Bob Wolff</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bob Wolff (Sportscaster.  Born, New York, NY, Nov. 29, 1920.)  Acknowledged as the longest-running sportscaster in television history, Robert A. Wolff has been on the New York sports scene since 1954.  Wolff began in Washington, D.C., in 1946 with the old DuMont Network.  He became the Knicks television voice in 1954, beginning an association with [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/bob-wolff/">Bob Wolff</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Alex Wojciechowicz</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Alex Wojciechowicz (College Football.  Born, South River, NJ, Aug. 12, 1915; died, South River, NJ, July 13, 1992.)  Among the legendary names of New York college football, Alex Wojciechowicz is one of the greatest. He was the center and middle linebacker around whom the fabled second version of the “Seven Blocks of Granite” were built [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/alex-wojciechowicz/">Alex Wojciechowicz</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>John Witkowski</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>John Witkowski (College football.  Born, Flushing, Queens, June 18, 1962.)  As ringmaster of an aerial circus at Columbia for three years (1981-83), John Joseph Witkowski passed for 7,849 yards with 613 completions and 56 touchdowns in 30 games.  With a 1-9 team in 1982, Witkowski was chosen Ivy League Player of the Year.  Despite his [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/john-witkowski/">John Witkowski</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Harry Wismer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Harry Wismer (Sportscaster and club owner.  Born, Port Huron, MI, June 30, 1913; died, New York, NY, Dec. 4, 1967.)  From his start at WJR in Detroit in 1935, Harry Wismer was one of America’s leading sportscasters.  In 1941, Wismer became the sports director and lead announcer for NBC’s second radio network (“Blue”), which shortly [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/harry-wismer/">Harry Wismer</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Dave Winfield</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Dave Winfield (Baseball.  Born, St. Paul, MN, Oct. 3, 1951.)  After an elaborate mating dance that he began by chasing off other suitors, David Mark Winfield signed what was then the richest contract in baseball history to join the Yankees.  On Dec. 15, 1980, Winfield signed for 10 years with a deal estimated to be worth [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/dave-winfield/">Dave Winfield</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Woodrow Wilson</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Woodrow Wilson (College football.  Born, Staunton, VA., Dec. 28, 1856; died, Washington, DC, Feb. 3, 1924.)  While some sources suggest that Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the head coach of the Princeton football team in 1878, during his senior year there, this is a gross extension of the facts.  Wilson was knowledgeable about the game, which [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/woodrow-wilson/">Woodrow Wilson</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Mookie Wilson</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mookie Wilson (Baseball.  Born, Bamberg, SC, Feb. 9, 1956.)  Coming to the Mets late in the 1980 season, William Hayward Wilson almost immediately became a fan favorite.  In his first full season (the strike-shortened 1981 campaign), Wilson established himself as a more-or-less regular centerfielder, hitting .271 with 24 stolen bases in 92 games.  He set [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/mookie-wilson/">Mookie Wilson</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Fred Wilpon</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Fred Wilpon (Executive.  Born, Brooklyn, NY, Nov. 22, 1936.) A graduate of the University of Michigan, Fred Wilpon entered the real estate field as vice president of Hanover Equities in 1959 and a decade later moved to Peter Sharp &#38; Co. Since 1971, he has been chairman of Sterling Equities and owner of extensive real [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/fred-wilpon/">Fred Wilpon</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Barry Wilner</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Barry Wilner (Sportswriter.  Born, Far Rockaway, NY, Apr. 5, 1951.)  An Associated Press sportswriter since 1978, Barry Stuart Wilner has covered a wide range of sports.  Wilner was a tennis writer (1978-79), hockey writer (1980-85) and television sports writer (1985-86) before assuming the Jets beat in 1986.  He is also the A.P. figure skating writer, a [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/barry-wilner/">Barry Wilner</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Harry Wills</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Harry Wills (Boxing.  Born, New Orleans, LA, May 15, 1889; died, New York, NY, Dec. 21, 1958.)  It could reasonably be argued that Harry Wills might have won the world heavyweight boxing champion had Jack Johnson not held the title from 1908-15.  