Jews in the Greater Hartford area have long been active in sports, whether at school or in clubs, formally or self-organized. Some played for the experience or to fill time, others had the talent, drive and support to compete or […]
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(1923-1980) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 2002 A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Lane moved to Hartford in 1928. During the 1930s he enjoyed baseball games at Keney Park. A 1941 graduate of Weaver High School,
Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 2002 Born in Hartford, Roisman attended West Hartford’s Hall High School, where he played varsity soccer, basketball, and golf. The golf team became state champions, and the soccer team were state semi-finalists.
(1937- Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 2002 Roisman graduated from Weaver High School in 1955. He was on the basketball team for three years, and in his senior year was co-captain of the team. In 1954, the
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(1924-2002) Inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1985 Born and raised in Hartford, Yellin graduated from Weaver High School, where he became known as “Bull” for his role as fullback on three powerful Weaver varsity football teams. In 1940,
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(1933-2017) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1992 A Hartford native, Yellin was a letterman at Weaver High School on both the basketball and tennis teams. AS a senior, he established a city-wide record for points scored in
(1920-2013) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 2002 Growing up in Hartford, Wiesen attended both Weaver High School and West Hartford’s Hall High School, playing basketball and running track at both schools. He was the captain of Weaver’s
(1910-1994) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1987 A Hartford native, Weinstein played football at Hartford Public High School and at Trinity College in the late 1920s and early 1930s. A lineman, he played every minute of every
(1924-2019) Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, 1990 Born and raised in West Hartford, Weiner starred on the football, basketball and baseball teams at Hall High School, from which he graduated in 1942. He was a regular third
