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On November 3 Dr. Louis Moore, Professor of History at Grand Valley State University, delivered the inaugural Fogelman Sports Museum Lecture.
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THE AVRON B. FOGELMAN SPORTS MUSEUM
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Welcome to The Avron B. Fogelman Sports Museum at the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence at 抖M女仆. The Collection is considered one of the largest private sports libraries amassed by an individual. It was donated by Former Kansas City Royals owner and longtime Boca Raton resident Avron B. Fogelman.
The museum offers visitors a visual progression of American sports alongside vignettes of the country鈥檚 growth, providing historical context, opportunities for intergenerational connections and unique storytelling. For more information, email听
fogelmanmuseum@fau.edu
See 'Visit Us' link for hours of the museum.
Some highlights of the memorabilia on display include:
- The 13 original rules of basketball by James Naismith
- Babe Ruth鈥檚 pinstripe uniform pants worn on his first day as a New York Yankee in 1921
- Joe DiMaggio鈥檚 1936 rookie uniform
- Roger Maris鈥 uniform worn in 1961 when he broke the single season home run record
- Hank Aaron鈥檚 uniform worn in 1974 when he broke the career home run record
- 1985 Kansas City Royals World Series Trophy
- Final cleats worn by football great Jim Thorpe
- Football signed by the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins
- The 1969 Ryder Cup Trophy
- Baseballs signed by sports legends, entertainers, politicians and historical figures
- Special 鈥渙ne of a kind鈥 sports artifacts never seen before
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抖M女仆's Avron B. Fogelman Sports History Museum will offer visitors a visual progression of American sports alongside vignettes of the country鈥檚 growth, providing historical context, opportunities for intergenerational connections and unique storytelling.