Johnson so incited popular racist elements that boxing authorities vowed not to allow another black [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/harry-wills/">Harry Wills</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>George Willis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>George Willis (Sportswriter.  Born, Las Cruces, NM, May 31, 1960.)  After covering virtually every major sport for three newspapers, George Allen Willis became a columnist for the Post in 1997.  Willis began his career as a general-assignment sportswriter for the Memphis (Tenn.) Commercial Appeal in 1983 and came to New York four years later.  He [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/george-willis/">George Willis</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>John Williamson</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>John Williamson (Pro basketball.  Born, New Haven, CT, November 10, 1952; died New Haven, CT, Nov. 30, 1996.)  Signed as a free agent in 1973 by the New York Nets, John Lee (Super John) Williamson was a powerhouse guard who played critical roles in the Nets’ A.B.A. championships in 1974 and 1976.  Williamson averaged 14.5 points [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/john-williamson/">John Williamson</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Joe Williams</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Joe Williams (Sportswriter.  Born, Memphis, TN, Dec. 12, 1889; died, Parsippany, NJ, Feb. 14, 1972.)  Among the finest sports columnists ever in New York, Joseph Peter Williams, Sr., was also a long-time sports editor.  Williams became sports editor and lead columnist of the Telegram when it was purchased by the Scripps-Howard chain in 1927.  He had [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/joe-williams/">Joe Williams</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Jayson Williams</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Jayson Williams (College and pro basketball.  Born, Ritter, SC, February 22, 1968.)  A standout center at St. John&#8217;s and later ranked as one of the top rebounders in the N.B.A., Jayson Williams, one of the sport&#8217;s most voluble and quotable players, offering humorous and sometimes insightful comments on a wide range of topics.  (Example:  on his college coach, [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/jayson-williams/">Jayson Williams</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Don Williams</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Don Williams (Sportswriter.  Born, Jamaica, NY, Aug. 31, 1932; died, Westbury, NY, Sept. 1, 2011.)  A quiet, unassuming presence, Clement Donald Williams spent nearly a half-century covering sports, primarily pro football.  Williams was hired by the Long Island Press in 1950 and worked a wide range of inside jobs at the paper, moving into sports [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/don-williams/">Don Williams</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Buck Williams</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Buck Williams (Pro basketball.  Born, Rocky Mount, NC, March 8, 1960.)  A solid 6’8”, 225-pound forward from Maryland, Charles Linwood (Buck) Williams was the New Jersey Nets’ first pick (third overall) in the 1981 N.B.A. draft.  During his eight years with the Nets, Williams scored 10,440 points (16.4 per game) and collected 7,576 rebounds, both [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/buck-williams/">Buck Williams</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Bernie Williams</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bernie Williams (Baseball.  Born San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 13, 1968.)  Signing with the Yankees organization at age 17, Bernabe Williams (Figueroa) over time proved to be a worthy successor to the centerfield job once held by Earle Combs, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle. After the 1992 season, the Yankees traded incumbent centerfielder Roberto Kelly to Cincinnati [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/bernie-williams/">Bernie Williams</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Kathy Willens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Kathy Willens (Photographer.  Born, Detroit, MI, Dec. 8, 1949.)  Starting as a freelancer for suburban newspapers in the Detroit area, Kathy Ann Willens has become one of the most honored Associated Press photographers both in and out of sports.  Willens has traveled extensively for the A.P., in Latin America, the Caribbean, and world hot spots [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/kathy-willens/">Kathy Willens</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Hoyt Wilhelm</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Hoyt Wilhelm (Baseball.  Born, Huntersville, NC, July 26, 1923; died, Sarasota, FL, Aug. 23, 2002.)  Starting a career that was to last 21 years with nine teams, James Hoyt Wilhelm joined the New York Giants in 1952 and was 15-3 in a league-high 71 appearances.  Wilhelm was unique as a knuckleballer who specialized in relief [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/hoyt-wilhelm/">Hoyt Wilhelm</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Ray Wietecha</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ray Wietecha (Pro football.  Born, East Chicago, IN, Nov. 4, 1928; died, Phoenix, AZ, Dec. 24, 2002.)  An ironman center who played 124 games in a row at center for the Giants, Raymond Walter Wietecha was drafted in 1950.  