Bob Fitzsimmons, Dummy Hoy & First Ever Everest Climbers | Sports Almanac

About this episode

Titus O'Reily explores remarkable moments in sports history, including Bob Fitzsimmons, Dummy Hoy, and the first Everest climbers.

Titus O'Reily takes a look back at the history books to uncover the wild, whacky and wonderful sporting moments. This week, celebrations flow for one of the greatest punchers Bob Fitzsimmons, the remarkable story of baseballer Dummy Hoy, and how Edmond Hilary & Tenzing Norgay Rea became the first mountaineers to climb Mount Everest! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Titus O'Reily

Topics covered

• sports history
• boxing
• baseball
• mountaineering
• Everest
• celebrations

Keywords

• Bob Fitzsimmons
• Dummy Hoy
• Everest
• Edmond Hilary
• Tenzing Norgay
• sports moments
• boxing history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Triple M

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