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William J. Donovan

Written by admin on September 22, 2011 — Leave a Comment

William J. Donovan (College football.  Born, Buffalo, NY, Jan. 1, 1883; died, Washington, DC, Feb. 8, 1959.)  Known primarily as the founder of the Office of Strategic Services, Gen. William J. Donovan was also influential in college football.  Donovan was a backup quarterback for Columbia (1903-05) who also rowed crew (1904-06) and ran track (1906).  […]

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Michael Burke

Written by admin on September 21, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Michael Burke (Executive.  Born, Enfield, CT, June 8, 1916; died, Galway, Ireland, Feb. 5, 1987.)  One of the most colorful characters in New York sports in the 1960s and 1970s, Edward Michael Burke was president of both the Yankees (1966-73) and Madison Square Garden (1973-81).  Burke spent nearly a third of his life in Europe for […]

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Moe Berg

Written by admin on September 20, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Moe Berg (Baseball.  Born, New York, NY, Mar. 2, 1902; died, Belleville, NJ, May 29, 1972.)  A Princeton man, linguist, and major league catcher, Morris Berg entered the murky world of international espionage during World War II.  Berg was raised in New Jersey, graduating from Newark’s Barringer High School in 1918, and enrolled at N.Y.U.  […]

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The Bill Shannon Biographical Dictionary of New York Sports is an open database of sports biographies maintained by Jordan Sprechman and Marty Appel. We welcome public and scholarly contributions and suggestions.

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