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June 10,1948-@NPASHF inductee Tony Zale defeats Rocky Graziano in the third & final fight of their epic trilogy of championship bouts. Zale lands a right to Graziano’s body, then left hook to Rocky’s jaw, knocking him unconscious. With the victory, Zale regains Middleweight Crown
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@NPASHF inductee Tony Zale (born Anthony Florian Zaleski) is born on this day. Largely considered one of the greatest middleweights of all-time, the “Man of Steel” is best known for his trilogy of fights with Rocky Graziano, with Zale emerging victorious in 2 of the 3 bouts.
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May 14, 1965 - @NPASHF inductee Carl Yastrzemski hits for the cycle, blasts two home runs and drives in five runs, but the @RedSox still suffer a 12-8 loss to the Tigers at Fenway Park. Learn more about “Yaz” at: bit.ly/2CR78sS
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May 13, 1958 -Stan “The Man” Musial wraps his 3,000th career hit – a single to left served up by another @NPASHF inductee, Moe Drabowsky. The ball is fielded by fellow Polish American Walt “Moose” Moryn, completing what Drabowsky would later refer to as “the Polish triangle.”
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Tony Adamowicz was born on this date in 1941. Nicknamed “Tony A to Z,” Adamowicz won many auto racing titles during his career, including Trans Am Under 2 Liter, Formula 5000, and Ecuador 12 Hour. Adamowicz passed away in 2016, just months after being honored into the @NPASHF
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April 29,1986-@UVAFootball offensive tackle Jim Dombrowski is the 6th overall pick in the 1986 @NFL Draft,after being selected in the First Round by the New Orleans Saints. The 6’5” 300 lb. lineman and @NPASHF inductee would go on to an outstanding 11 Year career with the @Saints
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April 27, 2005 – @Cardinals second baseman & @NPASHF inductee Mark Grudzielanek leads off the St. Louis first inning with a home run, and then proceeds to hit for the cycle, as the Cardinals defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3.
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@NPASHF Inductee Tom Lysiak was born this day in 1953. The 2nd overall pick in the 1973 NHL Draft, Tom would go on to an outstanding 13year @NHL career with the Atlanta Flames and @NHLBlackhawks. Much too soon, Tom passed away May 30, 2016.
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April 18,1983-@NPASHF inductee Greg Meyer wins the @bostonmarathon with a time of 2:09.00. His Boston win would be his third major marathon victory, having previously won the Detroit Marathon (1980) and the Chicago Marathon (1982).
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April 17, 1955 -- @NPASHF Inductee Steve Gromek tosses a seven-hit shutout, as the Tigers defeat the Kansas City A’s 16-0. Gromek strikes out 5 while walking just one K.C. batsman, and helps his own cause by going one-for-four at the plate.
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GRONKOWSKI, LEGWAND, BULAGA AND MEYERS TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL POLISH-AMERICAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME @NPASHF story.cd/AAZ0RU
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Happy Birthday, Ted Kwalick! The @PennStateFball All-American was the 1st round pick of the @49ers in the 1969 NFL Draft, and went on to a nine-year @NFL career, highlighted by three Pro Bowl appearances. He was inducted into the @cfbhall in 1989 and the @NPASHF in 2005.
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April 13, 1962 – Stan “The Man” Musial scores his 1,869th run, a new National League record. One of the greatest players in the history of professional baseball, Stan would become, in 1973, the first inductee into the @NPASHF .
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