SPORTS & RECREATION

MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS INFO

BASEBALL -- VARIOUS TOPICS

BASEBALL -- MINOR LEAGUES

BASEBALL -- NEGRO LEAGUES

BASEBALL -- SPECIFIC TEAMS

BASEBALL -- SPECIFIC PLAYERS

FOOTBALL -- MISC. INFO & PLAYERS

SAILING

VARIOUS OTHER SPORTS

MISCELLANEOUS  SPORTS INFO

• TOP 100 JAX ATHLETES -- A fascinating web page from the Florida Times Union, entitled "Top 100 Athletes."  Ranks Jacksonville's best athletes of the 20th century, and gives a story about each one of them.  WHO ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST???  From #1 to #10, they are Bob Hayes (track & football), LeRoy Butler (football), Nancy Hogshead (swimming), Harold Carmichael (football), David Duval (golf), Chandra Cheeseborough (track), Leonard "Truck" Robinson (basketball), Vince Coleman (baseball), Ken Walsh (swimming), and Ken Burrough (football).  NOTE: When you get to web page, click on "The List" to get the story on each of the top 100.

• COLISEUM -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: Nov. 24, 1960," by Bill Foley. Tells about the opening of the Coliseum in 1960. 

• WOLFSON PARK -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Wolfson Park nears its final innings: Aging ballpark shone with stars of the sport," by Gene Frenette.

• WOLFSON PARK -- Florida Times-Union section devoted to the Jacksonville Suns.  Includes info about Wolfson Park.

• WOLFSON PARK -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Auctioning off baseball history," by David DeCamp.  Tells about the auctioning off of pieces of Wolfson Park.

• RECREATION IN EARLY JAX -- Info about recreation in pre-Civil War Jacksonville can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 112 - 113.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• SOCIAL LIFE IN EARLY LIFE -- Info about early social life in Jacksonville  can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 112 - 115.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• FLORIDA HERITAGE COLLECTION -- Info about the subjects on this webpage may be available at the the marvelous "Florida Heritage Collection." This website gives full-text, online copies of hundreds of Florida books.  NOTE: When you get to the website, you can search in different ways.  These searches include by "Florida Themes" or by "Florida History Timeline."  You can also search by "Florida County" and by "Keywords."  With keyword searching, just type in "Jacksonville," "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE:  Many of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. However, Jacksonville info can often be found in books about Florida in general. Many of theses books are at the Florida Heritage Collection website.

BASEBALL -- VARIOUS TOPICS

• OVERVIEW OF BASEBALL IN JAX -- Web page entitled, "Baseball in Jacksonville 1904-1999," from the Jacksonville Suns.  According to the page, Jacksonville hosted the first major league baseball spring training in 1888.

• PRO BASEBALL IN JAX -- Overview of pro baseball in Jacksonville since 1904.  Website furnished by the Jacksonville Suns.

• LIST OF JACKSONVILLE TEAMS -- Beginning in 1904.  From the Jacksonville Suns.

• TRAINING CAMPS -- Untitled Florida Times-Union article by Bill Foley.  Tells about two major league training camps that were located in Jacksonville in 1919.

• SPRING TRAINING IN JAX -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Spring Training Dream Endures in N. Florida," by Bill Foley. Tells about early spring training camps & players in Jacksonville.

• BABE RUTH -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Babe Has No Equals in Big Bats of 1998," by Bill Foley. Tells about Babe Ruth in Jacksonville.

• BABE RUTH -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Sultan's Own Word: Jax Saw Hardest Hit," by Bill Foley. Tells about Babe Ruth practicing in Jacksonville.

• BASEBALL IN JAX IN 1919 -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "In 1919, our city had it all - but the Pirates," by Bill Foley. Tells about baseball in Jax in 1919.

BASEBALL -- MINOR LEAGUES

• MINOR LEAGUES -- Historical info about minor league baseball in Jacksonville.  From a StAugustine.com article entitled "Life on the Farm: No Day in the Sun," by Kevin Bull.

• MINOR LEAGUES -- The Jacksonville Roses???  From a timeline that gives the names of some of Jacksonville's minor league teams during the early 1900s.  Furnished by "Mike McCann's Minor League Baseball Page."

