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Post by on_the_edge on Jun 3, 2022 20:27:34 GMT -5
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Post by neilybob on Jun 4, 2022 12:07:48 GMT -5
Yes excellent job jim.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 4, 2022 14:10:54 GMT -5
Larry Hillman, a former NHL ice hockey defenseman and coach, passed away on June 4th at the age of 85. Hillman was one of the most traveled players in hockey history, having played for 15 different teams in his 22 professional seasons. He played on the following teams during his long tenure in professional hockey: Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Minnesota North Stars Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres Cleveland Crusaders Winnipeg Jets He played in the National Hockey League between 1955 and 1973, and then in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976. After retiring, he spent parts of three seasons as a coach in the WHA. . Hillman started his career by playing one season for the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL in 1953. He split the next season between the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL and the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. He won his first Stanley Cup Championship with Detroit in 1955. He became the youngest player to be engraved on the Stanley Cup. 18 years, 2 months, 9 days. (This is a record that cannot be broken under current rules, as a player must be eighteen years old by September 15 to be eligible to play in the NHL that season.) Hillman left the Red Wings after 1957 and went to the Boston Bruins. His first goal with Boston occurred on December 19, 1957 at Boston Garden in the Bruins' 3-3 tie with New York. He played two full seasons in Boston before being sent to their minor league team, the Providence Reds, for most of the 1960 season. In 1961, Hillman went to the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he continued to bounce from the minor leagues to the NHL and back. He played on four Stanley Cup winning teams in Toronto in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967. In between those cup wins, he played parts of six seasons with the Rochester Americans and the Springfield Indians. After the 1968 season, he signed with the expansion Minnesota North Stars, who later traded Hillman to the Montreal Canadiens where he won his sixth and final Stanley Cup Championship. He is one of only 11 players in Stanley Cup history to win the Cup with three or more different teams. After Montreal, he played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres. Following the 1973 season, Hillman left the NHL for the WHA. He played two seasons for the Cleveland Crusaders. His final season was in 1976, playing for the Winnipeg Jets. Hillman took over as coach of the Jets in 1977, winning the Avco Cup in his rookie season. However, he was fired 61 games into the 1978–79
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 4, 2022 14:20:35 GMT -5
Ann Turner Cook, 95, whose cherubic baby face was known the world over as the original Gerber baby, has died.
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Post by on_the_edge on Jun 4, 2022 15:22:09 GMT -5
Gerber should contact her estate about using her pic now. What an endorsement, she lived to be 95, all starting with Gerber.
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Post by on_the_edge on Jun 4, 2022 21:45:24 GMT -5
They are talking about Ann Turner Cook on the local news. Turns out she lived in Tampa and was a teacher there for many years.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 5, 2022 14:13:30 GMT -5
Tony Pajaczkowski, a former offensive guard in the CFL, passed away at the age of 86 on June 4th. Coming from the Verdun Shamcats in Montreal, Pajaczkowski would play 11 seasons with the Calgary Stampeders (1955–1965) and 2 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes (1966 and 1967). An intense and physical player, he would be an all-star with Calgary 6 times and once with Montreal, and in 1961 he won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award (after being runner up in 1960.) He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1988. The following are awards that Pajaczkowski earned during his career in the CFL: All-Western / All-Eastern Guard 1960, 1962 - 1966 All-Western Defensive End 1961 All-Canadian Guard 1962 - 1965 Schenley Award for Most Outstanding Canadian 1961
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 5, 2022 16:07:23 GMT -5
Veryl Switzer, a former halfback in the NFL and CFL, passed away at the age of 89 on June 4th. Switzer played 24 games for the Green Bay Packers before serving in the United States Air Force for two years, playing professional football in Canada and becoming an administrator at his alma mater Kansas State, where he is a hall of famer. In 1954, the Green Bay Packers used the 4th pick in the 1st round of the 1954 NFL Draft to sign Switzer out of Kansas State University, where he played from 1951 to 1953. He held the career punt return record at KSU until 1995 and scored the second longest punt return touchdown in school history (93 yards on Sept 19 1953, one of two he posted that year). His best year was 1953 when he led Kansas State in rushing with 558 yards, receiving with eight catches for 211 yards, scoring with eight touchdowns and 49 points, punt returns with a 31.0-yard average and kick returns with a 22.3-yard average. Switzer was invited to the 1954 East–West Shrine Game. Switzer went on to play for two seasons with the Packers before serving two years in the United States Air Force as a first lieutenant. His attempt to resume his NFL career was unsuccessful when he was released by the Packers in September 1958. He headed north to professional football in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders in 1958 and was subsequently traded to the Montreal Alouettes in March 1959 and played two seasons with the team. He later worked for the Chicago Board of Education for 10 years before coming returning to KSU in an administrative capacity in 1969. He is currently Co-Director, Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy and Associate Athletic Director for Academics. Switzer was a charter member of the K-State Sports Hall of Fame and is enshrined in the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame and the Kansas High School Activities Association Hall of Fame
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 5, 2022 16:08:31 GMT -5
Paul Vance, 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' songwriter, dies at 92 He also wrote "Catch a Falling Star" and "Tracy," and his songs were performed by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, and Robert Goulet.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 5, 2022 21:33:56 GMT -5
Eric Nesterenko, a former NHL ice hockey center who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1951 to 1956 and for the Chicago Black Hawks from 1956 to 1972, passed away this weekend at the age of 88 as announced by the Chicago BlackHawk Alumni. Following his long NHL career in 1973–74 he played for the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association, and then spent a year of coaching in Switzerland. He had 250 goals and 324 assists during his NHL career, and won a Stanley Cup championship with Chicago in 1961. The rangy right winger was a superb penalty killer, who was also known for using his elbows in the corners. Nesterenko was better known for speed on the ice than for goal-scoring. Chicago sportswriter Bob Markus commented, "I've always thought that Nesterenko would have been the greatest player of all time if they played the game without a puck.
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