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Edward Scott, Sr. (October 17, 1917 — January 11, 2010) was an American baseball scout. Before he became the first African American scout in the history of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball, Scott was a talent spotter for the Negro Leagues, and he signed Henry Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Famer and future home run king, to Aaron's first professional contract for the Indianapolis Clowns. Scott was born in Dade City, Florida, but moved to Mobile, Alabama, as a young man, where he played


El Paso Diablos

Tampa (pronounced /ˈtæmpə/) is a Gulf Coast Bay city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2000 was 303,447. According to the 2009 estimates, the city's population had grown to 343,890, making it the 54th largest city in the United States. The current location of Tampa was once inhabited by various indigenous cultures, most recently the Tocobaga. It was spotted by Spanish


World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees

The El Paso Diablos are a professional baseball team based in El Paso, Texas, in the United States. The Diablos are a member of the South Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Since the 2005 season to the present, the Diablos have played their home games at Cohen Stadium. The team's name means devils in the Spanish language. The team has its roots going back to 1892, when the team was originally called


Hollywood Sportatorium

In 1980, elections commenced for selection of worthy individuals to be honored by induction to the World Boxing Hall of Fame. The Class of 2006 includes: Bert Gilroy, Jackie Graves, Roberto Durán, Julian Jackson, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Eddie Perkins, Joey Olmos, Robert Byrd, and Barry Tompkins. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z


Hollywood Sportatorium

The Hollywood Sportatorium (popularly known as The Sporto) was an indoor arena in Pembroke Pines, Florida, located at 17171 Pines Boulevard (originally 16661 West Hollywood Boulevard). The Sportatorium was 26 miles from downtown Miami and 23 miles from downtown Fort Lauderdale. During its 18 years of operation, it was the only venue of its kind in heavily populated South Florida. The Sportatorium was built beginning in December 1969 by Stephen Calder, who would also build the Calder Race Course


Hollywood Sportatorium

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