• MINOR LEAGUES -- Homepage to "Mike McCann's Minor League Baseball Page."  Maintained by a baseball fan who collects info about historic minor league teams.

BASEBALL -- NEGRO LEAGUES

• NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Baseball's Ultimate Sacrifice: Negro League Players Paved Way for the Game in Times of Social Chaos," by Alliniece T. Andino. 

• NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "City Sojourn: Baseball Players Look Back ," by Tonyaa Weathersbee.  Tells about a Jacksonville celebration of former Negro League players in April, 2001.

• DURKEE FIELD (BARRS FIELD, JAMES P. SMALL STADIUM) -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: March 13, 1926," by Bill Foley.  Tells how the City of Jacksonville purchased Barrs Field in 1926.  Barrs Field then became Durkee Field, the home of the Jacksonville Tars, a minor league team.  Durkee Field is now named after James P. Small.  

• HISTORY OF NEGRO LEAGUES -- Includes links to other websites.  From "42explore."

• NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES: LIST OF TEAMS -- Includes the Jacksonville Red Caps.  From the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

• DURKEE FIELD (JAMES P. SMALL STADIUM) -- Article entitled "Millenium Moment: March 13, 1926," by Bill Foley. Tells about the early days of Durkee Field.  

• NEGRO LEAGUE PLAYERS -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "EWC honors past greats."  Tells about six former Negro League players who have been inducted into the Durkeeville Historical Society's Wall of Fame.

BASEBALL -- SPECIFIC TEAMS

• JACKSONVILLE BRAVES -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Jacksonville's Millennium Moment: Oct. 28, 1960," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the termination of the Jacksonville Braves team.

• JACKSONVILLE TARS -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Mighty Red Sox Figured to Beat Lowly Locals in Spring of '51," by Bill Foley.  Tells how the Boston Red Sox lost to the Jacksonville Tars in 1951.

• JACKSONVILLE TARS -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Braves Ousted Again: It's the Jacksonville Jinx," by Bill Foley. Tells about the Jacksonville Tars.

• JACKSONVILLE RED CAPS -- Info in regard to when this Negro League team played.  From Baseball1.com.

• JACKSONVILLE RED CAPS -- A photo of a reproduction baseball cap from the Jacksonville Red Caps.  From American Needle, Inc.

• JACKSONVILLE ROSES -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Daredevil Bicycle Feat Made Headlines 1917," by Bill Foley.  Provides info about the Jacksonville Roses.
  

BASEBALL -- SPECIFIC PLAYERS

• PLAYERS BORN IN FLORIDA -- A list of all pro baseball players who were born in Florida.  From BaseballReference.com.  The city of their birth is also given.

• AARON, HANK -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Baseball's Aaron Broke Color Line in Jacksonville."  Tells about the Southern experiences of homerun king Hank Aaron, who helped break the color barrier in Jacksonville baseball.  BACKGROUND INFO: In 1953, Aaron was one of three black ballplayers who played for the Jacksonville Braves, a minor league team.  Aaron married a resident of Jacksonville, Barbara Lucas, and they had four children before divorcing in 1971.  

• AARON, HANK -- Fascinating info about Aaron in Jacksonville, from "The Sporting News."  Also gives info about the Jacksonville Braves.  

• AARON, HANK -- Interesting info about Aaron in Jacksonville.  From The Dominion Post.

• AARON, HANK -- Info about Aaron in Jacksonville.  From "The Stanford Review."  BACKGROUND INFO: According to the website, "During his first season, [Aaron] struggled to integrate himself into his team, the Jacksonville Braves. He could not eat with his teammates, one of the other players mistook him for the clubhouse boy, his name was misspelled on his locker, and a manager told him that he was too skinny to have a double number."

• AARON, HANK -- From the Jacksonville Suns.

• AARON, HANK -- Biography of Aaron, and info about his stay in Jacksonville.  From a website called "Henry Louis Aaron."  NOTE:  Be sure to click on the Jacksonville link to access the Jax info.  The link is about 1/2 down the page.

• AARON, HANK -- A photo of Aaron as a member of the Jacksonville Braves.  From Sporting News.

• AARON, HANK -- A timeline of Aaron's life, form Sporting News.