Wietecha had been the all-Big 10 center for the Northwestern team that won the 1949 Rose [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/ray-wietecha/">Ray Wietecha</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Sue Wicks</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Sue Wicks (Basketball.  Born, Center Moriches, NY, Nov. 26, 1966.)  A Long Island high school star, Susan Joy Wicks turned Rutgers into an Eastern power in women’s basketball during a four-year career in which she scored 2,655 points in 126 games.  Wicks was a three-time all-America (1986-88) for the Lady Knights and was the Atlantic [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/sue-wicks/">Sue Wicks</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Jock Whitney</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Jock Whitney (Polo and thoroughbred racing.  Born, Ellsworth, ME, Aug. 17, 1904; died, Manhasset, NY, Feb. 8, 1982.)  A polo star, successful racing stable owner, backer of plays and movies, newspaper publisher, savvy investor and radio station owner, John Hay Whitney was, it is safe to say, a man of many roles.  Son of Payne Whitney, [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/jock-whitney/">Jock Whitney</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Harry Payne Whitney</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Harry Payne Whitney (Polo, horse racing.  Born, New York, NY, Apr. 29, 1872; died, New York, NY, Oct. 26, 1930.)  A major sporting figure for the first three decades of the 20th century, Harry Payne Whitney had extensive influence in polo and thoroughbred racing.  Following his graduation from Yale (1894), Whitney was drawn to many [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/harry-payne-whitney/">Harry Payne Whitney</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>C.V. Whitney</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>C.V. Whitney (Racing.  Born, Roslyn, NY, Feb. 12, 1899; died, Saratoga Springs, NY, Dec. 13, 1992.)  Gifted with both wealth and a heritage nearly unique among Americans, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney became a major force in thoroughbred racing.  Whitney was the son of Harry Payne Whitney, the polo star and oil and tobacco heir, and Gertrude [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/c-v-whitney/">C.V. Whitney</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Mal Whitfield</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mal Whitfield (Track and field.  Born, Bay City, TX, Oct. 11, 1924.)  Malvin G. Whitfield was one of the great half milers of his (or any other) time as a five-time Olympic medalist for the U.S., winning the gold in the 800 meters in both London (1948) and Helsinki (1952). He was also on the [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/mal-whitfield/">Mal Whitfield</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Stanford White</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Stanford White (Architect.  Born, New York, NY, Nov. 9, 1853; died, New York, NY, June 25, 1906.)  More than an architect, Stanford White (and his firm McKim, Mead &#38; White) functioned as leaders of style and taste in New York for more than two decades.  Madison Square Garden existed in a converted railroad depot at [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/stanford-white/">Stanford White</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Sherman White</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Sherman White (College basketball.  Born, Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 16, 1928; died, Piscataway, N.J., Aug. 4, 2011.)  One of the most gifted of the young players in college basketball following World War II, Sherman White, who grew up in Englewood, N.J., began a promising career at Long Island U. in Brooklyn.  As a sophomore, he was [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/sherman-white/">Sherman White</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gordon White</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Gordon White (Sportswriter.  Born, Paterson, NJ, Sept. 15, 1926.)  During a 40-year career at The New York Times, Gordon Stowe White, Jr., became the paper’s leading college sports writer.  Over his last 30 years at The Times, White covered over 100 college football bowl games and 28 N.C.A.A. Final Four basketball championships.  He began with [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/gordon-white/">Gordon White</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill White</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bill White (Baseball.  Born, Lakewood, Fla., Jan. 28, 1934.)  A versatile man with a strong personality, William DeKova White had three distinct careers in baseball.  While in the New York Giants farm system, White attended Hiram (O.) College, but he became a big league player, not a doctor.  In 1956, he played 138 games as [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/bill-white/">Bill White</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Danny Whelan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Danny Whelan (Trainer.  Born, San Francisco, CA, Jan. 3, 1918, died, New York, NY, Jan. 2, 2004.)  Trainer of the Knickerbockers N.B.A. championship teams of 1970 and 1973, Daniel Whelan was an infielder at St. Mary’s (Calif.) in college.  