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Nobe Kawano
Nobu "Nobe" Kawano (April 16, 1923 – July 27, 2018) was an American baseball clubhouse manager, best known for being the clubhouse manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 to 1991. Early life Kawano was born in Seattle, Washington on April 16, 1923 to History of Japanese Americans, Japanese immigrant parents. His older brother was Yosh Kawano who later became the clubhouse manager for the Chicago Cubs. The family moved to Southern California a few years after Kawano was born. Both brothers were enthusiastic baseball fans but, due to their Japanese heritage, opportunities to play were few. During World War II, the two brothers and their family were interned at the Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona following the signing of Executive Order 9066. Yosh was, at the time, working as the spring training bat boy for the Chicago White Sox; the team negotiated the brothers' release from the camps. After being released, Nobe served in the United States Merchant Marine, worki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle, Washington
Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the U.S. state, state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 makes it one of the nation's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about south of the Canada–United States border, Canadian border. A major gateway for trade with East Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling . The Seattle area was inhabited by Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
