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To: Louis Foxwell

And with a name like Omar, too.

funny story. My Godmothers husband had a brother named Turk
he was a Major League pitcher...played for Cubs and White Sox. ‘Turk’ Lown was his moniker.

looked him up recently...his real first name was Omar...Omar Lown. then I got it.

ps. Omar Bradley was known as Brad to his contemporaries.

pps. Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo it is said that he got his nickname because he has a nose like a Turkish scimitar.


6 posted on 09/15/2013 5:25:15 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Vaquero

Wow! Omar “Turk” Lown! I remember having several Topps Turk Lown’s baseball cards in the 50s. The market for guys like Lown was flooded. But try finding a Musial or a Mays? Forget about it.


10 posted on 09/15/2013 5:50:23 AM PDT by Ax
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