Legends

Nap Lajoie WOONSOCKET	Hall of Fame 2B, .339 career batting average, 3,243 hits and 1,599 RBIs. 1901 Triple crown and five-time American League batting champion.
Glenna Collette-Vare NARRAGANSETT	American Hall of Fame golfing champion of the 1920-30s. "Queen of American golf". Won six United States Woman's Amateur Championships.
Clara Lamore-Walker PROVIDENCE	1948 Olympic swimmer. Winner of five United States Championships and All-American at Providence College. International Swimming Hall of Famer.
Norm Taber PROVIDENCE	Hope High and Brown University distance runner. Won a bronze medal in 1500m and a gold medal in 3000m at the 1912 Olympic Games. Earned first IAAF mile record.
Hugh Duffy CRANSTON	Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder. 1894 Triple Crown winner, National League batting champion with MLB record .440 batting average in a season.
Frank "Monk" Mazicki WEST WARWICK	All-State halfback and shortstop at West Warwick High & All-American at Boston College. NFL Chicago Bears and Boston Yanks (1942-46).
Hank Soar PAWTUCKET	Football, basketball and baseball at Pawtucket High (All-Stater) and Providence College. New York Giants (1937-46). MLB umpire.
Gerry Kilmartin PROVIDENCE	Hockey All-Stater at La Salle and Brown University. 1947 and 1949 US National team and 1949 USAHA and ATAHL champion for Rhode Island Scarlets.
Lou "Duke" Abbruzzi WARREN	All-State quarterback & first baseman at Warren High '36 and halfback at Rhode Island State (URI). NFL Boston Yanks in 1946 and Providence Steam Roller.
Joey Archibald PAWTUCKET	States first world boxing champion NBA World Featherweight Champion April 1939 and NYSAC World Featherweight Champion October 1938. 60-42-5 record.
Ralph Warburton CRANSTON	Hockey All-Stater at Cranston and Dartmouth College. First R.I. hockey olympian at 1948 St Moritz. Minor league & 1948 USAHA champion R.I. Scarlets.
Olaf "Curly" Oden PROVIDENCE	Football, hockey and baseball at Classical High '17. Running Back at Brown, Providence Steam Roller & Huskies. Providence Grays baseball and ice polo.
Malcolm Greene Chase PROVIDENCE	Pioneer of ice hockey in the United States and tennis at Brown and Yale (first hockey captain). No. 3 ranked U.S amateur tennis in 1895.
Clem "Turkey" Harnedy PROVIDENCE	Three-time all-state goalie at La Salle. U.S. Rangers in 1934 World Championships in England and USC and minors leagues in PSHL, SCHL and EHL.
George "Pud" Quirk PROVIDENCE	Hockey All-Stater and football star at Hope High. US National hockey team in Prague (1938) and Zurich (1939). Amateur teams and Detroit of MOHL.
Jimmy Van Allen NEWPORT	Competed in French Open (1927), Wimbledon (1922, 1924, 1925) & US Open (1931). Inventor of tiebreaker. Founder of the Tennis Hall of Fame.
Charles "Gabby" Harnett WOONSOCKET	Baseball Hall of Fame catcher for Chicago Cubs and NY Giants. Six-time all-star and 1935 NL MVP. Four World Series and a .297 career batting average.
Billy Gonsalves PORTSMOUTH	"Babe Ruth of American Soccer". Over 25 years in American pro leagues and six-time US FIFA World Cup member (1st two (1930 & 1934) National Soccer Hall of Famer.
Ellison "Tarzan" Brown CHARLESTOWN	Marathon runner in 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. 1936 and 1939 Boston Marathon winner. Only Native American to win twice.
Ernie Calverley PAWTUCKET	Three-time basketball All-Stater at Pawtucket High and All-American at URI. Providence Steamrollers of the BAA (1946-49).
Don Panciera WESTERLY	All-State QB at La Salle and BC and U of SF. Pro career with '49 New York Yankees, '50 Detroit Lions, '52 Chicago Cardinals and '53 CFL's Toronto Argonauts.
Les Pawson PAWTUCKET	Won Boston Marathon in 1933, 1938, and 1941. Second runner to win the race three times. Les Pawson Loop named after him in Lincoln Woods State Park.
"Tim" O'Neil PROVIDENCE	“The King of the Sandlots” organized amateur baseball starting in 1902 for over 60 years most notably the Providence Amateur League and Independent Amateur League.
