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Taffy Abel

1900 - 1964

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Clarence John "Taffy" Abel (May 28, 1900 – August 1, 1964) was an American professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks between 1926 and 1934. Born in 1900 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States, as a Native American Ojibwe, he was forced to hide his Native American ancestry until 1939. He was a silver medalist in ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics and the U.S. flagbearer for those games, making him the first Native American to play, and to win a medal, in the Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 20 in 2024). Taffy Abel is the 113th most popular hockey player (up from 200th in 2024), the 12,504th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,761st in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Taffy Abel ranks 113 out of 676. Before him are Uwe Krupp, Art Ross, Igor Liba, Joseph Galibardy, Vitali Davydov, and Alexander Almetov. After him are Tommy Salo, Tim Thomas, Viktor Shuvalov, Joe Sakic, Raimo Helminen, and Evgeni Malkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Taffy Abel ranks 331. Before him are Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Edna Best, Andy Auld, Aristidis Akratopoulos, Bill Aston, and Ruth Clifford. After him are Alan Bush, Charles Farrell, Albert Hackett, Ian Hunter, Frederica Sagor Maas, and Malvina Reynolds. Among people deceased in 1964, Taffy Abel ranks 212. Before him are Frank Albertson, Roscoe Pound, Joe Gaetjens, Gracie Allen, Hedwig Kohn, and Art Ross. After him are William Bendix, Paul Cavanagh, Arthur Hohl, Timmy Mayer, Eddie Sachs, and Mehboob Khan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Taffy Abel ranks 12,508 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Orlando (1944), Melissa Ponzio (1972), Zoe Kazan (1983), Blanche Baker (1956), Warren William (1894), and George S. Kaufman (1889). After him are Tom Aldredge (1928), Joe Lo Truglio (1970), Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938), Andrea Mead Lawrence (1932), Normani (1996), and Randall Park (1974).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, Taffy Abel ranks 5. Before him are Art Langley (1896), Justin McCarthy (1899), Irving Small (1891), and Johnny Gaudreau (1993). After him are Tim Thomas (1974), Chris Chelios (1962), Mark Howe (1955), Mike Modano (1970), Dustin Brown (1984), Tom Barrasso (1965), and Pat LaFontaine (1965).

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