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New Jersey Sports Heroes

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This site commemorates the great athletes & moments of NJ sports history. Be sure to like this page for facts & bios.

Born on this day…

Yale Football All-American Hank Ketcham (#EnglewoodNJ)
Soccer Star Danny Szetela (#cliftonnj)
Basketball Coach Don Casey (#collingswoodnj)
Bodybuilding Legend John Grimek (#perthamboy)
Dolphins All-Pro Keith Sims (#MillingtonNJ)
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Born on this day… Yale Football All-American Hank Ketcham (#EnglewoodNJ) Soccer Star Danny Szetela (#CliftonNJ) Basketball Coach Don Casey (#CollingswoodNJ) Bodybuilding Legend John Grimek (#PerthAmboy) Dolphins All-Pro Keith Sims (#MillingtonNJ) More than 1,000 FREE New Jersey Sports bios at NJSports.com!
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Born on this day…

Georgetown Hoops Legend John Mahnken (#westnewyork)
1948 World Series Champion Allie Clark (#SouthAmboy)
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Born on this day… Georgetown Hoops Legend John Mahnken (#WestNewYork) 1948 World Series Champion Allie Clark (#SouthAmboy) Check out NJSports.com for more tales of Garden State Greats!Image attachment
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Garden State Drag Racing History…

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Born on this day…

1956 NL MVP Don Newcombe (#ElizabethNJ)
Providence Defensive Whiz Eric Murdock (#bridgewaternj)
3-Time Golden Gloves Champ Kendall Holt (#patersonnj)
Saints Lineman Cesar Ruiz (#camdennj)
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Born on this day… 1956 NL MVP Don Newcombe (#ElizabethNJ) Providence Defensive Whiz Eric Murdock (#BridgewaterNJ) 3-Time Golden Gloves Champ Kendall Holt (#PatersonNJ) Saints Lineman Cesar Ruiz (#CamdenNJ) Check out NJSports.com for more tales of Garden State Greats!
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