The Detroit Hall of Lesser Fame

[Kathleen]

Carol Duvall
John Kelly and Marilyn Turner
Irving Nussbaum [[New York Carpet World)

[Pickford-Bentler]

Willie Horton

His home runs while playing ball for the Detroit Public Schools are legendary.

My father played against "Prince" Hal Newhauser, arguably the best ball player to come out of Detroit, but he is in the real Hall of Fame, so I think Horton would qualify for our "sail under the radar" HOF.


Harry Bennett.

An astounding thug who controlled and looted one of the largest corporations in the USA is largely unknown outside of Metro Detroit.

[Orthophonic]

List of Nominees to date. *Indicates ascended National Stage.

Who is still missing?

Whoa, Art Van [[Elslander) is missing.
Don Davis
Bubba Helms [[let's put him in the "tarnished" section of the Hall)
Mort Crim

And digging back into the early 20th century...

Henry Leland [[worked for Henry Ford, then left to start Cadillac and later Lincoln)
Fr. Charles Coughlin [[radio priest famous for anti-Semitic diatribes, put him next to Bubba and Harry "Battle of the Overpass" Bennett)
Abe Bernstein - leader of the Purple Gang

This is going to be a wax museum, right?

[lafontaine]

I would add Dave Coulier, but I hate to say "Lesser Fame" as he's my brother-in-law.

[douglasm]

Norm Cash?

[Chalray]

Capt. Bob-Lo.

[Chalray]

and an honorary mention to Osamu Noguchi. I remember when the fountain was unveiled, Coleman said he didn't know whether to shake his hand or punch him in the mouth.

[Chalray]

And the entire Big Time Wrestling crew -- Lord Athol Layton, Bobo Brazil, Pampero Firpo [[The Bull of the Pampas), The Shiek, Dick the Bruiser, Haystacks Calhoun.... lol... too much....

[douglasm]

Christmas Carol [[Maureen Baily)

[Thruster315]

Vic Caputo- that man scared the bejesus out of me with his news delivery as a kid. He was so serious and had a scowl that could etch glass.

[Django]

Good thread.
Hes still alive, around, and broadcasting. Peter Werbe, as a right winger would say about many of us here "They've been Werebe'd"

Almost a Detroiter, Bozo the clown. My fav show growing up.

[xphillipjrx]

L. Brooks Patterson, The Electrifying Mojo, White Boy Rick, and Martha Jean the Queen. I would also toss in Mike Illich. As big as Illich is around here, he's not known nationally like Jerry Jones, Mark Cuban or even Huizinga.

[Chalray]

Well then, The Famous Coachman, too.

[Orthophonic]

Ken Weiner, Krugerrand broker
Judge Greg Mathis
Dennis Wholey, "Late Night America" host on PBS
Jim Fitzgerald, my favorite Free Press columnist of the '80s
All the techno pioneers [[Atkins, May, Saunderson, Fowlkes, Grey, ...)

[Orthophonic]

Well then, The Famous Coachman, too.

[ct_alum]

Beverly Payne of TV2 - A stone cold fox if there ever was one. Had the guts to stand up to Joe Glovers' Nazi bulls**t.

[brucek1958]

Alan Almond

[rb336]

Beverly Payne of TV2 - A stone cold fox if there ever was one. Had the guts to stand up to Joe Glovers' Nazi bulls**t.

What nazi bs????

[EastsideAl]

Marcus Belgrave!

[Wheels]

Suzie Quatro
Mike Quatro
Russ Gibbs
Barry Gordy [[Big Hall with a ton of Motown people)
Lee Allen
Martha Jean [[The Queen)
Mother Wattles
Roy Obrion
RALPH TERRANA
Dave Dixon

[p69rrh51]

I looked but did the see the Ghoul mentioned.

[bahbay]

Frantic Ernie Durham - "I'll be back with a stack of shellac, Jack!"

And, from the early hippie days: John Sinclair

[Zacha341]

Marilyn Turner... BIG blond hair!

Dennie [[go to jail) McClain...

Soupy Sales too

[GUSHI]

Count scary?Shocktober

[IrishSpartan]

Jimmy Butsicaris
Larry Chene [[Pro Wrestler)
Father Clem Kern