smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities - New York - Page 165 - City-Data Forum

ckhthankgod · 03-31-2019, 12:49 AM

With the MLB season getting started, here are some references relevant to the thread in that regard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Barker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Brooks
Fowler's Jerry Brooks is one of six inductees into Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame | syracuse.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Bostick (was also the QB for the Football team during his time at Aquinas)

Also, as mentioned in the thread before, the first black professional(inc. minor leagues) baseball player was this man born in Fort Plain, raised in Cooperstown and buried in Frankfort: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/200e2bbd

Also, a NCAA Basketball Tournament reference from Kingston and Siena College:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3yJxDlN6GQ

ckhthankgod · 03-31-2019, 01:17 AM

Another NCAA Tournament throwback from 1982 between Fresno State/West Virginia(which started former Buffalo Lafayette Violet star/Buffalo News co-Player of the Year in 1981 Lester Rowe(#24):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMiIMCEdBlk

As well as another such reference from 1984 against Maryland:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCvd4ELjdpY

Mr. Rowe is currently an assistant coach for the WVU Women's Basketball program: https://wvusports.com/staff.aspx?staff=416

This is his nephew: https://buffalonews.com/2017/07/19/j...ketball-coach/

ckhthankgod · 03-31-2019, 02:40 AM

A historical Baseball reference from 1888 of the Syracuse Stars Baseball club: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracu...cuse_Stars.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracu...eague_baseball)

One of the players in the picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Fleetwood_Walker
https://web.archive.org/web/20051123...er_article.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/kirst/1994/...s_of_flee.html

The other player related to the thread in the picture: https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...Robert_Higgins

Another historical reference from 1887 of the Buffalo Bisons Baseball club: https://news.wbfo.org/post/heritage-...l-s-color-line

More about Mr. Grant, who also played for a team based in Plattsburgh: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2f633c50

More Baseball related history from Chautauqua County: http://www.chautauquasportshalloffam...eloronacme.pdf

ckhthankgod · 03-31-2019, 08:39 PM

Professional reference in the Buffalo area: https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/...6/Richard_Pete

ckhthankgod · 04-01-2019, 09:09 PM

From the Utica Academy of Science(charter school): https://www.cnyhomepage.com/video/ma...052/1893841030

School information: https://www.uascs.org
https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000075839
https://data.nysed.gov/gradrate.php?...d=800000075839

ckhthankgod · 04-03-2019, 06:54 AM

Some HS sports all star references from the Syracuse/CNY area: https://expo.syracuse.com/sports/g66...ield-team.html

https://expo.syracuse.com/sports/g66...ield-team.html

https://expo.syracuse.com/sports/g66...all-teams.html

https://expo.syracuse.com/sports/g66...all-teams.html

https://expo.syracuse.com/sports/g66...ball-team.html

https://auburnpub.com/sports/local/b...1d84cddda.html
https://auburnpub.com/sports/local/v...1804882d9.html
https://auburnpub.com/sports/local/g...92dffd806.html
https://auburnpub.com/sports/local/w...8efbab273.html

Professional reference from Lockport: https://www.niagara-gazette.com/spor...f3a1c4ba2.html

ckhthankgod · 04-04-2019, 07:01 AM

ckhthankgod · 04-04-2019, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

ckhthankgod · 04-04-2019, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

A historical Baseball reference from 1888 of the Syracuse Stars Baseball club: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracu...cuse_Stars.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracu...eague_baseball)

One of the players in the picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Fleetwood_Walker
https://web.archive.org/web/20051123...er_article.jpg
https://www.syracuse.com/kirst/1994/...s_of_flee.html

The other player related to the thread in the picture: https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...Robert_Higgins

Another historical reference from 1887 of the Buffalo Bisons Baseball club: https://news.wbfo.org/post/heritage-...l-s-color-line

More about Mr. Grant, who also played for a team based in Plattsburgh: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2f633c50

More Baseball related history from Chautauqua County: http://www.chautauquasportshalloffam...eloronacme.pdf

More of the bolded/related references...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Cash_(baseball) (As mentioned earlier in the thread, he was a QB and star Basketball player at Proctor High in the mid 1960's(Utica had 3 public HS's at the time, Free Academy and JFK as well)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_...90s_outfielder) (during his time at Liverpool, he was the QB of the school's Football team and I believe played Basketball as well)
https://www.greatersyracusesportshal...om/chris-jones

Garrett Whitley Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Whitley_(baseball)

ckhthankgod · 04-05-2019, 10:46 AM

All Star team references from the Southern Tier: https://www.pressconnects.com/story/...rs/3313381002/

https://www.pressconnects.com/story/...aa/3261915002/

A sports reference from Vestal: https://www.pressconnects.com/story/...aa/3311299002/