[Ads-l] Antedating of "Hall of Famer"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Hall of Famer (OED 1948)

“There are others, but it is likely that from this list the five Hall of Famers from this century will be chosen.” Havey J. Boyle, “Mirrors of Sport<https://www.newspapers.com/image/89537131>,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 10, 1935, p18

NOTE: This antedating was found by Ken Liss.

Fred Shapiro

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