6 Results for tag: 1972
Ralph “Babe” Zinsmeister – (
1972)
RALPH (Babe) ZINSMEISTER
Fight promoter, Golden Glove judge, Booster Club organizer and president, baseball player and manager . . . all these and more have occupied some 65 of "Babe" Zinsmeister's 80 years. "Babe" spearheaded the reorganization of the ...
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Stan Pincura – (
1972)
STAN PINCURA
Still rated the finest quarterback in Lorain
High School history, Stan Pincura has the
added distinction of having played for Earl
McCaskey, being a brother of Judge John
Pincura — both enshrined in the Lorain
Sports Hall last year — and being a former
teammate ...
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Frank “Hawks” Pawlak – (
1972)
FRANK (Hawks) PAWLAK
(Deceased)
The name "Pawlak" has long been associated with athletics in the City of Lorain. "Hawks" Pawlak remains the epitome of excellence in all sports while typifying the boy who overcame extreme hardships while growing to become a ...
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Alvie Miller – (
1972)
Alvie Miller
(Deceased)
Professional boxing in Lorain enjoyed spectacular success at the turn of the century. When old-timers gather today, the first name they bring up is Alvie Miller. Miller fought fabled Johnny Kilbane three times for the world featherweight (126 pounds) ...
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Joe Fitzgerald – (
1972)
JOE FITZGERALD
Another of Lorain's all-time great athletes whose talent missed national attention only because he never displayed it on the college level. A retired city fireman, he excelled in football, basketball, baseball, softball and remains today one of Lorain's ...
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Sam Busich – (
1972)
SAM BUSICH
From All-Ohio center on the 1931 Lorain
High School football team to double-duty end
on Ohio State's 1935 Big Ten Co-Championship team to a pro football career in the
National Football League. Thus went the fantastic story of Sam Busich who played his
scholastic ...
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