All posts tagged "ted williams"
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10.9K2MassachusettsThe Jimmy Fund Cures the Original Jimmy, But Did the Red Sox Know?
Einar Gustafson was a 12-year-old cancer patient who launched the Jimmy Fund in 1948 and then quietly succumbed to the disease. Or...
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22.0K6MassachusettsTed Williams, The First Latin American Superstar
Few people knew Red Sox great Ted Williams had Mexican ancestry. That’s because he didn’t tell them. Teddy Samuel Williams was born...
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7.3K2Arts and LeisureWe Wuz Robbed, or How Jack Sharkey Boxed His Way to a Catchphrase
Jack Sharkey not only won the world heavyweight championship but was responsible for the classic sports expression: We wuz robbed. Sharkey,...
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9.0K4Arts and LeisureThe Hidden History of Fenway’s Red Seat (For Those Who Aren’t Diehard Red Sox Fans)
A lone red seat in Fenway Park’s green bleacher section marks the longest home run ever hit by the greatest hitter ever...
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12.9K1Arts and LeisureGeorge Frazier on the Best-Dressed Men of 1960
For 40 years, George Frazier was to Boston what Jimmy Breslin was to New York, what Mike Royko was to Chicago and...
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5.2K2Arts and LeisureHoover High Boy Wins AL MVP as 1949 Red Sox
Well before he joined the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams was a baseball star when he played for Hoover High in San...
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