Jean Bauer PROVIDENCE	All-around athlete at Pembroke College and three-time R.I. State Golf Champion (1941-43). Two-time medalist in the USGA National Amateur Championship & Set Records.
Vincent Madonna PROVIDENCE	Undisputed champion of cycling starting in the 1920s at the Cycledrome to the cries of "Poosha Madonna'". Called the "Babe Ruth of Bicycle Riding".
George Pulliam CRANSTON	All-Stater in football, hockey and baseball at Cranston High. 1947 national champion Dartmouth hockey team and 1948 AAU National team. Providence Steam Roller.
Oscar 'Gus" Galipeau WOONSOCKET	All-state in hockey and baseball at Mount St. Charles and played both in the minor Leagues. Defenseman on the 1948 AAU National team.
Joseph Gomes EAST PROVIDENCE	Baseball and football star at East Providence High '28. Only Rhode Islander to play in the Negro Major Baseball Leagues. All-star in each of his 7 years.
Harvey Bennett Sr. CRANSTON	Played for the Providence Reds of the AHL guarding the net for 13 seasons. During this time the team won Calder Cups in 1948 and 1949.
Elizabeth Murphy WARREN	1st woman to play MLB competition in 1922. More than 30 years in all-male pro, semi-pro and amateur baseball teams throughout the East.
George Araujo PROVIDENCE	From Fox Point regarded as one of greatest Rhode Island boxers of all time. Pro debut 1948. World’s number-one ranked lightweight fighter.
John Collier PROVIDENCE	Brown University record holder competed for the US in the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 110m hurdles where he won the bronze medal.
Louis A.R. Pieri PROVIDENCE	Three-sport star at Brown '20. Pro basketball and football with Steam Roller and GM and owner of Providence Reds, Providence SteamRollers and the RI Auditorium.
AL Morro PROVIDENCE	Set state high school record in the discus at Central High and played in 1940 Cotton Bowl and 1941 Sugar Bowl at Boston College and set BC record in the discus.
Bob Bennett CRANSTON	All-state football and track star at Cranston High. All-American hammer thrower at Maine and Brown. Bronze medal at 1948 London Olympics.
Carroll "Red" Gould CRANSTON	Football, baseball and hockey star at Cranston High '32 and quartrback at Providence College. Amateur hockey star with Rhode Island Scarlets.
Tom Eccleston BURRILLVILLE	Father of Burrillville High hockey and football in the 1930-40s. Played soccer at Brown University and amateur hockey with the Rhode Island Scarlets.
Bill Osmanski PROVIDENCE	Full back at Central High and Holy Cross (2X All-American). 1st round of Chicago Bears. NFL champion (1940, 1941, 1943, 1946) and Pro Bowl (1939–41).
Earl Audet PROVIDENCE	Offensive tackle at Lockwood High and USC. Drafted Round 3, #23 Washington Redskins (1945). Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) 1946-48.
Al Bentley NORTH PROVIDENCE	All-State goaltender at North Providence High. Played for Providence Reds (AHL). Led R.I. Scarlets to USAHA and ATAHL championship in 1948.
Jimmy "Ace" Hart PROVIDENCE	All-State baseball & football at Hope High. One of the states early amateur ice hockey and ice polo stars. 1st player to skate at R.I. Auditorium in 1926.
Aileen Riggin-Soule NEWPORT	First female Olympic diving champion in 1920. America's smallest Olympic champion. United States national springboard diving champion (1923-25).
Dick Rondeau PROVIDENCE	All-State hockey and baseball at MSC and Dartmouth College star. Holds eight NCAA Collegiate Hockey records. Providence College first official hockey coach.
John Higgins PROVIDENCE	Swimmer was fourth at the 1936 Summer Olympics in 200-meter and set two world records in the 100m breaststroke event in 1935 and 1936. 10 national titles.
Henry Dreyer PROVIDENCE	R.I. State track and field and 1936 and 1948 Olympics. Held 21 national championships in the weight throws (1934-52). AAU hammer-throw champion four times.
Pard Pearce PROVIDENCE	All-State QB and SS at Classical High. 1st starting QB for the Chicago Bears in team history (1922) and minor league baseball. Providence Steam Roller.
