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Coastal Plain League (Class D)
The Coastal Plain League was a Minor league baseball affiliated circuit which, except for the war years (1942–1945), operated in North Carolina between 1937 and 1952. It was classified as a "D" league. It grew out of a semi-pro league that operated from 1935 to 1936 under the same Coastal Plain League name. Today, the summer collegiate baseball league has adopted the Coastal Plain League moniker. Cities represented * Ayden, NC: Ayden Aces (1937–1938) *Edenton, NC: Edenton Colonials (1952) *Fayetteville, NC: Fayetteville Cubs (1946) * Goldsboro, NC: Goldsboro Goldbugs (1937–1941,1946–1949); Goldsboro Cardinals (1950–1951); Goldsboro Jets (1952) *Greenville, NC: Greenville Greenies (1937–1941,1946–49); Greenville Robins (1950–1951) *Kinston, NC: Kinston Eagles (1937–1941, 1946–1952) *New Bern, NC: New Bern Bears (1937–1941, 1946–1952) * Roanoke Rapids, NC: Roanoke Rapids Blue Jays (1947); Roanoke Rapids Jays (1948–1952) *Rocky Mount, NC: Rocky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldsboro Goldbugs
The Goldsboro Goldbugs were an Eastern Carolina League (1929) and Coastal Plain League (1937–1941, 1946–1949) baseball team based in Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. Don Heffner played for the Goldsboro Goldbugs. The 1928 Goldsboro team won the Eastern Carolina championship playing as the Goldsboro Manufacturers. After changing their moniker, Goldsboro continued minor league baseball play as members of the Class D Coastal Plain League. The Goldsboro Cardinals played in the 1950–1951 seasons as an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals hav .... In their final season of play, the Goldsboro Jets concluded the tenure in the Coastal Plain League. References Goldsboro, North Carolina Baseball teams established in 1929 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Mount Leafs
''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), an uneducated, small-time club fighter and debt collector gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight championship held by Apollo Creed (Weathers). ''Rocky'' entered development in March 1975, after Stallone wrote the screenplay in three days. It entered a complicated production process after Stallone refused to allow the film to be made without him in the lead role; United Artists eventually agreed to cast Stallone after he rejected a six figure deal for the film rights. Principal photography began in January 1976, with filming primarily held in Philadelphia; several locations featured in the film, such as the Rocky Steps, are now considered cultural landmarks. With an estimated production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
