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Syd Conn

Syd Conn

Syd Conn (1913-2003) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Greater Hartford, 1984 Promoted sporting events in the Hartford area for parts of six decades Year after year, the Hartford native brought entertainers and world-class athletes to the […]

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Reuben Cohen

Reuben Cohen

Reuben “Rube” Cohen, 1899-1970 Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Greater Hartford, 1983 Born Reuben Cohen in Odessa, Ukraine, Cohen came to Hartford with his parents as a young child and played football, basketball, and baseball at Hartford

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Dr. Morris N. Cohen

Dr. Morris N. Cohen

Dr. Morris N. Cohen (1898-1998) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Greater Hartford, 1984 Morris Cohen was born in Poland in 1898 and arrived in the United States in 1900. His father was a shochet and acted as

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