Bert Shurtleff LITTLE COMPTON	Offensive linemen at EG Academy and Brown. New York Giants (1922), Providence Steam Roller (1923-1926) and the Boston Bulldogs (1929).
Jim Mello WEST WARWICK	All-State baseball & football at West Warwick High. Notre Dame (2 National Championships). 1945 NFL 6th rd. pick. of Boston Yanks and 3 teams.
George Mearns WESTERLY	Basketball at Westerly High, URI and the Providence Steam Roller (1946-47 to 1947-48) in BAA. 62 points in high school game vs Stonington High.
Doris Brennan Weir PROVIDENCE	Five national swimming championships, set a world record for the 300-yard medley swim. Held 20 national and world records in 1930-40s. 1940 US Olympic Team.
Earl Shannon PAWTUCKET	Star basketball guard at Pawtucket High '39. and URI. Providence Steamrollers and Boston Celtics and Pawtucket Slaters of the ABL.
Al Thurier WOONSOCKET	Born in Quebec played one season of hockey and baseball at Mount St. Charles. 1st team All-State wing and left fielder in 1935 before hockey star in AHL.
Tom Gilbane PROVIDENCE	Football, wrestling and track at Brown University. Honorable mention All-American center. 1932 East-West game. Shot-put and New England discus record.
William Gilbane PROVIDENCE	Football, wrestling, baseball & boxing at Brown University '33. All-East and North-South game. Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary football team.
Bill Thayer WARWICK	Three year hockey, football and baseball All-Stater at Aldrich High. Providence Reds (AHL) and 1949 US National team. Led R.I. Scarlets to championships.
Andy Coakley PROVIDENCE	Pitcher for Classical High School and Holy Cross. MLB debut in 1902 for Philadelphia Athletics. 60-59 record in 9 seasons. Career 2.36 ERA.
Jack Flynn PROVIDENCE	Baseball player at St. Michael's, Holy Cross and Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators (1910-12). Coached Providence College baseball.
Donald "Dino" Martin NEWPORT	All-State basketball & Tennis champ at De La Salle '38. Georgetown University and Providence Steamrollers (1946-48). Boston College coach (1953-62).
Ray Monaco PROVIDENCE	All-State Right Fielder and football captain at Central High in 1936. Guard at Holy Cross and NFL for Washington Redskins and Cleveland Rams.
Howie Crins PROVIDENCE	Hockey and football star at Commercial High '24 and University of New Hampshire and Brown University. Early amateur star with R.I. Scarlets and other clubs.
George Mihailides PROVIDNECE	Football and All-State wrestler (182 lb) at Central High. AAU wrestling champion (1947-48). Providence Steam Roller in New England Pro Football Conference.
Ed Glancy CUMBERLAND	Basketball at Manhattan (1936-39) and Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL) and independent Pawtucket All-Stars before coaching at Illinois Tech (1947-71).
Gordon Polofsky CRANSTON	All-State back at Cranston High School (1947) and Tennessee. 5th round pick of Los Angeles Rams. Played linebacker for Chicago Cardinals.
Joe Osmanski PROVIDENCE	Fullback at Central High and Holy Cross. 18th rd. pick by Washington Redskins '41. Joined brother Bill on Chicago Bears and New York Bulldogs.
Andy Rotelli PROVIDENCE	All-State running back at Technical High '26 and Brown University '31. Pro with NE Ice Company, Providence Stream Roller, Providence Pros and Providence Huskies.
Joe Buonanno PROVIDENCE	All-State quarterback at Commercial High '28. Brown All-American (1932-33) and North-South game. Providence Pros and Steam Roller.
Maury Caito PROVIDENCE	End on Commercial High '28. Brown All-American (1933) and North-South game. With Buonanno and Capasso known as 'Three Musketeers".
Antonio "Cap" Capasso PROVIDENCE	All-State guard at Commercial High '28. Football, track and wrestling at Brown University. Semi-pro with Providence Pros and Steam Roller.
Anthony "Tartar" Ucci EAST GREENWICH	All-star back and catcher at Warwick High and East Greenwich Academy '28. Semi-pro football star on Interlaken, EG Townies and Natick Sacred Hearts.
Walter Garbecki PROVIDENCE	Football, baseball & basketball star at Technical High '30. Football with PC, Nickerson Tigers, Natick Sacred Hearts and Providence Steam Roller.
