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It is #BlackHistoryMonth and I am looking at the Black Canadians who have made a mark in our history.

Today, it is Hippo Galloway!

Born in Buffalo on March 24, 1882, Galloway was raised in Dunnville, Ontario.

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A gifted hockey player, he played hockey for the Woodstock Hockey Club in the Central Ontario Hockey Association in 1899. He was known as a cool and collected player on the ice.

He also played baseball in the summer. From 1897 to 1898, he played with a team in Dunnville.

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In the summer of 1899, he started playing baseball for the Woodstock Bains of the Canadian League. He was dismissed from the club that year when a white player on the team objected to his presence.

Many in Woodstock wanted Galloway to stay on the team.

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One local sportswriter wrote:
"An effort should be made to keep Hippo in town. Our hockey team needs him"

It was all in vain as the team refused to allow him to play
Galloway was the last Black player in Canadian organized baseball until Jackie Robinson debuted with the Montreal Royals in 1946

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After he was dismissed from the team, Galloway left Canada to play for the Cuban X-Giants of the Negro League.

Hippo Galloway died in 1943.

In 2021, Galloway was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

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