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Born in High Point, North Carolina, "Dick" Culler graduated from High Point College in 1935, where he excelled in basketball, soccer, and baseball. Known as one of the most intelligent fielders, Culler played shortstop during most of his career.
Photo: George Barley fires one off the pitcher's mound in spring training with the New York Yankees, 1941.
Yes, there really was a "Crash" Davis who was born in Georgia, but grew up in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Probably one of the most unusual stories to come from Hank Utley’s research is the story of Edwin C. Pitts (1909 - 1943), known to his fans as “Alabama” Pitts. Born in Opelika, Alabama, Pitts joined the Navy at 15.
William Thomas (W. T.) Harris, of the Harris Teeter grocery store chain, was a prominent businessman, self-made millionaire, Baptist devotee, politician, and community advocate
Staff Sergeant Crawford J. Ferguson III
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Copies of the photographs on this page and documents were donated by Steve Estis, son of Samuel Estis, in November 2020. The full collection also includes 17 photographs of flight logs from Sgt Estis' time at Morris Field.
Henry Baumgarten was born on March 12, 1839 in what is now the province of Hanover, Germany. Baumgarten’s father Selig, mother Winzee [sic] and their seven children immigrated to the United States, settling in Baltimore, Maryland in 1852.
James Knox Polk was a native of Mecklenburg County, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, a political leader in the state of Tennessee, and Pre
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