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Waterford's Hayley Fitzsimons (far right) is off to the World Championships in Germany at the end of the month. Portlaw’s Hayley Fitzsimons is part of a 14… ....
Peter O'Malley is an internationalist. You can tell by the gigantic pictures of baseball diamonds he has on the walls of his office in downtown Los Angeles. ....
In his obituary, the New York Times describes Martin Sheridan as "one of the greatest athletes the United States has ever known." While his name may not be as readily recognized today, that assessment still holds true. ....
Olympic champions Bob Tisdall and Ron Delany. By Irish America Staff There must be something in the water of Nenagh, County Tipperary. The town’s offspring seem to have unusually high traces of medal. Make that gold medal. 1956 Olympic 1,500 meter winner, Ronnie Delany, with the Tipperary Olympic Gold Memorial Committee has launched a project to honor three famous champions with Nenagh roots. Already fundraising has begun on the plan that will take £80,000 to complete. Designed by noted artist Jeanne Rynhart, a sculpture will feature life-size bronze statues of gold medallists Matt McGrath (16 lb. Hammer, 1912), Johnny Hayes (Marathon, 1908), both record-breakers, and Bob Tisdall (400m. Hurdles, 1932). Tisdall, the only living honoree (he resides in Australia), still lectures on physical fitness. And he practices what he preaches. At 86 he did his first parachute jump from 12,000 feet, at 90 he crewed the Lough Derg regata and at 93 – the oldest Olympian in the w ....
During his father’s time, the Dodgers broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson. Now, Peter O’Malley is helping to internationalize the most American of sports by building baseball fields in Ireland, China, and Nicaragua and supporting baseball programs in Japan and other countries. ℘℘℘ Peter O’Malley is an internationalist. You can tell by the gigantic pictures of baseball diamonds he has constructed that hang on the walls of his office in downtown Los Angeles. There are blow-ups of fields in Nicaragua, Tianjin China, the Dominican Republic and Dublin, Ireland. In O’Malley’s perfect world, top-notch baseball would be played in every country and the “World Series,” would have a more literal meaning. ....