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Exhibitman 04-28-2024 03:27 PM

The Hollywood Rangers???
 
I picked up a program from a 1945 game at Gilmore Field here in Los Angeles between the Hollywood Rangers and the Fort Warren Broncos from 12.7.45. I'd never heard of this league before but apparently there was a WWII era professional minor FB league on the West Coast. Anyone have any other stuff from this league? Any ideas as to value?

sthoemke 04-29-2024 04:58 PM

Looks like a college league.

Here is a refernce to the Fort Warren Broncos:

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb...ren/index.html

Exhibitman 04-29-2024 06:00 PM

Here are images of the front and back covers.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...ize/img527.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...ize/img528.jpg

The back cover profiles Dan Parker, who played with the Brooklyn Dodgers football team before WWII then was signed to the Rangers.

Exhibitman 04-29-2024 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sthoemke (Post 2430174)
Looks like a college league.

Here is a refernce to the Fort Warren Broncos:

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb...ren/index.html

That was the year before. From what I've read, the Rangers were a pro team and they played something akin to pro barnstorming baseball after the league folded in 1944.


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