After naval service in World War II, he became a trainer for Rochester of the International [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/danny-whelan/">Danny Whelan</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Zack Wheat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Zack Wheat (Baseball.  Born, Hamilton, MO, May 23, 1886; died, Sedalia, MO, Mar. 11, 1972.)  For 18 seasons, Zachary Davis (Buck) Wheat was the pride of Brooklyn.  Wheat was a lifetime .317 hitter, a steady leftfielder, and the cleanup hitter for Dodgers teams that contended often and twice won N.L. pennants (1916 and 1920).  He [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/zack-wheat/">Zack Wheat</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Lee Weyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Lee Weyer (Baseball.  Born, Imlay City, MI, Sept. 3, 1936; died, San Francisco, CA, July 4, 1988.)  An above-average umpire despite his unusual stature (6’6”), Lee Howard Weyer worked in the N.L. from April 1963 to July 4, 1988.  On that day, Weyer suffered a fatal heart attack while playing a pickup basketball game at [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/lee-weyer/">Lee Weyer</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Edward P. Weston</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Edward P. Weston (Pedestrian.  Born, Providence, RI, Mar. 15, 1839; died, Brooklyn, NY, May 12, 1929.)  Starting in 1861, Edward Payson Weston established himself as America’s leading pedestrian and began a fad of competitive walking.  Weston, a one-time copy boy for the Herald, was the first U.S. star of six-day walking competitions and dominated the [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/edward-p-weston/">Edward P. Weston</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Nick Werkman</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Nick Werkman (College Basketball.  Born, Trenton, NJ, July 17, 1942.)  A solid 6’3”, Nick (the Quick) Werkman exploded onto Seton Hall’s and college basketball’s scene as a sophomore in 1961-62 with a 33.0 average, the eighth-highest in collegiate records.  Werkman was especially welcome to Eastern fans since the sport was unwillingly wallowing in the revelations [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/nick-werkman/">Nick Werkman</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Linc Werden</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Linc Werden (Sportswriter.  Born, New York, NY, Feb. 12, 1904; died, Brooklyn Heights, NY, Nov. 25, 1980.)  Graduating from the High School of Commerce and then attending Columbia with Lou Gehrig, Lincoln August Werden early determined that his sports career, if any, lay in areas other than competition on the field.  After his graduation from [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/linc-werden/">Linc Werden</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Sonny Werblin</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Sonny Werblin (Executive.  Born, Brooklyn, NY, Mar. 17, 1910; died, New York, NY, Nov. 21, 1991.)  David A. Werblin first gained wide public notice in the sports field when in 1963 he led the syndicate that purchased the bankrupt New York Titans and turned the A.F.L. club into the Jets.  In 1951, Werblin was named [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/sonny-werblin/">Sonny Werblin</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Harry Wendelstedt, Sr.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Harry Wendelstedt, Sr. (Baseball.  Born, Baltimore, MD, July 27, 1938.)  At the time of his retirement, Harry Hunter Wendelstedt, Jr., had served the second-longest tenure as an umpire in major league history.  Wendelstedt came to the N.L. in April 1966 and umpired 33 seasons, through 1998.  Although identified as “Wendelstedt, Sr.” for umpiring purposes, it [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/harry-wendelstedt-sr/">Harry Wendelstedt, Sr.</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>David Wells</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>David Wells (Baseball.  Born, Torrance, CA, May 20, 1963.)  A talented but undisciplined lefthander, David Lee Wells spent four seasons with the Yankees and helped pitch them into two World Series.  Extremely popular with fans, Wells threw the Yankees’ first regular-season perfect game ever and compiled a 68-28 record in those four seasons (1997-98, 2002-03) [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/david-wells/">David Wells</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Mickey Welch</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mickey Welch (Baseball.  Born, Brooklyn, NY, July 4, 1859; died, Nashua, NH, July 30, 1941.)  A known quantity when he was acquired along with the rest of franchise from Troy, N.Y., after the 1882 season, Michael Francis Welch became the first great pitcher of the New York Giants.  From 1884-86, Welch won 116 of 170 [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/mickey-welch/">Mickey Welch</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>George Weiss</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>George Weiss (Baseball.  Born, New Haven, CT, June 23, 1895; died, Greenwich, CT, Aug. 13, 1972.)  