Miscellaneous Middletown Trivia
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Printed Date: Nov 04 2025 at 8:54am
Topic: Miscellaneous Middletown Trivia
Posted By: Bill Rogers
Subject: Miscellaneous Middletown Trivia
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 12:04pm
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From Wikipedia.org- - AK Steel's The Hot Strip Mill includes the first building design that ever needed to take into account the circumference of the earth. - Middletown was once home to a professional baseball team. - Middletown High School has more Division I State Basketball Championships than any other school in the state. (7) Notable Middletown Natives: - /wiki/Todd_Bell - Todd Bell Pro Bowl safety for the Chicago Bears during the early 1980s - /wiki/Butch_Carter - Butch Carter Former player and coach of the National Basketball Association - /wiki/Cris_Carter - Cris Carter Former NFL player and analyst, likely first ballot hall of fame inductee - /w/index.php?title=Glenn_%E2%80%9CTiger%E2%80%9D_Ellison&action=edit - Glenn Tiger Ellison Author and Innovator of the American Football Run & Shoot offense - /wiki/J._Eugene_Harding - J. Eugene Harding Successful businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives - /wiki/Jerry_Lucas - Jerry Lucas Legendary NBA Hall of Famer, author, and world-renowned memory education expert - /wiki/Clarence_Page - Clarence Page Pulitzer Prize winner, journalist, syndicated columnist, and member of the editorial board for the Chicago Tribune - /wiki/Susan_Perkins - Susan Perkins Miss Ohio and Miss America 1978 - /wiki/Gordon_Ray_Roberts - Gordon Ray Roberts Youngest living Medal of Honor recipient and the only Medal of Honor recipient still serving on active duty, has also been awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and numerous other awards for valor and achievement - /wiki/Paul_J._Sorg - Paul J. Sorg Successful businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives - /wiki/William_Verity_Jr. - William Verity Jr. U.S. administrator and steel industrialist, served as the Secretary of Commerce between 1987 and 1989 under President Ronald Reagan /wiki/Ronald_Reagan - /wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives - /wiki/Chicago_Tribune - /wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives - /wiki/Butch_Carter - /wiki/National_Basketball_Association - |
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Posted By: arwendt
Date Posted: Jun 14 2007 at 5:32pm
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I was at the Barnes and Noble by the Dayton Mall last night. They had a selection of paperbacks about the surrounding communities. The one on It was neat to flip though and see all the old pictures. Looks like you can buy it online if anyone is interested. http://www.amazon.com/Middletown-Steel-City-Images-America/dp/0738507296 |
Posted By: EABanks
Date Posted: Nov 28 2007 at 9:31pm
| The Middletown Library has a nice collection of Middletown History books in their genealogy room, even old phone books and photo albums of all kinds. |
Posted By: John Beagle
Date Posted: Nov 29 2007 at 11:40am
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Middletown was once home to a professional baseball team. ------------- http://www.johnbeagle.com/" rel="nofollow - John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio. |
Posted By: Vivian Moon
Date Posted: May 16 2008 at 11:02am
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Don't forget our famous baseball player Charlie Root of the Chicago Cubs. |
Posted By: John Beagle
Date Posted: May 16 2008 at 11:42am
Charlie Root was the pitcher in the "Babe Ruth's Called Shot" legend  Charles Henry Root (March 17, 1899 - November 5, 1970) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs for sixteen seasons from 1926 to 1941. He holds the club record for career wins with 201. Born in Middletown, Ohio, Root began his career on April 18, 1923 with the St. Louis Browns. On October 1, 1932, he threw the pitch that Babe Ruth allegedly predicted he would hit into the seats in the 1932 World Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago (see: Babe Ruth's Called Shot). His best season was in 1927, where he won 26 games and lost 15. He went to 4 World Series with the Cubs and lost all 4. He died at age 71 in Hollister, California. ------------- http://www.johnbeagle.com/" rel="nofollow - John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio. |
Posted By: arwendt
Date Posted: May 16 2008 at 11:46am
| Wonder if we will see any of these pics at the http://www.middletownusa.com/view_news.asp?a=3384 - Historic Photo Exhibit Reception at Middletown City Building over the next few months. |
Posted By: Vivian Moon
Date Posted: May 16 2008 at 6:48pm
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June 29, 1928 Friday Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio
Charlie Root Is Initiated Into Elk Lodge Here  ------------- |
Posted By: John Beagle
Date Posted: May 19 2008 at 11:25am
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Thanks Vivian.
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