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Politicians Who Were Involved in Professional Sports in Maryland
as players, owners, commissioners, sports journalists, etc.

  Gene Archer (1913-1978) — of Washington, D.C.; Brookeville, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., September 15, 1913. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; radio show host; singer; performed, Republican National Convention, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; board member, Washington Redskins football team, 1956-73; also provided halftime entertainment at games; president, Washington-Baltimore local, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, 1969-70. Died, from cancer, in the Montgomery General Hospital, Olney, Montgomery County, Md., October 4, 1978 (age 65 years, 19 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ulysses Grant Archer and Alice (Jarett) Archer; married to Juanita White.
  Harry Roe Hughes (b. 1926) — also known as Harry R. Hughes — of Denton, Caroline County, Md. Born in Easton, Talbot County, Md., November 13, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1955-59; member of Maryland state senate District 15, 1959-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964, 1996; Maryland Democratic state chair, 1969-70; member of Maryland state executive council, 1970-77; Governor of Maryland, 1979-87; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; American Legion. Professional baseball player, for New York Yankees' Easton farm team and the Federalsburg Independent team. Still living as of 2014.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Walter Perry Johnson (1887-1946) — also known as Walter P. Johnson — of Germantown, Montgomery County, Md. Born near Humboldt, Allen County, Kan., November 6, 1887. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1940. Professional baseball pitcher with Washington Senators, 1907-27; won 417 games, second only to Cy Young; held major league record in career strikeouts (3508) from 1921 until 1983; holds record for career shutouts (110) and other records; was pitcher at the 1910 baseball game at which William H. Taft became the first President to attend Opening Day; also was manager of the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians; elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. Died, of a brain tumor in Georgetown Hospital, Washington, D.C., December 10, 1946 (age 59 years, 34 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Edwin Ewing Roberts.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Jack French Kemp (1935-2009) — also known as Jack Kemp — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Hamburg, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 13, 1935. Republican. Professional football player, National and American Football Leagues, 1957-70; cofounder and president, American Football League Players Association; U.S. Representative from New York, 1971-89 (39th District 1971-73, 38th District 1973-83, 31st District 1983-89); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1988; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1989-93; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1996. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Alpha Tau Omega. Died, of cancer, in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 2, 2009 (age 73 years, 293 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 19, 1958, to Joanne Main; father of Jennifer Kemp (daughter-in-law of Thomas Coleman Andrews Jr.).
  Political family: Andrews-Kemp family of Richmond, Virginia.
  Cross-reference: Michael Carroll
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Charles Thomas McMillen (b. 1952) — also known as C. Thomas McMillen; Tom McMillen — of Crofton, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., May 26, 1952. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; U.S. Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1987-93; defeated, 1992. Catholic. Professional basketball player, National Basketball Association, 1975-86. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
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