If any baseball executive in New York history matched the acumen of Ed Barrow or Branch Rickey, George Martin Weiss was that man.  Weiss was the Yankees general manager from 1948-60, during which time the team exerted the greatest [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/george-weiss/">George Weiss</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Phil Weintraub</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Phil Weintraub (Baseball.  Born, Chicago, IL Oct. 12, 1907; died, Palm Springs, CA, June 21, 1987.)  A thickly-built lefthanded hitter, Philip Weintraub was a noted minor league hitter in the 1930s and played 103 games for the Giants in parts of three seasons (1933-35), primarily as an outfielder.  Weintraub hit just .278 in that span [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/phil-weintraub/">Phil Weintraub</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Arnie Weinmeister</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Arnie Weinmeister (Pro football.  Born, Rhine, Sask., Mar. 23, 1923; died, Seattle, WA, June 28, 2000.)  A hard-hitting tackle who was a versatile two-way player, Arnold G. Weinmeister joined the A.A.F.C. Yankees from the University of Washington in 1948.  When the A.A.F.C. folded after the 1949 season, Weinmeister moved to the N.F.L. Giants, where he [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/arnie-weinmeister/">Arnie Weinmeister</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Harold Weekes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Harold Weekes (College football.  Born, Oyster Bay, NY, Apr. 2, 1880; died, New York, NY, July 25, 1950.)  A 145-pound lightning bolt from Morristown (N.J.) School, Harold Weekes hit the college football scene like a shot in 1899 when Columbia resumed intercollegiate competition after an eight-year absence.  One of the major upsets of that season [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/harold-weekes/">Harold Weekes</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Will Wedge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Will Wedge (Sportswriter.  Born, Zanesville, OH, Mar. 27, 1889; died, Detroit, MI, Sept. 8, 1951.)  Recruited from ship news, a major beat at the time, William Guille Wedge became a leading baseball writer.  Wedge dropped out of Case Tech (now Case Western Reserve) in Cleveland to pursue his writing career.  He came to New York [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/will-wedge/">Will Wedge</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Del Webb</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Del Webb (Baseball.  Born, Fresno, CA, May 17, 1899; died, Rochester, MN, July 4, 1974.)  A major construction magnate and a former minor league pitcher, Del E. Webb was an ownership partner of the Yankees for two decades.  Along with Dan Topping (q.v.) and Larry MacPhail (q.v.), Webb bought the Yankees Jan. 26, 1945, for [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/del-webb/">Del Webb</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Webb</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bill Webb (Television sports.  Born, West Orange, NJ, Jan. 6, 1951.)  Winner of three national Emmys, three New York Emmys, and four Eclipse awards in horse racing, Bill Webb is perhaps the best director now active in television sports.  Webb’s career began with an 18-year stint at WOR-TV (now WWOR) that started in 1969.  In [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/bill-webb/">Bill Webb</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Mo Vaughn</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mo Vaughn (Baseball.  Born, Norwalk, CT, Dec. 15, 1967.)  Following a stellar career at Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) high school, Maurice Samuel Vaughn was rated as a sure-fire college baseball star.  The lefthanded power hitter more than lived up to his advance billing, hitting a school-record 28 home runs in his freshman season at Seton Hall.  In three [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/mo-vaughn/">Mo Vaughn</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gary Waters</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Gary Waters (College basketball.  Born, Detroit, MI, Aug. 15, 1951.)  Named 15th head coach of Rutgers basketball Apr. 6, 2001, Gary Steven Walters led the Scarlet Knights to the N.I.T. three times in his five seasons as head coach.  In his first season in Piscataway, the team went 18-13, and in his third (2003-04), the school reached its [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/gary-waters/">Gary Waters</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Russ Warren</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Russ Warren (Football.  Born, Burlington, VT, June 18, 1939.)  Clearly a man not easily discouraged, Dr. Russell F. Warren did not make the cut with the Football Giants in 1962 but returned 22 years later as the team physician.  Warren was a standout halfback on the Columbia team that shared the Ivy League championship in [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/russ-warren/">Russ Warren</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Lon Warneke</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Lon Warneke (Baseball.  Born, Mount Ida, AR, Mar. 28, 1909; died, Hot Springs, AR, June 23, 1976.)  