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Came across this photo on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:New_York_Americans_1929.jpg
Interesting photo in several ways - garbage not swept out of the gutter, Harry Connor's disturbingly high pants, Roy Worters' beer gut - but the most interesting thing is the black guy in the really sharp suit dead center in the picture between HHOFers Lionel Conacher and Billy Burch, exactly where you'd expect the head coach to stand (Tommy Gorman is off to the side). Struck me as really odd given the era, when pro sports including the NHL were pretty much completely segregated.
Anyone have any idea who this is and their connection to the Americans? Name appears to be 'Deckett' or something similar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:New_York_Americans_1929.jpg
Interesting photo in several ways - garbage not swept out of the gutter, Harry Connor's disturbingly high pants, Roy Worters' beer gut - but the most interesting thing is the black guy in the really sharp suit dead center in the picture between HHOFers Lionel Conacher and Billy Burch, exactly where you'd expect the head coach to stand (Tommy Gorman is off to the side). Struck me as really odd given the era, when pro sports including the NHL were pretty much completely segregated.
Anyone have any idea who this is and their connection to the Americans? Name appears to be 'Deckett' or something similar.