Ventan Yablonski
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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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