Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Gordon Earl "Gord" Bradshaw

Male 1908 - 1952  (43 years)


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  1. 1.  Gordon Earl "Gord" Bradshaw was born 10 Aug 1908, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Feb 1952; was buried , Farringdon Burial Ground, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame: baseball
    • Name: Gord Bradshaw
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-223252

    Notes:

    Gord Bradshaw

    August 10, 1908 \endash February 3, 1952

    He was unquestionably the greatest hitter the Senior Intercounty Baseball Association ever saw, yet Gord Bradshaw, or Brad, as his friends called him, never got a big-league contract.

    In 1930 there was probably no better hitter in America than Gord Bradshaw of the Galt Terriers. He was 21 years old that summer, new to Galt, big, strong, and poised to hit .698. In the long and storied history of the Intercounty, no one has ever come close to that mark. Others have hit well; some have even hit over .400, but no one has threatened n Bradshaw's record...

    "Gord Bradshaw - Cambridge Sports Hall Of Fame". 2022. Cambridge Sports Hall Of Fame. https://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/gord-bradshaw/?fbclid=IwAR0jX-o_olk5fGwRej1-INkzrUh3YuI1X5L2ghd8zH9WlBNDw6B0bwBJP4Y.

    Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame:
    "Gord Bradshaw - Cambridge Sports Hall Of Fame". 2022. Cambridge Sports Hall Of Fame. https://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/gord-bradshaw/?fbclid=IwAR0jX-o_olk5fGwRej1-INkzrUh3YuI1X5L2ghd8zH9WlBNDw6B0bwBJP4Y.

    Gordon — Inez Estella Allen. Inez was born 12 Mar 1910, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States; died 11 Jun 1985, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Farringdon Burial Ground, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]