• BESSENT, DON -- Florida Times-Union article called "Wild Journey to the Big Leagues," by Gene Frenette.  Tells about Don Bessent & Buddy Carter, pro baseball players from Jacksonville during the 1950s.

• CARTER, BUDDY -- Florida Times-Union article called "Wild Journey to the Big Leagues," by Gene Frenette.  Tells about Don Bessent & Buddy Carter, pro baseball players from Jacksonville during the 1950s.

• JOHNSON, JIMMIE -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Jimmie Johnson, Freddie Stephens, and Earl Kitchings, Sr." Tells three legendary, local African American coaches from Jacksonville.

• KENNEDY, JOHN IRVIN -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Athletes of the Century: John Irvin Kennedy ."  Tells about Kennedy, who attended school in Jacksonville.  BACKGROUND INFO: Kennedy played for the Jacksonville Eagles, a Southern Negro League team.  In 1957, he became the first black player for the Philadelphia Phillies.  

• KENNEDY, JOHN IRVIN -- Info from "Historic Baseball."  BACKGROUND INFO:  When Kennedy joined the Philadelphia Phillies in 1957, he broke the color barrier in the last National League team to integrate.  NOTE: This website states that Kennedy was born in South Carolina.

• KENNEDY, JOHN IRVIN -- Info from BaseballReference.com.  NOTE:  This website states that Kennedy was born in Jacksonville, Florida.  

• KENNEDY, JOHN IRVIN -- Interesting info about the African Americans who integrated each major league team.  Includes info about John Kennedy.   From a webpage called "Players Who Integrated Major League Teams."  

• KENNEDY, JOHN IRVIN -- Info about John Kennedy from BaseballLibrary.com. BACKGROUND: Kennedy was an Jacksonville-born African American baseball player who helped break the color barrier.

• KENNEDY, JOHN IRVIN -- Info about John Kennedy from Baseball-Almanac.com.  

• KENNEDY, JOHN IRVIN -- Info & pic for John Kennedy, from the Worldwide Church of God.  NOTE: When you get to the webpage, go about 3/4 down for the Kennedy info.

• KITCHINGS, EARL -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Jimmie Johnson, Freddie Stephens, and Earl Kitchings, Sr." Tells three legendary, local African American coaches from Jacksonville.

• LLOYD, JOHN HENRY -- Info about the amazing John Henry Lloyd.  From ThinkQuest.org.  BACKGROUND INFO: According to this website, John Henry Lloyd (1884-1965) was the best African American baseball player during the years of 1900-1920. A native of Palatka, Florida (located about 60 miles south of Jacksonville), Lloyd was discovered on the sandlots of Jacksonville by Rube Foster.  Foster was the man who established the Negro National League, the first black baseball league.

• LLOYD, JOHN HENRY -- From Baseball-Statistics.com.  BACKGROUND INFO:  According to this website, Lloyd "was promoted by many as the greatest player of all time."  Babe Ruth, for example, believed that this was case.

• LLOYD, JOHN HENRY -- Info about John Henry Lloyd, from BlackBaseball.com.  

• LLOYD, JOHN HENRY -- Info about John Henry Lloyd, from the Virtual Baseball Hall of Fame Gallery.

•  LLOYD, JOHN HENRY -- From the Palatka (Florida) Daily News.

• LLOYD, JOHN HENRY -- From Sportsline.com.

• LLOYD, JOHN HENRY -- From the Baseball Hall of Fame.

• LLOYD, JOHN HENRY -- Nice hand-colored photo of Lloyd.  From PitchBlackBaseball.com.

• LUNDY, DICK -- Info about this outstanding player, from BaseballLibrary.com.  BACKGROUND INFO:  Dick Lundy (1898-1965) was a Jacksonville native. According to this website, Lundy proved to be one of the best shortstops in Negro League history.  He was "a great star and showman respected for his quiet professionalism, leadership qualities, and ability to perform superbly under pressure."

• LUNDY, DICK -- From BlackBaseball.com.

• ROBINSON, JACKIE -- Article about Jackie Robinson's widow recalling his early years.  Gives some Jacksonville details.  From the Arizona Daily Wildcat.

• STEPHENS, FREDDIE -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Jimmie Johnson, Freddie Stephens, and Earl Kitchings, Sr." Tells three legendary, local African American coaches from Jacksonville.

