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Chamberlain, Wilton "Wilt" Norman (1936-1999)
Wilt Chamberlain was a professional basketball player. He began his career in high school playing for Overbrook High School from 1953 to 1955. He went to the University of Kansas from 1956 to 1958. From 1958 to 1959 he played for the Harlem Globetrotters. He joined the NBA in 1959 and played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors until 1965. In the spring of 1960, Wilt Chamberlain shocked the sporting world when he announced his retirement from the NBA. The retirement ended up being a brief few months. When reporters asked him why he retired early, Chamberlain responded it was a combination of money and his rough treatment by opposing players. Chamberlain put together an All-Star team and began a barnstorming tour. When Chamberlain returned to the NBA in the summer of 1960 he signed a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Warriors for $375,000 making him the highest-paid athlete in American history in 1960. Wilt Chamberlain once described Sherman White as "his idol in high school."Tags Sports -
Amos, John Allen, Jr. (1939-?)
John Allen Amos Jr. is an actor. Before his acting career, he did social work and played football. His first major work was on The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1970 to 1973. He is most well-known for his part in Good Times from 1974 to 1976. Amos served as artistic director of John Harms Theater. He married twice, first to Noel Mickelson from 1965 to 1975. He had two children, Shannon and Kelly "K.C." His second marriage was to Lillian Lehman from 1978 to 1979. -
Davis, Burge Upshaw (1894-1966)
Burge Davis was a Civic Leader. He financed the Englewood Cubs baseball teams and worked with young athletes. He was also a member of the Galilee Methodist Church. He married Maria Cheney in 1912. He had six children, Henrietta Felder, Eula Mae McCloud, Benjamin, Roscoe, Lee, and Woodrow. -
La Morte Gets a Narrow Win Over Gill in Final Contest of Englewood Fight Program
A newspaper article covers the boxing match between Willie LaMorte and Mickey Gill. Although Joey Ross was meant to fight Gill, Ross backed out due to the passing of his brother Louis, making Willie LaMorte a last-minute substitute. LaMorte was able to defeat Gill.Tags Sports -
LaMorte, William "Willie" (1904-1990)
William "Willie" LaMorte was a boxer and flyweight champion. He won the title on August 22, 1929, when he won a match against Izzy Schwartz. He held the title until his defeat on May 16, 1930, against Midget Walgast. He retired in 1931 and was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1967.
He had three sons, Anthony P., Patrick W., and Salvatore F.Tags Sports -
Gill, Michael P. (1908-1944)
Michael "Mickey" Gill was a boxer in the 1920s. He enlisted in the Army during World War II. He was killed in action in France on November 3, 1944. -
Coe, Louis Stevenson (1863-1939)
Louis Stevenson Coe was a business owner who grew up in Englewood. He established and owned the New Jersey Paper Tube Company. He ran and was elected to the Board of Freeholders. He was also head of the Englewood Field Club.
His father was William Patten Coe and his brother was George Simmons Coe Jr. He was the nephew of George Simmons Coe Sr. He married Anne E. Burdett. He had two daughters, Julie Burdett Coe Papst and Marie Clinton. -
Gill and Ross Fight at Englewood With Shot at La Barba's Crown in Balance; Dempsey Will Second Gill
Micheal "Mikey" F. Gill and Joseph "Joey" Ross came to the ring at Madonna Park in Englewood for a boxing match. Jack Dempsey, a friend of Gill, visited Englewood to watch the match in Gill's corner.Tags Sports -
Robinson, Henry, Jr. (1932-?)
Henry Robinson was an All-County forward for the 1951 Championship Dwight Morrow Raiders Basketball Team. In 1951 he led the Raiders to the Group 3 State Championship. He was voted the MVP of the NJSIAA state tournament. He later became a detective for the Englewood Police Department. -
Mays, Sonny (?-?)
Sonny Mays was a light-heavyweight boxer in the 1930s from Englewood's "Little Texas," neighborhood. He was also a football player with the Palisades Park Eskimos. Mays was also the doorman for the popular black-owned Harlem-on-the-Hudson nightclub in Englewood Cliffs.