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Irving Waltman

Irving Waltman

(1915-2016) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1983 Born in Hartford, Waltman graduated Northwest Grammar School, where he played on a city championship basketball team in 1928 and a champion baseball team. He remembered that as a reward for […]

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Edward Waltman

Edward Waltman

(1918-1993) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1989 Edward L. Waltman was a prominent local athlete during the 1930s and 1940s. He was an all-star football player at Weaver High School and played baseball and basketball. He was

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Herbert Vinick

Herbert Vinick

(1916-2002) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1990 Vinick was born in Hartford and graduated from Hartford Public High School in 1934. He played football at Trinity College for four years and was elected captain his senior year.

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Charles Teller

Charles Teller

(1941-2014) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1987 Born in Middletown, Teller grew up in West Hartford and graduated from Hall High School, where he excelled in both scholastics and sports. He was ranked the top high school tennis

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Sam Suisman

Sam Suisman

(1901-1970) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1983 Growing up in Hartford, Suisman was recognized equally for his achievements in football, basketball, and baseball. He was captain of the football team at Hartford High and played on the city

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John Suisman

(1937- ) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1989 Born and raised in West Hartford, Suisman attended Loomis Institute and then graduated from Yale University in 1959. At Yale, he was on the varsity golf team for three

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Edward Suisman

(c. 1902 – 1991) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1984 The son of Russian immigrants, Suisman’s athletic achievement was primarily in basketball. After graduating from Hartford Public High School, he attended Peddie Institute in New Jersey, where he

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Lewis Stieglitz

Lewis Stieglitz

(1935-2010) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1984 Born in West Hartford in 1935, Steiglitz graduated from Hall High School. His track career started at the University of Connecticut where he set school records in every distance event, from

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Louis Stein

Louis Stein

(1914-2009) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1987 An outstanding tennis player at Weaver High School, Stein played on the team for four years and on the Trinity College team for four years, winning the singles title in 1935.

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