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Renf
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Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 8:42 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There is a convincing argument that Hal
Newhouser is the most talented and accomplished
professional athlete born and raised in Detroit.
Does anyone know where he was born and what
schools he attended before he signed with the
Tigers in 1939?
Thank you very much.
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Chitaku
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Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 8:44 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

the prince
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Ravine
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Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 8:54 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here is a link which does not answer all of your questions, but which may be of interest or helpful.http://www.baseball-reference. com/bullpen/Hal_Newhouser
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Karl_jr
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Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 9:24 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The Prince, Amen
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Whithorn11446
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Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 9:30 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

"There is a convincing argument that Hal
Newhouser is the most talented and accomplished
professional athlete born and raised in Detroit"

I wouldn't put Newhouser ahead of Dave DeBusschere.

Newhouser was a Wilbur Wright graduate and I've heard he was raised around Fenkell & Linwood area.
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Lowell
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Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 11:03 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Uh, with all due respects to the Prince, but aren't we overlooking Joe Louis? Okay he wasn't born here, but he grew up and achieved international fame here.

There will also be some argument that Newhouser had his peak years during the war years when bats the caliber of Ted Williams and others were out of the lineup and in the service. Nonetheless, a stellar career.
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D_mcc
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Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 11:12 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Lowell, I always thought he was raised in Brooklyn?
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Jrvass
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Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 - 12:08 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Another Link:

http://www.baseball-almanac.co m/players/player.php?p=newhoha 01
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The_rock
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Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 - 6:17 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I know that for a while he resided in a beautiful home in Franklin. It looked like a small castle up on a hill as you drove down Franklin Road.
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Yaktown
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Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 - 11:24 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

He's one of many major leaguers/baseball execs to be buried in the metro area...

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4230

Frank Navin http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=725353 2

Walter Briggs http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=717328 1

Norm Cash http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6487

Charlie Gehringer http://www.findagrave.com/cgi- bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11673

I could go on but you get the point.
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Sharms
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Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 - 12:22 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hal Newhouser's home was very close to the Franklin Elementary School where I went through the sixth grade. At one time Franklin was the home of Newhouser and Al Kaline.
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Taj920
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Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 - 7:41 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hal Newhouser was a scout for the Astro's and quit when he passed on his recommendation to draft Derek Jeter.
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Historyguy
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Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 4:10 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hal Newhouser was signed by the Tigers out of high school--Wilbur Wright Trade School (later Murray-Wright High).

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