Rockin’ Sockin’ Sheriff Tommy Gibbons
Saint Paul native, Thomas J. Gibbons was a nearly undefeated heavyweight boxer. He started boxing professionally as a middleweight at the tender age of 20. Tommy was often compared to his brother Mike as he advanced to the Heavyweight class and developed a respectable punch. His biggest fight came near the end of his [...]
Rehse & Jevne
Born in Chicago in 1864, Frederick B.”Fred” Jevne is best remembered as a National League Umpire. Between 1892 and 1895 he umpired 80 Major League games. He played Minor league baseball from 1885 to 1891 with the Buffalo Bisons, La Crosse Freezers, Sacramento Altas, Evansville Hoosiers. He was with the Minneapolis Millers in their second [...]
Remember the Roller Derby?
In 1935 ,the father of Roller Derby, Leo Saltzer held his first race in Chicago at the Coliseum. Skaters used a banked track to imitate a cross country race. The spectacle brought in nearly 20,000 people. Saltzer’s roller skating marathons spread quickly from Chicago. Road crews were hired and tracks were dismantled and moved. [...]
The Jazz Age Women’s Hockey Craze
The Canadian Hockey Association says the first recorded women’s hockey game took place in 1892 in Barrie, Ontario.The history of women’s ice hockey in the United States can be traced back to the early 20th century. Other sources place the first game in Ottawa, where the Government House team defeated the Rideau ladies team [...]
The Last Vikings Game in Bloomington
The last Vikings home outdoor game at the old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington was was on December 12th, 1981. After the Metrodome roof collapse they had another outdoor game on on December 29th, 2011. 29 years to the day from their previous home outdoor game! Check out the video below to see the fans [...]