• WHITE, EUGENE "STANK" -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Athletes of the Century: Eugene 'Stank' White."  Tells about an Old Stanton High School graduate who became a star in the Negro Leagues during the 1950s.

• ZABALA, ADRIAN -- Biography for Adrián Zabala Sr., a Cuban pitcher who played for the Jacksonville Tars during the early 1940s.  From Lanueva Cuba.  BACKGROUND INFO:  Zabala is a member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.  After he finished his baseball career, he lived in the Jacksonville area until his death in 2002.

• ZABALA, ADRIAN -- Info about Zabala, from "Voy Forums."

FOOTBALL -- MISC. INFO & PLAYERS

• OLD DUVAL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Best Team Wasn't Gators or 'Noles," by Bill Foley. Tells about the fabulous 1921 football team of Duval County High School.

• SENIOR BOWL -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Senior Bowl Left Town as Quickly as its MVP," by Bill Foley. Tells about the rise & fall of the Senior Bowl in Jacksonville during the 1950s.

• GATOR BOWL FOOTBALL GAME -- History of Jacksonville's college bowl game, from the official website for the game.

• EARLY "GATOR" GAME -- Info & pictures in regard to the Jacksonville roots of University of Florida football. From JacksonvilleStory.com.

• EARLY "GATOR" GAME -- Florida Times-Union article called "The Day the Town Got Hooked,," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the Jacksonville roots of University of Florida football.  

• EARLY "GATOR" GAME -- Florida Times-Union article called "UF (University of Florida) Football Had Its Roots in Jacksonville," by Bill Foley.  

• GATORS GET THEIR NAME -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "How the Florida Gators Got their Name," by Bill Foley. Tells about the naming of the Florida Gators.

• GATOR BOWL -- Florida Times-Union article entitled," Luckiest Charms Remain," by Bill Foley. Gives turning points in the history of the Gator Bowl.

• THE COLTS ARE COMING? -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Colt Fever Made City Nuts," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the efforts in 1979 to bring a pro football team to Jacksonville.  Focuses on the attempts to attract the Colts from Baltimore.

• MORE EFFORTS TO ATTRACT A PRO TEAM -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: Aug. 21, 1989," by Ann Hyman.  Tells about the desire to obtain a pro football team for Jacksonville in 1989.  

• JAGUAR EXHIBIT AT MOSH -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Exhibit is Cats' Pajamas," by John Carter.  Tells about the establishment in 1999 of a permanent exhibit on the history of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL football team.  The exhibit is located at the Museum of Science & History (MOSH) in Jacksonville.  

• JAGS ECONOMICS --"The Economic Impact of a National Football League Team on the Northeast Florida Economy" (1990), either is or will be available online in its entirety.  It is being provided by the Florida Heritage Collection.

• AFRICAN AMERICAN FOOTBALL: THE JACKSONVILLE BEARS -- Brief, interesting article entitled "Jacksonville Bears, 1944-1948," by Adonnica L. Toler, of "Blacksonville.com."  Tells about Jacksonville's first and only African-American owned & managed football team. 

• HAYES, BOB -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "City loses its 'fastest man': Hayes won gold medals in track, then Super Bowl," by Teneshia L. Wright.  Tells about the death of Bob Hayes on September 18, 2002.  NOTE:  When you get to this webpage, links to other Florida Times-Union articles about Hayes are provided.

• HAYES, BOB -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Number One with a "Bullet," by Gene Frenette.   Tells about the life & accomplishments of the African American athlete Bob Hayes.  The Times-Union selected Hayes as first on its list of the 100 greatest athletes of the 20th Century from the Jacksonville area. BACKGROUND INFO: As a sprinter at the 1964 Olympics, Hayes won two gold medals and gained fame as "World's Fastest Human."  "The Bullet" then shot to glory in the NFL.  As a receiver with the Dallas Cowboys, Hayes revolutionized the game.  Teams had to adopt zone defenses because no one unable to keep up with Hayes.  On top of all of this, Hayes is the only person to win both an Olympic gold medal in an individual event and a Super Bowl championship ring. 

