The Bordentown Military Institute was a private high school in
Bordentown, New Jersey
Bordentown is a city in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 3,924.William Bowen purchased the Spring Villa Female Seminary building and reopened it as the Bordentown Military Institute. In 1972, it was merged with the
Lenox School
The Birch Wathen Lenox School is a college preparatory K-12 school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Birch Wathen Lenox comprises approximately 500 students from all around New York City. The Birch Wathen Lenox School is one o ...
in
Lenox, Massachusetts
Lenox is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The town is based in Western Massachusetts and part of the Pittsfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,095 at the 2020 census. Lenox is the site of Shakespeare & Company and ...
. The combined entity was shut down the following year as the Vietnam War reduced the popularity of a military education.
Baltimore Colts
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Washington Redskins
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colonel
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In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...
Navy Cross
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Floyd Little
Floyd Douglas Little (July 4, 1942 – January 1, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Denver Broncos, initially in the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Football League (NFL). He ...
(born 1942), NFL Hall of Fame running back.
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Douglas Palmer
Douglas Harold Palmer (born October 19, 1951) is a former politician who was the first African-American mayor of Trenton, New Jersey.
Biography
Palmer was born in Trenton and attended Trenton public schools. He then graduated from the Borden ...
Barry T. Parker
Barry T. Parker (born December 12, 1932) is an American Republican Party politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate.
Biography
Parker was born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey in 1932 and graduat ...
Joe Plumeri
Joseph J. Plumeri II (born July 7, 1943) is vice chairman of the First Data Board of Directors. He was the chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings (Willis), a New York Stock Exchange-listed insurance broker, until July 2013. The company has ...
(born 1943), Chairman & CEO of
Willis Group Holdings
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, and owner of the Trenton Thunder.Fischer, Rich "Bordentown Military Institute alumni to gather this month" ''Community News'', September 26, 2018. "Leading the list is NFL Hall of Famer Floyd Little. Then there is two-time All-Star Chris Short, who won 83 games with the Phillies from 1964-68 and still owns the franchise record of 15 strikeouts in one game. Former Phils and Cubs manager Lea Elia was another baseball star, along with Trenton Thunder owner Joe Plumeri. Other football entries included Eagles All-Pro Stan Walters, the Giants’ Tom Longo and the Bills’ Paul Costa."
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Jack Robinson Jack Robinson may refer to:
Sportspeople
* Jack Robinson (catcher) (1880–1921), American baseball player
* Jack Robinson (footballer, born 1870) (1870–1931), England, Derby County and Southampton football goalkeeper
* Jack Robinson (footballer ...
MLB
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career consisted of three games played for the
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's ei ...
in 1949.
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Chris Short
Christopher Joseph Short (September 19, 1937 – August 1, 1991), nicknamed "Styles", was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1959–1972), and Milwaukee Brewers (197 ...
Willard Dickerman Straight
Willard Dickerman Straight (January 31, 1880 – December 1, 1918) was an American investment banker, publisher, reporter, diplomat and by marriage, a member of the very wealthy Whitney family. He was a promoter of Chinese arts and investments, an ...
(1880–1918)
* Mario Carlo Tucci (born 1928), owner of Delmonico's Restaurant, New York
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Stan Walters
Stanley Peter Walters Jr. (born May 27, 1948) is a former professional American football offensive tackle. After playing college football for Syracuse, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the ninth round of the 1972 NFL Draft. He spent ...