Charlie Bentley EAST PROVIDENCE	Outstanding all-around athlete at East Providence High (5 sports) '40. All-state in Football and baseball. Played both at Brown University.
"Dud" Shallcross BARRINGTON	Amateur hockey star on Rhode Island Scarlets in 1930s . Amateur football player, ice poloist and champion trap and skeet shooter.
Arnold "Sky" Bennett CRANSTON	All-State in hockey and baseball at Cranston High (1943). Played in Boston Red Sox minor league system and Providence Chiefs of Eastern League.
Luco Lancellotti PROVIDENCE	1st team All-State shortstop (1939-1941) at Mount Pleasant High. St. Louis Cardinals system with Rochester and Columbus of International League.
"Gid" Spence EAST PROVIDENCE	All-State Halfback and first baseman at East Providence High '44. Pro with New York Cuban Giants and 1st African-American player in Boston Braves organization.
Angelo "Keke" Santilli WEST WARWICK	All-state shortstop, golf & basketball at West Warwick High '42. Amateur basketball and golfing champion. R.I. Golf Hall of Famer.
George Menard BURRILLVILLE	All-state hockey and baseball at Burrillville High '45. Captained both at Brown University. Collegiate Hockey Hall of Famer.
Johnny Cooney CRANSTON	Two-time All-state first Baseman (1918-19) at Hope High. 20 year Major League career as pitcher and OF/1B with Boston Bees/Braves, Dodgers and Yankees.
Jimmy Cooney CRANSTON	2B/SS had 7 year major league career with 6 teams. .262 career batting avg. 6th player in modern era to turn unassisted triple play (1927).
Dixie Matthews PROVIDENCE	Two-time All-state end and catcher at Technical High '28. Semi-pro football with Brown Bombers and Natick Sacred Hearts and baseball with Providence Colored Giants.
Earl Crompton CRANSTON	Two-time All-State halfback & track at Cranston High '34. Starred at both at Boston University. Pro with Providence Steam Roller.
Sherwin Kapstein PROVIDENCE	Football (All-State and state's leading scorer), basketball (captain) and track at Hope High '35. Played all three at Brown University.
Ralph Erickson WARWICK	Hockey & football quarterback at Aldrich High '36. Hockey with Boston, New Haven, Brooklyn (EHL). Amateur with champion Sandagers and R.I. Scarlets.
Bob Monahan PROVIDENCE	All-State winger at Hope High (1948). All-American defensemen at Michigan Tech (1953). Star on 1948 champion USAHA Rhode Island Scarlets.
Bruce "Skit" Caldwell CUMBERLAND	Cumberland High baseball and football star. Yale All-American half back in 1927. Major league baseball with Brooklyn (NL) and Cleveland (AL) & NFL New York Giants.
Jo-Jo Morrissey WARREN	Baseball at La Salle Academy and Holy Cross. IF/OF for 14 pro seasons. Three major league seasons with Cincinnati Reds (NL) and Chicago White Sox (AL).
Jumbo Brown COVENTRY	Relief pitcher for twelve seasons with Cubs, Indians, Yankees Reds and Giants. One of the first to pitch in relief exclusively. World Series champion (1932).
Walt Slater PROVIDENCE	All-State quarterback & right fielder at Hope High. Led NCAA with 20.4 yards per punt return avg at Tennessee (1941). Pittsburgh Steelers of NFL (1947).
Bill "Lefty" Lefebvre WEST WARWICK	All-State pitcher for Pawtucket High (1932,1934). Nine year major league career with Boston (AL) and Washington. Home run in 1st major League at bat.
Norman "Red" Franklin SCITUATE	College football running back at Oregon State University (HOF). All-American in 1933. NFL with Brooklyn Dodgers for three seasons (1935-37).
Dona Maynard PAWTUCKET	All-State catcher at St. Raphael Academy '29. Journal Honor Roll Boy. Holy Cross and minor leagues in Red Sox, Phillies & Athletics system.
Bill Dwyer PROVIDENCE	All-State in 100 yard dash at Classical '41. 1943 NE Indoor sprint champ. 1946 NE title in both the 100 and 220 low hurdles at Brown University.
