Remembering Normie Himes
Normie Himes was the star scorer for the New York Americans of the 1920s and early 1930s.
Thank you to my pal Randy in Cambridge who has shared many tales of Normie Himes! A forgotten hockey legend.
Galt, Ontario’s Normie Himes was a gifted hockey player, he was also an accomplished golfer and baseball player. Indeed, he was once offered a tryout by New York Giants manager John McGraw.
Himes played on two Intercounty championship Terrier teams in the early 1920s, teams which went on to win the coveted all-Ontario crown. He once led the league in batting with a .347 average.
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