• HAYES, BOB -- Lots of info about Hayes.  From a lengthy article entitled "The Bullet: A Long Overdue Tribute," by Gordon Jackson from The Dallas Weekly.  

• HAYES, BOB -- Biographical info from a USA Today article entitled "Olympian Recalls Life's Tough Run," by Jarrett Bell.  

• HAYES, BOB -- Overview of Hayes' life & accomplishments. From an Abilene Reporter-News article entitled "Cowboys' 'Bullet Bob' Leaves Mark on NFL," by Frank Luksa.  

• HAYES, BOB -- Article entitled "Up Close with Bullet Bob," from BlackAthlete.com.

• HAYES, BOB -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Bullet Bob enticed crowd to see his run at a record," by Bill Foley.  

• HAYES, BOB -- St. Petersburg Times article entitled "Hayes Deserves Biggest Honors," by Hubert Mizell.  Gives info about Hayes.  Also argues that Hayes should be inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame.

• HAYES, BOB -- Article entitled "If Hall of Fame Will Take LT, Why Not Hayes?," from the Abilene Reporter-News.  Argues that Hayes should be accepted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

• HAYES, BOB -- March, 2001 article entitled "Bob Hayes Climbs Out of Hospital Bed for Track Meet," by Eddie Pells, of The Associated Press.  Tells about a visit by Bob Hayes to the annual Jacksonville track meet that bears his name.

• HAYES, BOB -- Florida Time-Union article entitled "Tribute Needed for Bob Hayes."

SAILING 

• EPPING FOREST YACHT CLUB -- History of the club, from the club's website.

• SAILING TROPHY -- History of one of Florida's oldest sailing trophies, the Alfred I. duPont Trophy.  This trophy is in the possession of the Epping Forest Yacht Club. From DimensionInvention.com.

• FLORIDA YACHT CLUB -- Website for Florida Yacht Club, which was organized in Jacksonville in 1876. 

• FLORIDA YACHT CLUB -- Info about the Florida Yacht Club  can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to page 442.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• SAILBOAT RACE -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "First Area Organized Regatta Held Nearly 150 Years Ago."  Tells about a sailboat race in Jacksonville in 1856.  It was the first organized regatta in the area, and it was probably the first in all of Florida.  

• YACHTING IN 1920s JAX -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Business on Board Was None of Yours," by Bill Foley. Tells about yachts in Jacksonville in 1929.

VARIOUS OTHER SPORTS

• AUTO RACING -- TROPICAL RACEWAY -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: December 5, 1938," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the opening of the Tropical Raceway at Paxon Field in Jacksonville in 1938.  

• AUTO RACING -- LEE ROY YARBROUGH -- Info about a very successful racecar driver from Jacksonville, whose heyday was in the 1960s & 1970s.  From an article entitled "The Fallen Star, Lee Roy Yarbrough," in "Dick Ralstin's Racing Home Page."  

• AUTO RACING -- LEE ROY YARBROUGH -- From "NASCAR's Fifty Greatest Drivers."

• AUTO RACING -- LEE ROY YARBROUGH -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Athletes of the Century: Yarbrough Dominated in His Era," by Michael DiRocco.

• AUTO RACING -- LEE ROY YARBROUGH -- From Future Enterprises and Karnac.com.

• BASKETBALL -- CARLISA THOMAS -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Carlisa Thomas." Tells about the former basketball star from Jacksonville.

• BICYCLING -- Info about early bicycling in Jacksonville  can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 377-378.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• BOXING -- Info about the celebrated heavyweight fight in Jacksonville in 1894 between John J. Corbett and Charles Mitchell  can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 199 through 200.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• DIVING -- MELISA MOSES -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Melisa Moses." Tells about the diving champ from Jacksonville.

• FISHING -- 1902 -- "Where, When, and How to Catch Fish on the East Coast of Florida" (Guidebook from 1902.  Includes info about the Jacksonville Beach {PabloBeach} area.) -- NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.   When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. 

• GOLF COURSE, 1923 -- Info about a Jacksonville municipal golf course that opened in 1923   can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 337-338.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• GOLF -- BABE DIDRIKSEN -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: Jan. 7, 1951," by Bill Foley.  Tells about a Ponte Vedra visit by female golfing great Babe Didriksen.