Stan Koslowski EAST PROVIDENCE	All-State half back at St. Raphael Academy '42. Notre Dame and Holy Cross. 3rd round by Washington Redskins (1946). Miami Seahawks (AAFC)
Bob Coupe CRANSTON	All-State in hockey at Cranston High '44. Pro with Muncie Flyers (IHL), Boston Olympics (EHL). Rhode Island Scarlets and several amateur clubs
Henry Coupe CRANSTON	Hockey star at La Salle, Northwood Prep & 1941 NCAA champion University of Illinois. Pro in EHL and IHL and Rhode Island Scarlets.
Chuck Avedisian PAWTUCKET	Two-time All-State guard/half back at Pawtucket High 1934-35. Offensive guard at Providence College (Athletic Hall of Famer). New York Giants of NFL (1942-44).
Al Russas PROVIDENCE	All-State end at Hope High '41. University of Tennessee tackle/defensive end. 13th round and 122 pick of Detroit Lions of NFL in 1949.
Chet Nichols Sr. WOONSOCKET	Two-time All-State pitcher & football HalfBack at Woonsocket High '17. Seven year MLB career as relief pitcher with Pirates, Giants & Phillies in National League.
Ray Chase PROVIDENCE	Tennis & hockey star at Hope High & Brown University '34. Captained tennis and hockey at Brown University. Later outstanding amateur tennis player.
Charlie Bassett CENTRAL FALLS	Top hitting third basemen at Brown University. Defensive specialist in MLB for 9 seasons (1884-92) with 5 teams including Providence Grays & New York Giants.
Frank Corridan NEWPORT	Pitcher in major leagues for six seasons (1904-10) with Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. Early spitball pitcher.
Joe Connolly WOONSOCKET	Major League left fielder with Boston Braves for 4 seasons. Led 1914 World Series champions with .306 average & in doubles, HRs and slugging.
Thurston Towle PAWTUCKET	Defensive end at Moses Brown. Member of 1926 "Iron Man" football team at Brown University. Brown Athletic Hall of Famer. Boston Bulldogs of NFL (1929).
John Flynn PROVIDENCE	Holy Cross first baseman and MLB with Pirates and Senators (1910-12). Several stints as a minor league manager (1917-26) and Providence College coach.
Joe Mulvey PROVIDENCE	Third basemen in 13 year MLB career with 6 teams including Providence Gray (1883). Career .261 batting average. Survived gunshot wound by fan.
Fred "Bud" Conley CRANSTON	Two-time All-State in Baseball & Basketball at Cranston High (1936-37). Captain and All-New England in both at Rhode Island State. URI Athletic Hall of Famer.
Ed Polak WARREN	Two-time All-State catcher at Warren High (1943-44). Holy Cross captain & third team All-American. Minor Leagues with St. Louis Cardinals system.
Frank Neri PROVIDENCE	All-State right Fielder at Hope High (1946). Played 7 seasons in minor leagues including Providence Chiefs (Grays) in New England League.
Charlie Babington CRANSTON	All-State in hockey and baseball at Cranston High. Led school league with .452 AVG (1911). Brown University infielder and New York Giants (1915).
Joe Pullano PROVIDENCE	All-State catcher at Central High (1937). College of Holy Cross and Pawtucket Slaters, Providence Chiefs & Grays (also MGR) of the New England League.
Irving O. Hunt PROVIDENCE	Brown University football and hockey in first college hockey game vs Harvard (1898). Head football coach at University of South Carolina.
Tom Lovett PROVIDENCE	Pitcher in six seasons of major league baseball with Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Bridegrooms. Pitched no-hitter vs New York Giants (1891).
George Crowther PAWTUCKET	Two-time All-State QB at Pawtucket High. Football and baseball at Brown (HOF). 1st Team All-American in 1912 and semi-pro baseball in New England.
Ken Steimetz WARWICK	Fullback at Aldrich High. One of youngest to play in NFL with Boston Yanks in 1944. Providence Steam Roller and Long Island Indians (AFL).
Herb Titmas PAWTUCKET	Four-sport lettermen and All-State QB at Pawtucket High (1924). Quarterback at Syracuse University. Played blocking back for 1931 Providence Steam Roller in NFL.
Bill Connor PROVIDENCE	Football tackle at Technical High '16, R.I. State and Providence College (Captain). NFL with with the Boston Bulldogs (1929) and the Newark Tornadoes (1930).
John "Goose" Gentile WESTERLY	Two-time All-State back at Westerly High (1944 and 1946) and Providence College. Pro with Providence Steam Roller of New England Pro Conference.
