1. Vincent Churchill "Manny" McIntyre was a Canadian professional athlete who played both ice hockey and baseball.
11 Facts About Manny McIntyre
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Manny McIntyre is an inductee of the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
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In 1946, Manny McIntyre became the first Black Canadian to play professional baseball, as a shortstop for the Sherbrooke Canadians of the Border League.
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Manny McIntyre played shinny, a form of pick-up hockey, on frozen ponds with wooden pucks.
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Manny McIntyre played in the Porcupine Mines Senior Hockey League, where he was first teamed with brothers Ossie and Herb Carnegie.
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Manny McIntyre began playing with Fredericton Capitals of the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League, before moving on to Nova Scotia.
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Manny McIntyre played for Trois-Rivieres team in the Quebec Provincial League in 1945.
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Manny McIntyre later became the first Black Canadian to play professional baseball, as he hit.
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Manny McIntyre was elected into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Manny McIntyre died on June 13,2011, in Candiac, Quebec, at the age of 92.
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Manny McIntyre was posthumously inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015, the Maritime Sport Hall of Fame in 2020, and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021.