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The BLOHARDS (Benevolent Loyal Order of Honorable Ancient Redsox Diehard Sufferers) are a New York City-based group that supports the Boston Red Sox baseball team. [1]
The BLOHARDS were founded around 1965 by Jim Powers of Weston, Connecticut when about dozen New York City-based Red Sox fans got together to drink and discuss the Red Sox. [2] Author Henry Berry served as senior vice president. [3] The group pulls most of its members from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. [4]
Members of the group meet regularly, and when the Red Sox play the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, the group organizes bus trips for members to attend games. [5] [6] Beginning in 1968, the BLOHARDS have traveled to Boston for Opening Day at Fenway Park. [2]
By 1986, there were about 300 members, including then- National League president and future Commissioner of Baseball Bart Giamatti. [7]
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
notability guidelines for companies and organizations. (March 2016) |
The BLOHARDS (Benevolent Loyal Order of Honorable Ancient Redsox Diehard Sufferers) are a New York City-based group that supports the Boston Red Sox baseball team. [1]
The BLOHARDS were founded around 1965 by Jim Powers of Weston, Connecticut when about dozen New York City-based Red Sox fans got together to drink and discuss the Red Sox. [2] Author Henry Berry served as senior vice president. [3] The group pulls most of its members from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. [4]
Members of the group meet regularly, and when the Red Sox play the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, the group organizes bus trips for members to attend games. [5] [6] Beginning in 1968, the BLOHARDS have traveled to Boston for Opening Day at Fenway Park. [2]
By 1986, there were about 300 members, including then- National League president and future Commissioner of Baseball Bart Giamatti. [7]