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John Postley
John Postley (May 30, 1940 – July 31, 1970) was an American basketball player. Despite not playing high school or college basketball, he played professionally for several years. Playing career Postley was discovered by John Chaney, and signed him with his team, the Williamsport Billies in the Eastern Basketball Association, in 1963. In 1964, he signed with the Camden Bullets but did not end up playing for the team. In September 1966, while a member of the Allentown Jets, Postley was stabbed by brothers Richard and Joseph L. Thomas at the Liberty Bell Park Racetrack. In 1967, Postley signed with the New Jersey Americans of the American Basketball Association (ABA) but was released before the start of the season. He later joined the Pittsburgh Pipers of the ABA where he appeared in one game before returning to the EBL and joining the Wilkes-Barre Barons. Prior to the 1968-1969 season, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers but was cut before the start of the season. He rejoined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Bell Park Racetrack
Liberty Bell Park was an American race track in Northeast Philadelphia that held harness racing and Thoroughbred horse racing from 1963 until 1986. The site, northeast of the intersection of Knights and Woodhaven Roads, was derived from several farms and smaller farmettes. Gordon's Mill Rd, a street off of Knights Road east to the bridge over the Poquessing Creek, was stricken and vacated from the Philadelphia city plan in 1962 to make way for the racing facility. Gravel Pike, now Byberry Road, extended east to the Poquessing Creek where a small bridge carried the road into Bucks County; now it is a closed bridge. Creek Edge Gardens is still located in the 4300 block of Byberry Road, one of the last vestiges of the pre-1962 style of homes and business in this once pristine area. The harness track was a track, but when thoroughbred racing was made legal in 1968, a track was built using the homestretch and front of the harness track until Keystone Race Track (now Parx Casino and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
