Hall of Fame

 



leon g. duffy

Year of Birth: 
1878
Immortal: 
Yes
Executive Official: 
Yes
Executive: 
Yes
ArtistAuthor: 
Yes
Elected as Immortal: 
1978
Year of Death: 
1964
Biography: 

Born in Circleville, Oho in 1878, L. G. Duffy was a familiar name in harness racing for over half a century. He was for many years the editor and publisher of American Sportsman, an early harness racing journal published in Cleveland. In 1935 he joined The Harness Horse as an associate editor. Duffy remained with the magazine until he retired in 1959. He died in December, 1964 in Cleveland.

Published in the Harness Racing Museum's 1994 book, The Immortals