smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities

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Sports reference from Utica:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOtV...&feature=share (is currently at Our Savior Lutheran in the Bronx, but originally attended Utica’s only public HS in Proctor HS)

Another Utica area reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH9v...&feature=share (originally from New Hartford, a suburb, but is now at Long Island Lutheran)

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Sports reference from Utica:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOtV...&feature=share (is currently at Our Savior Lutheran in the Bronx, but originally attended Utica’s only public HS in Proctor HS)

Another Utica area reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH9v...&feature=share (originally from New Hartford, a suburb, but is now at Long Island Lutheran)

From the Binghamton area: Dante Kimbrough - 12 Sports Athlete of the Week - WBNG.com: Binghamton-area News, Weather, Sports (Windsor is east/SE of Binghamton)

From the Albany area: Boys high school basketball - 1/9 | WNYT.com

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[quote=ckhthankgod;50672489]From the Binghamton area: Dante Kimbrough - 12 Sports Athlete of the Week - WBNG.com: Binghamton-area News, Weather, Sports (Windsor is east/SE of Binghamton)

From the Albany area: Boys high school basketball - 1/9 | WNYT.com[/QUOTE/]

Middletown boys basketball beats Kingston

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From Canandaigua: Scholar Athlete of the Week (1/9): A.J. Clifford | WHEC.com

Odessa-Montour girls top rival Watkins Glen (Odessa-Montour is in Schuyler County)

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NFL Playoff references, this Albany native is currently playing: Dion Lewis | New England Patriots

This former Onondaga Central Star is playing tomorrow: Latavius Murray, RB for the Minnesota Vikings at NFL.com

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Sports references from Indian River in the Watertown area and Liverpool just north of Syracuse: Athlete Of The Week: Tray Bell


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9tK...&feature=share

From Rush-Henrietta, south of Rochester:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r52t...&feature=share (his brother was a former football player at Syracuse University)

From Greece’s Athena HS, west of Rochester:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N64t...&feature=share

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Sports reference from Utica:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOtV...&feature=share (is currently at Our Savior Lutheran in the Bronx, but originally attended Utica’s only public HS in Proctor HS)

Another Utica area reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH9v...&feature=share (originally from New Hartford, a suburb, but is now at Long Island Lutheran)

Speaking of Utica, this actor of Super Fly/Blaxploitation film fame was born in the city in 1937 before moving to Cleveland at a young age: Ron O'Neal - IMDb

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A professional reference: Meet Syracuse's new DPW Commissioner | LocalSYR

So, this is in addition to the Parks and Rec commissioner, current police chief, the new fire chief, the president of the common council and the deputy mayor as to positions in Syracuse held by Black residents.

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Professional reference from the Utica area: Business People for Jan. 14, 2018 - News - Uticaod - Utica, NY

This man was a sportscaster in Plattsburgh during a portion of the 1970’s and 1980’s: https://www.rickwhitlow22.com/bio


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwhV...&feature=share

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History from the Adirondacks: http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise...cold-shoulder/

I believe this coach is mentioned in the article above: Hornets' coaching legend steps down
He grew up in Witherbee and attended Mineville and Moriah(the consolidated version) HS’s in Essex County in the early 1960’s. His family came from Greenville SC to work in the local mines. He is also mentioned in this article: Flashback: Sports headlines from the past seven decades | | pressrepublican.com