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Tim Stoddard
Good trivia question.
What's even more odd is that despite the 14 year age difference between Lofton and Stoddard, they were only 3 years removed from being teammates. Stoddard was a member of the 1989 Indians, while Lofton was traded to the Indians from Houston after the 1991 season.
The other day on the Guardians broadcast, they showed clips of Lofton playing for the Final 4 Arizona team.
As for Stoddard, I'm guessing he moved out of East Chicago long ago.
. Fair Warning, Rockfish and other Chicago posters will get that.
What's even more odd is that despite the 14 year age difference between Lofton and Stoddard, they were only 3 years removed from being teammates. Stoddard was a member of the 1989 Indians, while Lofton was traded to the Indians from Houston after the 1991 season.
The other day on the Guardians broadcast, they showed clips of Lofton playing for the Final 4 Arizona team.
As for Stoddard, I'm guessing he moved out of East Chicago long ago.
. Fair Warning, Rockfish and other Chicago posters will get that.
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Actually Stoddard is the only one to win a NCAA hoops title and WS. His high school team was undefeated. Pretty impressive as Indiana had the single class system then.
Stoddard's high school team was great. it helped that he had Junior Bridgeman on his team. Bridgeman was a very good NBA player for years with Milwaukee.
Another interesting thing about Stoddard was he pitched for the Cubs in the 1984 season and then signed with the Padres. The compensation pick the Cubs got they used to draft Rafael Palmeiro.
Valuist, i don't know what percentage was white in 1971 when Stoddard was in High School but the 2000 census said East Chicago was 12% white.
East Chicago Indiana on the Illinois border and next to Whiting was always a gritty, smelly, dirty industrial town with the oil refineries nearby.
East Chicago Indiana on the Illinois border and next to Whiting was always a gritty, smelly, dirty industrial town with the oil refineries nearby.
I used to work with a guy who graduated from Leo High School on the SW side. I asked him if he ever went near it anymore. He just rolled his eyes. Not a chance.
Junior Bridgeman was referenced earlier. I think he died in the past year or 2. Seem to remember he made the "Deaths" thread.
Yes Junior died in 2025. Junior who made very little money in the NBA by today standards was very successful in business after his playing days were done. He had a 600 million net worth by owning Wendy's and Chili's restaurants. Well done for a guy from East Chicago In.