Dorothy Kamenshek: A Brief Biography

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Dorothy Kamenshek, born December 21st,1925 in Norwood, Ohio. both parents, immigrants from Australia traveled to Ellis Island in 1913.Her father was only 20 and had worked as a barber. Dorothy did retire in 1942 but permanently after her 1953 season, however during off seasons Dorothy had studied in college for physical therapy, which lead to her earning a degree from Marquette University, Milwaukee. She did become a physical therapist in Hamilton County, Dorothy Kamenshek was one of 100 top female athletes of her time, playing for the Rockford Peaches since 1943 through 1951 and then in 1953 . Wally Pipp from the New York Yankees, was truly impressed with Kamenshek’s playing, described her as “the most accomplished player he had ever seen

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