Ed Gilmartin WARWICK	All-Interscholastic quarterback and All-State first baseman at La Salle. Backfield star on the Cinderella Brown University football team of 1932.
George Casparian PROVIDENCE	Two-time all-state tackle at La Salle (1944 and 1946). Professional football for the Providence Steamrollers and the Jersey City Giants.
Joe McGee WOONSOCKET	All-State QB at Woonsocket High '19. Football (captain), basketball and baseball at Providence College. Coached Providence College and Providence Steam Roller.
Dick Vitullo WARREN	Football at Warren High and Providence College. Pro with Jersey City Giants (1938) and Providence Steam Roller (1939) in the American Football Association.
Pinky Lester EAST PROVIDENCE	All-State end and centerfielder at East Providence High '17. Football end with Pawtuxet A.C. and Providence Steam Roller and semi-pro baseball with Steam Roller.
Ben Polak WARREN	All-Class football, basketball and track at Warren High. FoOtball captain at PC (1937). 1938 College All-Star game and Providence Steam Roller (1939-40).
Bill Kutniewski PROVIDENCE	All-Interscholastic football guard at Commercial High. All-New England and captain in basketball and football at Providence College '35. PC Athletic HOF (1972). Semi-pro with Providence Pros (1935).
Ira MacIntosh PROVIDENCE	"Al" or "Speed McKay". Running back at Technical High and Rhode Island State. Played four seasons with Providence Steam Roller (1923-26).
Joe "Speed" Braney PROVIDENCE	Football at Syracuse University and Fordham University. Providence Steam Roller end (1919-27) and La Salle Academy and semi-pro Nickerson Tigers coach.
Mark Farnum SMITHFIELD	Two-Time All-State end at Pawtucket High and Brown University '18 captain and second team All-American. Pawtuxet A.C. and Providence Steam Roller.
Chisel Boyle PROVIDENCE	Three-Time football All-State (1910-12) at center/halfback at Technical High. Pawtuxet A.C. and longtime Providence Steam Roller.
Swede Vreeland PROVIDENCE	Two-time All-State at center and fullback at Technical High (1915-16). Fullback for Pawtuxet A.C. and Providence Steam Roller.
Joe Zabilski PROVIDENCE	All-state in football, basketball and track at La Salle '37. Football and track at Boston College and Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Famer. Long time Northeastern basketball coach.
Joe Delaney Providence	Football, baseball and basketball at La Salle. Football and baseball at Holy Cross. All-East first team and the New York Sun All-America first team and joined Bill Osmanski as the first two Crusaders to play in the East-West Shrine Game in 1939. Coached at Rogers High and Hope High and long-time football and basketball official.
John Mellekas NEWPORT	Football and basketball (all-state '52) at Rogers High. College football at Arizona. 47th pick in 4th round in 1956 NFL draft by Chicago Bears (1956-61), San Francisco 49ers (1962) and Philadelphia Eagles (1963).
Tony Varrecchione West Warwick	All-Division in baseball and basketball and All-State in football at West Warwick and Villanova University. Buffalo Bills practice squad and Indianapolis Warriors (1961,62) of the (UFL) and Providence Steamrollers of the ACFL (1964).
Walter "Dinky" Ballou Burrillville	Arguably the greatest all-around athlete from the town of Burrillville. Won 17 letters at Burrillville High School (Football, basketball, baseball, indoor track and tennis). All-Class nominations in 3 sports. Catcher for Boston Red Sox minor leagues and amateur star. First winning hockey coach at Burrillville High.
Leo Cotter Providence	Suburb amateur pitcher for Universal Winding and other clubs. Captain and champion ice polo player for Elmwood Independents and ice hockey player.
George Rivard Providence	Long-time amateur pitcher including Minor Leagues (with Providence Grays, NE League, Southwest Texas League & Piedmont League) and several amateur/semi-pro teams including Steam Roller through the early 1930s.
Eddie Eayrs Providence	All-State in baseball and football at Hope High '09. Baseball star at Brown University and amateur and semi-pro baseball before 15 year career (including Pittsburgh, Boston and Brooklyn of NL) in the Major Leagues.
Charlie Babbington Cranston	All-State in hockey and baseball at Cranston High. Baseball star at Brown University, 5 saasons of B and AA level Minor Leagues (1916-23) and amateur/semi-pro including Steam Roller.