Barney Kremenko
Barney Kremenko (Spotrswriter. Born, Brooklyn, NY, May 8, 1909; died, Mineola, NY, Jan. 20, 1990.) Easily one of the most popular sportswriters of his time, Bernard Irwin Kremenko worked for the...
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Ed Kranepool (Baseball. Born, The Bronx, NY, Nov. 8, 1944.) Longest-serving of the Mets, Edward Emil Kranepool played 18 seasons with the club and eclipsed many of the batting records previously held...
View ArticleJack Kramer
Jack Kramer (Tennis. Born, Monticello, CA, Aug. 1, 1921; died, Bel Air, CA, Sept. 12, 2009.) Rated as the brightest star in men’s tennis in the years immediately following World War II, John Albert...
View ArticleFrank L. Kramer
Frank L. Kramer (Bicycle racing. Born, Evansville, Ind., Nov. 20, 1880; died, East Orange, N.J., Oct. 8, 1958.) During the first decade of the 20th century, Frank Louis Kramer was the world’s...
View ArticleBarry Kramer
Barry Kramer (College basketball. Born, Schenectady, NY, Nov. 10, 1942.) Barry Kramer was second in the nation in scoring (29.3 points per game) and the first N.Y.U. player ever selected as a...
View ArticleErnie Koy, Sr.
Ernie Koy, Sr. (Baseball. Born, Sealy, TX, Sept. 17, 1912; died, Bellville, TX, Jan. 1, 2007.) An outfielder in the Yankees’ farm system starting in 1933, Ernest Anyz Koy was waived to Brooklyn Apr....
View ArticleErnie Koy, Jr.
Ernie Koy, Jr. (Pro football. Born, Bellville, TX, Oct. 22, 1942.) A 225-pound running back from the U. of Texas, Ernest Melvin Koy was a No. 1 draft choice by the Giants in 1965. Koy was a member of...
View ArticleSandy Koufax
Sandy Koufax (Baseball. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Dec. 30, 1935.) A product of Lafayette High School, Sanford Koufax preferred basketball to baseball and really wanted to be an architect. Koufax earned an...
View ArticleRich Kotite
Rich Kotite (Pro football. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 13, 1942.) Though largely remembered for two disastrous seasons as head coach of the Jets, Richard Edward Kotite was a record-setting receiver at...
View ArticleDoug Kotar
Doug Kotar (Pro football. Born, Canonsburg, PA, June 11, 1951; died, Pittsburgh, PA, Dec. 16, 1983.) Acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers in July 1974, Douglas Allan Kotar became a very productive...
View ArticleDave Koslo
Dave Koslo (Baseball. Born, Menasha, WI, Mar. 31, 1920; died, Menasha, WI, Dec. 1, 1975.) Born George Bernard Koslowski, Dave Koslo was a lefthander whose 10 years with the Giants were interrupted by...
View ArticleWalter Koppisch
Walter Koppisch (College football. Born, Pennington, NY, June 6, 1901; died, New York, NY, Nov. 5, 1953.) Ranked among the major names in New York sports in the 1920s, Walter Frederick Koppisch is the...
View ArticleLeonard Koppett
Leonard Koppett (Sportswriter. Born, Moscow, U.S.S.R., Sept. 15, 1923; died, San Francisco, CA, June 22, 2003.) The first sportswriter to subject the games themselves to analytical scrutiny and...
View ArticleJerry Koosman
Jerry Koosman (Baseball. Born, Appleton, Minn., Dec. 23, 1943.) The primary lefthanded starter on two Mets pennant winners, Jerry Martin Koosman was both a 20-game winner and 20-game loser (in...
View ArticleEd Konetchy
Ed Konetchy (Baseball. Born, LaCrosse, WI, Sept. 3, 1885; died, Fort Worth, TX, May 27, 1947.) The first baseman for Brooklyn’s 1920 N.L.champions, Edward Joseph Konetchy had a long career before he...
View ArticleHoward Komives
Howard Komives (Pro basketball. Born, Toledo, OH, May 9, 1941; died, Toledo, OH, Mar. 22, 2009.) A lefty-shooting guard who, at Bowling Green in 1963-64, led the nation’s collegians in scoring as a...
View ArticleHannes Kolehmainen
Hannes Kolehmainen (Track. Born, Kuipio, Finland, Dec. 9, 1899; died, Helsinki, Finland, Jan. 11, 1966.) Having won three gold medals in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Hannes Kolehmainen became one of...
View ArticleJack Kofoed
Jack Kofoed (Sportswriter. Born, Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 17, 1894; died, Miami, FL, Dec. 27, 1979.) Starting in his native Philadelphia with the Public Ledger at age 17, John Kofoed came to New York in...
View ArticleMark Koenig
Mark Koenig (Baseball. Born, San Francisco, CA, July 19, 1902; died, Willows, CA, Apr. 22, 1993.) Noted as the shortstop for the 1927 “Murderers Row” Yankees, Mark Anthony Koenig played in three World...
View ArticleLen Koenecke
Len Koenecke (Baseball. Born, Baraboo, WI, Jan. 18, 1904; died, Toronto, Ont., Sept. 17, 1935.) A prolific hitter as a minor league outfielder, Leonard George Koenecke lost the war with booze and a...
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