A three-time 20-game winner during his 16-season career with the Cubs and Cardinals, Lonnie Warneke became known to another generation of fans as an N.L. umpire (1949-55).  Warneke was known as the “Arkansas Hummingbird” for his sing-song voice.  [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/lon-warneke/">Lon Warneke</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Monte Ward</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Monte Ward (Baseball.  Bellefonte, PA, Mar. 3, 1860; died, Augusta, GA, Mar. 4, 1925.)  Few, if any, players cast as long a shadow for as many years as John Montgomery Ward.  Then again, Ward was a most unusual character for the 19th century anywhere in America, let alone baseball.  A graduate of Penn State and, [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/monte-ward/">Monte Ward</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Charlie Ward</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Charlie Ward (Pro Basketball.  Born, Tallahassee, FL, Oct. 12, 1970.)  After leading Florida State’s football team to the national championship in Jan. 1994, Charlie Ward, Jr., won the Heisman, Maxwell, and Davey O’Brien trophies as the nation’s best football player, as well as the Sullivan Award as the outstanding amateur athlete in America.  He was [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/charlie-ward/">Charlie Ward</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Bobby Wanzer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bobby Wanzer (College basketball.  Born, Brooklyn, NY, June 4, 1921.)  A New York high school basketball star, Robert Francis Wanzer became a standout guard at Seton Hall and later with Rochester in the N.B.A.  Wanzer starred for Bill Spiegel at Benjamin Franklin on teams that were unbeaten P.S.A.L. champions.  A World War II hitch in [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/bobby-wanzer/">Bobby Wanzer</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Charles Wang</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Charles Wang (Hockey.  Born, Shanghai, China, Aug. 19, 1944.)  Since coming to the U.S. in 1952, Charles B. Wang has become one of leading computer developers in the New York area. On Apr. 26, 2000, Wang and his partner, Sanjay Kumar, announced their purchase of the Islanders for $187.5 million even though he lists basketball [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/charles-wang/">Charles Wang</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Joe Walton</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Joe Walton (Pro football.  Born, Beaver Falls, PA, Dec. 15, 1935.)  One of only a handful of men to coach both the Giants and the Jets, Joe Walton was a player and assistant coach for the Giants and then an assistant (1981-82) and head coach (1983-89) for the Jets.  Walton was an all-America end of [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/joe-walton/">Joe Walton</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Bobby Walthour, Sr.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bobby Walthour, Sr. (Bicycle racing.  Born, Walthourville, GA, Jan. 1, 1878; died, Boston, MA, Sept. 2, 1949.)  One of the true folk heroes of American bicycle racing, Robert A. Walthour, Sr., not only set numerous world speed record in his motor-paced specialty but also won two six-day races at Madison Square Garden in the early [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/bobby-walthour-sr/">Bobby Walthour, Sr.</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Ray Walsh</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ray Walsh (Pro football.  Born, New York, NY, Mar. 18, 1916; died, White Plains, NY, Aug. 6, 1998.)  A skilled jack-of-all-trades, Raymond J. Walsh served the Football Giants from 1947-91 in a wide range of positions.  Walsh was a scout, publicist, business manager, and negotiator.  He was active in the lease negotiation and planning that [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/ray-walsh/">Ray Walsh</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Wallace</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bill Wallace (Sportswriter.  Born, Washington, DC, Apr. 29, 1924.)  In a career that spanned over a half-century, William Noble Wallace wrote sports for three major New York newspapers.  Wallace, fresh out of Yale, started at the World-Telegram as a yachting writer in March 1949.  He moved to the Herald Tribune in 1957, initially for the [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/bill-wallace/">Bill Wallace</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Mickey Walker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mickey Walker (Boxing.  Born, Elizabeth, NJ, July 13, 1901; died, Freehold, NJ, Apr. 28, 1981.)  A local favorite who began a professional boxing career in his hometown, Edward Patrick Walker became the world middleweight champion.  Walker, known as “the Toy Bulldog,” reigned from 1926-31.  Of his first 23 bouts, 19 were in Elizabeth (the other [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/mickey-walker/">Mickey Walker</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Jimmy Walker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Jimmy Walker (Sportsman.  Born, New York, NY, June 19, 1881; died, New York, NY, Nov. 18, 1946.)  