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Out of the seven managers that have led Cleveland into the postseason, only Speaker and Lou Boudreau have led Cleveland to World Series championships, doing so in 1920 and 1948, respectively. Al López ( 1954 ), Mike Hargrove ( 1995 and 1997 ) and Terry Francona ( 2016 ) have also appeared in World Series with Cleveland.
Origin and significance of the name The name "Indians" originated from a request by club owner Charles Somers to baseball writers to choose a new name to replace "Naps" following the departure of their star player Nap Lajoie after the 1914 season. An oft-repeated legend is that the name "Indians" was chosen because it was one of the nicknames previously applied to the old Cleveland Spiders ...
Larry Bird Bird in 2004 Indiana Pacers Position Consultant League NBA Personal information Born (1956-12-07) December 7, 1956 (age 67) West Baden Springs, Indiana, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Career information High school Springs Valley (French Lick, Indiana) College Indiana State (1976–1979) NBA draft 1978: 1st round, 6th overall pick Selected by the ...
In 1993, the Cleveland Indians moved into Chain of Lakes Park after their own stadium in Homestead was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew. The stadium served as Cleveland's spring training home until their last game on March 27, 2008. Cleveland moved their spring training operations to Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona, in 2009.
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The team was led by future Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Larry Brown. The Americans were favored to win the gold medal, after winning the tournament the previous three Olympics. [2] [3] However, the team won bronze, while losing three games against its opponents, the most games ever lost by a U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.
Lawrence Joseph Staverman (October 11, 1936 – July 12, 2007) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6' 7" forward from Villa Madonna College (now known as Thomas More College), Staverman was drafted in the 9th round of the 1958 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals.
The 1995 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 50th season overall and 46th in the National Football League. It ultimately became their final NFL season until 1999 , their final season at Cleveland Stadium , and Bill Belichick 's final year as Browns head coach.