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Athletics in Bloomfield

We would like to highlight all Bloomfielders who have made it to the major pro sports, competed in the Olympics, or earned NCAA Division I (or equivalent) letters. If you can contribute to this goal, please contact us.

See also athletic team photos from Bloomfield High School yearbooks.

Early athletics in Bloomfield:

Organized athletics existed in Bloomfield as early as the 1850s, as evidenced by this account from the "Newark Advertiser" newspaper on July 29th, 1858.

See "Red Devils"

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Bloomfield's top-tier professional athletes:

Alec Ferguson, Major League Baseball, pitcher.
Played for Bloomfield Lyceum in 1915.
New York Yankees, Washington Senators
Two-time World Series pitcher in 1925.
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Henry Ludwig "Hank" Borowy (1916-2004), Major League Baseball, pitcher.
Played for BHS (Class of 1935), Fordham University (19__-19__), and Newark Bears (19__-__)
New York Yankees (1942-45), Chicago Cubs (1945-48), Philadelphia Phillies (1949-50), Pittsburgh Pirates (1950) and Detroit Tigers (1950-51).
108-82 career win-loss record (67-32 in first four years)
3-2 career World Series record (earned champion rign with 1943 NY Yankees team)
Two-time all-star

Frank Tripucka (1925?-), National Football League, Canadian Football League, American Football Leauge, quarterback.
Played for BHS (Class of 1943) and University of Notre Dame
Detroit Lions (1949), Chicago Cardinals (1950-52); Saskatchewan Roughriders (1953-58), Ottawa Rough Riders (1958-59), Saskatchewan Roughriders (coach and player, 1959), Denver Broncos (1960-63)
Jersey (#18) retired by Denver Broncos
First US pro quarterback to throw for 3,000 yards in a season

William Geyer (____-____), ______ Football League, ________
Played for BHS (Class of 19__) and Colgate [University] (Class of 19__)
Chicago Bears (19__-__)
Left professional football to become Navy gunnery officer in World War II.

Tom Fleming, two-time New York marathon winner.

Kelly Tripucka (1959-), National Basketball Association, forward.
Played basketball, track and soccer for BHS (Class of 1977); __ varsity letters total
Detroit Pistons (1981-86), Utah Jazz (1986-88), Charlotte Hornets (1988-1991).
12,142 total career points
17 career point-per-game average (26.5 ppg in 1982-3)

Olympians and other top amateur competitors from Bloomfield:

John Gibson, Hurdles
1927 Penn Relays
1928 Olympics
Held world record in 400-meter hurdles from 19__-19__.
Dorothy Dalton, 1948 Olympics, Gymnastics

Top-tier NCAA lettermen:
School Sport Position/Event Letters Earned Notes
Hank Borowy Fordham Baseball Pitcher
Frank Tripucka Notre Dame Football Quarterback
Kelly Tripucka Notre Dame Basketball Forward 1978-81

Bloomfield High School Champion Teams:

[1933 and 1937] Football: New Jersey State Champions
Archery: 1940 National Archery Association Interscholastic Tournament [pic BR106]

Bloomfield High School Record Holders [add link?]

Bloomfield History: Township Story and Archives

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