In a book by Gene Fowler and a subsequent film starring Bob Hope (both entitled Beau James), James John Walker was immortalized as a bon vivant and a trusting politician caught in the vortex of municipal scandals that [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/jimmy-walker/">Jimmy Walker</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Dixie Walker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Dixie Walker (Baseball.  Born, Villa Rica, GA, Sept. 24, 1910; died, Birmingham, AL, May 17, 1982.)  Another Yankees reject who made his name in Brooklyn, Fred Walker was doubtless one of the best $10,000 investments in baseball history.  After parts of five seasons with the Yankees, Walker was sent to the White Sox via waivers [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/dixie-walker/">Dixie Walker</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Ben Walker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ben Walker (Sportswriter.  Born, Washington, DC, Oct. 8, 1957.)  A bulwark of The Associated Press coverage for over two decades, Benjamin Staud Walker has covered every World Series game since 1983 and every baseball All-Star Game since 1984.  Walker joined the A.P. in 1980 in Albany, N.Y., out of Syracuse U.  He moved to the [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/ben-walker/">Ben Walker</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Dave Waldstein</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Dave Waldstein  (Sportswriter.  Born, Boston, MA, Dec. 28, 1962.)  After a couple of different roles with the Boston Herald and a two-year tour with a magazine, David Waldstein joined the Post in 1991, where he eventually became the lead reporter on the Mets beat.  Waldstein moved to the Star-Ledger in 2000, where he continued covering [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/dave-waldstein/">Dave Waldstein</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Grete Waitz</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Grete Waitz  (Running.  Born, Oslo, Norway, Oct. 1, 1953; died, Oslo, Norway, April 19, 2011.)  When the New York City Marathon was run for the first time around Central Park, it was considered unusual for the time (1970) for women to be part of the entry field.  In fact, no woman finished that first race.  [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/grete-waitz/">Grete Waitz</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Frank Viola</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Frank Viola (College and pro baseball.  Born, Hempstead, NY, Apr. 19, 1960.)  Probably the finest lefthander produced by St. John’s, Frank John Viola was 26-2 in his three collegiate seasons with a 1.67 e.r.a.  Viola pitched the Redmen into the 1980 College World Series and the 1981 N.C.A.A. playoffs.  He was the winning pitcher in [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/frank-viola/">Frank Viola</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Beto Villa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Beto Villa (Sportscaster.  Born, Caracas, Venzuela, Feb. 7, 1947.)  Beginning in 1996, the voice of Beto Villa became a familiar one to Spanish-speaking fans of the Yankees.  That year, Villa began calling play-by-play of the soon-to-be World Series champions on WADO (1280 AM).  When the MSG Network added the SAP option to its telecasts, his [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/beto-villa/">Beto Villa</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Joe Vila</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Joe Vila (Sports editor.  Born, Boston, MA, Sept. 16, 1866; died, New York, NY, Apr. 27, 1934.)  Among the more significant and influential sportswriters and sports editors of the first third of the 20th century was Joseph Spencer Vila.  Starting in his native Boston, Vila went through a series of newspapers both there and in [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/joe-vila/">Joe Vila</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Richards Vidmer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Richards Vidmer (Sportswriter.  Born, Fort Riley, KS, Oct. 7, 1898; died, Calloway, KY, July 23, 1978.)  As much an athlete as a sportswriter, Richards Vidmer was more of an unorthodox character than anything.  Son of a U.S. Army cavalry officer, Vidmer was headed to West Point from St. Luke’s School in Wayne, Penna., in 1917, [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/richards-vidmer/">Richards Vidmer</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Verigan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bill Verigan (Sportswriter.  Born, Orlando, FL, Jan. 27, 1942.)  On Mar. 10, 1967, William Ford Verigan was covering ringside for U.P.I. at the third Garden when Ismael Laguna, the former lightweight champion, decisioned Frankie Narvaez in 12 rounds.  Then a riot broke out.  Verigan was struck in the head by a bottle heaved from the [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/bill-verigan/">Bill Verigan</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Verducci</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Tom Verducci (Sportswriter.  Born, Glen Ridge, NJ, Oct. 23, 1960.)  As a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, Thomas Matthew Verducci has become the weekly magazine’s leading baseball authority and has authored numerous exclusive stories.  