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Hero of Galveston Island: The Legacy of Leroy Colombo (1905-1972)

Sep 13, 2012deafinprisonorgEditorialsDeaf in Prison, Deaf in Sports, DeafInPrison.com, Dummy Hoy, Galveston Texas, Hearing impairment, JeanFAndrews, Lifeguard, postaday, Rosenberg Library

Here is another deaf athlete (similar to Dummy Hoy who David wrote about) who our readers may not be familiar with–Leroy Colombo, a deaf lifeguard of Galveston, Texas. Leroy Colombo, best known on Galveston Island for his swimming prowess, was a gifted athlete, an indefatigable lifeguard, and an admired humanitarian who saved 1,000 lives

What I Learned from a (Deaf) Baseball Player – From Lipreading Mom

I’m reblogging this awesome article, as written by Shanna Groves of Lipreading Mom. It’s the story of early baseball legend William Hoy. Many of us baseball fans have heard of Hoy, but few may have known that he was Deaf. Hoy went by the nickname ‘Dummy.’ I shudder when I write that name because in