Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

(1910-1980) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1985 Ezra Melrose played varsity football at Trinity College in Hartford, graduating in 1935. In 1938 he earned an MA from NYU. From 1942-45 he served in the U.S. Army Air Force, […]

Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 1983 Bennett Meyers played three sports – baseball, basketball, and football – at Weaver High School and was chosen for the All-City Basketball Team in 1933. He went on to Amherst where he

(1901-1970) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1983 Born in Russia, Kaplan came to the U.S. with his family at age 5 and settled in Meriden. With a fifth-grade education, he was peddling fruit when a street gang framed

(1930-2016) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1983 A Hartford native, Isenberg attended the Loomis School, where he lettered in football his junior and senior year and served as team captain his senior year. He also lettered in baseball

(1899-1973) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1984 Sam Hyman grew up in Hartford and became the most famous baseball player of the area. At Hartford High School, he played football, basketball and baseball, but is most remembered as

Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1985 Born in New York, Frieda earned a BA from Hunter College and attended the Seminary College of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. At Hunter, she played varsity basketball and competed in

(1900-1974) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1984 Born in Hartford, Herbert was an outstanding all-around athlete in both high school and college. A three-sport star at Hartford High School (football, basketball, and baseball), he won the 135-pound class

(1910-1984) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1985 Born in Hartford, Greenbaum was a prominent athlete in Weaver High School’s early years (class of 1927), playing baseball and football for three years each. He later played for the Conn’s

(1920-2004) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1985 At Weaver High School, Philip Goldenberg played football (half back and fullback) for three years; the last two years the team only lost one game. In 1939 they were awarded the