Verducci began his newspaper career fresh out of Penn State, joining Today in Cocoa, Fla., as a writer and editor in [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/tom-verducci/">Tom Verducci</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Juan Vene</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Juan Vene (Sportswriter.  Born, Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 10, 1929.)  A veritable one-man army in Spanish-language baseball reporting, Juan Vene has been a broadcaster, author, sportswriter, columnist, and producer.  Vene was born Jose Rafael Machado Yanes and began his career as a reporter for Noticias Graficas in Maracaibo, Venezuela.  He decided to study journalism and graduated [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/juan-vene/">Juan Vene</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>George Vecsey</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>George Vecsey (Sportswriter.  Born, Jamaica, NY, July 4, 1939.)  Starting as a part-timer handling high school sports at Newsday in 1956, George Spencer Vecsey progressed to a columnist for The New York Times.  Shortly before graduating from Hofstra (where he majored in English), Vecsey became a full-time sportswriter at Newsday in February 1960.  He rapidly [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/george-vecsey/">George Vecsey</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Andy Varipapa</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Andy Varipapa (Bowling.  Born, Carfizzi, Italy, Mar. 13, 1891; died, Huntington, NY, Aug. 25, 1984.)  Perhaps the most famous bowling star of the early television era, Andrew Varipapa came to the United States in 1903 and began one of the most remarkable careers in the history of American sports.  He began bowling in 1905 in [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/andy-varipapa/">Andy Varipapa</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Dazzy Vance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Dazzy Vance (Baseball.  Born, Orient, IA, Mar. 4, 1891; died, Homosassa Springs, FL, Feb. 16, 1961.)  Given up on by the Yankees, Clarence Arthur Vance became a Brooklyn legend and nearly pitched the Dodgers to the 1924 pennant.  After being 0-4 with Pittsburgh and the Yankees (1915, 1918) and knocking around the minors, Vance was [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/dazzy-vance/">Dazzy Vance</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Keith Van Horn</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Keith Van Horn (Pro Basketball.  Born, Fullerton, CA, October 23, 1975.)  Perhaps payback for the 1976 deal when the then-New York Nets sent their greatest player ever, Julius Erving, to the 76ers for cash, the Nets acquired potential All-Star forward Keith Van Horn from Philadelphia on June 27, 1997, in a transaction involving eight players.  [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/keith-van-horn/">Keith Van Horn</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Vanderbilt</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mike Vanderbilt (Sailing.  Born, Oakdale, NY, July 6, 1884; died, Newport, RI, July 4, 1970.)  Harold Stirling Vanderbilt was the son of William K. Vanderbilt, president of the New York Central Railroad at a time when the industry was dominant and the Central was one of the dominant roads in the industry. Yet, despite his [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/mike-vanderbilt/">Mike Vanderbilt</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Van Gundy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Jeff Van Gundy (Pro Basketball.  Born, Hemet, CA, Jan. 19, 1962.)  When he succeeded Don Nelson and became the 18th coach of the Knicks history on Mar. 8, 1996, Jeff Van Gundy was just 34, the N.B.A.’s second-youngest bench boss. However, he had already served almost seven seasons as an assistant coach under Stu Jackson, [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/jeff-van-gundy/">Jeff Van Gundy</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Butch van Breda Kolff</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Butch van Breda Kolff (College basketball.  Born, Montclair, NJ, Oct. 22, 1922; died, Spokane, WA, Aug. 22, 2007.)  A Princeton basketball captain and member of the Knicks, Butch van Breda Kolff became a legend in the ranks of basketball coaching with a career that began in 1951 and extended to 1994.  He coached at four colleges, two [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/butch-van-breda-kolff/">Butch van Breda Kolff</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Bobby Valentine</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bobby Valentine (Baseball.  Born, Stamford, CT, May 13, 1950.)  Though his relationship with the press was often tempestuous, Robert John Valentine presided over the development of the Mets into one of baseball’s most exciting teams in the late 1990s.  He became the first Mets manager ever to guide the club into the post-season in successive [...]</p><p>The post <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org/bobby-valentine/">Bobby Valentine</a> appeared first on <a href="http://sports.nyhistory.org">New-York Historical Society&#039;s Bill Shannon Dictionary of New York Sports</a>.</p>]]></description>
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