• GOLF, MINIATURE -- SEE MINIATURE GOLF

• HORSERACING -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: February 20, 1959," by Bill Foley.  Tells about horseracing in Bayard, a community in south Duval County.

• HORSERACING -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Forgotten Famous ," by Colleen Steffen.  Tells about Jacksonville residents who used to be well-known.   Includes Francis Pons, one of the people who helped make Jacksonville the horse racing capital of the Southeast from 1909 to 1911.

• HORSERACING -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "City Once Racing Capital of Southeast," by Bill Foley. Tells about horse racing in Jacksonville during the very early 1900s.

• HUNTING -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Tale of the Turkey Hunt Long Untold," by Mary Jo McTammany.  It tells how some Clay County country folk tried to have a little fun with two upstart Jacksonville boys during the early 1900s.

• MINIATURE GOLF -- Info & picture in regard to the miniature gold craze that swept Jacksonville & the rest of the nation during the early 1930s.  Furnished by JacksonvilleStory.com 

• SURFING -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Surfing stories stir memories," by Bill Longenecker.  Tells about the surfing history of Jacksonville.
   

• SURFING -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Beaches' surfboard history littered with wipeouts," by Bill Longenecker  

• SWIMMING -- CATIE BALL-CONDON -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Catie Ball-Condon ."  Tells about the former swimming champ from Jacksonville.

• SWIMMING -- NANCY HOGSHEAD-MAKAR -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Nancy Hogshead-Makar." Tells about the former swimming champ from Jacksonville.

• SWIMMING -- TRINA JACKSON -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Trina Jackson."  Tells about the swimming star from Jacksonville.

• SWIMMING -- AFRICAN AMERICAN TEAM -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "SWIMMING: First all-black team together once again," by Laurie Cason.  Tells about Jacksonville's first African American swim team.

• TRACK -- CHANDRA CHEESEBOROUGH -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Chandra Cheeseborough ."  Tells about the former track champ from Jacksonville.

• TRACK -- BOB HAYES -- See FOOTBALL

• TRACK & FIELD -- EDWARD "NED" GOURDIN -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Athletes of the Century: Discover Jacksonville's Hidden Treasure," by Gene Frenette.  Tells about the African American athlete, Edward "Ned" Gourdin (born in 1897, died in 1966).  BACKGROUND INFO:  A native of Jacksonville, Gourdin was one of the most accomplished men to ever come from Jacksonville.  A valedictorian from Old Stanton High School, Gourdin became the first man in history to long-jump 25 feet and the first Olympic medallist from Jacksonville. He served as a colonel during World War II, and he retired as a brigadier general in the National Guard.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him as an assistant U.S. attorney in 1936.  He also was sworn in as the first African-American Superior Court justice in Massachusetts.

• TRACK & FIELD -- DANNETTE YOUNG-STONE -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Dannette Young-Stone." Tells about the former track star from Jacksonville.

• TRACK & FIELD -- EDWARD "NED" GOURDIN -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Athletes of the Century: Discover Jacksonville's Hidden Treasure ," by Gene Frenette.  Tells about Edward "Ned" Gourdin, an African American from Jacksonville.  BACKGROUND INFO:  Gourdin (1897-1966) was one of the most accomplished men to have ever been born in Jacksonville.  A valedictorian from Old Stanton High School, Gourdin became the first man in history to long-jump 25 feet and the first Olympic medallist from Jacksonville. He served as a colonel during World War II, and he retired as a brigadier general in the National Guard.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him as an assistant U.S. attorney in 1936.  He also was sworn in as the first African-American Superior Court justice in Massachusetts.

• TRACK & FIELD -- EDWARD "NED" GOURDIN -- From Harvard Magazine. 

• TRACK & FIELD -- EDWARD "NED" GOURDIN -- From the Gourdin-Gourdine Family Association. NOTE:  When you get to the website, click on the links entitled "For Your Information: Some Gourdines of Notoriety."

• YOUNG-STONE, DANNETTE -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Dannette Young-Stone." Tells about a former track star from Jacksonville.

• VOLLEYBALL -- JENNY MANZ -- Florida Times-Union story entitled "Athletes of the Century: Jenny Manz."  Tells about the volleyball star from Jacksonville.